[Bug 7542] Remove Section 5. Microdata

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7542


Ian 'Hixie' Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX




--- Comment #10 from Ian 'Hixie' Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>  2009-09-22 21:38:01 ---
> I listed out several people who I know of who gave user requirements and use
> cases in your initial request. I pulled these names from the documentation you
> provided. I stated that as far as I know, none of these people have responded
> positively.

I confirmed that several have responded negatively.


> You stated others have provided use cases and requirements, and that Microdata
> fit their needs. I asked, specifically who they are, and what are the use
> cases, so that we, the global audience, can verify for ourselves how well
> Microdata meets the requirements.

I then said that I didn't feel comfortable giving their names. You then said
that therefore "no one who gave requirements or use cases has responded
positively to Microdata", directly contradicting my statement.

> You respond with either I'm not listening, or I'm calling you a liar.

When you directly contradict something I'm claiming about my own actions, then
those are the only two possibilities I'm aware of.


> If you're not willing to put the Microdata section to a true test

Not only am I willing to put the Microdata section to a true test, I'm doing it
this Thursday and Friday. Google is doing a multiple-person usability study to
examine three proposed variants of Microdata to see if we can improve the 
feature even further.

> When you're willing to put the section to a rigorous test against all stated
> use cases (which should become test cases), then we can see about putting it
> back in.

I've already done this.


I'm not especially interested in a back-and-forth where you say I'm
incompetent, say that what I'm claiming is false, and fail to raise any
substantive technical arguments whatsoever. I recommend that you raise this
with the chairs.


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Received on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 21:38:16 UTC