> > we had this exact problem with the many identities of "Jeff > > Williams"; he had enough pseudo-personalities on the list that he > > would sometimes claim to have a majority, jut from his own postings. > >Since IETF does not vote, it is certainly not an issue here? This is not totally true. A WG Chair or Area Director cannot judge rough consensus if they are unsure if the portion of the population that is representing a dissenting view is one person or many different people. This is especially true when there are a large number of silent observers. Russ _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf