Submission: What does "replace" mean?

[cabo]

Describe the issue

A not-so-frequent submitter just submitted a -07 for a draft.

He was confused by the field

Any Internet-Drafts that this document replaces (approval required for replacing an Internet-Draft you are not the author of)

Of course, his new draft replaces -06, but there was no way to enter that.

The legend needs to explain that this is about replacing I-D series, not the single I-Ds that make up a series (which are automatically "replaced" by the next one in the series).

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow the IETF's Code of Conduct

[rjsparks]

we've gone back and forth on providing form guidance here over time. Do you have exact wording to suggest?

[jaimejim]

Something like:

“This section is typically intended for an IETF draft transitions from an individual submission to a Working Group (WG) document. It should not be used for subsequent versions of the same WG document. Note: Approval is required to replace an Internet-Draft if you are not the original author.”

[ghwood]

It is possible to be clear about what's going on with just a bit more text.

An I-D submission will be automatically attached to the previous version of the I-D with the same name, or assigned "-00" version if no previous version exists.

If this submission is intended to replace an I-D with a different name (e.g. when an individual I-D is adopted as a Working Group document), please enter that name here. (Approval required to replace an I-D for which you are not an author.)

Help text for input field:

Type name to search for I-D to replace