> -----Original Message----- > From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Levine > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 1:33 PM > To: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Looking for Area Directors Under Lampposts > > >> that's definitely changed is the amount of effort going into > >> chartering, and it's not clear to me that it's paid off. > > > >That's a fair point. I don't know how we get a clear answer. > > Perhaps some stats on charter length vs. number of discusses on documents > or something like that. > > My non-statistical opinion is that the charter is much less important than WG > chairs who understand the topic and WG members who can (and are willing > to) write well. > And to stay on topic. > R's, > John