On 2/24/14 7:39 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: > By publicly asking about the background of the person making the > suggestion, the public exchange moves from the merits of the suggestion > to the merits of the person making the suggestion. I think it matters a lot whether or not someone has first-hand knowledge of whether or not something they're proposing actually works in practice. Or at least it does in general - in this case we've got a pretty good handle on AB's IETF experience and the question was unnecessary. At any rate IETF meetings are working meetings. They are not conferences. AB is hardly alone in his confusion about this. Melinda