[uf-discuss] Rel-tag issues, i can't create my own tagspace!

[Kevin Marks]

On Feb 8, 2007, at 7:10 AM, Andy Mabbett wrote:

> In message
> <21e770780702080641t2c7d5969oe0991a2c937350dc at mail.gmail.com>, Brian
> Suda <brian.suda at gmail.com> writes
>
>> --- i agree with all of this, and that is why microformats do not
>> force you to use your own tagspace. There are plenty of sites that  
>> can
>> easily be used as tagspaces[1]
>
> There's also an implicit assumption that publishers (who don't have
> their own tag spaces) are (or should be) willing to litter their pages
> with links to third party websites.
>
> I've yet to see any justification for that assumption.

The several million existing users of rel-tag are sufficient  
justification for me.
If your second party website (the blog hosting service) is not  
sufficient eg wordpress, blogger or livejournal), and you can't find  
a third party tagspace who represents your tag's definition, I am a  
little stumped. What is the actual objection here?

You could put rel="tag nofollow" on them if it is SEO linkjuice related.