Maybe one thing that could be done is to have a set of things that newbies can do to participate that are likely to be taken very favorably. What author doesn't like somebody who's gone through your ID with a fine tooth comb for nits, bad grammar, unclear text, etc and especially from fresh eyes from the perspective of a potential implementer, for example. Everybody would win in that situation. Their naivety is a huge benefit.
---------------------------------------------------- "What author doesn't like somebody who's gone through your ID with a fine tooth comb for nits, bad grammar, unclear text, etc and especially from fresh eyes from the perspective of a potential implementer, for example." This is what I tried when I first came over from NANOG after reading 'ops folks come on over to IETF' emails there. Not everyone wants that. I was told 'that's what the RFC editor is for. Do you have any valuable input?' Paraphrasing... Since then I have been a lurker just because I want to learn. scott
