mfComment 0.1.1

Continue the conversation at microformats.org

I think I had too much kool-aid at the microformats dinner...

Introducing mfComment, your one stop solution to comments. Actually, this is just a rough draft but I wanted to elicit some feedback and it is easier to link to something than to explain things over instant messaging clients.

As many already know (thanks Matt and Marc), I'm working on some comment technology, and if this thing is going to be well-used it damn well should put some thought into how to consolidate many of the technologies that already exist. Since "microformat" is a current buzzword, that's what I am attaching to this idea.

It's rough as hell, should really be put into this format, but it's about all time will allow as I get this wicked-ass comment system dancing nicely through all your blogs...

[Some updates via feedback from Matt, replaced blockquote with div]

The big example, using as many properties as seemed could apply to a comment:

<div class="mfcomment">
    <span class="version">0.1</span>
    <span> Regarding: <a class="url" rel="target" href="http://an9.org/blog/2005/06/07/super-sekret-project/">Super Sekret Project</a></span>
    By: <span class="commenter"> <!-- I'm an hCard -->
        <a class="url nickname" href="http://anarkystic.com/blog">termie</a>
        <span class="fn">Andy Smith</a>
        <img class="photo" src="http://an9.org/images/small_andy.png" alt="Photo of Andy Smith" /> 
    </span>
    <a class="url" rel="thread parent" href="http://sxore.com/comment/view/14">parent</a>
    <div class="summary">Just a comment...</div>
    <abbr class="dtcommented" title="20050612T21:30-0700"><!-- I'm the same as dtreviewed for hReview -->June 12th, 2005</abbr>
    <div class="description">
        <p>Boy, I really like that thing</p>
    </div>
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The small example, using a minimum set of data:

<div class="mfcomment">
    <a class="url" rel="target" href="http://an9.org/blog/2005/06/07/super-sekret-project/">Super Sekret Project</a>
    <span class="commenter">anonymous</span>
    <abbr class="dtcommented" title="20050612T21:30-0700">June 12th, 2005</abbr>
    <div class="description">
        <p>Gosh, this is neat.</p>
    </div>
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