Just to agree with Stephen,
On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not really addressing Margaret, but us all...
On 26/05/16 21:21, Margaret Cullen wrote:
> What about the IAOC writing to the IETF list and/or recent attendees
> when they are considering going to a new country, asking if anyone
> has any feedback on the idea? And then considering that feedback
> _before_ making a final decision, signing a contract, etc?
So we seem to be at the point where this mega-thread is so long
that people haven't seen the start of it. Exactly the above was
agreed to be done, and was done, some time back. (Sorry I don't
have the URL to hand now.)
Perhaps we ought all take this as a signal that the signal to
repetition ratio for this thread has reached a point where we
might all step back from the keyboards for a day or two and see
what additional information the IAOC can come back with in about
that time frame?
I really don't see new points arising in the meantime that are
so pressing that they can't wait, and for all the urgency of
getting a decision about IETF-100, I don't think a day or two's
breathing space for the IAOC will make a substantive difference
to the eventual outcome. It might also give us all a while to
ponder the difficult dilemma more thoroughly and even more
thoughtfully, but a bit more calmly perhaps.
I'd say more broadly that we've seen enough e-mail in various threads on this topic that if someone DOES want to introduce a new consideration, it's like finding a needle in a haystack for other people to notice. That's not to say there's nothing new that should be considered, only that if you have a new topic you'd like to the community to keep in mind, you might want to wait a bit to introduce it, just so it doesn't get lost in the flood.
For what it's worth, the IESG spent more than an hour on this week's informal telechat discussing the feedback that we've seen on IETF 100, so I can promise you that what people have already said is not being ignored.
I hope that's helpful.
Spencer