New issue from Jonathan: "§[fs.op.absolute] Non-normative encouragement should be Recommended practice"

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+<issue num="4279" status="New">
+<title>&sect;[fs.op.absolute] Non-normative encouragement should be <i>Recommended practice</i></title>
+<section>
+<sref ref="[fs.op.absolute]"/>
+</section>
+<submitter>Jonathan Wakely</submitter>
+<date>16 Jun 2025</date>
+<priority>99</priority>
+
+<discussion>
+<p>
+[fs.op.absolute] has a note giving strong encouragement, which should be normative:
+</p>
+<blockquote style="border-left: 3px solid #ccc;padding-left: 15px;">
+<p>
+[Note <i>3</i>: Implementations are strongly encouraged to not query secondary storage, and not consider 
+`!exists(p)` an error. &mdash; <i>end note</i>]
+</p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>
+The part about `!exists(p)` not being an error could definitely be a <i>Recommended practice</i> paragraph.  
+Referring to "secondary storage" might need to be phrased differently to be normative (maybe with a note 
+clarifying that the normative wording is referring to "secondary storage").
+</p>
+</discussion>
+
+<resolution>
+</resolution>
+
+</issue>