Dale said: > One way to build up enough credibility > to get respected people to answer you is to do thankless jobs. In > most WGs, there are never enough people who are willing to read and > provide detailed critiques of drafts. (And believe me, almost all > drafts need significant improvements of their presentation, and often > of the technology.) And the quality of your critiques of drafts is a > good way to demonstrate your technical skills. Yes, this is how I started. Review drafts. Send questions, comments, proposals, and suggest text. This is not a thankless task! You will be thanked for valuable input. Adrian