>>>>> "Dean" == Dean Anderson <dean@av8.com> writes:

Dean> It has been a week since this appeal was made, yet it does
Dean> not appear on the IESG appeals page. What is the delay?

Dean, in response to my message, you explicitly told me that we did
not need to consider this as an appeal but instead could consider it
as last call comments and that you could appeal if the document is
approved and you are still unsatisfied. (Hopefully you won't need to
do that.) If you'd like to chat on the phone about how the process
works, I'd be happy to do that.

I can dig out the message if there is any confusion, but it was the
last message you sent to me that I interpreted this way.

So, what does it mean for us to consider your message as a last call
comment? First, there are a few steps in which we probably already know what will happen. Roughly, it means that the working group needs to think
about your message if they have not already done so. In this case, I
suspect they have already formed an opinion. so, I'd expect the
chairs of the WG to respond to your message. I expect they will
probably disagree with the points you make.

David will then consider your message and their response. He could
pull the document from IESG consideration if he believes there are
issues that need to be addressed. I suspect though that in this case
he'll bring the document to the full IESG.

The IESG will then have to consider the whole situation. Each IESG
member is expected to enter a position on the document. I'm quite
certain that we all consider last call issues very seriously. I know
that I will plan to understand both sides of this issue and make as
informed of a decision as I can.

IESG members can enter in blocking comments that indicate changes that
need to be made to a document before it is approved. Take a look at
http://www.iettf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iesg-discuss-criteria-02.txt
for a document explaining how this works.

The best way to keep track of the state of a document is to look at
the data tracker. Take a look at
https://datatracker.ietf.org/public/pidtracker.cgi to see the data
tracker; you can search for the anycast document and see that it is in
last call and see the publication request. If David should choose to
take the document to the full IESG, you will see him issue a ballot
there and you will see the document placed on an IESG agenda. Then
you can see ballot positions as they are entered.

--Sam