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

"Bill Kearney" <[email protected]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:39:42 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.network.syndication.rss.support
Message-ID <03941CD74E7B417F8C595E8DAD95BBC4__6149.14237889952$1221043259$gmane$org@wkearney.com>
Um, Clinton, perhaps there's a better way to approach this?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clinton Gallagher" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:18 PM
Subject: [rss-public] feedvalidator.org turned into a biased and 
untrustworthy resource


>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?


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