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Diagrams call Editorial changes "minor changes" #29

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dwsinger opened this issue Apr 21, 2017 · 4 comments
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Diagrams call Editorial changes "minor changes" #29

dwsinger opened this issue Apr 21, 2017 · 4 comments
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Closed: Duplicate DoC This has been referenced from a Disposition of Comments (or predates the use of DoCs) Type: Editorial improvements
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Transferred from https://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/issues/177
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@chaals chaals self-assigned this Apr 22, 2017
@chaals chaals added this to the Mid-year review draft milestone Apr 22, 2017
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chaals commented Aug 30, 2017

This is not editorial. There are 5 occurrences of "editorial change" which includes the definition - something that doesn't change conformance. 3 are linked to that definition, the last is to say that Member Submissions have to be presented again even for editorial changes, which I will raise as an issue but since there's no normative import to what it means there I don't see any urgent need to change.

"Minor change" is used in noting that a PR can be published as a Recommendation "with minor changes" - that should probably be defined as "editorial changes" but IMHO that is a substantive change to the document, and in any event I think it reflects a change in practice over the last decade or so.

UPDATE: Reading more carefully. It is used in the section on AC review, and applies to Director's decisions based on AC review. I think it is reasonable in that case to allow "minor changes to the proposal". Trying to anticipate what sort of changes might be appopriate requires anticipating all the questions put for review, which seems like a bad idea.

"Minor change" is also used to describe allowable changes to charters between review and publication. I believe that is part of #28

It is also used in diagrams of the TR development process, where I think it is entirely informative and doesn't need a definition.

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It seems that in the text of the process, "minor change" is only used to refer to Charter changes. Perhaps the diagrams that aid understanding of the Rec track should not use "minor change" but instead use appropriate words from the Rec track process sections ("editorial change" for example)?

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chaals commented Sep 11, 2017

Changing the images is on my radar - I would like to check they are up to date and add one for Ends of Life, too...

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@dwsinger dwsinger changed the title Editorial changes often called "minor changes" Diagrams call Editorial changes "minor changes" Nov 2, 2017
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chaals commented Dec 19, 2017

Closing in favour of #91

@chaals chaals closed this as completed Dec 19, 2017
@frivoal frivoal added Closed: Duplicate DoC This has been referenced from a Disposition of Comments (or predates the use of DoCs) labels Dec 9, 2018
@frivoal frivoal modified the milestones: Mid-year review draft, Process 2018 Feb 19, 2019
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