[uf-discuss] rel-tag title as tag value (Was: Should microformat features (like rel-tag) have explicit scope?)

Wed Feb 7 14:21:32 PST 2007

 Edward O'Connor wrote:
> James Craig wrote:
>>> Requiring a restful URL for rel-tag (though the ideal solution) is
>> expecting a lot more of a µf author than requiring authors to add a
>> bit of markup.
>> While properly implementing a tag space may be slightly more
> difficult[1] than other methods for some developers or 
> organizations, I
> think the benefits far, far outweigh the cost.

I'm not arguing that, and I certainly agree. I'm asking about an 
acceptable fallback for those few circumstances where implementing a 
tag space is technically–or more likely, politically–not an option.
> James Craig wrote:
>>> Practical alternative for some cases (using title value):
>> <a rel="tag" title="tagName" href="/ 
>> theOtherDevelopersHideouslyComplexUrl.extension? 
>> queryJunk=tagName">text</a>
>>>> If the ugly URL isn't enough of an explanation, consider that 
>> front-end developers make up a majority of the converts in the 
>> area of web standards. It is not unthinkable that a front-end 
>> developer would want to implement rel-tag even when the server- 
>> side developer is unwilling to implement a restful URL. There 
>> ought to be a markup fallback.

Thanks,
James