On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 03:11:11PM -0400, Randy W. Sims wrote: > Fergal Daly wrote: > > >Does META.yaml have a place for keyowrds? > > The spec doesn't currently provide for keywords. I do think it would be > a good idea, BUT I think it needs to be done in a way to avoid abuse. > I'd hate to see META.yml files grow by the kb as authors add every > conceivable keyword they can think of and try to manipulate the search.
The search algorithm could pay attention to the first X keywords and ignore the rest. Or at least, it could heavily weight the first few. I think this is part of how search engines prevent the same kind of above of the meta-tag keyword system. You can put as many keywords as you want into the list, but I think the search engines only really care about the first few. I would prefer something like this over the "choosing from the fix list" idea. Having free-form tags is a feature I like on: http://del.icio.us/ It allows new classifications to spontaneously appear. Mark -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Stosberg Principal Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Summersault, LLC 765-939-9301 ext 202 database driven websites . . . . . http://www.summersault.com/ . . . . . . . .
