Christian Huitema wrote: >>> And in order to make the confidentiality issue more concrete >>> (ie, real) would folks offer some examples of what falls under >>> it. >> "I accept the nomination of area director. The current area >> director, Mr. J. Sixpack, has been attempting to impose his >> opinion that beer should contain rice. This is causing a rift >> in the working groups within the area. I would follow the area >> consensus that we should outlaw rice in beer and thus my >> appointment as new area director would achieve peace and >> harmony within the area." > > Why should such a statement be confidential? Actually, it's an interesting example, because it has almost nothing to do with the candidate and a great deal to do with criticizing a sitting AD. So the statements "There is a rift within the area and I promise to follow area consensus" surely have nothing sensitive in them, while ""attempting to impose his opinion" surely does. Whether such criticism should be subject to public scrutiny very reasonably ought to be the decision of the critic. There is a very real possibility -- and some would argue even the history -- that criticizing a member of IETF management can damage one's ability to get things done. So concern about confidentiality of criticism strikes me as reasonable. Whether one really believes that such confidential statements really remain fully confidential is an entirely separate matter. d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf