On anonymity.... (was: Sergeant at arms: please deal with mars.techno.cat@xxxxxxxxx)

[Olaf Kolkman <olaf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 22 okt. 2013, at 21:14, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you look at my original complaint to Jordi, anonymity was not mentioned.
I only raised it when asked  why I requested action. And I agree: anonymity
in itself is not a problem.

Anonymity + irrelevance is a problem, in my opinion.

I’ve raised this before, but Brian’s mail triggered me to bring it up again:

IMHO, anonymity and technical contributions in the IETF are a problem too. The IETF policy on IPR breaks down if you do not know who to go after if contributions made by anonymous persons turn out to be tainted after standardization.  

Anonymity in a debate that doesn’t lead or influences a standard action is not a problem (the merit of the argument counts).

—Olaf

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