On 2/26/13 1:45 PM, Paul E. Jones wrote: > On the one hand, having a cut-off time could help WG chairs make a decision > as to whether to entertain a discussion on a draft. On the other hand, > having no cut-off date might mean that drafts are submitted extremely late > and it makes it more challenging or impossible to prepare an agenda. Well, for one thing the IETF does its work on mailing lists, and meetings support that rather than the other way 'round. For another, I'm not sure this deadline makes any difference in practice (other than introducing an inconvenience). We're going to be giving meeting time to a draft for which there's no revision, because it needs meeting time. It's on the agenda whether there's a revision or not. I understand the deadline was introduced to provide incentives for people to get their stuff in in advance of a meeting. But. Melinda