Eric, This was exactly the point I made earlier in an email to Dave Crocker. Irrespectively Yours, John > -----Original Message----- > From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Eric Gray > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 12:59 PM > To: Bob Hinden; dcrocker@xxxxxxxx > Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Nomcom off in the wilderness: Transport AD > > 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 >