Re: [LinkLog] flaw in the link rel="related" clarified

[Anne van Kesteren <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > |rel="alternate"| - This is the permalink for the complete entry
> > |rel="about"| - The entry is about this link.
> > |rel="related"| - This link is related to the link the entry is about
> > |rel="via"| = This is the source of the link the entry is about
>
> +1. I also think that 'alternate' and 'about' could be interchangeable 
> (meaning that you can use one or another or both), even though that may 
> introduce a little ambiguity. The point is that many linkblogs don't 
> have an archive to provide permalinks.

In that case they should drop |rel="alternate"|, but never use 
|rel="alternate"| instead of |rel="about"|. It would only cause 
confusion if you make it interchangeable and it isn't necessary at all.


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 Anne van Kesteren
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