On 3/25/2013 8:54 AM, John C Klensin wrote:
At the same time, a fairly wide range of beliefs and opinions about what and who should appear in acknowledgments has emerged, including the idea that acknowledgments can be used to "buy" participation or reviews. I personally find the latter idea abhorrent, but that just indicates that there is some spectrum of opinions.
We haven't had a perceived problem, no matter the criteria individuals might be using for their own acks sections.
If you want to elevate your concerns, feel free to suggest text and a venue for it and then garner support for it.
My own view is that we don't have a problem and that we have have far more significant issues to spend group energy on, especially given how difficult it is to get consensus on IETF structure and process changes...
d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net
