Re: tracker already has ternary state - RAISED

Hi Gregory,

I would also add that the discussions surrounding that page[1] was  
directly responsible for the flow of conversations that then led to  
both these wiki issue pages: 1) required role attribute for embedded  
content; and 2) UA norms and DOM interface access for media metadata  
properties. All of these issues are of course interlinked, but it is  
remarkable how most of them have still not been incorporated into the  
draft (in one form or another) after almost a year now (nor has there  
been any substantive criticism of these proposals; they've simply been  
ignored).

Take care,
Rob

[1]: <http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/LongdescRetention>
[2]: <http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/EmbeddedContentRoleAndEquivalents>
[3]: <http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/UANormAndDOMForMediaPropeties>

On Jun 5, 2008, at 10:23 PM, Gregory J. Rosmaita wrote:

> aloha, rob!
>
> you bring up a very good point in regards bugzilla -- should bugzilla
> be reserved solely for logging and tracking bugs in the WG's drafts --
> for example, an error in sample code, failure to mark an attribute as
> globally applicable, grammatical and spelling errors, and the like?
>
> i personally agree that the wiki was and is intended to facilitate
> discussion in detail on issues, and i, as well as other WG members,
> have used it to log detailed discussions and comparative proposals;
> perhaps the "best" example of the wiki serving such a purpose is
> the wiki page on "Equivalent Content for Static Images", located at
> the (mis-leading) URI
>
> http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/LongdescRetention
>
> a quick review of the "info" page for this wiki page shows  
> contributions
> from WG members as diverse as: rob burns, lachlan hunt, james  
> graham, ben
> boyle, charles mccathienevile, joshue o connor, andrew sidwell, jon
> barnett, henri sivonen, scott lewis, sander tekelenburg, as well as
> myself (note: the preceding contributors' list is in no pariticular
> order)
>
> in any event, clarification on use of tracker, the WG's wiki and
> bugzilla -- and how they interact, intersect and complement each
> other would be of utmost use to the entire HTML WG
>
> gregory.
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> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Robert J Burns <rob@robburns.com>
> To: "Gregory J. Rosmaita" <oedipus@hicom.net>
> Cc: joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie, Steven Faulkner  
> <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>,
> "Michael(tm) Smith" <mike@w3.org>, Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>,  
> Chris
> Wilson <Chris.Wilson@microsoft.com>, Laura Carlson
> <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, James Graham <jg307@cam.ac.uk>,
> www-archive@w3.org, wai-liaison@w3.org
> Sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:27:42 +0200
> Subject: Re: tracker already has ternary state - RAISED
>
>> Hi Gregory,
>>
>> I like everything you proposed here. I would only add two things.
>>
>> 1) It would be nice to have issue-tracker issues handled by WG
>> member  review like the sections of the draft. This way we ask
>> at least two WG  members to volunteer to review each issue and
>> provide a summary report  on their opinions on it. If need be
>> the chairs could also appoint  someone to review if the chairs
>> felt the volunteers didn't provide  enough balance.
>>
>> 2) I'm not sure your proposal requires bugzilla at all then. I
>> think  the Wiki actually serves as a very good tool situated
>> between the  issue-tracker on one side and the [WINDOWS-1252?]WG’s
> email, IRC
>> and telecon  deliberations/discussions. I've tried to
>> consistently setup each of  these issues I've raised to provide
>> a quick mailto link to contribute  to the WG discussion and
>> another quick email search link to find the  messages with that
>> same subject. This provides a nice way to link the  wiki to the
>> email discussions (I'm thinking of trying to do something
>> similar for IRC). Email and IRC provide a nice persistent log of
>> the  discussions while the Wiki pages can evolve to reflect the
>> feedback  and criticisms form the WG. The Issue-tracker then
>> provides a nice  mechanism to stay on top of what's going on.
>>
>> Other than those two points, I fully support your suggestion.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Rob
>>
>> On Jun 5, 2008, at 9:02 PM, Gregory J. Rosmaita wrote:
>>
>>> aloha, josh!
>>>
>>> my open question to/request of the chairs -- which i made sure was
>>> logged
>>> in IRC at today's telecon -- is as follows: when one opens an issue,
>>> it is
>>> not marked as "OPEN", but rather as "RAISED" -- can the chairs in
>>> their
>>> capacity as chairs, therefor, issue a formal statement to the effect
>>> that:
>>>
>>> * RAISED equals PROPOSED - proposal will be discussed on list and in
>>> at least 1 telecon before marked as OPEN or quashed
>>>
>>> * OPEN equals UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION BY WG
>>>
>>> * CLOSE equals Editors/Chairs consider issue resolved - note that
>>> issues should be closed only after being addressed at a telecon, so
>>> that if there is dissent over the resolution, it can be logged and
>>> objectors should be given an opportunity to convince the chairs that
>>> the issue should not be closed
>>>
>>> or provide the rationale for not considering "RAISED" issues as
>>> "PROPOSED"?
>>>
>>> bugzilla could then be reserved for micro-issues and detailed
>>> discussion
>>> thereof, thus avoiding the bifurcation of feedback streams that  
>>> using
>>> bugzilla to propose issues would cause...
>>>
>>> gregory
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>> CONSERVATIVE, n.  A statesman who is enamored of existing evils,
>>> as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them
>>> with others.         -- Ambrose Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>            Gregory J. Rosmaita, oedipus@hicom.net
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>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original Message -----------
>>> From: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>
>>> To: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: "Michael(tm) Smith" <mike@w3.org>, Dan Connolly  
>>> <connolly@w3.org>,
>>> Chris Wilson <Chris.Wilson@microsoft.com>, Laura Carlson
>>> <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, James Graham <jg307@cam.ac.uk>,
>>> www-archive@w3.org, Robert Burns <rob@robburns.com>, "Gregory J.
>>> Rosmaita"
>>> <oedipus@hicom.net>
>>> Sent: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:43:34 +0100
>>> Subject: Re: discretion & the issue tracker (was Re: discretion in
>>> adding
>>> issues)
>>>
>>>> Steven Faulkner wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> Why can't there be a 'proposal tracker' implemented that is open  
>>>>> to
>>>>> anyone in the working group to add proposals to, via a form  
>>>>> perhaps
>>>>> that asks for certain information about the proposal, so it can  
>>>>> then
>>>>> be evaluated and debated by WG members?
>>>>
>>>> That sounds like a good idea to me also.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Josh
>>> ------- End of Original Message -------
> ------- End of Original Message -------
>

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