How to file a review comment offline ------------------------------------- Review comments can also be sent in by email using the following format. Send emails to ogarch-togaf-review-l (at) opengroup.org The notation is as follows: Subject: Bug in @ page line 0 section objection|comment|editorial [comment] Problem: Explain why here. Be sure to add sufficient explanation for someone not familiar with the problem to be able to make a decision. Action: Be specific. For example: Change "leftmost character" to "first character in the string" Where document is one of TOGAF 8.1.1 (html edition) TOGAF 8.1.1 (pdf download - g063s/g063se) TOGAF 2006 Edition incorp. 8.1.1 (Hardcopy G063) and part is one of I:Introduction II:ADM III:Enterprise Continuum IV:Resource_Base For example Subject: Bug in Part I @ page 1 line 1-4 section Introduction objection [AJ-1] Problem: The introduction does not read as well as that in the 2006 edition of the published book (G063) Action: Replace the first two paragraphs with that from the 2006 edition of the book (G063) --------------------------------------------------------- How to Comment Review comments should be phrased wherever possible in terms of specific wording changes. Comments submitted in this way can then be more easily discussed at relevant forum meetings, or voted on by email. We can automatically process and collate comments filed using this form. This allows all comments from many sources relating to a single document to be collated and presented in page order in a single Change Request Report. In the Problem Area: Explain why you have a problem here. Be sure to add sufficient explanation for someone not familiar with the problem to be able to make a decision. In the Action area: Be specific. For example: Change "leftmost character" to "first character in the string" (You can normally trust the editor to take care of formatting issues in such changes, including use of the correct font et cetera, unless there is something out of the ordinary) ------------------------- Comment Categorization There may be cases where the originator feels unable to provide text, for example where a clarification is requested. In such cases there are two possibilities: - write down one of the possible alternatives. This at least serves to illustrate your concern. - contact someone else, in advance, who may be able to suggest some wording. Wording can be improved at the resolution meeting, but there will not be time to create new wording, and no possibility of subsequent off-line text generation. To emphasize: CHANGE REQUESTS WITHOUT EXPLICIT EDITING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE REJECTED. 1. Objections You should only classify an issue as an "objection" if you would vote against approval of the submission if that issue is not resolved. Any objection which is not supported by rationale, or which does not provide a responsive proposal for resolution, will be deemed invalid, and reclassified as a "comment". 2. Comments If you wish to raise an issue where you believe that a better solution is available, but the issue would not, on its own, cause you to vote against approval of the submission if the issue were not resolved, you should classify it as a "comment". 3. Editorials Issues marked as editorial will not be discussed, they are included in this mechanism as a simple way to bring such matters to the sponsors attention. (If you see someone else classifying an issue as editorial, and you believe it DOES need discussion or clarification, you should resubmit the point yourself, with a different classification.) Note that it could be helpful for you to include a company identifier and sequence number (eg mycompany 25) in the optional "comment" field within the form. -------------------------- end of file -----------------------------------