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 ## What is this Repository?
 
 This repo is where [Mozilla](https://mozilla.org/) decides and documents what it thinks about
-emerging technical specifications for the Web. Typically they're draft documents in the
-[IETF](https://ietf.org/), [W3C](https://w3.org/) (including the [WICG](https://wicg.github.io/)),
-[WHATWG](https://whatwg.org/), and [Ecma TC39](https://github.com/tc39), but they could come from
-elsewhere too.
+emerging technical specifications for the Web. Typically such specs are standards-track drafts in the
+[IETF](https://ietf.org/), [W3C](https://w3.org/),
+[WHATWG](https://whatwg.org/), and [Ecma TC39](https://github.com/tc39).
+We may also provide positions on documents located outside a standards process, 
+e.g. those in W3C Community Groups such as [WICG](https://wicg.github.io/) 
+or other community incubation efforts with well-understood
+<abbr title="intellectual property rights">IPR</abbr> terms, 
+but as a general rule believe that any such work must be moved to a formal standards track 
+before it’s appropriate for adoption as part of the web platform.
 
 Having a clear Mozilla position on these specifications helps us align our thinking and communicate
 it clearly to these standards bodies, as well as other browsers.