On 08/01/2005 11:24 AM, John Loughney allegedly wrote: > Scott, > > I dunno. I thought that some of the discussion has been about > circulation of folks in leadership positions. Some feel its good, > some feel its bad. Its not strictly term-limits as in goverment > posts, as quite many former IAB & IESG members are extremely active > in technical discussions, writing drafts, chairing bofs & working > groups. In my experience, this is a really good thing. > > I'm not entirely convinced that its important for IESG members to > stay in a position for a long time. I don't have a strong opinion, > so I'm definately open for discussion on this. I'm not saying it is, nor am I saying you shouldn't have circulation. I'm saying that institutionalizing this, bureaucratizing it, is a mistake. This has the same feel as the end-to-end argument. Institutionalized, general-purpose rules will rarely meet the needs of a particular situation. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf