Re: [chairs] public comment web form

["Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

Just as I said. The intent of the comment lists has always been to 
collect comments, not conduct a public discussion. So we'll provide a 
means to do so.

-Karl



Drummond Reed wrote:
> Karl,
> 
> I agree with Lauren. At least a limited form of public discussion seems
> like a valuable portion of what OASIS provides. What was the board's
> thinking on this?
> 
> =Drummond 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauren Wood [mailto:lauren@textuality.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [chairs] public comment web form
> 
> Karl wrote:
> 
> * The TC's public comment list is replaced with a "means to collect
> public comments", which will be a web form. (This is to prevent the
> comment list from being used as a discussion list.) Comments
> collected by the web form will go to the chairs. I'm having the web
> forms built  now and will announce to the comment lists when this
> change will take place.  
> 
> 
> Karl,
> 
> how do we then ask clarifying questions, or make quick replies (along
> the lines of "see section 2.1. in the spec - isn't that clear
> enough?" 
> 
> I can understand not wanting full discussions, but we often do need
> clarifying discussions to know what the comment provider really
> meant. And I'd rather not have that take place in private email. 
> 
> Lauren
> 
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> Lauren Wood, Textuality
> Chair, ER TC
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