Re: PWE minutes

+1

On 17/12/2019, 00:44, "Jeff Jaffe" <jeff@w3.org> wrote:

    +1 to most everything Chaals said.  We need to beef up the attention to 
    chairs in this overall effort.
    
    On 12/16/2019 4:50 PM, Charles 'chaals' (McCathie) Nevile wrote:
    > In the minutes, the people who were at the meeting felt it was 
    > unlikely chairs would unliaterally redact harmful comments or block 
    > someone on a mailing list. In my experience I have both done, and seen 
    > other chairs do that - fortunately not frequently, but more than once. 
    > I think it is worth anticipating the possibility, and being clear that 
    > we invest chairs with the authority to do so in cases where it is 
    > necessary.
    >
    > Note that behaviour of chairs is subject to claims that it contravenes 
    > the code, so this is not "carte blanche" for chairs to become to 
    > become petty dictators, and such authority should be exercised with 
    > thoughtfulness and restraint.
    >
    > FWIW We should be far more proactive in talking to chairs about this. 
    > I never learned to do this in chair training, but I have often been 
    > backed up by other chairs and group members (including people in this 
    > CG), and unsurprisingly have also backed off and apologised for 
    > overstepping the boundaries of reasonable and proportional. I have 
    > likewise found myself in the position of feeling that a co-chair has 
    > overstepped, and imposed an unduly harsh restriction. With no apparent 
    > guidance resolving these situations is one of the most challenging 
    > aspects of chairing, and one where I really felt more help from W3C is 
    > important.
    >
    > cheers
    >

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