RE: [gnso-ppsc-wg] Summary and Action Items: WGT Conf Call (26 March 2009)

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2009-03-27 at 16:19 +0000, Caroline Greer wrote:
> and agree to not re-open previously closed issues.

hi,

On this I suggest a bit of complexity.

Anyone, especially someone new to the effort, should be able to re-open
an 'closed issue' if they have new information on that issue or a
perspective that was not taken into account previously.

One of the things I think is importnat in a working group is that all
points of view are:
- heard
- understood
- considered

and then have a chance to contribute a separate statement in the
appendix of a document.

To disallow someone to bring up a new aspect to an issue that has
already been discussed also means that the discussion has to wait until
the public comment period.  Doing this may end up negating much of the
work already done.

It will be clear in most cases when someone is just rehashing and the
chair can call the discussion at that point.  and of course someone who
did this constantly, i.e. say 'i have a new fact or perspective and thus
need to go back,' would then be a problem of another sort.

I would recommend that someone who comes in late with a viewpoint they
don't consider as having gotten a hearing should write it up and submit
it to the list.  at that point, people can decide if it is new.

a.