- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 11:55:15 -0500
- To: "public-html@w3.org WG" <public-html@w3.org>
On 6/29/07, Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org> wrote: > First, a "No, disagree" response says > >> "Rationale based on design principles, for each and every >> dropped/added/changed element and attribute should be supplied." > > Well, perhaps it should. By all means, please do provide it. > But until you do, to argue against publication because it hasn't been > provided isn't helpful. Okay, I've started justification pages* for them in the wiki and added links for them to the issues page [1]. The framework is now there. "Some" rationale is there. I did my best to help set things up. But as Rob said, I am, like most of the working group is, in the dark regarding rationale for previous dropped/added/changed element and attribute decisions made by WHAT WG. Therefore much is lacking. If anyone knows of further rationale please add it. If anything needs revision, please revise it. > I am quite sympathetic to... > >> "In order to apply consistent decision making throughout the >> specification, it is critical to come to consensus on the design >> principles." > > By all means, please contribute to the design principles text(s). Thanks. I have offered a few suggestions [2] [3] and may offer more. > But I don't understand this as an argument against publishing > the difference document. Publishing the differences document before coming to consensus on the design principles is backward. No agreed upon principles, at best result in decisions (e.g. dropping/adding/changing elements and attributes) without foundation. At worst it results in arbitrary, inconsistent, injust, partial, wrong-headed, and discriminating decisions. Like TBL said, "design principles very hairy...journey of arriving on consensus valuable; have whole group in on discussion, creates common vocabulary and trust in one another..." [4] Best Regards, Laura * If a wiki page already existed on the subject, I linked to that. [1] http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0859.html [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jun/0898.html [4] http://www.w3.org/2007/04/26-html-wg-minutes -- Laura L. Carlson http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/
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