Re: Re: The Profile and the Feed Validator

rcade wrote:
> 
> I'd like to see the text of the RSS Profile adopted verbatim at any
> place the Feed Validator acts on a MUST or a SHOULD in the spec or the
> profile. Run the text, link to the relevant section of the profile,
> and encourage feedback on RSS-Public.

Here's a specific example of a SHOULD that I don't see the Feed 
Validator implementing in the near future:

   http://www.rssboard.org/rss-profile#element-channel-docs

Note: I realize that that particular sentence is prefaced with the word 
"if"; but my point is that the process of deciding which SHOULDs merit 
warnings is not a mechanical process.  Those for which interoperability 
data has been gathered and is cited by the profile itself merit priority.

One additional note, if/when a profile goes final, I plan to update the 
links in messages to point to a specific version of the profile.  This 
will enable subsequent evolution.  As it is the nature of best practices 
to change (hopefully slowly) over time, it may come to pass that certain 
recommendations are obsoleted in favor of later, approved, versions of 
the profile.  It is my hope to track to the latest changes.

- Sam Ruby


 
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