Re: feedvalidator.org turned into a biased and untrustworthy resource

I'm sorry, why exactly is it a problem for the validator to explicitly 
indicate that there is a part of the feed it is incapable of validating? 
  That's all the unknown namespace warning does.

- James

Clinton Gallagher wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't like the idea that this particular feed validator flags and calls
> our namespace "unknown" and marks it up --indicating-- an error and
> --implying-- something is wrong with it. If the code is well-formed leave it
> alone and quit playing elitist asshole politics unless you have a
> methodology to determine and test the XML namespace for VALIDITY not its
> POPULARITY NO DIFFERENT THAN ASSHOLE POLITICIANS DO TO CAST ASPERSIONS ON
> COMPETITION.
> 
> Secondly, marking up the results of one of the feeds my software generates
> as an error to notify and advise the use of an atom:link is also an
> underhanded way to recommend what you believe should be done regardless of
> the veracity of what you contend. Marking my work up as an error?
> 
> Why are you are spray painting yellow graffiti on my work?
> 
> //example
> http://metromilwaukee.com/feeds/rsstestnamespaces.xml 
> <http://metromilwaukee.com/feeds/rsstestnamespaces.xml>
> 
> 

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