On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:
I'm in favor of option (C), mainly because I think that titles are pointless and lead to hat collecting and hurt feelings. I respect Brion, Mark and Tim (and many others) as architects because they *are* architects, not because we call them such.
+1. The respect they have is not because of them being labeled Architects, but quite the inverse.
For RFCs, I've been of the opinion we've made them entirely too formal. I'm glad we're trying to move them forward, but I've always thought they should be based on community consensus, not convincing an architect.
I actually like the formalism a bit - since it at least makes sure that they don't rot. BDFLs are good.