XEP-0014: Message Tone

Abstract
A proposal for including the sender's tone in messages.
Author
Mike Mintz
Copyright
© 2001 – 2002 XMPP Standards Foundation. SEE LEGAL NOTICES.
Status

Rejected

WARNING: This document has been Rejected by the XMPP Council. Implementation of the protocol described herein is not recommended under any circumstances.
Type
Standards Track
Version
0.2 (2002-01-16)
Document Lifecycle
  1. Experimental
  2. Proposed
  3. Rejected
  4. Stable
  5. Final

1. Introduction

When people speak to one another, they use various tones of voice and body language to express themselves. When communicating online, people have no easy way of expressing themselves clearly. By incorporating message tones into Jabber, people will be able to convey tones such as anger, sarcasm, and confusion.

2. Protocol Implementation

Tone can be added only to messages, and it is added as an <x> tag inside a message. The <x> tag will look something like this:

Example 1.
<x xmlns='jabber:x:tone'>angry</x>
  

The specified tone is included as CDATA within the <x> element.

2.1 Example

Here is an example of a message with a tone:

Example 2.
<message to='mikem@jabber.org'>
  <body>
    Why the hell did they reject my idea?
  </body>
  <x xmlns='jabber:x:tone'>angry</x>
</message>
    

3. Representing Tones

Tones are not meant to be sent with every message. They should be used only in cases where a tone dramatically applies. The overuse of tones will cause them to lose their effect.

Because tones are abstract and not clearly defined, there is no standard list of tones. Clients should receive the tone as it is and display it as plain text, in such a way that it is linked to a specific message. Clients may want to have a specified list of tones that a user can select from when sending a message.

Tones should be short and simple. Here is a list of good tones:


Appendices

Appendix A: Document Information

Series
XEP
Number
0014
Publisher
XMPP Standards Foundation
Status
Rejected
Type
Standards Track
Version
0.2
Last Updated
2002-01-16
Approving Body
XMPP Council
Dependencies
XMPP Core
Supersedes
None
Superseded By
None
Short Name
N/A
Source Control
HTML

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Appendix B: Author Information

Mike Mintz
Email
psicoder@yahoo.com
JabberID
mikem@jabber.org

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Appendix D: Relation to XMPP

The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is defined in the XMPP Core (RFC 6120) and XMPP IM (RFC 6121) specifications contributed by the XMPP Standards Foundation to the Internet Standards Process, which is managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force in accordance with RFC 2026. Any protocol defined in this document has been developed outside the Internet Standards Process and is to be understood as an extension to XMPP rather than as an evolution, development, or modification of XMPP itself.

Appendix E: Discussion Venue

The primary venue for discussion of XMPP Extension Protocols is the <standards@xmpp.org> discussion list.

Discussion on other xmpp.org discussion lists might also be appropriate; see <https://xmpp.org/community/> for a complete list.

Errata can be sent to <editor@xmpp.org>.

Appendix F: Requirements Conformance

The following requirements keywords as used in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119: "MUST", "SHALL", "REQUIRED"; "MUST NOT", "SHALL NOT"; "SHOULD", "RECOMMENDED"; "SHOULD NOT", "NOT RECOMMENDED"; "MAY", "OPTIONAL".

Appendix G: Notes

Appendix H: Revision History

Note: Older versions of this specification might be available at https://xmpp.org/extensions/attic/

  1. Version 0.2 (2002-01-16)
    First release to CVS, including editorial changes and assignment of number.
    psa
  2. Version 0.1 (2001-11-17)
    Initial version.
    mm

Appendix I: Bib(La)TeX Entry

@report{mintz2001n/a,
  title = {Message Tone},
  author = {Mintz, Mike},
  type = {XEP},
  number = {0014},
  version = {0.2},
  institution = {XMPP Standards Foundation},
  url = {https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0014.html},
  date = {2001-11-17/2002-01-16},
}

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