Re: headers attribute (was Re: Form elements)

These questions are relevant not only to the headers debate, but also
to the 'Moving forward' thread regarding reaching consensus and design
principles/reviewing questions.

Ben Boyle wrote [1]:

> There seem enough cases here to warrant it's continued part in HTML.

Anne van Kesteren wrote [2]:

> The arguments for removing it are that the feature isn't widely used

Thomas Broyer wrote [3]:

> it has been proven that: headers= isn't used that much in the wild

I asked about quantity of cases before [4] and didn't get a response.
But I'll ask again. What is number of cases that proves a feature
should be included or excluded from the spec? Also how is that number
derived? What factors are taken into consideration?

Thanks,
Laura

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007May/1262.html
[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007May/1249.html
[3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007May/1259.html
[4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007May/1144.html

Received on Thursday, 31 May 2007 17:41:37 UTC