8 Jan
2026
8 Jan
'26
8:36 p.m.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM Guus der Kinderen
<guus.der.kinderen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I would certainly support revisiting the questions we
ask during Last Calls. If we can improve those questions in a way that leads to better
engagement, and ultimately to standards that serve the needs of more people, that would be
a very good outcome. As such, this feels like a pragmatic and low-risk first step.
At the same time, if our goal is greater inclusivity and user focus, concentrating solely
on Last Call questions does feel a bit narrowly scoped. I do appreciate the pragmatism
here - and by all means, I'm not suggesting we don't do this - but I wonder
whether, in parallel, we could also look for other improvements in our processes,
organisation, or outreach efforts that might address the same goals more broadly.
The ideal outcome of starting with the Last Call questions is that it
is infectious. If "we" spec authors, developers, "technical people",
what ever you want to call us, know we will have to answer to "civil
society" and know that certain questions will be asked before the XEP
becomes stable we might consider them from the start and/or consult
with people outside our usual circles.
But yes, people with the ability to answer - or phrase for that matter
- those questions won’t appear out of thin air and will need to be
out-reached to. In fact I was going to send this thread to people and
ask them to help us phrase those questions.
cheers
Daniel