> On May 16, 2012, at 5:22 PM 5/16/12, ned+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>> The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", > >>> "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this > >>> document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119] when they > >>> appear in ALL CAPS. These words may also appear in this document in > >>> lower case as plain English words, absent their normative meanings. > > > >> i like this a lot > > > > I agree. In fact I just incorporated it into the media types registration > > update. > To be sure of meaning and help confusion avoidance, I would prefer that the > key words not appear in the document in lower case and that authors use the > suggested replacement words (or break out the thesaurus?). Preferring it is one thing; I'm OK with that. Making it some sort of hard-and-fast rule is another matter entirely. We have too many of those as it is. Ned