On Sat, 3 Oct 2026 at 15:58, Brooks Harris via tz <[email protected]> wrote:
> Why not put a notice on the main IANA TzDb page in BIG RED LETTERS > Although we do have some basic guidance in tz-link.html, it is admittedly a bit hidden: https://data.iana.org/time-zones/data/tz-link.html#coordinating (So hidden that I keep accidentally looking for it in theory.html instead.) We could probably stand to beef that up with some harder data and/or make it more visible in the distribution. For that purpose, the timeline that Christian Cruz posted about the America/Coyhaique zone's (not-so-recent) creation may be illustrative: https://lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/5I4VYFK5QQHKELZIEDZIT3OGTQ57WWEL/ Chronicling aspects of the fuller data lifecycle on a site like my https://tzdata-meta.timtimeonline.com/ could also be helpful. That said, putting it in red letters on the IANA page is not likely to accomplish much. As others have pointed out, governments and the general public aren't always aware of our project to begin with. -- Tim Parenti
