⚠️ This now lives at https://github.com/RoootTheFox/matrix-spec-proposals. This document is outdated.
A lot of users, especially those switching to Matrix from other platform (e.g. Discord) are finding Matrix lacking for not providing a way to write information about themselves, e.g. their interests, and having others be able to view that. Several clients already have their own, client-specific implementations of a biography field via extended global profiles, creating a split in the ecosystem. To bring back standardization, this proposal defines a standardized biography field on top of MSC4133.
This proposal took writing inspiration from MSC4247 and was heavily inspired from the biography formats of the Sable and Commet clients and the Matrix spec for room messages. *(this par