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On May 16, 2012, at 5:22 PM 5/16/12, ned+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", >>> "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this >>> document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119] when they >>> appear in ALL CAPS. These words may also appear in this document in >>> lower case as plain English words, absent their normative meanings. > >> i like this a lot > > I agree. In fact I just incorporated it into the media types registration > update. To be sure of meaning and help confusion avoidance, I would prefer that the key words not appear in the document in lower case and that authors use the suggested replacement words (or break out the thesaurus?). - Ralph > > Ned