[ejr]

"Standard" carries with it a significant heft in meaning, especially authority, that "Something" else is unlikely to carry. Authority that is illegitimate without the original author's involvement.

[frowaway001]

I think the lack of the author's involvement in _anything_ in the last 10 years has cost him any authority he would have had.

Some names are descriptive, some are prescriptive. Just deal with it.

[smackfu]

He told them no, which is still involvement.

[sjwright]

He didn't get "involved", he just said get off my lawn!