[e] (0) Add note about why we use Gregorian as the wire calendar.

Fixing https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=17853
Affected topics: HTML

git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@7604 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74

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@@ -5649,6 +5649,12 @@ <h4 id=dates-and-times><span class=secno>2.5.5 </span>Dates and times</h4>
 
   </div>
 
+  <p class=note>The use of the Gregorian calendar as the wire format in this specification is an
+  arbitrary choice resulting from the cultural biases of those involved in the decision. See also
+  the section discussing <a href=#input-author-notes>date, time, and number formats</a> in forms
+  <span class=impl>(for authors), <a href=#input-impl-notes>implemention notes regarding
+  localization of form controls</a>,</span> and the <code><a href=#the-time-element>time</a></code> element.</p>
+
 
   <h5 id=months><span class=secno>2.5.5.1 </span>Months</h5>
 
@@ -45228,6 +45234,7 @@ <h5 id=the-difference-between-the-field-type,-the-autofill-field-name,-and-the-i
 
 
   <h5 id=input-author-notes><span class=secno>4.10.1.8 </span>Date, time, and number formats</h5>
+  <!-- ID referenced from other parts of the spec -->
 
   <p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p>
 
@@ -50863,6 +50870,7 @@ <h6 id="button-state-(type=button)"><span class=secno>4.10.7.1.22 </span><dfn ti
   <div class=impl>
 
   <h5 id=input-impl-notes><span class=secno>4.10.7.2 </span>Implemention notes regarding localization of form controls</h5>
+  <!-- ID referenced from other parts of the spec -->
 
   <p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p>
 

index

@@ -5649,6 +5649,12 @@ a.setAttribute('href', 'http://example.com/'); // change the content attribute d
 
   </div>
 
+  <p class=note>The use of the Gregorian calendar as the wire format in this specification is an
+  arbitrary choice resulting from the cultural biases of those involved in the decision. See also
+  the section discussing <a href=#input-author-notes>date, time, and number formats</a> in forms
+  <span class=impl>(for authors), <a href=#input-impl-notes>implemention notes regarding
+  localization of form controls</a>,</span> and the <code><a href=#the-time-element>time</a></code> element.</p>
+
 
   <h5 id=months><span class=secno>2.5.5.1 </span>Months</h5>
 
@@ -45228,6 +45234,7 @@ the cell that corresponds to the values of the two dice.
 
 
   <h5 id=input-author-notes><span class=secno>4.10.1.8 </span>Date, time, and number formats</h5>
+  <!-- ID referenced from other parts of the spec -->
 
   <p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p>
 
@@ -50863,6 +50870,7 @@ interface <dfn id=htmlformelement>HTMLFormElement</dfn> : <a href=#htmlelement>H
   <div class=impl>
 
   <h5 id=input-impl-notes><span class=secno>4.10.7.2 </span>Implemention notes regarding localization of form controls</h5>
+  <!-- ID referenced from other parts of the spec -->
 
   <p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p>
 

source

@@ -4831,6 +4831,12 @@ a.setAttribute('href', 'http://example.com/'); // change the content attribute d
 
   </div>
 
+  <p class="note">The use of the Gregorian calendar as the wire format in this specification is an
+  arbitrary choice resulting from the cultural biases of those involved in the decision. See also
+  the section discussing <a href="#input-author-notes">date, time, and number formats</a> in forms
+  <span class="impl">(for authors), <a href="#input-impl-notes">implemention notes regarding
+  localization of form controls</a>,</span> and the <code>time</code> element.</p>
+
 
   <h5>Months</h5>
 
@@ -52902,6 +52908,7 @@ the cell that corresponds to the values of the two dice.
 
 
   <h5 id="input-author-notes">Date, time, and number formats</h5>
+  <!-- ID referenced from other parts of the spec -->
 
   <!--END dev-html--><p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p><!--START dev-html-->
 
@@ -59307,6 +59314,7 @@ interface <dfn>HTMLFormElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
   <div class="impl">
 
   <h5 id="input-impl-notes">Implemention notes regarding localization of form controls</h5>
+  <!-- ID referenced from other parts of the spec -->
 
   <!--END dev-html--><p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p><!--START dev-html-->