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- This version URI.
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- \"Rescinds this Recommendation\" URI
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https://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/2021/W3C-@{param1}Include this source code:
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<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"https://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/2021/W3C-@{param1}\"/>Include this source code:
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- 'History' - URI to the history of the specification
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Note: Editors must be participating in the group producing the document at the time of its publication. If an editor left the group before publication, they can still be listed but the rationale must be provided in a<span class=\"former\">element next to the name of the editor.", "altRepresentations": "Authors may provide links to alternative (non-normative) representations or packages for the document. For instance:", "implReport": "It must include either:
<p>This document is also available in these non-normative formats: <a href=\"@{param1}-shortname-20180101.html\">single HTML file</a>, <a href=\"@{param1}-shortname-20180101.tgz\">gzipped tar file of HTML</a>.</p>", "translation": "There must be a link to a translations page. The recommended markup is:
- a link to an interoperability or implementation report if the Director used such a report as part of the decision to advance the specification, or
- a statement that the Director's decision did not involve such a report.
<p>See also <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/Translations/?technology=shortname\"><strong>translations</strong></a>.</p>See suggestions on translations in the manual of style.
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Copyright © @{year} World Wide Web Consortium. W3C® liability, trademark and permissive document license rules apply.Include this source code:<p class="copyright"><a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/#copyright">Copyright</a> © @{year} <a href="https://www.w3.org/">World Wide Web Consortium</a>. <abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr><sup>®</sup> <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/#Legal_Disclaimer">liability</a>, <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/#W3C_Trademarks">trademark</a> and <a href="https://www.w3.org/copyright/software-license/">permissive document license</a> rules apply.</p>Note: Exceptions are listed in this json file.", "hrAfterCopyright": "A horizontal rule (
hr) must follow the copyright." } }, "navigation": { "name": "6. Table of Contents", "rules": { "toc": "There should be a table of contents after the status section, labeled with anh2element with content \"Table of Contents\".", "tocNav": "The table of content must be inside a navigation element (nav).Include this source code:
" } }, "document-status": { "name": "5. Document Status Section", "rules": { "sotd": "There must be a status section that follows the abstract, labeled with an<nav id=\"toc\"><h2>Table of Contents</h2>h2element with content \"Status of This Document\". The Team maintains the status section of a document.", "boilerplateTRDoc": "It must begin with the following boilerplate text:This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C standards and drafts index.
Include this source code:", "datesFormat": "All dates must have one of the following forms:<p><em>This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/TR/\">W3C standards and drafts index</a>.</em></p>A leading zero in the day is optional.", "publish": "It must include the name of the W3C group that produced the document, the type of document and its track. The name must be a link to a public page for the group.
- DD Month YYYY : 09 January 2020
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Include this source code:", "draftStability": "It must include the following sentences in the \"Status Of This Document\":<p>Publication as @{param1} does not imply endorsement by W3C and its Members.</p>This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than a work in progress.", "patPolReq": "It must include a text related to the patent policy:
- if the document is under REC track, the text is:
This document was produced by a group operating under the W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent that the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy.
