[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5205: RSS2 Feed Enhancement

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#5205: RSS2 Feed Enhancement
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 Reporter:  lexhair                |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement            |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  low                    |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  General                |      Version:  2.3      
 Severity:  minor                  |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment (by wkearney99):

 This is one of those ideas that helps build better feeds.  If a site
 supports Atom this is a way for tools that also support it to find out
 about it.  Does a site "have to" do this, of course not.  But does a site
 have to do feeds either?  No, but when templates include feed support by
 default everyone that uses feeds benefits.  I think it's clear we all
 benefit from feeds.  This is a way to increase the value of feeds.
 Putting it in a default template makes it possible for sites that don't
 really grasp the value of feeds to add value and audience.

 Much like any other metadata, it's only useful when lots of sites make use
 of it.  It's a chicken-and-the-egg sort of situation.  No feeds using
 metadata means tools won't bother either.  No tools using it means some
 sites won't see the value.  A circular argument exists and no progress
 gets made.  Put a bit of metadata like this into a feed and suddenly tools
 start to see info they can use to better assist their users.  All the
 while the site publisher hasn't had to "do anything" other than use the
 templates and framework.

 So is it "necessary"?  Perhaps not... but it's a really good idea, one
 that comes with little or no cost/effort.

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