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1 | <!DOCTYPE html> | <!DOCTYPE html>
2 | <html> | <html>
3 | <head> | <head>
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83 | <hr class="below-title"> | <hr class="below-title">
84 | </div> | </div>
85 | <div class="update-prepend rss-description-exclude"> | <div class="update-prepend rss-description-exclude">
86 | <em> ➣ This post was meaningfully revised at 2024-06-11 @ 02:10 PM EDT. The previous revision is <a href="index-oldcommit-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10.html">here</a>, diff <a href="index-diff-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10-to-current.html">here</a>. (See <a href="index.html#update-history">update history</a>.) <br> | <em> ➣ This post was meaningfully revised at 2024-06-17 @ 11:50 PM EDT. The previous revision is <a href="index-oldcommit-b8f2ae57694f9fb88b10df011f69ee9acfe4c0ac.html">here</a>, diff <a href="index-diff-b8f2ae57694f9fb88b10df011f69ee9acfe4c0ac-to-current.html">here</a>. (See <a href="index.html#update-history">update history</a>.) <br>
87 | ➣ This post is expected to evolve over time. You can subscribe to ongoing updates <a href="index-sprout.rss">here</a>. | ➣ This post is expected to evolve over time. You can subscribe to ongoing updates <a href="index-sprout.rss">here</a>.
88 | <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Update to The 'iffy' XML namespace" href="https://tech.interfluidity.com/xml/iffy/index-sprout.rss"></em> | <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Update to The 'iffy' XML namespace" href="https://tech.interfluidity.com/xml/iffy/index-sprout.rss"></em>
89 | <hr> | <hr>
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106 | <li><a href="#iffy-provenance"><code>iffy:provenance</code></a></li> | <li><a href="#iffy-provenance"><code>iffy:provenance</code></a></li>
107 | <li><a href="#iffy-restriction"><code>iffy:restriction</code></a></li> | <li><a href="#iffy-restriction"><code>iffy:restriction</code></a></li>
108 | <li><a href="#iffy-revision"><code>iffy:revision</code></a></li> | <li><a href="#iffy-revision"><code>iffy:revision</code></a></li>
109 |  | <li><a href="#iffy-synthetic"><code>iffy:synthetic</code></a></li>
110 | <li><a href="#iffy-update"><code>iffy:update</code></a></li> | <li><a href="#iffy-update"><code>iffy:update</code></a></li>
111 | <li><a href="#iffy-update-history"><code>iffy:update-history</code></a></li> | <li><a href="#iffy-update-history"><code>iffy:update-history</code></a></li>
112 | </ul> | </ul>
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254 | <p>See also <a href="#iffy-update-history"><code>iffy:update-history</code> example</a>.</p> | <p>See also <a href="#iffy-update-history"><code>iffy:update-history</code> example</a>.</p>
255 | </div> | </div>
256 | <hr> | <hr>
257 |  | <p><a id="iffy-synthetic" href=""></a><strong>Element — <code>iffy:synthetic</code></strong></p>
258 |  | <div class="iffy-element-desc">
259 |  | <p>This element, usually empty, is intended to mark channels or items that are in some sense "synthetic", rather than, um, hand-made?</p>
260 |  | <p><strong>When a subelement of <code>channel</code></strong></p>
261 |  | <p>If all the items in this feed are automatically rather than human generated, however you want to defined that, <code>iffy:synthetic</code> can mark an entire channel as synthetic, bot-produced.</p>
262 |  | <p>Applications that include <code>iffy:synthetic</code> as a subject of channel SHOULD NOT also mark individual <code>item</code>s as <code>iffy:synthetic</code>, unless there is some meaningful sense in which some items are <em>more</em> synthetic than others. It serves no purpose to mark every item of a feed <code>iffy:synthetic</code> when the channel is already so marked.</p>
