Remove mentions of XSLT from the DOM spec

[mfreed7]

This goes along with whatwg/html#11563.

Closes #181.

• At least two implementers are interested (and none opposed):
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• Tests are written and can be reviewed and commented upon at:
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• Implementation bugs are filed:
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[mfreed7]

Seems extremely chilish for adults that work for a company as large as Google to keep locking threads where there are comments criticizing this push to drop XSLT, such as this issue and this pull request.

FYI: If you have to lock threads for there not to be opposition, you're probably the ones in the wrong. A discussion isn't "too heated" because people disagree with you.

So two things. One is that I haven't locked a single thread. Two is that others have (rightly) locked several threads because people kept making ad hominem attacks (like calling people "extremely childish") rather than focusing on the technical discussion. I've never seen a thread on WHATWG locked for disagreements - there are many examples of quite heated disagreements that are still open for comment. However, in those examples, the participants were able to talk about the merits of the technology being discussed, without disparaging the people making the comments.

[duckdotapk]

I do apologise if it was not actually you or any other user from Google who locked those threads, but, IMO, the point still stands that the person who did do so is acting in a manner that's actively hostile to having an open dialogue regarding a proposal that appears to be quite unpopular.

[mfreed7]

I do apologise if it was not actually you or any other user from Google who locked those threads

It wasn't me, but again, I appreciate that they did so.

IMO, the point still stands that the person who did do so is acting in a manner that's actively hostile to having an open dialogue regarding a proposal that appears to be quite unpopular.

On the contrary, it's unfortunate that the people who feel so passionate about this tech can't control themselves enough to act professionally and have a civil discussion. I want to understand actual use cases and try to mitigate issues, but now I can't hear from the subset of affected people who are able to carry on a conversation without name calling.