On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 01:02:44PM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > I'd want objective evidence that we get less cross-area review than > at some date in the past before worrying a great deal. It seems to me > that we are actually doing it more systematically than in the past. I am prepared to believe that we are in fact doing it more systematically. If so, however, the argument you make for the kismet-review effect of full IETF meetings is actually weaker, since the system could be set up to encourage things via lists and so on. > But those accidents - hearing about something by chance that you would > never discover by chance on-line - are a major part of the advantage of > our plenary weeks. Being all in one place and time zone allows those > useful accidents to happen. I agree with this, but like most cases it's a cost-benefit trade, and we do rather need to keep in mind the very cost we've just been talking about at length. Best regards, A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx