@kilroy_was_here If that's what it takes, I would say the answer to the question is No, it cannot be done. Because human nature being what it is ...

I can't promise answers to all, but I can hopefully channel the community's current thinking. (And if you have relevant experience or opinions, please come, too, and help me answer those questions.)2/2

@north @jdlh @liaizon @Profpatsch @hongminhee Yes, likewise. For me it's "UTF-8 everywhere or GTFO".We can't continue with design assumptions from the 1970s about what "acceptable" characters are in text.Will it increase inclusivity? I don't know. I hope so.Will there be security issues? I doubt it will be worse than it is now.Will it surface some bugs? I think so. And that's a good thing.