Re: Planning to close Web Components Community Group due to inactivity unless we hear from you

Hello Ian, thanks for doing that! Discord is our primary central
communication channel. Is it possible to make that more apparent on the
Tools page? - Joe
*#!*/bin/joe-pea --username=trusktr


On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> wrote:

> Hi Jesse,
>
> Thank you very much for those links. I have added three of them to the
> group’s list of tools:
>  https://www.w3.org/groups/cg/webcomponents/tools/
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ian
>
> > On Apr 3, 2026, at 3:08 PM, Jesse Jurman <j.r.jurman@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Repositories:
> >     •
> > w3c/webcomponents-cg
> >     • WICG/webcomponents
> > Github Organizations:
> >     •
> > https://github.com/webcomponents/
> >     • https://github.com/webcomponents-cg
> > Discord: https://discord.gg/YmrNQ4rYJz
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> wrote:
> > Hi Lea,
> >
> > Thank you for the update.
> >
> > This is the GitHub repo we have a link to:
> >  https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents-cg
> >
> > Is there another repo where there is more activity?
> >
> > Also, do you have a link to discord conversations that we could add to
> our list of tools for the CG?
> >
> > We won’t close the group for now. Anything you can suggest to help make
> it easier for people to find out
> > where the group activity is would be welcome.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > > On Apr 2, 2026, at 1:32 PM, Lea Verou <lea@verou.me> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > The group is most certainly not inactive, and there is plenty of
> activity in its Discord and GitHub.
> > > While the group itself is not currently publishing specifications, it
> is used for coordination around ensuring that specifications developed in
> other groups meet the needs of web component authors.
> > > Group participants are meeting semi-regularly and are actively engaged
> in developing specifications in relevant working groups, such as WHATWG and
> CSS WG.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lea Verou, PhD
> > > Product, web standards, usability, and everything in between
> > > 👩🏽 (she/her)
> > >
> > > 🔗 https://lea.verou.me
> > > 🐦 @leaverou
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Apr 2, 2026, at 10:52, Team Community Process <
> team-community-process@w3.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Dear participants in the
> > >>
> > >>   Web Components Community Group
> > >>   https://www.w3.org/community/webcomponents/
> > >>
> > >> Your Community Group appears to have become inactive (per [1]).
> > >>
> > >> If your group is in fact active, we ask that you respond to this email
> > >> with answers to these two questions:
> > >>
> > >> * Is your group publishing any Specifications?
> > >> * What is the group's expectation about future standardization of
> > >>  those Specifications at W3C or at some other standards body?
> > >>
> > >> We also recommend the following:
> > >>
> > >> * Let us know where the activity is going on so that we can update our
> > >>  data and improve our tools.
> > >>
> > >> * Update your group home page with news of your activities.  Chairs
> > >>  can use the group Wordpress instance of the group to post news; let
> > >>  us know if you have any questions.
> > >>
> > >> If you would like us to keep the group open because you expect it to
> > >> become active in the near future or for other compelling reasons, just
> > >> let us know.
> > >>
> > >> If you would like to schedule a call to discuss the current status of
> > >> your group, your plans, and any obstacles to success, or you simply
> > >> have questions about the CG program, please let us know.
> > >>
> > >> If would like us to close the group, or if we do not hear from you in
> > >> the next 30 days, we will plan to close the group.
> > >>
> > >> Thank you,
> > >>
> > >> CG/BG System
> > >>
> > >> [1] https://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#close-inactive
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
> > https://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
> > Tel: +1 917 450 8783
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
> https://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
> Tel: +1 917 450 8783
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