Have a look at the representative hCard brainstorming: http://microformats.org/wiki/representative-hcard-brainstorming
if the cards are linked, this can help you decide which to use. On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello James, > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:39 AM, James Tindall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I was just wondering if there's any existing mechanism for determining the > > authority of hcards? > > > > In other words, if a social graph query finds two hcards in different > > locations refering to the same person are there any guidlines for > > determining which should be considered authoritative if neither one has a > > rev value? > > That's likely beyond the scope of the hCard spec. > > Although I think people can become "creative" with figuring out that > kind of information. Using information like... > - the domain's WHOIS information. > - the number of hCards on a domain. > - whether the hCard is on the homepage or not. > - a comparison of the various hCards out there for the person (to look > for matching data, conflicting data, etc) > > etc, etc. > > It will probably take some trial and error.... and an observation of > how people are using hCards (today)... to figure out an algorithm that > is "good enough". (Over time, as people's usage of hCards changes, > you may need to change your algorithm.) > > > See ya > > -- > Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. > http://ChangeLog.ca/ > _______________________________________________ > microformats-discuss mailing list > microformats-discuss@microformats.org > http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
