On Nov 28, 2013, at 11:29 AM, Dave Crocker <dhc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As merely one obvious example, people can simply be tired of the impasse > and eagerly seek progress and be willing to settle on any mechanism they > think will fairly break it -- even if it works against the outcome they > prefer. The one tidbit you may be missing is that the working group specifically chose not to do a coin toss. So "willing to settle for any mechanism" clearly doesn't apply in this case.