<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Virginia,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thank you for your thoughtful suggestion. I think it would equally be entirely useful to suggest that we allow draft authors to respond to the comments, regardless of the ballot. If the draft author wishes assistance or clarification, they can request it.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">This would no doubt save everyone trouble, because then it doesn't require ratholing on a particular topic for a single member's benefit, and instead can focus on making appropriate forward progress.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div>