Dear IESG,
At 05:40 AM 13-03-2019, Mirja Kuehlewind wrote:
documents is one of the main drivers or contributors in these
groups. A situation where at least one author and the responsible AD
have the same affiliation is less rare and usually not necessarily
seen as a conflict of interest, as least for wg documents where
other individuals have been involved in the process and consensus
was built by the whole group. However, whenever we get into a
situation where a potential conflict or bias could be assumed, we
will ask for the help of other members in the IESG, e.g. by
shepherding a conflicted document by another AD outside the
transport area if necessary. Still, if you think there is a conflict
or bias that we overlook or are not handling appropriately, please
talk with us, the rest of the IESG, or,
alternatively, the IETF chair and we will handle this carefully.
There can be potential impartiality issues when an author and the
Responsible Area Director share the same affiliation. There is a
thread in the mailing list archives about that topic.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
