"Older versions of this specification had defined a "status" object type ... There are deployed implementations that currently still use "status" ... The determination of whether or not a "note" object represents a person's current status is based on the context in which the "note" is used."

Good joke. Standards.

"We had an object that was unambiguous. That was too easy so now this object replaces it, but to figure out if it means the same thing as it did before, you have to know the context. Also some people still use the old one. HAVE FUN"