Bob, This confuses me. Are you saying that you would be more able to give feedback on someone you don't know if you knew what they might have to say about themselves? I would think that - if you don't know somebody - you can't give feedback on them (and that is precisely as it should be). -- Eric -----Original Message----- From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Hinden Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 2:45 PM To: dcrocker@xxxxxxxx Cc: Bob Hinden; ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Nomcom off in the wilderness: Transport AD Hi, > Just to be clear: I am not suggesting public discussion. I'm suggesting that candidates make their responses available to the community, so the community can have additional information for providing feedback to the Nomcom. I agree with Dave on this. I try to give feedback on the NomCom lists of candidates. For people I know, I can do this, for people I don't know well it's difficult. It would help me if I could read some of the material they submitted with their acceptance of the nomination to see why they want the job, and their qualifications and experience. The IETF has grown a lot over the years to the point where most people don't know all of the candidates. Bob