James M Snell wrote: > > Ok, so thus far: we can indicate resources that are related to the given > entry; we can indicate that an entry is a reply to another entry; we can > specify categories to which the entry belongs; but there is currently no > way of indicating the *subject* of the entry. > The best options appear to be: > > a. Use dc:subject (appears to be a perfectly acceptable solution to me > assuming that the subject indication is intended for human consumption > > <entry> > <dc:subject>The Atom Specification</dc:subject> > </entry> > > or... > > b. Use link[rel="subject"] (which works if the subject is > identified/described by a dereferenceable URI) > > <entry> > <link rel="subject" > href="http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-format-11.txt"; > /> > </entry> > > I think either approach works. The dc:subject approach is ambiguous. > The link approach requires invention.
The link approach doesn't seem to be less ambiguous than dc:subject. For lessened ambiguity you might want to use published subject indicators a la topic maps. cheers Bill
