Re: Ready to vote on 2004-003?

[tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)]

Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes:

> On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 11:08:25AM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote:
> > On the other hand, if it turns out after the vote that you interpret the
> > changes, as they have been accepted, in a different way than I (and
> > hopefully many others) do it, or as the proposers intended -
> 
> So ask the proposers what they intend. Make it clear up front. Have the
> discussion of what the appropriate policy is _now_ so that you can point
> to that after the fact. Think it through. Talk it through. Figure out
> what alternative interpretations are possible. Take on the responsibility
> for making sure the GR is right _yourself_ instead of trying to foist
> it on to me.

We know what the proposers intend.  Will you follow their intent?
Does their language fail to match their intent in some way that you
will find yourself bound to disregard their intent?

Thomas