Re: p2: Purely editorial feedback

[Amos Jeffries <[e-mail]>]

On 20/04/2013 7:39 p.m., Mark Nottingham wrote:
> Strictly editorial feedback on the current p2:
>
> * 1. Introduction doesn't read smoothly. I'm happy to make a proposal if necessary.
>
> * 2 "The target of each HTTP request"   s/each/a/
>
> * 3.1 "The following header fields are defined to convey representation metadata:"  This reads as if it's a closed set. Suggest removing "are defined to".
>
> * 3.1.1 a more appropriate section title would be "Processing Representation Data" or "Processing Representation Metadata" (depending on intent)
>
> * 3.1.2.1 "Frequently, the representation is stored in coded form, transmitted directly, and only decoded by the recipient."   Saying "final recipient" would be clearer.

But incorect. Encoded from responses are routinely decoded by 
intermediary proxies for processing (think AV scanners on gzipped 
objects). They fall under "recipient", but not "final recipient".

Amos