[dns-wg] production of the final version of the NTIA response

On Nov 13, 2008, at 20:18, Doug Barton wrote:

> Out of curiosity, where do the comments and suggestions that I offered
> fit into this description?

The editing group that worked on the text over the weekend took into  
account all the comments that had been made on the list and  
accommodated them as best and as practically as possible. It was  
obviously impractical to include everything everyone said verbatim, so  
the guiding principle of the editing group was to convey the general  
thrust of those comments in a way that (a) didn't dilute or confuse  
the overall message; (b) dive into too much detail; (c) produced text  
that the WG as a whole (and hopefully the RIPE community) would be  
comfortable with. The editing group also had to consider how others  
outside RIPE and the WG had perceived the earlier draft. Balancing all  
of these demands was not an easy task, given the various dynamics and  
the broader audience who will be reading this response. [FYI I know  
some governments are taking a keen interest in what we say in response  
to the NTIA NoI.] I hope you can agree the editing group managed to  
achieve that.

I apologise to anyone who feels their contribution has been overlooked  
because their favourite phrases didn't make it into the final version.  
The editing group didn't overlook those contributions. And I hope  
everyone appreciates that a document of this nature by definition  
involves compromise from all who contributed to its production.