263 |  | <p><strong>When a subelement of <code>item</code></strong></p>
264 |  | <p>Marks items as "synthetic", that is <em>more</em> synthetic than other, unmarked items in the feed.</p>
265 |  | <p>Exactly what that means is not defined, but it should be <em>relative to the other items in the feed</em>. If every item in a feed is automatically generated — suppose a weather feed, announcing conditions on the hour — then those items should NOT be marked <code>iffy:synthetic</code>, because they are the usual for the feed. The <code>channel</code> as a whole might be marked <code>iffy:synthetic</code>.</p>
266 |  | <p>When <code>iffy:synthetic</code> is a subelement of <code>item</code>, it is intended to <em>distinguish</em> more automatic from less automatically produced items. It serves no purpose if it is used to mark all items.</p>
267 |  | <p><strong>Example</strong>:</p>
268 |  | <pre><code class="language-xml"><iffy:synthetic/>
269 |  | </code></pre>
270 |  | </div>
271 |  | <hr>
272 | <p><a id="iffy-update" href=""></a><strong>Element — <code>iffy:update</code></strong></p> | <p><a id="iffy-update" href=""></a><strong>Element — <code>iffy:update</code></strong></p>
273 | <div class="iffy-element-desc"> | <div class="iffy-element-desc">
274 | <p><strong>When a sub-element of <a href="#iffy-update-history"><code>iffy:update-history</code></a></strong></p> | <p><strong>When a sub-element of <a href="#iffy-update-history"><code>iffy:update-history</code></a></strong></p>
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349 | <div class="post-metainfo"> | <div class="post-metainfo">
350 | <a href="index.html">04:10 AM EDT</a> | <a href="index.html">04:10 AM EDT</a>
351 | <div class="updated-note"> | <div class="updated-note">
352 | <a href="index.html#major-updates">Last major update at 2024-06-11 @ 02:10 PM EDT</a> | <a href="index.html#major-updates">Last major update at 2024-06-17 @ 11:50 PM EDT</a>
353 | </div> | </div>
354 | </div> | </div>
355 | </div> | </div>
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369 | <div id="update-history" class="update-history"> | <div id="update-history" class="update-history">
370 | <h3 class="update-history-title"><a id="major-updates" href=""></a>Major revisions:</h3> | <h3 class="update-history-title"><a id="major-updates" href=""></a>Major revisions:</h3>
371 | <ul> | <ul>
372 | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i>2024-06-11 @ 02:10 PM EDT</i></span> — Document <code>iffy:hint-announce</code>, <code>iffy:policy</code>, and <code>iffy:restriction</code>. (<a href="index-diff-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10-to-current.html">diff</a>)</li> | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i>2024-06-17 @ 11:50 PM EDT</i></span> — Document <code>iffy:synthetic</code>. (<a href="index-diff-b8f2ae57694f9fb88b10df011f69ee9acfe4c0ac-to-current.html">diff</a>)</li>
373 |  | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-b8f2ae57694f9fb88b10df011f69ee9acfe4c0ac.html">2024-06-11 @ 02:10 PM EDT</a></i></span> — Document <code>iffy:hint-announce</code>, <code>iffy:policy</code>, and <code>iffy:restriction</code>. (<a href="index-diff-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10-to-b8f2ae57694f9fb88b10df011f69ee9acfe4c0ac.html">diff</a>)</li>
374 | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10.html">2024-06-02 @ 12:25 AM EDT</a></i></span> — Drop <code>iffy:timestamp</code>. We can just reuse <code>atom:updated</code> for the same work. (<a href="index-diff-199e44561de3fd9e731a335d8b2a655f42d9bc04-to-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10.html">diff</a>)</li> | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10.html">2024-06-02 @ 12:25 AM EDT</a></i></span> — Drop <code>iffy:timestamp</code>. We can just reuse <code>atom:updated</code> for the same work. (<a href="index-diff-199e44561de3fd9e731a335d8b2a655f42d9bc04-to-6c5fef82527bd419e8e9c7e7f3a6420c9925cf10.html">diff</a>)</li>
