[Soc2006] Regarding comments

[Tague Griffith]

Ryan Forsythe wrote:
> So I've got a comment on my proposal. (Hooray! it wasn't dismissed
> out-of-hand!) Are comments things I should address by editing my
> proposal, or are they just to let me know there's a discussion? While
> there aren't any specific questions for me in the comment, there are
> some comments and questions I have about it. I'm just not sure where to
> respond.
> 
> --Ryan
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My impression as a mentor so far,

It depends on the nature of the comments.  For many of the applications, 
the comments request the proposer to re-submit their proposal with some 
missing information or more detail so that the idea can be evaluated. 
Those comments need to get addressed otherwise the proposal will 
probably get overlooked in favor of more complete proposals.  In this 
case, I think most mentors have tried to make those comments public or 
contact the submitter to give them an opportunity to revise their 
proposal before the deadline.

Other comments are more about helpful information or ideas about your 
approach/proposal from the mentors perspective.  Those may not need to 
be addressed in the proposal proper, but are helpful suggestions to 
think about if your project gets accepted.

Usually it's pretty clear from the comment(s) which bucket they fall 
into.  I think at you as the proposer have to decide if and how you need 
to respond to the comments, but if you do, you should do it by editing 
the application.  Once a comment is published to the proposer the 
application becomes editable.

Hope that helps.