Cite This

Mark Pilgrim throws a fit over the apparent loss of the cite tag in the latest W3C XHTML 2 working draft. Tantek to the rescue. One of the W3C members responds to confirm that the omission was simply a mistake and will be fixed in the next draft.

I think Mark has real passion for these things and it is certainly showing through his colorful metaphors. However, I think a bit of restraint could have been used here, considering the status of the aforementioned document (from the 'Status' section of the XHTML 2 Working Draft):

This document is the second public Working Draft of this specification. It should in no way be considered stable, and should not be referenced for any purposes whatsoever.

Posted on January 14, 2003 10:47 AM |
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nick said:

"...should not be referenced for any purposes whatsoever."

you're gonna get yourself in trouble then. that snippet made me laugh a lot, but probably because i'm tipsy.

January 15, 2003 1:57 AM

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