Re: [csswg-drafts] [meta] [css-fonts] Criteria for adding new generic font families (#4910)

I can think of a number of (Western and material) terms that could be useful and most would probably match a pre-installed font on both [Windows 10](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/fonts/windows_10_font_list) and [macOS](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208968), but Iʼm not sure at all whether the CSSWG would want them, e.g.

- Fraktur, blackletter, medieval
- Egyptienne, slab `serif`
- Garamond, book `serif`, conservative
- Times, newspaper `serif`
- Futura, geometric `sans-serif`, modern
- Helvetica, neutral `sans-serif`
- typewriter (messy `monospaced`)
- handwriting (specific `cursive`) 
  - chalk on blackboard
  - felt marker on whiteboard, notes
  - nib or pen on parchment, calligraphic, chancery script 
  - pencil on paper, scribble, comic
  - brush on paper
- Trajan, chisel in stone, engraved, monumental, movie poster

The following would pass the first but not the second criterion:

- scifi, futuristic (specific `fantasy`) 
- art deco
- heavy metal, spiked
- graffiti
- dot matrix, LED
- segmented, pocket calculator, LCD
- illuminated / ornamented letters
  - animal tracks
  - animal shapes
  - human silhouettes 
  - winter, icy, snowy, cold
  - spring, floral, blossoms, leaves
  - summer, sunny
  - autumn, leaves, harvest
  - scary, bloody

Iʼm not proposing any of these here. I just think it would heron to know what the actual goal is. 

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