Whether OT or not you actively contribute to the mood of the discussion. And to have a fruitful discussion on the topic I believe we MUST accurately represent the facts, again, regardless of being OT or not. ~Carlos On 5/31/13 3:07 PM, Jorge Amodio wrote: > > Carlos, I clearly stated that the comment was OT, ie didn't have to much > relation with the discussion. I'm not overreacting or misrepresenting > anything, it was just an OT comment about a blog article which IMHO I > consider really stupid and completely out of lalaland. > > I didn't say a protest WILL happen, I said "don't get surprised" if some > of these characters show up waiving the flags against the oppressing > imperialism. > > Anyway this dialog will not contribute anything, the only point I keep > making is while I consider a meeting in Buenos Aires a good idea, a > better planned and thought approach may drive more long term > participation, like finding the way to ensure that people that are > already active participants in the IETF process and those who have the > skills and motivation can go to the meetings wherever they take place > without worrying too much about how to obtain the resources to do so. > > -J >