[Fwd: Re: rough consensus (was Re: "trouble maker")]

[Brian E Carpenter]

Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> 
> the RFC 2418 definition is as follows (section 3.3):
> 
>    Working groups make decisions through a "rough consensus" process.
>    IETF consensus does not require that all participants agree although
>    this is, of course, preferred.  In general, the dominant view of the
>    working group shall prevail.  (However, it must be noted that
>    "dominance" is not to be determined on the basis of volume or
>    persistence, but rather a more general sense of agreement.) Consensus
>    can be determined by a show of hands, humming, or any other means on
>    which the WG agrees (by rough consensus, of course).  Note that 51%
>    of the working group does not qualify as "rough consensus" and 99% is
>    better than rough.  It is up to the Chair to determine if rough
>    consensus has been reached.
> 
> <solutionism>
> how could this definition be modified to be more useful?

I doubt if it can, unless we radically change our open door
policy. 
 
   Brian

> </solutionism>