The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) decided to hold a meeting about “Toward More Transparent Government” and listed the conference as “Conversations and results are public.” Oddly, when CNet attempted to cover it, the meaning of “Public” was reversed to mean “Closed to public”. Oddly, the Lawyer that runs the W3C says:
“There was clearly some ambiguity,” Weitzner said. “We recognize that the (call for participation) could have been more clear.”
…A lawyer. I’m caught up and don’t even know what to write. Do I write that this is typical or that a lawyer should know the meaning of simple words?
Really, I kid you not - check it out on CNET.
