[arin-ppml] [arin-council] AC Role in Petitions

[Owen DeLong]

On Apr 14, 2011, at 3:50 PM, William Herrin wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Leo Bicknell <bicknell at ufp.org> wrote:
>> In a message written on Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 05:10:14PM -0400, Sweeting, John wrote:
>>> Roll call votes are published as part of the meeting minutes, they always have been. I think what Charles is asking that we go a step further and for each AC member to provide the reasoning for their vote. All AC members have that option and it does happen but not that often.
>> 
>> They have always been there.  It would be nice if the Aye's could
>> be listed.  Grabbing a random vote from the minutes (first I found
>> with aye, nay, and abstain):
>> 
>> "The motion to abandon carried with 8 in favor, 4 against (SL, MC, DF,
>>  MH) and 1 abstention (HS) via roll call."
>> 
>> I know who voted against and abstained, but to figure out who voted
>> for I need to go back and see who was attending the meeting, and
>> then do the "diff" to see who is left.
> 
> For that matter, spell out the names. No trees die to publish these minutes.
> 
It's a tradeoff. Spelling out the names certainly makes it clearer for people
unfamiliar with the group or who don't regularly pay attention to our
actions. Using initials is clear enough for regular participants and
greatly improves readability by allowing you to peruse more of the
minutes on the screen vs. off, or, using a smaller window to view
each item.

I would suggest the compromise of first-name/last initial as a likely
optimization in between the two extremes.

Owen

> -Bill
> 
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