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

Jean Mahoney <jmahoney@amsl.com> Thu, 22 February 2024 14:07 UTC

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

On 2/22/24 2:13 AM, Eliot Lear wrote:
> 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.

[JM] This update has been made:

https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#links

Thanks!
Jean

> 
> Eliot
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