On 9 Mar 2014, at 23:21, Dave Cridland wrote: > On 9 March 2014 22:07, Arturo Servin <arturo.servin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 2:49 PM, <l.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> My proposal was not that there be mandatory assessment, but that the >>> level be met. >>> >> >> Either way, not at all thrilled about it. >> >> > If we had to be assessed on English skills, though, think what other > assessments we could deploy as preconditions. We could give people tough > examinations on their threshold for being drawn into pointless threads, > devise a complex scale of condescension (and spark an exciting and > ill-informed debate about whether that's different to making patronizing > remarks), mandate a seeming inability to spot humour, and so on > - all useful skills for the IETF participant. Actually, I'd say MORE useful than the proposal on the table. Christopher -- 李柯睿 Check my PGP key here: http://www.asgaard.org/cdl/cdl.asc Current vCard here: http://www.asgaard.org/cdl/cdl.vcf