Internet DRAFT - draft-duke-shmoo-show-of-hands
draft-duke-shmoo-show-of-hands
Network Working Group M. Duke
Internet-Draft F5 Networks, Inc
Intended status: Informational 28 October 2020
Expires: 1 May 2021
Specification for a show of hands tool
draft-duke-shmoo-show-of-hands-00
Abstract
This is the specification for an experimental show of hands tool for
the Meetecho system to be used in online meetings to help chairs
quickly poll the meeting. This tool is different from the previous
experimental virtual hum tool as it addresses a different use case
with different functionality. Following mixed feedback in the IETF
108 post-meeting survey, the experimental virtual hum tool has been
withdrawn from the Meetecho client for IETF 109.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Definition and usage of "show of hands" . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Tool specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2. Opening and closing show of hands . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.3. Taking part in a show of hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.4. Calculating and displaying the result . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.5. Implementation notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Alternative approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1. Multiple options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Appendix A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Introduction
This is the specification for an experimental show of hands tool for
the Meetecho system to be used in online meetings to help chairs
quickly poll the meeting. This tool is different from the previous
experimental virtual hum tool [DRAFT_VIRTUAL_HUM] as it addresses a
different use case with different functionality. Following mixed
feedback in the IETF 108 post-meeting survey [SURVEY_108], the
experimental virtual hum tool has been withdrawn from the Meetecho
client for IETF 109.
2. Definition and usage of "show of hands"
In the context of this document, a "show of hands" is a simple, fast
and anonymous mechanism for asking a yes/no question of a large group
of people, with the common understanding that this mechanism is not a
means for calling consensus and therefore only minimal formality of
process is required.
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3. Tool specification
This specification is intended to be feature complete, which means
that what should be implemented is only what is explicitly stated
here and nothing else.
3.1. General
* There is only one type of show of hands
* Only one show of hands can be open at any one time in a session.
* The Secretariat are excluded from the show of hands and are not
able to participate and do not feature in the calculations:
3.2. Opening and closing show of hands
* A session chair can open a show of hands.
* A session chair can assign a title to a show of hands to be made
visible to session participants.
* A session chair can open a show of hands at any time during a
session, except when a show of hands is already open.
* A session chair can open multiple shows of hands per session.
* A show of hands is closed when the session chair closes it.
3.3. Taking part in a show of hands
* While a show of hands is open an indicator needs to be shown to
all participants that includes the title, if assigned, and either
the options below or a link that goes directly to them.
* When a show of hands is open each participant in the session may
take part through the following mechanism: Each participant is
presented with the following options from which they can select
one. None of the options is selected as a default. "Raise hand"
"Do not raise hand" No confirmation action is required. A
participant can change their chosen option at any time while the
show of hands is open.
* When a participant selects any option then they are considered to
have participated in the show of hands.
* If a participant joins the session during the show of hands then
they can take part.
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* If a participant leaves the session during the show of hands and
they are considered to have participated then their show of hands
is still used for data calculation.
3.4. Calculating and displaying the result
* In real time during a show of hands the following data is
calculated: The total number of participants who selected the
"Raise hand" option. The total number of participants who
selected the "Do not raise hand" option The total number of
participants who have not selected either option.
* All totals are displayed to all participants in real time.
* When the show of hands is closed the totals are left displayed
along with the relevant title.
* When a new show of hands is opened the totals from the previous
show of hands are still shown, along with their assigned titles,
in an ordered list.
3.5. Implementation notes
* The way in which the options are presented and selected and the
way in which the totals are presented are left to the implementer.
However, the text for each option should appear as above.
4. Alternative approaches
The following alternative approaches were considered.
4.1. Multiple options
Consideration was given to allowing more options (e.g., thumbs up,
neutral, and thumbs down) and to allowing the chair to specify the
list of options to be used in a show of hands. These alternatives
may increase the use cases of the tool but also may increase its
complexity. At this stage these alternatives have not been included,
nor have they been ruled out.
5. Security Considerations
Meetecho participation is restricted to people who have datatracker
accounts, providing some assurance of identity. Potential attacks
against this tool will either subvert Meetecho admission control, or
involve multiple datatracker registrations (and Meetecho logins) to
amplify the voice of a single individual.
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The integrity of this tool is dependent on the integrity of the
registration and fee waiver processes. In particular, they must weed
out duplicate registrations, bots, and so on.
6. IANA Considerations
This document has no IANA actions.
7. Informative References
[DRAFT_VIRTUAL_HUM]
"Specification for a virtual humming tool", 2020,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-duke-shmoo-
virtual-hum/>.
[SURVEY_108]
"IETF 108 Survey", 2020,
<https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/
IETF_108_Meeting_Survey.pdf>.
Appendix A. Acknowledgements
Alissa Cooper, Jay Daley, Colin Perkins, and Alvaro Retana made
significant contributions to this document. There were also numerous
informal conversations at IETF 108 that influenced it.
Author's Address
Martin Duke
F5 Networks, Inc
Email: martin.h.duke@gmail.com
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