Re: CFC - 4.1.1 Parsing in WCAG 2.0 and 2.1

This isn't really a new argument. It is about procedure and W3C process, not the technical merits (which I don't think are in much dispute).


I'm likely to object, including as an AC rep making a formal objection to substantively changing a previously published versioned recommendation.

Wilco's reasoning, that doing so makes WCAG 2.2 compatible with WCAG 2.0/2.1 fails to convince me. What it does do is mean that earlier claims of non-conformance to WCAG 2.0 or 2.1 are no longer valid.


It also means that any organisation who are using WCAG 2.0/2.1 now, for whatever reason, need to understand that the promise underpinning a W3C Recommendation is being broken. That seems a far more serious issue than removing he promise that WCAG 2.2 will be backwards compatible, and one that affects every W3C Recommendation and so most W3C Working Groups.


I am unlikely to decide I "can live with" this. If you want an HTML-style specification that changes when you feel like it, then make one, instead of a W3C Recommendation.


cheers


Chaals

On Wednesday, 8 March 2023 18:58:40 (+01:00), Alastair Campbell wrote:



Call For Consensus — ends Friday Wed 15th at midday Boston time.

 

The group has discussed what to do with 4.1.1 Parsing in WCAG 2.0 & 2.1 now that it has been removed from WCAG 2.2.

 

From the discussion: 

https://www.w3.org/2023/03/07-ag-minutes#item10

 

Following the same approach as WCAG 2.2 was the preferred approach, where the SC text would be removed and replaced with a note that says why it has been removed.

 

The specific changes are detailed in these two pull requests:

https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3093 

https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3094

 

Survey results: https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/wcag22-misc5/results#xq23 

 

If you have concerns about this proposed consensus position that have not been discussed already and feel that those concerns result in you “not being able to live with” this decision, please let the group know before the CfC deadline.

 

Assuming the group agrees to this change, there is likely to be a public review before we can re-publish WCAG 2.0 & 2.1. 

https://www.w3.org/2021/Process-20211102/#last-call-review

 

Kind regards,

 

-Alastair

 

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Charles 'Chaals' Nevile
Lead Standards Architect, ConsenSys Inc