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@@ -309,15 +309,28 @@ proposal back to the Active column for consideration at the next proposal review The goal of the proposal process is to reach general consensus about the outcome in a timely manner. -If general consensus cannot be reached, -the proposal review group decides the next step -by reviewing and discussing the issue and -reaching a consensus among themselves. +If proposal review cannot identify a general consensus +in the discussion of the issue on the issue tracker, +the usual result is that the proposal is declined. +It can happen that proposal review may not identify a +general consensus and yet it is clear that the proposal +should not be outright declined. +As one example, there may be a consensus that some solution +to a problem is important, but no consensus on which of +two competing solutions should be adopted. -If even consensus among the proposal review group -cannot be reached (which would be exceedingly unusual), -the arbiter ([rsc@](mailto:rsc@golang.org)) -reviews the discussion and decides the next step. +If the proposal review group cannot identify a consensus +nor a next step for the proposal, the decision about the path forward +passes to the Go architects (currently [gri@](mailto:gri@golang.org), +[iant@](mailto:iant@golang.org), and [rsc@](mailto:rsc@golang.org)), +who review the discussion and aim to reach a consensus among themselves. +If so, they document the decision and its rationale on the issue. + +If consensus among the architects cannot be reached, +which is even more unusual, +the arbiter (currently [rsc@](mailto:rsc@golang.org)) +reviews the discussion and decides the next step, +documenting the decision and its rationale on the issue. ## Help |