Re: [web-annotation] Reference to text encoding in spec perhaps not appropriate

> I suspect that it shouldn't, but that it is just part of the method 
described for DOM Level 3 APIs. You don't want to strip markup or 
escapes from plain text sources that contain it, because they are 
examples.

Makes sense. I only didn't take issue with it because in context with 
the sentence about HTML/XML it didn't imply removing markup from plain
 text sources, to me.

I would support removing it, though. And the DOM String Comparison 
part was my mistake not to notice.

> I share Addison's concern that perhaps the WA WG doesn't really know
 why that normalization stuff is there.

If we can work through a proposal here and discuss it on our call on 
Friday we could stay on schedule here. I really appreciate your help 
clarifying these issues with us.

> Personally, I'd be inclined to remove the whole paragraph.

I'm also fine with that result. It would be especially nice not to be 
mentioning specific formats like HTML/XML, and instead issuing 
guidelines here, if we say anything at all. In HTML/XML, it might be 
well understood that the text is, well, the text. After all, they are 
called "Text" nodes. In another application domain, the markup may 
well be part of the text.

Rob, do you think we have enough information in this thread to 
simplify the language further and propose something that the WG could 
agree to on Friday?

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