Adjust the status of Tim Berners-Lee in the TAG

[frivoal]

This ensures he has permanent access to participate in the TAG, without putting him on the critical path for any vote or quorum that involves TAG members, notably the Council's Unanimous Short Circuit.

More broadly, this also removes him from being part of the Council, as the Council's purpose is to replace his former role as Director in resolving Formal Objections.

This is one possible solution to #784, with #792 and #793 being alternatives.

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[nigelmegitt]

I like the approach here, but I think merely having a standing invitation to TAG meetings is slightly too weak, in the sense that it needs to be clear that he is invited, but not required, to participate fully in all TAG activities, as well as meetings or sessions.

[tantek]

Why not omit "permanent" from this PR? What does it add?

Or if the intent is a ongoing default, then say "ongoing standing invitation" instead.

Other than that LGTM (and can live with current wording also)

[frivoal]

Another difference this would make is that Timbl would no longer be involved (and therefore not counted when determining the 2/3 marjority) when voting on approving TAG appointments.

[tantek]

Suggested one typo fix, otherwise additional changes are an improvement. Thanks for this iteration.

[TallTed]

My dfn syntax may be wrong, but my intent should be clear enough to act on.

That said, as I read the documentation, the <dfn> tag should be used where the term (whether Director Emeritus or Directors Emeriti) should be defined, to be referenced from elsewhere — but there is no such definition here, so should perhaps this should be [=Director Emeritus=] with the <dfn> somewhere else?

Suggested change

	As <dfn export>Director Emeritus</dfn>,
	Tim Berners-Lee has an ongoing standing invitation
	Each <dfn data-lt="Directors Emeriti" export>Director Emeritus</dfn>
	has an ongoing standing invitation

[frivoal]

There's no expectation that this ever will be plural (and if it did become plural, that would imply a change in governance large enough to merit thinking about explicitely), so I think it makes sense to keep this in the singular.

[frivoal]

As for using this as a dfn vs a reference to a dfn, "Tim Berners Lee" is effectively the definition of "Director Emeritus" for our purposes, so I think the original phrasing is fine, and actually, removing his name from this definition suggests, incorrectly, that it might apply to more people, which is not intended.

[TallTed]

Suggested change

	As <dfn export>Director Emeritus</dfn>,
	Tim Berners-Lee has an ongoing standing invitation
	As the only <dfn export>Director Emeritus</dfn>,
	Tim Berners-Lee has an ongoing standing invitation

[frivoal]

I wonder if we should drop line 1018 entirely. While timbl was the Director for the longest time, that word has now taken a new meaning (board member). The "the only" clarification helps, but maybe dropping the line altogether is simpler. Or maybe replace "Director Emeritus" with "founder of W3C", which unambiguously refers to him and him alone.

[frivoal]

Suggested change

	As <dfn export>Director Emeritus</dfn>,
	Tim Berners-Lee has an ongoing standing invitation
	As <dfn export>founder of W3C</dfn>,
	Tim Berners-Lee has an ongoing standing invitation

[martinthomson]

Is this missing some articles?

"As the founder of the W3C," or "As founder of the W3C," both work for me. I realize that the usage of the standalone "W3C" in this document often deliberately omits a "the", but that just reads as broken English to this native speaker.

[frivoal]

Omitting "the" in front of "W3C" is not limited to this document, it's W3C's official branding guidelines, which we merely follow. Took me a while to get used to, but I've now grown accustomed to it, and it doesn't really strike me as any more strange than the lack of article in front of IBM or NASA.

[martinthomson]

This seems fine to me, with any of the alternative spellings of the text. Better than the other option presently on the table (#792). Process needs to reflect reality and this is closer to that reality as I experience it.

[martinthomson]

Is this missing some articles?

"As the founder of the W3C," or "As founder of the W3C," both work for me. I realize that the usage of the standalone "W3C" in this document often deliberately omits a "the", but that just reads as broken English to this native speaker.