--On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 13:24 -0700 "Heather Flanagan (RFC Series Editor)" <rse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I would suggest to Heather that a mention of this as the Style >> Guide evolves would probably also be a good thing -- it isn't >> as if adding relevant citations is difficult or costly. > > This is going to be a bit trickier. I'm supportive of adding > something about author ethics, but it would be along the lines > of "the RFC Editor will not be checking on this; you should do > this because it's the right thing." We don't have the > resources to do a full-on review of the literature; if the > IETF wants that as a priority, we'll need to talk about costs > and/or reprioritizing other RFC Editor activities. That is consistent with what I had in mind. On the other hand, if a missing citation is noticed and commented on during Last Call and the IESG decides to let the document reach you and the Production Center without the issue being addressed, I think that would be ample ground for an appeal of the document action. > I think a note on the IETF norms for referencing other RFCs to > be a good thing to include in the Tao. Yes, although Randy's main point, at least as I understood it, was that authors should be citing important papers in the external literature that provide the foundations for whatever is being done in proposed RFCs. "Don't pretend, even by omission, to have invented ideas that were not yours" would also be a good comment for the Tao and/or assorted documents on appropriate behavior. best, john
