This flash talk will explore the pros and cons of four fundamentals of standards content development - prescriptive rules, performance rules, permissive rules, and prohibitive rules. Should standards be inclusive of all four fundamentals or do these concepts conflict with each other? Does the fundamental type change the user experience with the standard or potentially obscure the standard's intent? This session will cite examples where each fundamental has been used most effectively and examples where their use has been a detriment to the standard.
