TAG seeks input re www-tag

The TAG has a problem: we can't keep up with the volume
of email on www-tag.  This is a problem because it's part
of the TAG's mandate to do our work in public.  Furthermore,
I have fond memories of the old XML WG, where we had a large
and vociferous IG that gets a lot of the credit for coming
up with good ideas and shouting down our lousy ideas.

In particular, several of us are intimidated by patterns
such as the following:

- a posting from a TAG member gets a response where each
  original sentence is followed by multiple paragraphs of
  response
- threads that continue for 10 or 20 messages with no real
  new arguments being brought forward

So, we solicit input on how to handle this.  Here are some 
options:

- Become ruthless and enforce a rule that all postings must
  contain an issue number in the subject line or have a 
  subject line that says "New Issue Proposal for TAG"
- Try to restrict discussion to those issues that the TAG
  plans to discuss at its next meeting - we'd have to publish
  our agendas well in advance, but we think we can do that.
  This model worked pretty well in the old XML IG.
- Drastically restrict posting rights to www-tag; either 
  to TAG members or to Invited Experts or by some other
  criterion.

Your input is solicited.  What's happening now isn't
working well enough. -Tim

Received on Monday, 1 April 2002 14:47:31 UTC