> Coming back to the question at hand, if the nomcom asks people > whether they would have accepted nominations if their names > would become public, why would someone lie? And, if they did, > then which way would the report be biased. I would think that > people who are inclined to give incorrect answers would be more > inclined to answer "no problem" given the community's biases It is to a candidate's advantage to limit the amount of information provided to the nomcom, since the more obscure sources are more likely to have negative feedback about the candidate. In any event, this is less a question of "lieing" and more a question of "preference". The question that was asked more than likely elicited a response to "tell us if you strongly prefer to have nominations be kept secret." The interviewees had no cost in giving the answer. They are not held to their responses. Hence their answer is about preferences, not guarantees that they will not run. What is most fascinating about this sequence is the apparent belief that those participating in a political process do not try to game it. d/ d/ --- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking +1.408.246.8253 dcrocker a t ... WE'VE MOVED to: www.bbiw.net _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf