Hi folks,
An ArchCom RFC triage (per https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T125865) was penciled in for this past RFC meeting (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E144), but I was out for jury duty and wasn't able to make the push for this or facilitate it if we stuck with my hasty plan. I'm done now, and would be happy to accommodate assuming everyone is available and up for helping out with a triage for this coming meeting on Wednesday 2016-03-02 (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E146)
The point of the triage would be to try to ensure that more RFCs have assigned shepherds on ArchCom. That, in turn, would hopefully make it more likely for an RFC to make it through the process more quickly. Instead of having to ask all of ArchCom status about a particular RFC, there would be a single ArchCom owner to check in with.
Any RFC that doesn't have a shepherd is not likely to move through the process. There are always going to be several RFCs that don't have shepherds. Just submitting an RFC doesn't guarantee that an ArchCom member will think your RFC is important. Life is hard that way. Make your case!
Note also: shepherd != slave. Even when an RFC has a shepherd, there's no guarantee that the RFC is a high priority for the shepherd. Certainly, the shepherd's credibility as a worthy ArchCom member is potentially damaged by foot dragging, but don't bank on being able to dump blame on the shepherd if your RFC isn't going fast enough for your taste.
Thoughts?
Rob