> The Answer to your question is: IETF is serious about adapted drafts only, or new drafts that have support from the internet community.
I see many people in the community talking and dicussing the IPv10 I-D, I feel it is strange that people within the IETF do the opposite and not taking it seriously.
Best regards,
Khaled
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Subject: More guidance and directions for new drafts/comers (was Re: When the IETF can discuss drafts seriously?
From: Abdussalam Baryun
To: Khaled Omar
CC: ietf
Hello Khaled, and to all new comers,
I am sorry I did not see your question until yesterday, but your question/draft is important for new comers and some times for old participants. I really feel that the management some times may be not serious for some slot of time and may have excuses because it is volunteering. If our management are paid we can be more guided and directed. So the new question, do we need more guidance or more friends?
The Answer to your question is: IETF is serious about adapted drafts only, or new drafts that have support from the internet community. IMO, you need to find 4 or 5 people that are willing to work with you/your-draft, maybe it is easier to find them within your country or region. Then you contact the area director that is related to your draft to get feedback. The IETF provides some coaching so use that.
So the real answer to your question: is that you need more guidance and directions, who doesn't. You are smart and all us in IETF are, but the smarter who work within the guidance of WGs and ADs. All IETF experts, authors and IETF WG chairs and ADs, all are getting guidance and they are continuously guided by asking for comments/feedback from the communities. So as many answered you to follow the reasonable engineering comments.
The other issue related to your question, the problem that we all are bussy, so we IETF are serious but bussy. We need to be serious about our time and others.
Finally, we in IETF must follow IETF procedures RFC2418, we always follow/read it and its updates available. So that is important to be guiding our management and our participants. We also have fun while we participate and we make friends, so we should not get angry being more serious, but we be mercy with more friends and guidance.
Take care,
AB