________________________________________ From: Sam Hartman [hartmans-ietf@xxxxxxx] I think the bar of producing an internet draft is low enough. Regardless of what mechanisms we adopt to give people a chance to try and sell their drafts, I think it is critical that we require the drafts to be written. ________________________________________ Actually, the bar for writing an I-D is near zero, so it should not be a barrier to presenting any idea, no matter how half-baked. A more significant effect is that an I-D is in text form rather than poster form so it tends to direct the writer to a more thought-through presentation. But most importantly, an I-D is globally available and globally announced, whereas a poster session at an IETF meeting would be inherently limited to those physically present, which is biased toward frequent attendees, those with sponsorship from large organizations, and those from the developed world. Historically, the IETF has tried to limit biases in favor of those groups. Dale _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf