> On 30 Oct 2020, at 01:48, Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 10/29/20 6:04 AM, Julian Reschke wrote: >>> At the I-D stage page numbers are useful because people send diffs >>> and you need to context to get to the right place in the .xml. >> >> How do page numbers help with the XML? Aren't section and paragraph >> numbers much better for that? > Given that none of section, paragraph, or page numbers appear in the XML, I don't see how any of them helps with that problem. But it is a real problem. > (IMO, XML is a horrible format for document authoring/editing. It optimizes for all of the wrong things and imposes a considerable burden on writing and maintaining drafts, especially for newcomers.) > > Keith They can provide more context. Going from text form back to xml can be difficult. But all this is an aside to the RFC form. -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka@xxxxxxx
