Tantek Çelik wrote: >> http://wiki.digitalbazaar.com/en/haudio-case-study > > Manu, that's an exceptionally thorough write-up.
Thanks :). One of the goals was to lay some more ground work for others that may want to create new Microformats or contribute to semantic web projects, but didn't know where to start. > I've captured the issues you noted (or at least a pointer to them) here: > http://microformats.org/wiki/process-issues Great! That is very helpful as it makes us feel like issues with The Process are being heard outside of the mailing list. I've added an issue that is subtly different from #3: # Issue 4: There is no clear order of operations for "The Process". This makes uF creation a trial-and-error process that can frustrate new members, that may waste time on things that don't matter. It also annoys old members of the community, that have to answer the same questions over and over again. In an attempt to address this issue, Brian Suda and I have been working on a New Microformat HOW-TO document. It gives a straightforward set of steps for anybody that wants to create a new Microformat to follow: http://microformats.org/wiki/how-to-start-a-new-microformat The last three steps aren't completed yet, it's a work in progress that I hope will be completed later this month. The goal of the document is to not only outline the steps, but the logic behind each step. I hope the document will do the following: 1. Give newcomers to Microformats a straight-foward, step-by-step guide on how to create a new Microformat. 2. Explain the logic behind each step, in an attempt to counter-act the notions that a "Cabal" is in charge of Microformats. If we can all agree on the logic behind each step of The Process, then I hope that we can improve cohesion in this community. Thoughts/feedback? -- manu _______________________________________________ microformats-new mailing list microformats-new@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-new