Hi Thomas,
At 03:01 AM 17-04-2025, Bellebaum, Thomas wrote:
I am counting 22 expressions in favor of adoption and 7 opposing adoption.
This amounts to about every fourth person objecting the draft in its
current state at this time, which seems more than can be explained
by mere blocking of few individuals.
First of all, I would like to thank you for sharing the count of
those who expressed an opinion about the draft.
I am not questioning that this is a sound majority, but consensus is
a harsh word.
Neither am I threatening to appeal, but I do share the view that
merely declaring concerns such as "hybrids are way more
conservative" as hypothetical/irrelevant to whether or not to
publish this is not a reasonable way forward. The feeling (I am not
saying "the fact") of this happening is valid.
However, openly accusing others of playing games or ignoring
procedures does not result in good specifications.
It is quite tedious to attain genuine consensus. The alternative,
well, one of them, would be to let the voters decide. This is where
one could end up with a majority, a sound majority, etc. On reading
your email I would not describe it as "consensus" even though you did
not express the wish to appeal.
I assume that having one or two persons blocking a decision is not an
ideal means of moving forward. Ignoring one or two persons is not an
ideal means of keeping a group cohesive. Someone has to figure out
how to resolve that. It is very difficult to do it through email.
I am a bit curious about whether the dispute is about the usage of
the word "consensus" or something else.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
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