In my experience, at design review meetings, everyone attending the meeting reads the document beforehand. The meeting starts by everyone saying their initials one by one and how long it took them to review the document. The people who wrote the document attend the review but cannot make commentary unless asked by the group. A reader reads line by line in which the moderator asks if there are any comments after each requirement. The scribe writes down the comment and the initials of the person who made the comment so if clarification is needed afterwards the team knows who to ask. There is no back and forth dialogue or discussion. Therefore, comments can be given and recorded that the whole group does not agree with. Does anyone think that thare may be advantages to allowing open discussion in this case? What are the disadvantages?