[uf-discuss] meeting minutes: microformats needed?

[Tantek Ç elik]

On 5/3/06 5:29 AM, "Scott Reynen" <scott at randomchaos.com> wrote:

> On May 3, 2006, at 6:31 AM, Edward Summers wrote:
> 
>> On May 3, 2006, at 5:29 AM, brush wrote:
>>> *new microformat?: hparticipants (multiple hcards plus class="role")
>>>   -- could be useful in many other circumstances
>> 
>> If a role could somehow be assigned to an hCard it would be very
>> useful in the citation microformat for authors, editors,
>> translators, etc...
> 
> Doesn't the ROLE property already serve this purpose?
> 
> "Type name: ROLE
> 
> Type purpose: To specify information concerning the role, occupation,
> or business category of the object the vCard represents."
> 
> See:
> 
> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2426.html
> http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard#Property_List

Agreed.  It does appear that ROLE can be used in this manner.  It doesn't
have a predefined set of values.  If another format reuses hCard in this
manner and leverages ROLE, it may wish to enumerate (suggest) and define
specific values.

Tantek