Re: URGENT: Final Call for NTI LFDT Submission — Endorse or Abstain

Abisheak, all,

A short note about how I am described, not about the technical work. Before the filing goes in, I would like to flag three small points.

1. The seat. I accepted the initial TSC seat on 4 November (2026Nov/0036), on the understanding set out there, and confirmed on 5 November (2026Nov/0049) that the acceptance stands. It would be helpful if the filing could describe it as "initial TSC seat of the proposed TSC" — that is the wording from 0049. It is not yet an LFDT position: whether it becomes one is for LFDT to decide under its project lifecycle. I am writing in a personal capacity, with no organizational affiliation, and I don't speak for any organization.

2. The draft. The document I posted on 8 November is a discussion draft; its own header reads: "Status: Discussion Draft / Input to the CG — NOT adopted, NOT endorsed by the CG or any organization." I noticed your 8 November note (2026Nov/0057) said you would reference it as an "official interoperability artifact", and that it "aligns cleanly with the W3C's formal evidence-grading semantics". On the first, I think that goes a little further than the document supports — it is not a W3C deliverable and not adopted. On the second, I read that as an alignment claim rather than adoption: E0–E4 is my own proposal, the mapping isn't complete, and E4 is still open, so I would not describe it as W3C formal semantics.

3. One more correction, for completeness: my private note of 8 November said I had not accepted — I got that wrong, and I would ask that the "invited; pending written confirmation" wording be set aside. 0036/0049 are the record, and the same correction applies to my comment on PR #35.

If those two descriptions are adjusted, I would be glad to confirm my individual support in writing on the list. I am not an organizational endorser, and I should not sign a sentence that begins "As a member of the W3C" — I am not a W3C member. None of this is a judgment on the technical work, and it is not a request to reopen the review.

Best,
Xinghua Zhao (Steven Zhao)
Independent researcher
ORCID 0009-0001-0512-1237

Disclosure: prepared with AI assistance, reviewed and approved by me before sending.

Received on Monday, 9 November 2026 14:29:17 UTC