David, the IESG has considered your appeal entitled "Formal Appeal regarding IESG decision on the GROW WG", filed on November 15. The IESG has studied section 4 of BCP 25, and agrees with your reading that the formal procedures require consultation with the working group. This would logically involve at least telling the WG that closing the WG is being considered, laying out the reasons why it is being considered, and allowing an adequate time for response before making a final decision. There is no evidence that this has been done in this case. The IESG therefore annuls the decision to close the GROW WG. However, we still need to resolve the issues that led the previous responsible AD to conclude that the WG should be closed; accordinly, the current responsible AD (Bert Wijnen) will consult with the WG and determine the proper course of action. The IESG
