On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:26:29AM -0700, ned+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > No, the response is that we refer you to our policy. As an open > > organization we do not remove information once posted, except under > > extraordinary circumstances. > > Exactly. This sort of thing is wh a policy is needed I attempted to hint at it already in this thread, but frankly, this sort of thing is why a policy _is not_ needed. The IESG has that discretion already, and I would prefer to trust their judgement than to write a policy governing all future action, thereby running the risk that we'll have overlooked something and having a resulting problem with policies down the road. I do not understand this nearly constitutional obsession with writing down policies for everything we do and don't do. It turns us into a bureaucratic process slaves for no benefit I can see. Best, A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx