+1 to Barry, well said. On 01/08/2012, at 9:03 AM, Barry Leiba <barryleiba@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I written this draft starting a RFC2119 update for the reasons of > discussion threads in [1] and [2]. Please check draft and feedback, > thanking you. > > I agree with what Paul and Melinda have said. This document is pointless, as there is no actual problem that it's solving and no misunderstanding that it's clarifying. Further, it's actively *harmful*. It's arguable that 2119 already reserves too many words by giving them specific, normative meanings (SHALL *and* MUST; SHOULD *and* RECOMMENDED). Adding IF, THEN, and ELSE would not only be unnecessary, but downright *bad*. > > Barry -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/