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Include this source code:", "discontinue": "If the document was published due to a W3C decision to stop work on this material, the status section should include that rationale.", "expectations": "It should indicate the level of endorsement within the group for the material, set expectations that the group has completed work on the topics covered by the document, and set expectations about the group's commitment to respond to comments about the document.", "ACRepFeedbackEmail": "It also must provide information to Advisory Committee Representatives about how to send their review comments (e.g., the link to all AC reviews, or a link to a specific questionnaire)", "reviewEndDatePR": "It must include the end date of the review period.", "recRelation": "It must indicate that it rescinds a Recommendation and must link to the most recent Recommendation (if any) having the same major revision number.", "altTechno": "It should direct readers to alternative technologies." } }, "document-body": { "name": "7. Document Body", "rules": { "headingWithoutID": "recursive Every marked-up section and subsection of the document must have a target anchor. A section is identified by a heading element (<p>This document is governed by the <a id=\"w3c_process_revision\" href=\"https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20250818/\">18 August 2023 W3C Process Document</a>. </p>h1-h6). The anchor may be specified using anid(ornameif anaelement is used) attribute on any of the following: the heading element itself, the parentdivorsectionelement of the heading element (where the heading element is the first child of thedivorsection), a descendant of the heading element, or anaimmediately preceding the heading element.", "brokenLink": "The document must not have any broken internal links or broken links to other resources at w3.org. The document should not have any other broken links.", "cssValid": "recursive The document must not have any style sheet errors.", "namespaces": "recursive All proposed XML namespaces created by the publication of the document must follow URIs for W3C Namespaces .", "wcag": "The document(s) must conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2, Level AA. Note: You may wish to consult the customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2.", "securityAndPrivacy": "The document should have a security and privacy considerations section.", "fixupJs": "The document must include the scriptfixup.js.Include this source code:
" } }, "compound": { "name": "8. Compound Documents", "rules": { "compoundFilesLocation": "If the document is compound (i.e., if it consists of more than one file), all the files must be under a directory /TR/YYYY/@{param1}-shortname-YYYYMMDD/. Exceptions are resources under these paths:<script src=\"//www.w3.org/scripts/TR/2021/fixup.js\" type=\"application/javascript\"></script>", "compoundOverview": "The main page should be called Overview.html.", "compound": "All other files must be reachable by links from the document." } }, "rec-edit-install": { "name": "1. Install the document.", "rules": { "install": "(if new dated version) Copy the original REC in /TR into a new dated
- https://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/
- https://www.w3.org/scripts/
<new date>directory in /TR" } }, "rec-edit-stylesheet": { "name": "2. Use the corresponding stylesheet", "rules": { "stylesheet": "For the W3C stylesheet, use the @{param1} version of the W3C stylesheet in use in the REC (old, or 2021). So, it's one of:" } }, "rec-edit-w3c-state": { "name": "3. Change the title of the document", "rules": { "w3c-state": "In the
- https://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/W3C-@{param1}.css
- https://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/2021/W3C-@{param1}.css
- or reuse the (some?) content from https://www.w3.org/TR/html50/superseded.css as needed
<p id=\"w3c-state\">element containing the state and date (\"W3C Recommendation DD Month YYYY\"), add:" } }, "rec-edit-version": { "name": "4. Set the \"This version\" link", "rules": { "version": "(if new dated version) This version link gets the form https://www.w3.org/TR/YYYY/@{param1}-<shortname-with-version>-<newdate>/" } }, "rec-edit-previous": { "name": "5. Set the \"Previous version\" link", "rules": { "previous": "(if new dated version) Previous version becomes the dated link of the REC being @{param1}" } }, "rec-edit-sotd": { "name": "6. Change the \"status of this document\" section", "rules": { "sotd": "The SOTD gets updated as follows:
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<br>element after the original date- and \"@{param1}
<new date>\" when the @{param1} document gets published by the webmaster" } } } } }
- 6.1. add the following markup (update link to proper Process version if needed):
<p>This specification is a <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20250818/#rec-rescind\">@{param1} Recommendation</a>. A newer specification exists that is recommended for new adoption in place of this specification. </p>- 6.2. Make sure to update or remove the sentence indicating that the document \"is a Recommendation\" if one appears.
- 6.3. Remove the following paragraph:
<p>This document has been reviewed by W3C Members, by software developers, and by other W3C groups and interested parties, and is endorsed by the Director as a W3C Recommendation. It is a stable document and may be used as reference material or cited from another document. W3C's role in making the Recommendation is to draw attention to the specification and to promote its widespread deployment. This enhances the functionality and interoperability of the Web.</p>- 6.4. ... and replace it with (update the @@ as needed):
<p>For purposes of the W3C Patent Policy, this @{param1} Recommendation has the same status as an active Recommendation; it retains licensing commitments and remains available as a reference for old -- and possibly still deployed -- implementations, but is not recommended for future implementation. New implementations should follow the<a href='@@'>latest version</a>of the @@ specification.</p>- 6.5. DO NOT TOUCH THE PATENT POLICY PARAGRAPH. The document is still governed by IP commitments even if it is @{param2} (as described in the paragraph you added in the previous step).
- 6.6. Look at the resulting SOTD, make sure it makes sense and \"modify as needed\". In other words, if you need to add more explanations about why the document was @{param2}, feel free to do so by adding to the first paragraph introduced by 6.1. The Director may ask to add or modify specific wordings as well. Just remember to keep the time spent as minimal since our goal is to minimize the time spent @{param3} documents, so don't overdo it.@{param4}