Re: [SVGMobile12] Implementation specific authoring advice

On 3/2/06 8:19 AM, Doug Schepers wrote:
> Thanks for your feedback on this issue. We have discussed this in the WG,
> and have decided that it is appropriate to include authoring guidelines
> inside the specification, as a Specification is intended not only for
> implementors, but for authors. We have carefully reviewed the particular
> passage in question, and believe that this does not reflect any particular
> implementation, but rather is a stylistic guideline that helps authors
> understand the purpose of the <defs> element. Therefore, we have decided to
> keep this passage as it stands.
> 
> Please tell us within two weeks if this response is not acceptable.

No, it's not acceptable.  The specification is a place for specifying 
elements and their behavior, not for offering authoring style 
recommendations.