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Have a checklist of things to consider for each change

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In https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/1937#issuecomment-257804979 @therealglazou says

first, I think this should NOT have been merged in issue #1945 without some metrics on impacted Wysiwyg editors...

We should do better in the future.

Maybe we can have a checklist of things we need to consider for future changes to HTML, so we remember to consider impact of editors, learnability, accessibility, and so on.

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Research direction

Start by reading the referenced comment in issue #1937 and the discussion in issue #1945 to understand the change that prompted this request. A completed contribution would define and agree on a reusable checklist covering impacts such as WYSIWYG editors, learnability, and accessibility.

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Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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