TAG issue tracking policy

The section entitled "Issue Resolution" in the TAG charter states:

In addition to the production of Recommendations, the TAG will help resolve technical issues having architectural impact. The process for issue resolution is likely to evolve over time.

The sections below describe TAG processes for addressing isues. Note: These processes are in development as the TAG is just getting underway.

How to raise an issue with the TAG

• Issues should be addressed to the TAG at www-tag. Please refer to information about using www-tag.
• Please review the www-tag@w3.org archives and the issues list before sending your issue to the TAG; it may have already been discussed or resolved.
• Please ask the TAG specific questions about Web architecture, rather than requesting general review of documents. The TAG is more likely to answer specific questions than to review large documents. The charter states: "The TAG is not expected to review every document on the W3C Recommendation track, only those that include Architectural Recommendations or that are brought to the attention of the TAG."
• In your request, please provide the following information:
  • Are there a set of apparent alternative solutions to this architectural issue? The TAG encourages you to propose (alternative) solutions as a starting point.
  • What are the use cases?

TAG issue management

The TAG manages issues as follows:

1. When an issue is brought to the TAG, the TAG decides whether to accept it. Whether accepted or rejected, the issue is assigned an identifier, and the issue is "registered" via a message to www-tag from the TAG (ensuring that person who raised the issue is also cc'd). Subsequent email concerning this issue should use the issue identifier in the Subject line. The definitive state of an issue should be determined by the messages about it on www-tag.
2. When an issue is resolved, the TAG should explain how the resolution will be manifest (e.g., a document update, an Architecture Recommendation, etc.).
3. The TAG will facilitate issue tracking through one or more issues lists (such as the current document).