[Members] the "Proposed" state in XEP-0001

[Kurt Zeilenga]

On Mar 10, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:

> On 3/10/11 3:12 PM, Kurt Zeilenga wrote:
>> 
>> On Mar 10, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>> 
>>> I've effectively stopped using the "Proposed" state defined in XEP-0001
>>> (too many specs went into Proposed during Last Call but had to be moved
>>> back to Experimental because the authors needed to revise the XEP before
>>> the Council would approve it, and sometimes they were in the Proposed
>>> state for a long time). I wonder if we want to get rid of it entirely...
>> 
>> +1
>> 
>> What about Reject?  The state digram shows the only way to Reject is via Proposed.
> 
> The Council hasn't moved anything to Rejected since 2002, and then only
> at a single meeting.

I was more recently advised not to request progression to Draft until I was sure it would be approved else the XEP might get moved to Rejected and I'd have submit a new Proto-XEP...  

If a XEP is not ready for Draft, I rather the council say "address X and Y at Experimental and then resubmit"...

-- Kurt