Putting myself back in line
Doug Ewell
doug at ewellic.org
Sat Mar 21 17:31:50 CET 2009
In private correspondence, I've been challenged for stating my opinion
that adding Comments fields to the Registry to the effect that
(a) users should not use subtag X, or
(b) subtag X represents a "strange" or "disputed" grouping
is outside the authority or scope of this list. It was pointed out to
me that RFC 4646 says ietf-languages can add Comments fields to any
subtag record.
Section 3.1 says, "Comments contains additional information about the
subtag, as deemed appropriate for understanding the registry and
implementing language tags using the subtag or tag." This clearly does
not exclude such "value judgment" comments as the ones discussed in
recent weeks.
My role as IANA Co-Designated Expert for RFC 4646 is not to monitor the
list for off-topic threads and warn posters about perceived
off-topicness, as a WG Chair would do. I am also not an alternate
Reviewer, charged with making the same types of technical decisions that
Michael is charged with making. My role is basically to serve as a
clerical drone, helping the Reviewer watch deadlines and putting
together proposal forms and such.
As such, I acknowledge that I've overstepped my bounds, and I promise to
refrain in the future from any attempts to regulate what the list should
discuss, though I will continue to express personal opposition (no hats
on) to proposals that I personally oppose. Many list members will
already know where I stand on such proposals, and in that case the
Delete button is your friend.
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Doug Ewell * Thornton, Colorado, USA * RFC 4645 * UTN #14
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