Hi Keith,
At 09:41 AM 09-06-2022, Keith Moore wrote:
The inherent problem is that "rudeness" can be, in practice,
basically just being unconventional in any way. Often people can't
even explain why they think something is "rude". But while some
human conventions are good, many human conventions are harmful, and
many conventions are also specific to particular situations.
The word appears in RFC 8874. It was also in the IETF 107 meeting survey [1].
I'll comment on the first sentence below.
It's impossible to speak truth to power without being seen as
rude. It's almost impossible to change society for the better
without being rude. And if we in IETF are no longer trying to make
the world a better place, we should disband.
A 1955 pamphlet tackled controversial topics (unrelated to the IETF)
and publicized the approach. Is your argument about an obvious
problem which is politely ignored to maintain an appearance that an
Internet-Draft is ready for publication as a RFC?
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
1. https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/ietf-107-survey-results.pdf
