On 11/4/19 2:54 PM, Salz, Rich wrote:
I wonder what people think would break if we moved to 5 AD's per area, and they could divide the WG's and IESG concalls amongst themselves?
I suspect it would mean that there'd be more ADs looking for nits to pick in order to delay documents.
Note: I DO NOT think that ADs see their purpose in picking nits or delaying documents. But I do think there's a tendency for people in any position to, perhaps subconsciously, try to "prove their worth", and I suspect that having a lot more ADs would create perverse incentives.
ADs do tend to be overloaded. Sometimes, IMO, it's because there is a lack of political will (and/or community support) to push back against new WGs that lack the energy or the clue to be doing what they propose to do. Sometimes, IMO, it's because IETF has a longstanding Bad Habit of trying to mask tussles by spinning up lots of narrowly focused WGs with non-overlapping scope.
But mostly, IMO, ADs are overloaded because we're trying to use volunteers to do what should be paid positions with limited terms.
Keith
