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draft-eggert-bcp45bis-04
Network Working Group                                          L. Eggert
Internet-Draft                                                    NetApp
Obsoletes: 3005 (if approved)                           7 September 2021
Intended status: Best Current Practice                                  
Expires: 11 March 2022

                      IETF Discussion List Charter
                        draft-eggert-bcp45bis-04

Abstract

   The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) discussion mailing list
   furthers the development and specification of Internet technology
   through the general discussion of topics for which no dedicated
   mailing lists exists.  As this is the most general IETF mailing list,
   considerable latitude is allowed, but there are posts and topics that
   are unsuitable for this mailing list.

   This document obsoletes RFC3005.

Note to Readers

   Discussion of this draft takes place on the GENDISPATCH working group
   mailing list (mailto:gendispatch@ietf.org), which is archived at
   https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/gendispatch/.

   Working Group information can be found at
   https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/gendispatch/; source code and the
   issues list for this draft can be found at
   https://github.com/larseggert/bcp45bis.

Status of This Memo

   This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the
   provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.

   Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
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   time.  It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
   material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."

   This Internet-Draft will expire on 11 March 2022.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Charter for the IETF Discussion List  . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Moderation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   6.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   Appendix A.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   Appendix B.  Changes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     B.1.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-03  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     B.2.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-02  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     B.3.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-01  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     B.4.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-00  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     B.5.  Since RFC3005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

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1.  Introduction

   The IETF discussion list [IETF-DISCUSS] furthers the development and
   specification of Internet technology through the general discussion
   of topics for which no dedicated mailing lists exists.  As this is
   the most general IETF mailing list, considerable latitude is allowed.
   However, there are posts and topics that are unsuitable for this
   mailing list.  This document defines the charter for the IETF
   discussion list and explains its scope.

   The IETF Note Well [NOTE-WELL] applies to discussions on the IETF
   discussion list and all other IETF mailing lists, and requires
   conformance with the IETF Guidelines for Conduct [RFC7154] and the
   Anti-Harassment Policy [IETF-AHP], among others.

2.  Charter for the IETF Discussion List

   The IETF discussion list is meant for discussions for which a more
   appropriate list does not exist, such as discussions that do not fall
   within the area of any working group, area or other established list.
   When discussions are started on the IETF discussion list for which
   such venues do exist, they should be continued there as soon as this
   is pointed out.

   When no dedicated mailing list exists, it may be preferable to
   request the creation of one [NON-WG-LISTS] and only announce the
   availability of the new list on the IETF discussion list and on other
   related lists, such as area lists.

   Appropriate postings to the IETF discussion list include:

   *  Initial discussion of technical issues that are candidates for
      IETF work, but have not yet identified appropriate mailing lists.

   *  Questions and clarifications concerning practical aspects of IETF
      meetings, although most of these topics are better brought up on
      the discussion list for IETF LLC administrative issues
      [ADMIN-DISCUSS] or the attendee discussion list for a given IETF
      meeting.

   *  Announcements of conferences, events, or activities that are
      sponsored or endorsed by the Internet Society or the IETF,
      although the IETF announcement list [IETF-ANNOUNCE] is the
      preferred list for these.

   These topics used to be in scope for the IETF discussion list, but
   have since moved to dedicated lists:

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   *  Last Call discussions of proposed protocol actions now take place
      on the IETF Last Calls mailing list [LAST-CALLS].

   *  Discussion of IETF administrative policies now take place on the
      discussion list for IETF LLC administrative issues
      [ADMIN-DISCUSS].

   Inappropriate postings include:

   *  Advertising and other unsolicited bulk e-mail

   *  Discussion of subjects unrelated to IETF policy, meetings,
      activities, or technical topics

   *  Unprofessional commentary, regardless of the general subject

   *  Announcements of conferences, events, or activities that are not
      sponsored or endorsed by the Internet Society or the IETF.

3.  Moderation

   A sergeant-at-arms (SAA) is an officer appointed by a deliberative
   body to keep order during its meetings [SAA-WIKIPEDIA].  SAAs for the
   IETF discussion list are appointed by the IETF Chair and are
   empowered to restrict posting by a person, or of a thread, when the
   content is inappropriate and represents a pattern of abuse.  They are
   encouraged to take into account the overall nature of the postings by
   an individual and whether particular postings are an aberration or
   typical.

   The SAAs are intended to establish a self-moderation function on the
   community, by the community.  The IETF Chair therefore should not
   appoint an SAA who is serving in a NomCom-appointed IETF leadership
   position.  If an SAA is selected for such a position, they will step
   down as SAA.

