In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tantek Çelik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>> <ttp://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=6167> >>> >>> also an interesting take on the non-use of <object>. >> >> I'm a little confused reading through that: The debate about whether >> the use of ABBR is fine and well, I follow that, but maybe I came too >> late the Microformats community to understand the references to OBJECT. >> In general, the _theoretical_ ABBR discussion is well based, datetime >> is a new use and perhaps it stretches the element too farŠ maybe not. > >The only objectionable examples listed in that accessify thread >represent edge cases, rather than the common case. In what way are they edge cases? They're very real examples, taken from the Wiki. > It's (I hate to say this, but typical) reasoning by edge case rather >than reasoning by 80% case. Well, they'll certainly both be more than 80% of *my* use of those formats. It's very easy for you to dismiss such things as "edge cases"; but not very convincing. >> The thing is though, people love to talk their interpretation of >> the semantics and expected behaviours but I'm yet to see anyone with >> access to assistive technology produce examples to demonstrate >> problems (or otherwise). > >A very good point Ben. Indeed - which is why I've gone to the people who use them, to ask for concrete examples. >So far the critics have only been chicken-littling which we should all >have very little patience for. I believe that "chicken-littling" is an Americanism meaning "scare mongering". If so, who is doing that? -- Andy Mabbett Say "NO!" to compulsory ID Cards: <http://www.no2id.net/> Free Our Data: <http://www.freeourdata.org.uk> _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss