Perhaps what should be done is not so much declare victory on the format, but move everyone to help solve the problems with the atom API that seems currently to be completely at a standstill.
There is a mailing list available to discuss that topic at http://www.imc.org/atom-protocol/index.html
Let's perhaps slow down the movement on the syntax front and move to completing the API side of things. That way we can use the API to help polish the syntax.
Henry Story
On 8 Nov 2004, at 23:13, Tim Bray wrote:
See http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/PaceDeclareVictoryOnFormat
The world can use Atom, sooner rather than later. The return-on-investment of further WG time invested in polishing something that's already pretty good is starting to be very unattractive. Particularly when the Protocol draft seriously needs work and progress.
Note that this has not been formally placed at the front of the queue yet. -Tim
