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

Hi Joe,

Yes, I’ve added that link to the tools page. 

Ian

> On Apr 3, 2026, at 11:07 PM, Joe Pea <joe@lume.io> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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> 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
> > 
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> > 
> 
> --
> Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
> https://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
> Tel: +1 917 450 8783
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Tel: +1 917 450 8783

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