On 02/09/2014 07:34, Dave Cridland wrote: ... > The problem is that even the area-level working groups have to positively > adopt new drafts. I don't know the numbers of ad-sponsored, and pre-WG > drafts there are, but if they were effectively forced onto an area-level > working group as a working group of last resort, and would just die on the > vine if there was no interest, then there would always be a discussion > venue. > > And no, I'm not saying that's a perfect solution. Nevertheless, for drafts that clearly belong to an area, it's much better than nothing. And *this* list ought to be the place for drafts or ideas that really don't fit naturally into any single area. You might even think that the most innovative and unconventional ideas that only belong here are exactly the most important ones. (On a practical note, when I have occasion to react to a random draft that doesn't indicate a discussion venue, I ask the authors "Where is this being discussed?") Brian