> On the other hand, it sure seems like this sort of thing can be gamed. > That is, somebody posts something and three or four of the usual suspect > chime in with their +1 and lo and behold it looks a lot more like consensus > than the previous "it depends" tomes. But is it really consensus, or is it > just (benignly) a way for the usual suspects to signal to each other that > they are willing live with another's proposal "usual suspects"? what ARE you talking about? "signal to each other that they are willing to live with another's proposal"? i could have sworn that "signaling" support was exactly what we were supposed to be doing. d/ _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf