[ih] This Review is for Everyone

[Brian E Carpenter]

Hi Andrew,

On 13-Mar-26 14:09, Andrew Sullivan via Internet-history wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 05:09:09AM -0500, Steve Crocker via Internet-history wrote:
>> expressed any desire or need to take on this role, but they were a
>> convenient choice for a level above the IAB.  I don't know whether this was
>> ever exercised
> 
> I can report for certain that there has been at least one _attempt_ to appeal an IAB decision to the Internet Society BoT, but at least in the case I recall it was rejected.  The appeal to the BoT is very narrowly scoped: the BoT may not rule on substance, but rather may rule where the procedures themselves were inadequate.  In the case I am thinking of, that was not the contention of the would-be appellant, so the appeal was rejected on the grounds that the appeal was beyond the scope of the body to decide.

The IAB (https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/iab/appeals/) and the IESG (https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/iesg/appeals/) have made a best effort at publishing all appeals and responses. (I think a few earlier IESG appeals are missing.) Is the case that reached ISOC also published somewhere?

Rgds
    Brian