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[Curtis Villamizar <curtis@fictitious.org>]

In message <4B6D09F3B826D411A67300D0B706EFDE0115C89C@nt-exch-yow.pmc-sierra.bc.
ca>, Shahram Davari writes:
> 
> >Your  citation from  RFC 3160  does not  seem to  imply 
> >anywhere  that every
> >change to a WG draft must  be approved by consensus.
> 
> It says:
> 
> "     2. Receive comments on the draft
>       3. Edit your draft based on the comments"
> 
> It never says edit the draft as the author(s) wish.
> 
> 
> >In fact, 
> >your citation
> >doesn't  even mention  consensus.
> 
> True, but I think that is common sense that when a draft is a WG
> document, the author(s) should not change it based on their own 
> opinion only. Otherwise what would be the difference between a WG
> draft and a personal draft?
> 
> >Not to  mention  that RFC  
> >3160 does  not
> >specify the standards process anyway.
> 
> So? we are talking about WG drafts.
> 
> -Shahram



Shahram,

Just in case you missed the title:

  3160 The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering
       Task Force. S. Harris. August 2001. (Format: TXT=98411 bytes)
       (Obsoletes RFC1718) (Also FYI0017) (Status: INFORMATIONAL)

This is a "novice guide".  It is informational.

  Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

In the Introduction it clearly states:

   This document describes many aspects of the IETF, with the goal of
   explaining to newcomers how the IETF works.  This will give them a
   warm, fuzzy feeling and enable them to make the meeting and the
   Working Group discussions more productive for everyone.

The document you want is:

  2026 The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3. S. Bradner. October
       1996. (Format: TXT=86731 bytes) (Obsoletes RFC1602) (Also BCP0009)
       (Status: BEST CURRENT PRACTICE)

Note that it is a BCP which is a type of standard.

  Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
   Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Here the introduction states:

  1.  INTRODUCTION

   This memo documents the process currently used by the Internet
   community for the standardization of protocols and procedures.  The
   Internet Standards process is an activity of the Internet Society
   that is organized and managed on behalf of the Internet community by
   the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and the Internet Engineering
   Steering Group (IESG).

It doesn't surprise me that you'd quote a novice guide and igore the
whole rest of the document, including the fact that it was a novice
guide.

Curtis