On Jul 18, 2010, at 6:38 AM, Oli Studholme wrote: >> I'd suggest removing the entire vocabulary-specific section altogether. As >> mentioned in the same page, microdata is aiming to solve a different problem >> than microformats, so it's misleading to suggest specific vocabularies are >> actually alternatives to specific microformats by talking about them >> vis-a-vis microformats. > > I’m sorry, but what text are you referring to?
This is what I'm referring to as the "vocabulary-specific section": http://microformats.org/wiki/microdata#microdata_vocabularies This is what I'm referring to as "mentioned in the same page, microdata is aiming to solve a different problem": http://microformats.org/wiki/microdata#potential > Out of curiosity what do you perceive are the different problems that > microformats and microdata are trying to solve? Microformats aim to "solve a specific problem." Microdata aims to be compatible with RDF, which demands more generic semantics. Because of this, I doubt you'll ever see something like n optimization in microdata. You've suggested that's a good thing because n optimization doesn't make sense in all cases, but that's the crux of it: microformats aren't trying to make sense in all cases, while microdata is. n optimization isn't a good thing or a bad thing; it's simply a reflection of different goals. > I personally see microformats as a grass-roots movement that uses the > tools available to extend HTML with extra semantics. Currently this is > accomplished using @class, @rel etc. I see microdata as a new tool in > HTML5 that would also be suitable for using with microformats, so I’m > wondering what’s up with all the negativity directed toward microdata > in these replies. Maybe you could clarify what specifically you see as negativity toward microdata? I don't see microdata and microformats having different goals as a bad thing for either. Different goals are good. Peace, Scott _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
