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URL's "non-special" scheme is not explicitly defined #273

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equalsJeffH opened this issue Mar 14, 2017 · 1 comment · Fixed by #511
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URL's "non-special" scheme is not explicitly defined #273

equalsJeffH opened this issue Mar 14, 2017 · 1 comment · Fixed by #511
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https://url.spec.whatwg.org/commit-snapshots/5807b28261e44a47e31683230137da395ddc79d8/#url-representation

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..is not explicitly defined. it links to the exposition of what a "special" scheme is, but there is not text or example denoting explicitly what constitutes non-special scheme.
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annevk commented Mar 15, 2017

Hmm, we use this pattern a lot (referring to a definition using its negation). It means the negation of the definition. If that is too confusing we'd have to duplicate a lot of definitions.

@annevk annevk added clarification Standard could be clearer and removed non-normative labels Apr 26, 2020
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Editorial: avoid using non-special scheme
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Closes #273. Follow-up #510.
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Editorial: avoid using non-special scheme
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Closes #273. Follow-up #510.
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