[whatwg] article/section/details naming/definition problems

James Graham jgraham at opera.com
Wed Sep 16 03:07:51 PDT 2009


Keryx Web wrote:
> 2009-09-16 03:08, Ian Hickson skrev:
> 
>> I'd like to rename<article>, if someone can come up with a better word
>> that means "blog post, blog comment, forum post, or widget". I do think
>> there is an important difference between a subpart of a page that is
>> a potential candidate for syndication, and a subsection of a page that
>> only makes sense with the rest of the page.
>>
>> Cheers,
> 
> Has "entry" been discussed? (Shamelessly stolen from Atom.)

Dunno about discussed, but I had the same idea*. It seems like it might 
help people understand where <article> is supposed to be used since 
articles are used in cases where content "could stand alone, for example 
in syndication".


*No really, check the IRC logs ;)




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