On Jun 24, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > On 06/24/2011 04:35, Keith Moore wrote: >> I often get the impression that dissenters are dismissed as "in the rough" >> and that their opinions, no matter how well expressed, are given less weight >> than those who are in favor. > > One could also consider the idea that due to the very human tendency towards > confirmation bias that those who dissent often view that dissenting opinion > as both more important and more popular than a more objective observer would. > > One of the reasons that I believe this document actually does achieve at > least rough consensus is that in the course of the WG discussion something > was achieved that at least in my experience is quite rare in the IETF, some > people actually changed their opinions as a result of the discussion. To me > that indicates that the concepts discussed were carefully considered (the > concerns raised in the IETF LC being a subset of those discussed in the WG) > and ultimately the right decision was reached. Of course, it could also be > argued that I'm suffering from confirmation bias since I agree with the > decisions reached, as far as they go.
I've been reviewing the WGLC comments. I haven't finished doing so yet, but so far my impression is that the discussion was both thorough and well-organized. Of course, consensus within v6ops is not the same thing as community-wide consensus, and the latter is what is required for a standards action. Keith
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