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by zalew 5238 days ago
I don't know if it's really a big deal to set up a general convention, and when new features appear, just discuss it with W3C and/or other vendors, and use it. These are the minor kinds of problems that can be solved in theory with a few emails and in practice with a 2 months thread on a discussion board (but still better than a mess)
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But it isn't a mess. Finalized names are selected as part of the standardization process. That's exactly what TFA was saying: the standardization process works, but web developers are being exceptionally lazy.

What you're asking for is that the browser engineers should wait until part of the standardization process is done (the naming) before they start on implementation, only to potentially have to rewrite things once a finalized name is selected. Not going to happen.

a process that takes 11 years and counting to finalize the properties of a rounded border isnt a mess, its a disaster.