--On Friday, April 27, 2012 13:24 -0700 Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Apr 27, 2012, at 12:23 PM, John C Klensin wrote: > >> At the risk of repeating something about which various ADs and >> others have gotten an earful, unless there are very special >> and unusual circumstances [Note 1], it is unwise to, e.g., >> have us chair a WG or assume many other leadership positions. >> It is easy to say "So-and-so should chair this WG because, >> based on a dozen before it, she knows how to do that". >> Instead, it is better to find someone more junior and, if >> appropriate, appoint the more senior people to advisory and >> support roles. > > So in addition to "Secretary" and "Technical Advisor", we can > start listing "Designated Greybeard". This is progress? Actually, Paul, I'd consider the "Technical Advisor" title/role to be completely adequate and appropriate if we were using it better and more often. john