title: Why jQuery is not a W3C standard?
body: <p>I've read and heard that jQuery is <strong><em>not</em></strong> a W3C standard but at the same time I couldn't find the reason why it is so.  Any explanation with reasoning are appreciated.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> OK, may be I should reword/rephrase my original question.  Actually, the question I had in my mind was -- <code>Does jQuery follow W3C standards?</code> but while posting it just got reworded.</p>