[uf-discuss] Appeal for Issues: Empty spans in value-excerption-pattern

[Rob Crowther]

2008/11/6 Ben Ward <lists at ben-ward.co.uk>:
> Thus, this will parse:
>
>  <span class="dtstart"><span class="value" title="2008-11-04"></span>4th
> November</span>
>
> But this will fail:
>
>  <span class="dtstart">On 4th November 2008 Barack Obama was elected the
> first African American president of the United States of American. He was
> really pleased about it. <span class="value" title="2008-11-04"></span>
> </span>
>
I'm not sure I understand the benefit here - will this also parse?

<span class="dtstart"><span class="value" title="2008-11-04">Barack
Obama was elected the
first African American president of the United States of American, and he was
really pleased about it, on 4th November 2008</span>
</span>

Rob