Re: CFC: remove "the actor's namespace" from section on Object IDs in ActivityPub spec

What about intentionally transient objects? (Which includes activities), per Section 3.1

Emelia

> On 28. Nov 2025, at 18:55, Evan Prodromou <evanp@socialwebfoundation.org> wrote:
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> As noted in this issue, the section on object IDs in the ActivityPub spec mentions creating URLs in "the actor's namespace" without defining what that would mean:
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> https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/443
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> To help with this problem, I've added the following proposed erratum:
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> Section 3.1, "Object identifiers", says in part that the server should create an ID "in the actor's namespace". "The actor's namespace" is not otherwise defined, making it impossible for implementers to comply. One solution is to remove this term from the sentence: However, for client to server communication, a server receiving an object posted to the outbox with no specified id SHOULD allocate an object ID and attach it to the posted object.
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> This is a call for consensus on adopting this erratum for ActivityPub. In the absence of objections to this change by 12 Dec 2025 AOE EOD, I will add this erratum to the Errata for ActivityPub, and make the corresponding change to the editor's draft.
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> To comment, please comment on issue #443 or reply in this thread.
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> Thanks,
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> Evan