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Now, in my previous post, I'd mentioned that I might have some ideas to \"put up\" in response to this recent OPML and web directories kerfluffle. Here's my general idea:

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How about trying XOXO, the rel attribute on HTML links, and the subsection link type—all with a bit of XSL to make it work?

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Here's some working data and code:

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Here are some clues as to what the above does:

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I think this solution is better than using OPML for web directories. Although it could use some refinement—using a bit of <iframe> or AJAX magic to include in a page, perhaps—it's not only already supported by more applications than OPML, it also leverages a lot of prior art and consensus work.

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So, am I wrong here? If so, please tell me how, where, and why.

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\n\n\n", "body": "Now, in my [previous post][prev], I'd mentioned that I might have some ideas to \"put up\" in response to this recent OPML and web directories kerfluffle. Here's my general idea:\r\n\r\nHow about trying [XOXO][], [the `rel` attribute on HTML links][rel], and [the `subsection` link type][subsection]—all with a bit of XSL to make it work?\r\n\r\nHere's some working data and code:\r\n\r\n * [Here's the end result][end], a simple web directory.\r\n \r\nHere are some clues as to what the above does:\r\n\r\n * This directory started with [this top-level outline][master]. View source on this page, notice the \"Syndication Feeds\" link with the `rel=\"subsection\"`.\r\n * Applying [this XSL][xsl] using [this web service][xsltproc] is where the work gets done. This consists of dereferencing each link with a `rel=\"subsection\"` and transcluding the innards of the page at the end of the URL.\r\n * Notice that [the URL of \"Syndication Feeds\"][ex2] comes from a domain other than `decafbad.com`. If I wanted to, the [third level of transclusion][ex3] could've come from yet another domain, too.\r\n \r\nI think this solution is better than using OPML for web directories. Although it could use some refinement—using a bit of `