Re: [whatwg/url] Unicode normalization could change the structure of a URL (#626)

> I'll reiterate my suggestion I gave elsewhere about raising this concern on https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/.

@annevk Thanks for your suggestion, but I am sorry I feel quite discouraged at this point. If you, @domenic, or anyone else thinks this is a genuinely interesting issue, please feel free to bring up the issue in the mailing list by yourself. I also assume that you two have much better connections and more social power to make changes happen. It is not always easy for a complete outsider like me to participate.

My personal belief is still that the URL standard is the best place to include warnings about the danger of Unicode normalization, because most people would not separately check the details of IDNA and Unicode standards unless they are already aware of their complexity. Therefore, I am much less motivated to (only) work the i18n WG to promote safer and more secure practice. I simply don't think it's an effective way to achieve my goal. My viewpoint however does not seem to be popular within WHATWG, and I respect that, but it does not make sense for _me_ to act against my belief. I encourage you or anyone holding your view to use the mailing list by themself if they believe that is the best place to handle this issue.

Despite our disagreements, I thank you and @domenic again for your time and efforts in handling the communication.

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