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= Best Practices for Example Pages =
= Best Practices for Example Pages =


'''Example''' pages are the first stage of the exploration [[process]] which must precede proposing a new microformat. Current [[Main Page#Exploratory Discussions|explorations]] are listed on the [[Main Page]].
'''Example''' pages are the first stage of the exploration [[process]] which must precede proposing a new microformat. Current [[Main Page#Exploratory Discussions|explorations]] are listed on the [[Main Page]].  You can use the [examples-template] to help you create your own page.


== Purpose of Example Pages ==
== Purpose of Example Pages ==
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** ''Link to related pages as they become available''
** ''Link to related pages as they become available''
* See Also
* See Also
** ''Other micrformats''
** ''Other micorformats''
** ''Normative references for tags used''
** ''Normative references for tags used''



Revision as of 18:09, 13 October 2005

Best Practices for Example Pages

Example pages are the first stage of the exploration process which must precede proposing a new microformat. Current explorations are listed on the Main Page. You can use the [examples-template] to help you create your own page.

Purpose of Example Pages

(adapted from process)

Document current human behavior. Remember, we're paving the cowpaths- before you do that you have to find the cowpaths. Your documentation should be a collection of real world sites and pages which are publishing the kind of data you wish to structure with a microformat. From those pages and sites, you should extract markup examples and the schemas implied therein, and provide analysis.

Recommended sections

Top level (=):

  • Introductory sentence

Second level (==):

  • The Problem)
    • What is the purpose of this exploration?
  • Participants
    • Bulleted list of who is active (or cares)
  • Real-World Examples
    • Links to public web pages, either popular or insightful
  • Existing Practices
    • Summary of common patterns discovered
    • Other attempts to solve The Problem
  • Proposal
    • Link to related pages as they become available
  • See Also
    • Other micorformats
    • Normative references for tags used

Good Examples of Examples

The following pages are some of the best examples of instantiating this design pattern: