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Facilitator not explicitly chair #1002

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Define the role of the Facilitator without reference to being a chair
frivoal Mar 12, 2025
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Make all ways to end the refinement phase be a team decision
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Clarify what happens in the absence of consensus
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Expand Up @@ -1783,8 +1783,11 @@ Charter Refinement</h3>
with the goal of achieving [=consensus=] on the proposal.
The <dfn>Chartering Facilitator</dfn>--
who is chosen (and <em class=rfc2119>may</em> be replaced) by the [=Team=]--
acts as [=Chair=] for the [=charter refinement=] process,
and is responsible for seeking community consensus among those participating in the refinement process.
is responsible for seeking community [=consensus=] among those participating in the refinement process
and making decisions reflecting that [=consensus=].
In cases where [=consensus=] cannot be found,
the [=Chartering Facilitator=] <em class=rfc2119>may</em> ask the [=Team=] to make a [=Team Decision=],
and <em class=rfc2119>must</em> document the rationale for the decision.

Note: The [=Chartering Facilitator=] is not necessarily the [=Chair=] of the [=chartered group|group=] being chartered.

Expand All @@ -1793,13 +1796,12 @@ Charter Refinement</h3>
* All issues filed against the [=charter draft=] must be [=formally addressed=],
and their resolutions tracked in a disposition of comments
highlighting any issues not resolved by consensus.
* Decisions are made as [=group decisions=], where the group is made up of all individuals participating in this process,
(though only W3C [=Members=] and the [=Team=] can participate in any formal [[#Votes|vote]]).

The [=charter refinement=] phase concludes when there is either of the following:
* A [=group decision=] or [=Team Decision=] to initiate [=AC Review=] of the [=charter draft=],
subject to [=Team=] verification that the expectations of [=charter refinement=] are fulfilled.
* A [=chair decision=] by the [=Chartering Facilitator=], confirmed by a [=Team Decision=], to abandon the proposal.
The [=charter refinement=] phase concludes
when there is a [=Team Decision=]
(informed by the work of the [=Chartering Facilitator=])
either to initiate [=AC Review=] of the [=charter draft=],
or to abandon the proposal.

[=Formal Objections=] filed during the [=charter refinement=] phase
are specially handled:
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