Best thing I've read on the Internet in AGES:

https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/12/04/vital-cat-update/

This might be even better than The Great Flamingo Uprising of 2010.

Chairs run the process. Contributors write the standards. If you want to influence how specs actually turn into something implementable, this post breaks down the skills that make contributors effective and trusted.

https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2026/02/10/contributor-skills-how-standards-are-created/