[address-policy-wg] consensus and 2011-02

On 9 Dec 2011, at 14:42, Peter Koch wrote:

> If it's all about 'one person cannot block' then tell me, how many
> would it need?

The same number as it needs in the dnsop WG you chair at IETF Peter. :-)

We both know this is not decided by absolute numbers Peter. The  
Chair(s) of the relevant WG exercise their best judgement on the  
position of the WG as a whole. [That's why they get the big  
bucks. :-)] If they believe there's consensus in the WG, that's the  
decision. They could decide that one lone voice knows better than the  
rest of the WG => further discussion or refinement of the proposal is  
needed. That will depend on the specific circumstances and the nature  
of that (isolated?) objection.

Note too that the earlier discussion was sparked by the suggestion  
that there could be no consensus on 2011-02 unless Geza said this was  
OK. We both know that this is not how RIPE's consensus decision-making  
process works.

You might recall how the DNS WG arrived at a consensus response to the  
DoC proposal for getting the DNS root signed a few years ago and who  
made the judgement on whether a consensus had been reached. Some  
people were unhappy or uncomfortable with aspects of that response yet  
it still managed to emerge as a consensus view of the WG. And  
ultimately of the RIPE community.