375 | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-199e44561de3fd9e731a335d8b2a655f42d9bc04.html">2024-06-01 @ 09:35 PM EDT</a></i></span> — Add initial take on tags related to updates and revisions. (<a href="index-diff-72eaf9fdfebc9e627bff33bbe1102d4d250ad1d0-to-199e44561de3fd9e731a335d8b2a655f42d9bc04.html">diff</a>)</li> | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-199e44561de3fd9e731a335d8b2a655f42d9bc04.html">2024-06-01 @ 09:35 PM EDT</a></i></span> — Add initial take on tags related to updates and revisions. (<a href="index-diff-72eaf9fdfebc9e627bff33bbe1102d4d250ad1d0-to-199e44561de3fd9e731a335d8b2a655f42d9bc04.html">diff</a>)</li>
376 | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-72eaf9fdfebc9e627bff33bbe1102d4d250ad1d0.html">2024-05-25 @ 11:00 PM EDT</a></i></span> — Add JS/CSS so that prior revisions are visually distinct from current. (<a href="index-diff-13de0232319ceab2f830591c318089d18cbec78d-to-72eaf9fdfebc9e627bff33bbe1102d4d250ad1d0.html">diff</a>)</li> | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-72eaf9fdfebc9e627bff33bbe1102d4d250ad1d0.html">2024-05-25 @ 11:00 PM EDT</a></i></span> — Add JS/CSS so that prior revisions are visually distinct from current. (<a href="index-diff-13de0232319ceab2f830591c318089d18cbec78d-to-72eaf9fdfebc9e627bff33bbe1102d4d250ad1d0.html">diff</a>)</li>
377 | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-13de0232319ceab2f830591c318089d18cbec78d.html">2024-05-24 @ 12:25 AM EDT</a></i></span> — Drop tags <code>iffy:when-updated</code> and <code>iffy:original-guid</code>, bad appraoch to updates. (<a href="index-diff-394986cb8d9c57f567d324e691a44d50102101ce-to-13de0232319ceab2f830591c318089d18cbec78d.html">diff</a>)</li> | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-13de0232319ceab2f830591c318089d18cbec78d.html">2024-05-24 @ 12:25 AM EDT</a></i></span> — Drop tags <code>iffy:when-updated</code> and <code>iffy:original-guid</code>, bad appraoch to updates. (<a href="index-diff-394986cb8d9c57f567d324e691a44d50102101ce-to-13de0232319ceab2f830591c318089d18cbec78d.html">diff</a>)</li>
378 | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-394986cb8d9c57f567d324e691a44d50102101ce.html">2024-05-13 @ 04:10 AM EDT</a></i></span> — Initial publication.</li> | <li><span class="update-timestamp"><i> <a href="index-oldcommit-394986cb8d9c57f567d324e691a44d50102101ce.html">2024-05-13 @ 04:10 AM EDT</a></i></span> — Initial publication.</li>
379 | </ul> | </ul>
380 | <div class="update-history-note"> | <div class="update-history-note">
381 | Timestamps represent "major", substantative revisions. There may have been subsequent typo fixes and language reworkings within a major revision, after the time displayed. For a more complete and fine-grained update history, you can view the <a href="https://github.com/swaldman/tech.interfluidity.com/commits/main/">git repository commit history</a>. | Timestamps represent "major", substantative revisions. There may have been subsequent typo fixes and language reworkings within a major revision, after the time displayed. For a more complete and fine-grained update history, you can view the <a href="https://github.com/swaldman/tech.interfluidity.com/commits/main/">git repository commit history</a>. The most recent minor modification of this entry occurred 2024-06-17 @ 11:52 PM EDT.
382 | </div> | </div>
383 | </div> | </div>
384 | </div><!-- after-article --> | </div><!-- after-article -->
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388 | </div> | </div>
389 | </body> | </body>
390 | </html> | </html>