[logn]

Point is, it's relevant to technical discussions like this. Also Section 2.5 doesn't really limit itself to one's own conflicts of interest (only by reference to the other section). But that's beside that point anyhow I think, as either way it rebuts your point that "Attribution of motive is never helpful or appropriate as part of a supposedly-technical discussion".

Yes, ACM doesn't really mean anything for IETF, but ACM and IEEE are (pretty much) the only two professional associations for us.

[notacoward]

Only an ACM member would claim they're still relevant.

See how helpful that was?