<div dir="ltr"><blockquote class="gmail_default gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
This proposal seems totally reasonable. I

</blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">In a blizzard of email, we may not all remember that you are the shepherd.   It's helpful to say something like<br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">Dear GHC Steering Committee</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">I am the shepherd for <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:80px" class="gmail_default">
<a href="https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/652" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/652</a><br>
<a href="https://github.com/gergoerdi/ghc-proposals/blob/mu/import-shadowing/proposals/0000-import-shadowing.rst" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/gergoerdi/ghc-proposals/blob/mu/import-shadowing/proposals/0000-import-shadowing.rst</a></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:80px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">In it, Gergo 
proposes to allow local binders to shadow names defined in outer scopes.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">[In a more complicated proposal you might like to say a bit more, and why you like it; but this one is fairly simple.]<br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default">I recommend acceptance of the proposal as-is.  Please respond by Weds 7th August. <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-left:40px" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">This reminds us (a) that you are speaking as the shepherd, (b) gives us a date to respond by, (c) conveys a clear recommendation.  (Of course choose your own date.)<br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">As shepherd you will remind us near your deadline, and guide us to a conclusion.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">All of this is general guidance for all shepherds!  I'm just using you as an example .. I hope you don't mind.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">thanks</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Simon<br>



</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 at 04:15, Erik de Castro Lopo <<a href="mailto:erikd@mega-nerd.com">erikd@mega-nerd.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
This proposal seems totally reasonable. I have marked it as "under review"<br>
and added a "Pending committee review" label.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Erik<br>
<br>
<br>
Simon Peyton Jones wrote:<br>
<br>
> Erik,<br>
> <br>
> Adam assigned this to you on 26 June, and usually we'd expect a<br>
> recommendation from the shepherd within a week, or two at most.  But I<br>
> don't think we've heard from you.<br>
> <br>
> Could you drive us towards a timely conclusion?  I don't this this is a<br>
> controversial one.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks!<br>
> <br>
> Simon<br>
> <br>
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 at 20:50, Adam Gundry <<a href="mailto:adam@well-typed.com" target="_blank">adam@well-typed.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > Dear Committee,<br>
> ><br>
> > Gergő Érdi proposes to allow local binders to shadow names defined in<br>
> > outer scopes:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/652" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/652</a><br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="https://github.com/gergoerdi/ghc-proposals/blob/mu/import-shadowing/proposals/0000-import-shadowing.rst" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/gergoerdi/ghc-proposals/blob/mu/import-shadowing/proposals/0000-import-shadowing.rst</a><br>
> ><br>
> > I'd like to nominate Erik de Castro Lopo as the shepherd.<br>
> ><br>
> > Please guide us to a conclusion as outlined in<br>
> > <a href="https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals#committee-process" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals#committee-process</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Cheers,<br>
> ><br>
> > Adam<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > Adam Gundry, Haskell Consultant<br>
> > Well-Typed LLP, <a href="https://www.well-typed.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.well-typed.com/</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Registered in England & Wales, OC335890<br>
> > 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX, England<br>
> > _______________________________________________<br>
> > ghc-steering-committee mailing list<br>
> > <a href="mailto:ghc-steering-committee@haskell.org" target="_blank">ghc-steering-committee@haskell.org</a><br>
> > <a href="https://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-steering-committee" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-steering-committee</a><br>
> ><br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Erik de Castro Lopo<br>
<a href="http://www.mega-nerd.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mega-nerd.com/</a><br>
</blockquote></div>