IAB Statement on Inclusive Language in IAB Stream Documents
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Document | Type | IAB Statement | |
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Title | IAB Statement on Inclusive Language in IAB Stream Documents | ||
Published | 2021-07-14 | ||
Metadata last updated | 2023-08-09 | ||
State | Active | ||
Send notices to | (None) |
14 July 2021
The IESG issued a Statement on Inclusive Language on 11 May, 2021. [IESG]
The IAB concurs with that statement. Clear, precise, and widely accessible language is equally valuable in contributions to the IAB stream. Therefore, the IAB will follow the guidance in [NISTIR8366] for all IAB stream documents and RFCs, and encourages all contributors to do the same.
The IAB further notes that the RFC style guide [RFC-STYLE], which IAB-stream RFCs should follow, makes a similar recommendation.
[IESG] https://www.ietf.org/about/groups/iesg/statements/on-inclusive-language/
[NISTIR8366] Guidance for NIST Staff on Using Inclusive Language in Documentary Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Interagency or Internal Report 8366 (NISTIR 8366), April 2021, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8366.
[RFC-STYLE] https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language