In September 2011, an obsolescence message was added to the November 2000 DOM 2 Views specs [D2V]. As WebApps previously discussed (link below), we would like to add a similar message to additional (old) DOM Recommendations. 

Msger's (Mozilla) proposed text is in the following document and this is a Call for Consensus to agree on this text. If this CfC passes, the text will be added to the top of the Recommendations as was done with [D2V]:

   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012AprJun/att-0044/warnings.html

Daniel, Peter - please note the CSS WG is mentioned in the proposed text for DOM 2 Style <http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Style/>

Maciej, Sam, Paul - please note the HTML WG is mentioned in the proposed text for DOM 2 HTML <http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-HTML/>

All - If you have any comments or concerns about this proposal, please send them to public-webapps@w3.org by April 2 at the latest.

-Thanks, Art Barstow

[D2V] http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Views-20001113/


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From: ext Ms2ger <ms2ger@gmail.com>
Date: April 4, 2012 7:53:44 AM EDT
To: "public-webapps@w3.org" <public-webapps@w3.org>
Subject: Warnings for old DOM specifications
archived-at: <http://www.w3.org/mid/4F7C3648.1000604@gmail.com>

Hi all,

A while ago I proposed adding warnings to a number of specifications to alert readers that those documents are no longer being maintained. [1]

As there seemed to be general agreement this would be good to do, I've written up some proposed wording; see the attachment.

Please let me know if you have any comments.

Thanks
Ms2ger

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012JanMar/0245.html