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*[http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2006/01/limitations-of-rel-microformat.html limitations of rel="tag" microformat] - 2006-01-17 Summary: Under the current draft, tags and relevant tagspaces are potentially hard to create; and it's still easy to abuse the system. Humans can still be tricked and so can the machines. It's a great spec if you happen to have a compliant directory structure, but if your site doesn't match then you either recreate your entire system... or, more likely, you sadly advise the client that tags aren't happening.
*[http://www.voiceoftech.com/swhitley/index.php/?p=159 Committing An Act of hEresy - Part I] - 2006-12-11. Completely misrepresents microformats.
*[http://www.voiceoftech.com/swhitley/index.php/?p=159 Committing An Act of hEresy - Part I] - 2006-12-11. Completely misrepresents microformats.
*[http://evan.prodromou.name/RDFa_vs_microformats RDFa vs microformats] - 2006-05-29. Issues: lack of co-ordination & compatibility.
*[http://evan.prodromou.name/RDFa_vs_microformats RDFa vs microformats] - 2006-05-29. Issues: lack of co-ordination & compatibility.

Revision as of 15:41, 1 January 2007

Criticism

From time to time, there is criticism of a single, or all, microformats. Some is constructive, other less so.

The following list makes no judgement either way, but is included for reference, and in order that microformat advocates who wish to do so, may participate in the original discussion,.

If you choose to do so, please adopt a positive helpful manner, and act as an ambassador for the microformat community.

Unless stated, titles and dates are taken from original postings, verbatim.

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  • limitations of rel="tag" microformat - 2006-01-17 Summary: Under the current draft, tags and relevant tagspaces are potentially hard to create; and it's still easy to abuse the system. Humans can still be tricked and so can the machines. It's a great spec if you happen to have a compliant directory structure, but if your site doesn't match then you either recreate your entire system... or, more likely, you sadly advise the client that tags aren't happening.
  • Committing An Act of hEresy - Part I - 2006-12-11. Completely misrepresents microformats.
  • RDFa vs microformats - 2006-05-29. Issues: lack of co-ordination & compatibility.
  • Use of 'abbr' in microformats - 2006-09-20. Issues: use of 'abbr'; Julian dates
  • Must Ignore vs. Microformats - 2006-07-12. Issues: "XML would be better"

See also