I wanted to expand a little bit on what Russ was saying.
In my experience, the part of PROTO that is currently working is the
write-ups. When it comes to the shepherding of the document through
issues raised in last call, directorate, and IESG reviews, the authors
and the responsible/discussing ADs seem to be most active in responding,
explaining, suggesting text changes, etc. There are notable exceptions
-- you know who you are -- but in many cases the shepherds are
relatively silent. Is this a correct perception of the reality? And if
it is, is it a desirable state of affairs or something that should be
changed?
Jari