As current NomCom chair I’m very interested in this thread, but will keep it quiet until Bangkok where I will present the experience and share my opinion. Dean > On Nov 14, 2024, at 10:13, Salz, Rich <rsalz=40akamai.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> >> That the document is in need of updates, does not make "the rules (i.e. >> RFC 8713) say about community feedback" wrong. > > " The NomCom may disclose a list of names of nominees who are willing to be considered for positions under review to the community, in order to obtain feedback from the community on these nominees." > > That is part of the rules, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8713.html#name-confidentiality which means that NomCom could not list any candidates and have no feedback at all. I doubt the IETF community would support that. > > 8713 is a BCP, and the practices it describes are no longer current. That was my point. Take it with a grain of salt. > >