On Dec 1, 2012, at 10:36 PM, Dave Crocker <dhc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > What actual problem is this trying to solve? I see the reference to a 'reward', but wasn't aware that there is a perceived problem needing incentive to solve. > I think the problem is in the subject line. Documents go through working groups and the IETF proposing standards that have never been implemented, and may never be implemented. Why do they bother? Maybe it looked like a good idea at the time. Maybe they want an RFC hoping to drive adoption. Maybe the want an RFC for their personal vanity, or to augment their LinkedIn profile. Regardless of the reason, I agree that the IETF's resources are better spent on stuff that will make it into running code. Not sure this is the right incentive, though. Waiting two more months, and probably making one extra revision to the document seems to be a lower investment than actually implementing (incentives only apply to people who would otherwise not implement their proposal) Yoav