Tom, On 25/06/2013 22:48, t.p. wrote: ... > The main impression that this page has on me is that this is a part of > the IETF, Yes. It is a committee set up by the IETF (with help from ISOC). ... > The very brief description - "the fiscal and administrative support" - > makes me think of taxes (and tax avoidance) The word "fiscal" means either pertaining to taxes or pertaining to financial matters. It's quite appropriate - the IAOC oversees the budget, and would undoubtedly oversee the handling of any tax matters that came up despite ISOC's not-for-profit status. > while the link to an RFC, > which starts with loads of irrelevant - to the likely reader of this > page (I assume someone relatively new to the work of this SDO) - I don't see that at all. The Introduction of the RFC gives a pretty good summary of IASA's job and the IAOC's role. Anyway, this is not particularly intended for newcomers. We don't even mention IASA on the newcomers page. Do you think we should? > boilerplate is enough to make anyone reach for the off-switch, and > guaranteed to do so if they get as far as IAD, IASA, ISOC, etc. > Alphabet > soup indeed! > > I have tried - and failed - to produce a paragraph which summarises what > IAOC is. To my mind the phrase "The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee" is completely self defining, as in "The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee oversees the administration of the IETF." OOPS Ray - fix that "Oversite" typo!!!! And the sentence should also state that IAOC is part of IASA. > I would start with the need of the IETF for e-mail and web > servers, and a few other bits and pieces such as legal advice and > ownership of rights, then the need for money to fund that, where the > money comes from and how the expenditure is supervised and where ISOC > fits into that - but not an RFC in sight - or site. This would not need > to mention the IAD but cannot, IMO, avoid IASA. That belongs on the About page rather than the Home page. I agree it would make sense to mention technical support there as well as pure admin support. Brian