The original spelling reform of 1996, which was meant to harmonize the spelling rules across the German-speaking countries, turned out to be a major embarrassment if not outright failure.
The people who proposed the spelling reform were swiftly fired. 
( z1 fire :ARG1 ( z2 person :ARG0-of ( z3 propose :ARG1 ( z4 reform :ARG1 ( z5 spell ) ) ) ) :manner ( z6 swift ) )