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At 09:34 AM 1/10/2003 -0800, Tim Bray wrote:
>Jonathan Robie wrote:
>
>>It might be worth mentioning that the reason for labeling a WD as Last
>>Call is that we really want people to look it over for any show-stopping
>>problems. Also, it is worth noting that the last call review period is
>>generally three weeks, so people should be aware that there is not a lot
>>of time to review these documents.
>
>The realities are that most people ignore most working drafts most times,
>just because they're too busy. So what Last Call really means is "we know
>you've been ignoring us, so really do take a look at this." One effect is
>that the name "last call" occasionally misleads WG members into thinking
>that they're almost finished, whereas in reality a lot of show-stopping
>objections will raise their heads for the first time at this stage. -Tim
Right. In fact, a Working Group may move a document to Last Call just to
force feedback, even though we know there is more work to do.
Jonathan
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