Re: IG to help resolve objections on user stories

On 26 August 2015 at 01:01, Bassetti, Ann <ann.bassetti@boeing.com> wrote:

> Greetings Social IG folks --
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> In the Social WG meeting today, I asked to discuss whether or not it is
> useful for the IG to work on clarification of Social API voting objections
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> You can read the minutes here:
> https://www.w3.org/wiki/Socialwg/2015-08-25-minutes#Social_API_user_stories
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> To me, the first part of the discussion was confusing. In reality I think
> Evan, Tantek and I were all agreeing, although we had different ways we
> were saying the words. If someone thinks we were each voicing different
> views, I'd really appreciate hearing about it.
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> I believe the conclusion is as follows (read the latter part of the
> minutes):
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> A) It would be helpful for the IG to help resolve questions / concerns /
> issues with the user stories.
> B) It would also be helpful for us to identify the user stories that seem
> like they would be easiest to bring into full consensus (e.g., the
> objections would be pretty easy to resolve).
> C) We should ping the individual WG objectors, to pull them into
> conversations on their particular objections.
> D) As we resolve issues on stories, we should report back to the WG with
> proposals of user stories -- perhaps slightly re-written -- to be accepted.
> E) ... anything else?
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Ann, I think this is useful, and thanks for taking it on.

I'm not sure how to come to consensus, or even if it's possible, but I
suspect it would be useful.

I like the framing of "entirely positive" and "minor objections".  I
dislike the framing of "approved", "proposed", because it doesnt seem to
make a whole lot of sense.  As I understand it user stories are not a
deliverable of the WG.

I'd be against framing a social API based on "approved" user stories,
simply because a single user would be able to have veto power over the
whole basis of the API.  In practice, we've seen this kind of systematic
voting.

Once again, voting should be a guide.  Implementations must count for
something, especially as time goes on, and implementations using the WG
deliverables, moreso.


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> I have a lot of handwritten notes on my printout of the User Story voting,
> with I intend to start sifting through.
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> Tomorrow (8/25) is an off-week for our meetings. Regardless, I will be
> online and dialed into WebEx, if anyone wants to chat.
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>   -- Ann
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