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Re: [rfc-i] NO policy in Style Guide, please

Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch> Thu, 22 February 2024 08:13 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rfc-i] NO policy in Style Guide, please
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Hi Jean,

On 22.02.2024 00:34, Jean Mahoney wrote:
>
>> However, it is very clear that it's the RSWG that defines policy 
>> (whatever that is), which includes saying (if necessary) what is not 
>> policy. A statement in the Style Guide saying that something "should 
>> not be defined by policy" is therefore completely out of place.
>
> [JM] Yes, we can update the sentence by deleting the mention of policy:
>
>    "There is no hard limit on the number and frequency of links in
>    documents."
>
>
That's perfect.  Thank you.

Eliot

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