[address-policy-wg] Was : RE: 2012-09 - now : PDP 'I Agree discussion'

On 22 Feb 2013, at 10:53, Erik Bais wrote:

> Looking at how the process currently goes, I don't think that changing this would make everyone his/her live so much easier. Personally I think doing it the way that we currently do it, might look a bit redundant, but it does provide clear consensus during all phases of the PDP.

	Absolutely.

> Typically we seem to be pretty easy to get on top of policies again if it is needed .. (just look at the simple email from one of the chairs to restate support in the current phase / or state of the proposal. ) 
> 
> How would you propose to change it if it would be changed ?

	[Déjà-vu alert: I did send something like this to the WG Chairs list already]

	(Co-) Chair(s) of the WG where the policy is being developed could be
	allowed to take the initiative of declaring on the list that there were 
	sufficient grounds (for example: overwhelming support in Discussion Phase 
	and no impact) for considering earlier support as carrying over into the
	Review Phase, and that because of this silence would exceptionally be
	taken as consent.

	That would seem to give an opportunity to save effort and irritation.

	Would it still be safe and transparent enough?

	/Niall