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Re: [Terminology] Guidance for NIST Staff on Using Inclusive Language in Documentary Standards (NISTIR 8366)

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <ietf@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
CC: John Levine <johnl@taugh.com>, "terminology@ietf.org" <terminology@ietf.org>, "npdoty@ischool.berkeley.edu" <npdoty@ischool.berkeley.edu>
Thread-Topic: [Terminology] Guidance for NIST Staff on Using Inclusive Language in Documentary Standards (NISTIR 8366)
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Subject: Re: [Terminology] Guidance for NIST Staff on Using Inclusive Language in Documentary Standards (NISTIR 8366)
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>    I partially agree.  It is good in its content and forum EXCEPT it refers
    to what we know to be unpublished drafts of the IETF, the fact that it
    appears to have used such input is bothersome to me.  The fact that it
    published such references in a standards document is beyond me.

Did you read the section?  It says:

Terminology, Power, and Inclusive Language in Internet-Drafts and RFCs is currently an internet draft that does not reflect IETF consensus. This document suggests how editors of Internet-Drafts and RFCs can and should avoid exclusionary language and incorporate alternative, inclusive language in order to improve technical IETF documentation.

"does not reflect IETF consensus"

It covers other "in progress" efforts to, such as GitHub renaming, ISO report that was submitted but not approved, etc.

And the whole thing isn't a standard (like AES, etc).  It's a document to provide guidance.

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