On 21-Mar-19 15:21, S Moonesamy wrote: > Hi Scott, > At 04:53 PM 20-03-2019, Scott O. Bradner wrote: >> are you referring to the people who could qualify for the noncom and >> those who could not? >> >> just trying to be sure what you are referring to > > I was referring to the rule in Section 7 of RFC 7437 which sets the > requirements for qualified signatories. I was not referring to the > nomcom process. Yes, I believe it intentionally creates two classes of participants - those with, or without, reasonable personal knowledge of the individual concerned and the situation that has arisen. As I attend fewer meetings than in the past, I certainly find it harder to make judgments about tricky situations. So I find the rule reasonable. Brian