- From: Ellie <el@horse64.org>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 05:10:21 +0100
- To: public-tdmrep@w3.org
Dear W3C, I find the TDM Reservation Protocol (TDMRep) possibly unclear because: It doesn't say if a presence of tdm-reservation means that search engines can still list the site. The listing still being allowed will likely be highly desired by any of the users but that way of interpreting it may be highly undesired by Google etc. to disincentivize use of the field. (Since most web search providers also happen to be big AI companies.) I think it would therefore help to state in bold letters in the intro https://www.w3.org/community/reports/tdmrep/CG-FINAL-tdmrep-20240510/#sec-properties that this doesn't replace the noindex tag, and isn't intended to have the same meaning as the noindex tag, and doesn't mean the website opts out of search engine listings, and search engines should not rank the websites any lower as a form of punishment. My apologies if I'm simply misunderstanding the spec or how this is meant to work, and if any of what I said is wrong. This isn't legal advice and I'm not a lawyer. Regards, Ellie
Received on Friday, 6 March 2026 18:43:20 UTC