Miscellaneous Modifications to the PDP

Withdrawal after consensus · The supplied version 2 text limits author withdrawal after consensus to circumstances where competing proposals have been presented to offer options to the community; the supplied version 1 text allowed author withdrawal after consensus without that stated condition.

Partial-consensus procedure · The supplied version 1 text described the chairs separating a proposal by dividing it in two and proceeding with the consensus portion; the supplied version 2 text instead states that, after the chairs determine partial consensus, the authors may divide the proposal and the consensus portion may move to last call.

Version required after editorial changes · The supplied version 1 text required publication of a new sub-version after editorial changes, while the supplied version 2 text requires publication of a new version.

Author withdrawal after consensus · The proposed rule allowing authors to withdraw a proposal even after it had reached consensus when competing proposals offered alternatives to the community was removed.

Partial consensus and proposal splitting · The proposed authority for chairs to determine partial consensus and allow authors to split a proposal so that the consensus portion could proceed to last call was removed.

Rationale: terminology for the intended correction · The supplied old text says the current wording should read “abandon a proposal,” while the supplied new text says it should read “withdraw a proposal.”

Rationale: Board ratification observation · The supplied new text adds that the Board of Directors made a similar observation and did not ratify a policy proposal because of such issues; this statement is absent from the corresponding rationale in the supplied old text.