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Re: My proposed process for recommending changes to SEC ballots




Buzz, I concede.  Go with Word Documents with change bars.

Best regards,

Robert D. Love
President, LAN Connect Consultants
7105 Leveret Circle     Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919 848-6773       Mobile: 919 810-7816
email: rdlove@ieee.org          Fax: 720 222-0900
----- Original Message -----
From: Rigsbee, Everett O <Everett.Rigsbee@PSS.Boeing.com>
To: RDLove <rdlove@nc.rr.com>
Cc: <stds-802-sec@majordomo.ieee.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:28 PM
Subject: RE: My proposed process for recommending changes to SEC ballots


>
> Bob,   C'mon the size is only 30-50 KB, and the method you propose
> is not only tedious to type, it gets very clumsy when the documents
> get longer than a page.  OK, so then you do (Page #, Paragraph #) ???
> Still no good because counting paragraphs gets very messy especially
> in email that automatically breaks lines for you and it's not always clear
> what to count.
>
> It's just so much easier to make the changes directly on the source doc
and
> have them highlighted by color and set-off by change bars, and you can
> turn easily those off to see exactly how the final product reads, too.
>
> Pleeeease ...  Let's at least use the meager tools we do have.   :-)
>
> Thanx,  Buzz
> Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
> Boeing SSG
> PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
> Seattle, WA  98124-2207
> ph: (425) 865-2443, fx: (425) 865-6721
> email:  everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
> > ----------
> > From: RDLove[SMTP:rdlove@nc.rr.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:54 PM
> > To: Rigsbee, Everett O
> > Cc: stds-802-sec@majordomo.ieee.org
> > Subject: My proposed process for recommending changes to SEC ballots
> >
> > Buzz, I am concerned about the size of the attachments and the ease of
> > reading them.  Therefore, I would like to recommend that we DON'T use MS
> > Word for  ballots, but rather, when we want to indicate changes do it as
follows:
> > In Paragraph X, replace
> >  "................."
> >  with
> > "................"
> > for each of the changes we would like to see.
> > Best regards,
> > Robert D. Love
> > President, LAN Connect Consultants
> > 7105 Leveret Circle     Raleigh, NC 27615
> > Phone: 919 848-6773       Mobile: 919 810-7816
> > email: rdlove@ieee.org          Fax: 720 222-0900
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rigsbee, Everett O <Everett.Rigsbee@PSS.Boeing.com>
> > To: RDLove <rdlove@nc.rr.com>
> > Cc: 802 P Nikolich <p.nikolich@ieee.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 7:33 PM
> > Subject: RE: Rules Change Ballot; Addition of Scope Statement
> > > Bob,  Sorry, the changes are there in the following text but
unfortunately
> > the email removes all the formatting so they are not highlighted in any
way.
> > I am recommending that for future ballots we always use MS Word
documents
> > which support change marks for commenting.
> > > Thanx,  Buzz
> > > Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
> > > Boeing SSG
> > > PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
> > > Seattle, WA  98124-2207
> > > ph: (425) 865-2443, fx: (425) 865-6721
> > > email:  everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
> > > > ----------
> > > > From: RDLove[SMTP:rdlove@nc.rr.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:58 PM
> > > > To: Rigsbee, Everett O
> > > > Subject: Re: Rules Change Ballot; Addition of Scope Statement
> > > >
> > > > Buzz, did I miss something, or did the email I receive not have your
> > > > proposed changes.  I didn't see your proposed changes for any of the
> > three ballots.
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Robert D. Love
> > > > President, LAN Connect Consultants
> > > > 7105 Leveret Circle     Raleigh, NC 27615
> > > > Phone: 919 848-6773       Mobile: 919 810-7816
> > > > email: rdlove@ieee.org          Fax: 720 222-0900
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Rigsbee, Everett O <Everett.Rigsbee@PSS.Boeing.com>
> > > > To: <stds-802-sec@majordomo.ieee.org>; Paul Nikolich
> > <p.nikolich@ieee.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 12:05 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: Rules Change Ballot; Addition of Scope Statement
> > > > > Paul,  I vote NO pending the following changes:
> > > > > (see changes below)
> > > > > Thanx,  Buzz
> > > > > Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
> > > > > Boeing SSG
> > > > > PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
> > > > > Seattle, WA  98124-2207
> > > > > ph: (425) 865-2443, fx: (425) 865-6721
> > > > > email:  everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
> > > > > > ----------
> > > > > > From: Paul Nikolich[SMTP:p.nikolich@ieee.org]
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 7:34 PM
> > > > > > To: stds-802-sec@majordomo.ieee.org
> > > > > > Subject: Rules Change Ballot; Addition of Scope Statement
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dear SEC,
> > > > > > This is a reminder to those who haven't cast their ballot to do
so.
> > The
> > > > ballot closes October 6.  (Remember, the lack of a vote will count
as a
> > > > disapprove.  So far I have responses from Carlo, Rigsbee, Jeffree
and
> > > > Thompson.)
> > > > > > --Paul Nikolich
> > > > > > Dear SEC,
> > > > > > At the July 2000 plenary the 802 Sponsor Executive Committee
(SEC)
> > > > agreed to initiate a rules change ballot to add a scope statement to
our
> > > > operating rules.
> > > > > > The scope statement:
> > > > > > "The scope of IEEE P802 LMSC is to develop, publish, maintain,
and
> > > > support on a global basis, accredited networking standards and
> > recommended
> > > > practices."
> > > > > > would be added as a separate paragraph to the end of section 1
> > > > Overview.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The official SEC ballot period will open on August 8, 2000 5pm
EDT
> > and
> > > > close on October 6, 2000 5pm EDT.
> > > > > > As a member of IEEE Project 802 you are encouraged to carefully
> > review
> > > > the proposed rule changes and ask questions of, or forward any
comments
> > to
> > > > me or any other representative on the LMSC SEC well before the
closure
> > of
> > > > the SEC ballot. SEC members will carefully consider your comments
and
> > > > suggestions as part of the balloting process.
> > > > > > Paul Nikolich
> > > > > > IEEE Project 802 LMSC Vice Chair
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >