Re: CfC: ActivityPub errata on inconsistencies in the side effects of receiving a Follow activity

Given that there were no objections, I've applied these errata to the AP 
errata page.

On 2025-05-30 12:47 p.m., Evan Prodromou wrote:
>
> Issue #320 in the ActivityPub repository points out a discrepancy 
> between sections 5.3 and section 7.5 of the document:
>
> https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/320
>
> Roughly, the problem is that one section describes the `followers` 
> collection as every actor that has sent a Follow activity; the other 
> section describes the approval process for being added to `followers`.
>
> To correct this problem, during issue triage, I've added two proposed 
> errata:
>
> https://www.w3.org/wiki/ActivityPub_errata/Proposed
>
> The first is:
>
>   * Section 5.3 "Followers Collection" should begin,/Every actor
>     SHOULD have a followers collection. This is where one would find a
>     list of all the actors that are following the actor./
>
> The second:
>
>   * In section 7.5 "Follow Activity", the second paragraph is
>     incorrect, and should be removed.
>
> This is a call for consensus for adding these two errata to our errata 
> page for ActivityPub:
>
> https://www.w3.org/wiki/ActivityPub_errata
>
> If, in 14 days, we have no objections on the list, the errata will be 
> added. I'll also apply the changes described to the "editor's draft" 
> of the document.
>
> Evan
>
>