Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2021, at 9:31 PM, John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > --On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 20:44 -0400 Keith Moore > <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> ... >> As a thought experiment, I could imagine an announce-AREA list >> where there is one such list for every area that would see >> Last Calls, new proposed groups, group charter messages, etc. >> Similarly, a announce-WG list for each WG, so that people >> could watch for LC announcements and meeting announcements >> from any particular WG. Or, as I and others have >> suggested, let each user choose exactly which kinds of >> announcements they wish to get email about. > > Keith, > > As I think I indicated in an earlier note, announce-AREA would > be a really good idea if it were not for the fact that the > binding of WGs to Areas is sometimes a bit arbitrary. Agree, of course. Area-specific announce lists would work well for some, but not all, perhaps not most, use cases. A few minutes ago I was thinking that while it’s really easy to improve over what we’re currently doing, it’s probably difficult to make everybody, or even most participants, happy. Keith >
