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A WG decision about an Issue can be made in several ways as per the Decision Policy. See the Escalation Process at http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html#escalation For example, a WG decision can be made after a survey is taken and the results evaluated by the WG Chairs. See "6. Poll or Vote " of the Escalation Process. In addition, a WG decision can be made by "amicable resolution" if no one objects to a Call for Consensus for a single change proposal. See "0. Amicable Resolution" of the Escation Process. All of these WG decisions should be FINAL and subject only to reconsideration if the Issue is re-opened with "new information" as per the W3C Process. Some Working Group members appear to think that these WG Decision can simply be reconsidered by saying that they missed the Call for Consensus or were not paying attention. The Decision Policy should clearly state that these WG Decisions are final and will only be reconsidered in the face of "new information" as per the W3C Process.
(In reply to comment #0) > A WG decision about an Issue can be made in several ways as per the Decision > Policy. See the Escalation Process at > http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html#escalation > For example, a WG decision can be made after a survey is taken and the results > evaluated by the WG Chairs. See "6. Poll or Vote " of the Escalation Process. > In addition, a WG decision can be made by "amicable resolution" if no one > objects to a Call for Consensus for a single change proposal. See "0. Amicable > Resolution" of the Escation Process. > All of these WG decisions should be FINAL and subject only to reconsideration > if the Issue is re-opened with "new information" as per the W3C Process. Some > Working Group members appear to think that these WG Decision can simply be > reconsidered by saying that they missed the Call for Consensus or were not > paying attention. > The Decision Policy should clearly state that these WG Decisions are final and > will only be reconsidered in the face of "new information" as per the W3C > Process. The Chairs understand that there was some confusion amongst WG members about the "finality" of a WG decision arrived thru the "amicable resolution" route. The Chairs are willing to re-open ISSUE-134 because of this confusion. But the Chairs want to change the DP to ensure that this is the last case where this exception is applied.