I realize it's just a recommendation, but I'm trying to be as "clean"
as possible. I'm wondering if the validator is correct or not
regarding placement of that <atom...> line. I placed it there based on
some specification I read somewhere ... can't recall where ... not
because I guessed or anything like that. Surely there is some official
specification about this somewhere that will answer the question.

On Nov 20, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Sam Ruby wrote:

> Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:27 PM, kengorman238 <ken@...
> > <mailto:ken%40keligo.com>> wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > What am I doing wrong? Isn't the above exactly compliant with
> 2.0 specs?
> >
> > Your need is valid. The complaint it makes, though, is a
> > recommendation. (I.e., it's suggesting you do something for various
> > reasons.)
> >
> > Feed Validator is probably complaining about the...
> >
> > <atom:link href="MY LINK HERE" rel="self" type="application/rss
> +xml" />
> >
> > ... near the end of your code.
> >
> > It is suggesting you put this BEFORE any of the <item> elements.
>
> Exactly right. If I'm misinterpreting the RSS Profile, let me know and
> I will correct the feedvalidator. Meanwhile all the feedvalidator is
> attempting to do is passing along the recommendation.
>
> - Sam Ruby
>
>
>



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