mailing-lists

Mailing Lists

Read the microformats discuss page first.

Then read the mailing list policies.

Ok, now here are some additional notes of scope and topics for each list.

microformats-discuss

For general discussion of microformats, with a strong leaning towards:

* starting out with microformats
* real-world content authoring

good topics for discussion

Here is a list (certainly not definitive) of good topics which are appropriate for the microformats-discuss list:

* general thoughts on the design and use of semantic XHTML markup
* how to use and write microformats
* how to use microformat design patterns

microformats-dev

For discussion of microformats development, with a leaning towards:

* anything that involves writing code
* abstractions / models (in contrast to actual content)

good topics for discussion

These tend to be topics that belong in microformats-dev instead of microformats-discuss. This list is also not definitive, but illustrates the general areas:

* microformat parsing
* microformat "(auto)-discovery"
* comparisons of microformats with other data abstractions or data representations (e.g. XML, RDF)
* compatibility/interoperability of microformats with other data abstractions or data representations

microformats-rest

For discussion of use of microformats with REST, in protocols, services, APIs etc.