I think discussing the merits of the whatwg process is probably off topic for 
this list.

 - Maciej

On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:32 PM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.st...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Maciej,
> 
> thanks for the clarification.
> 
> I would suggest that if, as in this case, Hixie rejects a feature
> without convincing the WHATWG community that the data, use cases etc
> do not support the introduction of a feature, then the WHATWG process is 
> broken.
> 
> regards
> SteveF
> 
> On 30 November 2012 06:18, Maciej Stachowiak <m...@apple.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:00 PM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.st...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> maciej wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The WHATWG has pretty clearly rejected the idea of the <main> element
>>> 
>>> 
>>> can you point to a clear rejection in any of the relevant threads on
>>> the WHATWG apart from hixies?
>>> 
>>> I would suggest the WHATWG has general support for adding main, but I
>>> may not be understanding what is meant by a whatwg rejection in this
>>> case.
>> 
>> I mean that by the whatwg process, if Hixie says no clearly and 
>> definitively, that is the decision. I say this not to judge, just to 
>> describe what it is. This does not of course mean that everyone who 
>> participates in the WHATWG agrees.
>> 
>> The only thing I see as likely to change things in the whatwg is 
>> implementations appearing.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Maciej
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> with regards
> 
> Steve Faulkner
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> 
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