[Bug 24229] New: Replace "non-normative" with "informative"

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=24229

            Bug ID: 24229
           Summary: Replace "non-normative" with "informative"
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: HTML/XHTML Compatibility Authoring Guide (ed: Eliot
                    Graff)
          Assignee: eliotgra@microsoft.com
          Reporter: xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no
        QA Contact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: eliotgra@microsoft.com, mike@w3.org,
                    public-html-admin@w3.org,
                    public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org

Recently, as result of bug 24047 (for the @longdesc spec), the editors replaced
"non-normative" with "informative" (plus added a link to the definition of
"Informative".

This came as a result of non-W3-members trying to read the spec, ending up
confused by the fact that the *spec* emphasized that the text was
"non-normative" unless it was explicitly stated that it was normative.

I don't think Polyglot Markup has run into the same trap. But I still think it
would be better to use the positive word "informative" rather than
"non-normative". So suggest replacing "non-normative" with "informative",
possibly with a link to a defiition. Check the bug 24047 and the longdesc spec
to see exactly what they did.

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Received on Wednesday, 8 January 2014 01:01:38 UTC