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

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

Received on Friday, 30 May 2025 16:47:39 UTC