RE: stds-802-16-tg2: what is "fair game" in a recirculation ballot?

["Kostas, Demos" <dkostas@adaptivebroadband.com>]

I will like to make a suggestion that you consider extending the line of
reasoning you expressed in this email to an additional class of comments;
i.e., 
 "...it wouldn't make sense for the committee to refuse to accept comments 
that improve the draft" 
to include comments that are sent to the committee that are not in the
standard format, but rather a list of comments that describe the commenter's
proposed change.  The standard format is more time consuming that when
pressed for time some choose not comment, and it makes no sense for the
committee to refuse to accept comments that could improve the Document.

Just a thought, that can be rejected as a non-standard thought.

Dr. Demosthenes J. Kostas
Director, Industry Standards
Adaptive Broadband Corporation

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-----Original Message-----
From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:marks@boulder.nist.gov]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 8:12 AM
To: Barry Lewis
Cc: stds-802-16-tg2@ieee.org
Subject: stds-802-16-tg2: what is "fair game" in a recirculation ballot?


>Following review at TM4 this week I have 3 further editorial comments from
>the TM4 working group. Is it procedurally OK for me to also supply these as
>editorials for the second letter ballot?
>
>Regards
>
>Barry Lewis

Barry,

This is a good question. The answer is "yes".

In drafting the ballot tool, I tried to be clear that only the 
resolutions are the subject of this ballot. On the other hand, it 
wouldn't make sense for the committee to refuse to accept comments 
that improve the draft. In fact, we should encourage them.

Your comment stimulated me to add a new instruction:

'You are encouraged to comment on portions of the draft which are not 
the subject of comment resolution and therefore not the subject of 
this ballot. However, you may not designate such comments as 
"binding" and may not use them as a basis of a "Disapprove" vote.'

I've just posted an updated balloting tool and announced it to the 
802.16 reflector.

Thanks,

Roger