Subject: RE: "I support as a co-author"

From: Randy Presuhn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:55:37 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Hi -

>From: Christer Holmberg <[email-masked]>
>Sent: Sep 10, 2013 12:40 AM
>To: "Tschofenig, Hannes (NSN - FI/Espoo)" <[email-masked]>, "ext
>	DRAGE, Keith (Keith)" <[email-masked]>, Melinda Shore <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
>Subject: RE: "I support as a co-author"
...
>It's not about having to read the documents all the time -
>it's about the co-authors communicating with each other,
>and informing each other what changes are suggested etc.
>
>Being a document co-author should come with some commitment
>and responsibility.
...

Yes, and we should floss our teeth regularly, too.

The reality is that sometimes there are names on author / editor
lists as a result of political considerations, and in unfortunate
cases it sometimes seems as though the commitment does not extend
much beyond the title page.

Even when the co-authors *are* committed to the work, the
realities of life and day jobs mean that there will be lapses
in attention, particularly if there are lots of issues, lots
of document churn, or complex interactions among the members
of a set of documents, especially if the process is lengthy.

Randy