@danjac @notroot @darnell @badtux @DopeGhoti i dont know the detailed history of the spec but from bits and pieces its seems to be reflecting the cumulative knowledge of a few people who pioneered a much earlier generation of projects (with a small more recent patch to accommodate some mastodon issues). There is now the FEP process for enhancements that will hopefully reflect current experiences and insights and some people do good work on deconstructing the protocol and creating testing suites