XML instead of URL

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Here’s another first this week:

An author wants to put a URL to his .XML based RSS feed instead of a normal URL in the resource box.

We’re going to allow it but it’s probably highly confusing to the 97%+ that have no idea what an RSS feed or XML is. When ~97% of our audience clicks on these links, it’s going to come up with a bunch of garbage code.

Therefore, my recommendation: Don’t put your RSS feed URL in your resource box as the greater majority of your audience is going to think you’re stupid for putting a bunch of code up instead of a web page to surf.

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on May 17, 2005 at 2:42 pm | 2,048 views