Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] executive summary - proposal statements

[Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Add my name to this supporters list for this very specific way of editing
the Exec Summary please...

Cheryl Langdon-Orr
(CLO)



On 17 July 2010 02:46, Ron Andruff <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> I support this as well, Richard.  Your comments are quite clear.  Let's
> state the facts of the proposals and leave the readers to draw their own
> positions.
>
> RA
>
> Ronald N. Andruff
> RNA Partners, Inc.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Richard Tindal
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:04 PM
> To: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gnso-vi-feb10] executive summary - proposal statements
>
>
> Wanted to amplify the point i made on the call today
>
> Executive summaries can be very powerful things as many will just read that
> portion of the document.
>
> Given this,  I don't think the summaries we provide for each of our
> proposals should include any words about the level of support or
> endorsement
> for our proposals.
>
> Kristina - I understand the response you made to this, but i just don't
> think we'll get agreement on how support should be characterized.  I think
> we'll get into protracted and unsolvable debate over adjectives like
> 'some',
> 'many', 'good', 'broad', 'strong'  etc.  Even a seemingly benign statement
> like 'there was support from xyz' is going to be debated as support for one
> piece of a proposal doesnt necessarily mean support for all pieces.
>
> My strong preference is to leave such descriptions of support  out of the
> proposal description.
>
> RT
>
>