[db-wg] Where are we with NWIs?

Randy Bush via db-wg wrote on 20/07/2023 00:22:
>> I approve of more active WG management for the good of the internet.
> 
> i do not.
> 
> i am ok with a co-chair explicitly taking their co-chair hat off and
> having an opinion with the same weight as everyone else.
> 
> i am as happy with activist wg-chairs as i am with activist us supreme
> court justices.  (sorry for american ref, but sad to say, i fear most
> of you will understand)

the job of a chair is to ensure that the business of the forum is done, 
in an orderly and efficient way. From this point of view, an "active" 
chair is good, and to be welcomed.  What isn't ok is when a chair 
decides to take a specific point of view and actively engages on an 
issue, on one side or another.

This isn't a "one or two vocal members" thing either.  There is 
extensive and long standing good practice documented in relation to what 
duties and responsibilities a chair has, and unanimously, this good 
practice mandates neutrality on the part of the chair.

Nick