[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14746: Post Formats

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#14746: Post Formats
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 Reporter:  ryan            |       Owner:                             
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 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  3.1                        
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Comment(by mikeschinkel):

 Replying to [comment:116 SmallPotato]:
 > the problem with soliciting opinions for a set of standard formats is
 it's more time consuming. individuals and groups have their own list of
 must-have or standard formats. asides, galleries, quotes, events, links,
 images, videos, and audios to list a few. even with a large enough pool of
 voters, not all popular formats would be included if there's a limit on
 number of formats you can include.
 >
 > maximum portability means standardizing with a minimalistic set of
 features per format. for a format like Aside, that could work. for more
 complicated formats, it's easier said than done. time is needed to figure
 out what's necessary/unnecessary for each popular format. leaving it in
 the hands of users and developers will speed up this process, which is why
 setting standards from the top down and making people wait will be more
 time consuming.
 >
 > flexibility and portability may be equally important, but if you leave
 room for flexibility to grow first, it will sort out the standards for
 portability quickly and precisely.

 Also, there's also a benefit in ''embracing constraints''.  There have
 been several people promoting the idea of embracing constraints lately,
 [http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/08/30/embrace-constraints-how-limiting-
 yourself-wont-limit-your-designs/ for example]. This probably started
 recently [http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch03_Embrace_Constraints.php
 with 37 Signals ''"Getting Real"'' book] (although I'm really not a fan of
 37 Signals I do generally agree with them on this topic.)

 Some of my best work has come from when I've embraced constraints given to
 me, and some of my worst has been when I allowed myself uncontrolled
 freedom to implement whatever.

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