Re: Adjusting the Nomcom process

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 ietf has members?  when did that happen Todd?

--bill  (checking for his membership card, reviewing tax records for missed
	membership dues, etc...)



On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 09:10:41AM -0700, todd glassey wrote:
> Ned Eliot - why fix the process??? - lets just turn the IETF into a
> democracy and every member gets a vote.and that way the process isn't
> needed.
> 
> ISOC members should probably also get to vote eh?
> 
> Todd
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ned Freed" <ned.freed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Eliot Lear" <lear@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Ned Freed" <ned.freed@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "IETF Discussion" <ietf@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Adjusting the Nomcom process
> 
> 
> > > Ned,
> > > > Dave, I'm sorry, but it didn't show that at all. The specific problem
> > > > that
> > > > arose here WAS anticipated and analyzed and the correct thing to do in
> > > > this case
> > > > WAS determined and documented. See RFC 3797 section 5.1 for specifics.
> >
> > > I don't know how many ways I can say this, but 5.1 is irrelevant to the
> > > problem I was concerned about, which is having the pool come out at the
> > > same time as the results.  That allows for mischief in many ways (not
> > > that I'm accusing anyone of that).  Under the circumstances I *still*
> > > believe that the chair did the correct thing, and that his doing so has
> > > ensured the integrity of the process.
> >
> > First of all, as others have suggested, the problem with the proximity of
> the
> > list and result publication can be addressed trivially by having the
> > secretariat provide the list they received for vetting purposes as well as
> the
> > result they handed back. Maybe I missed a response from you on this, but
> AFAIK
> > you have yet to explain why this simple action wouldn't deal with your
> > concerns, both in the present situation and should a similar situation
> ever
> > arise in the future. (in fact I think you said that this would resolve the
> > issue for you, this time around at least.) In any case, I felt this
> solution to
> > your issue was so simple and obvious that there was no need to comment on
> it
> > further.
> >
> > Second, I have yet to hear an explanation from you as to how the community
> can
> > be confident that the process wasn't gamed in the fashion I have
> previously
> > described.
> 
> By building formal accountability into the Role Responsibility and by
> auditing the actions of the role therein.
> 
> > AFAIK you have failed to rebut this argument, and until you do I
> > have to say I regard something that's I see no way to check as many times
> more
> > serious than something that can be checked quite easily.
> 
> Ths issue is not oversight in real-time but rather several years later and a
> Standards Entity's "Adminitsrative Processes"  in which the words "Fair and
> Open" are so important that the Entity absorbs some overhead to prove its
> integrity in an ongoing manner. - OK that's the 200KM view
> 
> What it really means is that processes in which any reviewable or
> challengable decisions are made are made transparent and with a trail of
> evidence from. This is about the design of the whole NOMCOM process.
> 
> My take personally is that the best solution is that the IETF Membership is
> recognized formally and allowed to vote - on any and all positions from AD
> up. Then none of this hocus pocus is necessary. I think we would find the
> IETF a very heavly voted democracy and what I mean by that is that the voter
> turnout in IETF elections would be high.
> 
> Todd
> 
> >
> > In short, I think you concerns are 180% out of sync with reality here.
> >
> > Ned
> >
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