On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Ananth wrote: As part of my doctoral dissertation, I am working on how best to come to a consensus when capturing knowledge, and am studying the effectiveness of two techniques. I am writing to request help because in order for my research to contribute meaningfully, I need the participation of real world experts and not students. Spend a few days reading nanog and you'll realize that there isnt a lot of expertise here on coming to consensus. I'd direct you to the ietf which has always been chartered as consensus-driven, but in my experience, thats not the case either. good luck, matt ghali --matt@snark.net------------------------------------------<darwin>< The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke