Re: Well-formedness statistics

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > I analyzed 5096 RSS and Atom feeds chosen at random from Syndic8.com
>
> Syndic8 is probably not a representative source for RSS and Atom
> feeds since they have a program of notifying and pestering the producers of
> non-well-formed feeds. Thus, the feeds they carry are probably
> uncharacteristically clean...

In an off-list conversation with Mark he indicated the selection from NOT from
the list of known working feeds but from those in the inbound polling queue.
That is, not ones that have been checked.

Although I must admit some surprise in criticism being raised because for data
being "too clean" for testing.  We should be so lucky.

Now, if folks want to find ways to grind their proverbial axes, we've got plenty
of feeds that are /known/ to be problematic.

10k feeds needing "fixing" (for one reason or another):
http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowStatus=AwaitingRepair

As the saying goes, lies, damned lies and statistics.  That and gather your
facts first and distort them at your leisure.

-Bill Kearney
Syndic8.com