"Adult supervision"
Bound, Jim
Jim.Bound at hp.com
Wed May 7 09:40:31 CEST 2003
I agree.
/jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Lewis [mailto:edlewis at arin.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:12 PM
> To: problem-statement at alvestrand.no
> Subject: Re: "Adult supervision"
>
>
> >After you've debated something in depth a dozen or more
> times it starts
> >to get old.
>
> It get's old for the one who has repeated the argument 12+ times.
> But that's no excuse for refusing to fully explain yourself to the
> 13th+ person making the same mistake and hearing the argument for the
> very first time.
>
> If you are tired of repeating the argument, document it clearly and
> offer it as a reference to the person repeating history. If you fail
> to impart knowledge to the next generation and instead treat them
> with disdain for not being as smart as you, you are not helping.
>
> >Should IESG members really have to debate with each
> >document author or working group chair (for instance)
> whether it's okay to
> >assume that a device or server will only be accessible from
> a local, trusted
> >network and that therefore no authentication is needed?
>
> The IESG shouldn't have to debate, no, but they should offer
> constructive criticism and instruction in each case. If we expect
> that every one in the IETF needs no mentoring, sooner or later there
> will be no new folks, dooming the organization in the long run.
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