   Apart from appointing SAAs, the IETF Chair should divorce themselves
   from the day-to-day operation and management of the SAA team.  This
   has been in practice for a while, and the SAA team has independently
   maintained definitions of abuse patterns [SAA-UPC] and operating
   procedures [SAA-SOP] for them.  The SAA team should reach out to the
   IETF Chair for any conflict resolution in a timely manner.

   Because an SAA serves at the discretion of the IETF Chair - even if
   the IETF Chair is not otherwise involved in the operation of the SAA
   team - any SAA decision could be appealed to the IAB.  The IAB shall
   then review the situation and attempt to resolve it in a manner of
   its own choosing.

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4.  Security Considerations

   This document does not raise any security issues.

5.  IANA Considerations

   This document does not request any IANA actions.

6.  Informative References

   [ADMIN-DISCUSS]
              IETF, "Discussion List for IETF LLC Administrative
              Issues", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/admin-discuss>.

   [IETF-AHP] IETF, "IETF Anti-Harassment Policy", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/about/groups/iesg/statements/anti-
              harassment-policy/>.

   [IETF-ANNOUNCE]
              IETF, "IETF Announcement List", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce>.

   [IETF-DISCUSS]
              IETF, "IETF Discussion List", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf>.

   [LAST-CALLS]
              IETF, "IETF Last Calls", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/last-call>.

   [NON-WG-LISTS]
              IETF, "Non-Working Group Email List Guidelines", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/how/lists/nonwglist-guidelines/>.

   [NOTE-WELL]
              IETF, "Note Well", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/about/note-well/>.

   [RFC3005]  Harris, S., "IETF Discussion List Charter", BCP 45,
              RFC 3005, DOI 10.17487/RFC3005, November 2000,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3005>.

   [RFC7154]  Moonesamy, S., Ed., "IETF Guidelines for Conduct", BCP 54,
              RFC 7154, DOI 10.17487/RFC7154, March 2014,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7154>.

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   [SAA-SOP]  IETF Sergeants-at-Arms, "Sergeant-at-Arms Standard
              Operating Procedures", n.d.,
              <https://github.com/ietf/saa/blob/master/sop.md>.

   [SAA-UPC]  IETF Sergeants-at-Arms, "Unprofessional Commentary", n.d.,
              <https://github.com/ietf/saa/blob/master/unprofessional-
              commentary.md>.

   [SAA-WIKIPEDIA]
              Wikipedia, "Serjeant-at-Arms", n.d.,
              <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serjeant-at-arms>.

Appendix A.  Acknowledgements

   The following people have made contributions to this document:

   *  Brian Carpenter

   *  Christian Huitema

   *  Dhruv Dhody

   *  Eric Rescorla

   *  Martin Thomson

   *  Robert Wilton

   *  Stephen Farrell

   Susan R.  Harris authored [RFC3005], which this document replaces.

Appendix B.  Changes

B.1.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-03

   *  addressed Robert Wilton's AD review
      (https://github.com/larseggert/bcp45bis/pull/5)

B.2.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-02

   *  additional details about and guidelines for the SAA team, based on
      a suggestion from Dhruv Dhody
      (https://github.com/larseggert/bcp45bis/pull/1)

   *  remove reference to the IETF 110 attendees list, since those lists
      are being removed by the secretariat shortly after each meeting

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B.3.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-01

   *  applied a suggestion from Brian Carpenter
      (https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/gendispatch/-
      U2LWKf0VonKnQXs4jPEqIg_L_A)

   *  rephrased beginning of Section 2, as suggested by Stephen Farrell
      (https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/gendispatch/p73lu-
      D-WvQrbKBZ80c2T7bbBlQ/)

   *  incorporated a suggestion from Christian Huitema
      (https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/
      gendispatch/64LgqlIk0h62mAK09Muqn1ccqRE/)

B.4.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-00

   *  added introduction, security considerations and IANA
      considerations sections

   *  added "note to readers" with pointers to the discussion list and
      the repo

   *  added references to IETF Sergeants-at-Arms procedures

   *  added references to various mailing lists for topics that used to
      be in scope for the IETF discussion list but no longer are

   *  added references to the Note Well and relevant other policies that
      apply

B.5.  Since RFC3005

   *  converted to Markdown and xml2rfc v3

   *  updated references (as part of the conversion)

   *  updated author information

   *  various formatting changes

Author's Address

   Lars Eggert
   NetApp
   Stenbergintie 12 B
   FI-02700 Kauniainen
   Finland

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   Email: lars@eggert.org
   URI:   https://eggert.org/

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