Talk:XML Schema (W3C)
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[edit] Article title
I think it's six of one, half-dozen of the other as to whether the subject of this article is best titled XML Schema or W3C XML Schema. I prefer XML Schema, as that is the name of the language, but I was under the impression that Wikipedians prefer articles on separate subjects (noun vs proper noun) to be distinguishable by more than just proper-noun capitalization. Perhaps this has changed, or my impression was wrong?
Another option would be XML Schema + something in parentheses, like XML Schema (W3C) or XML Schema (markup language). Thoughts? See also my comments below, on the initialism "WXS". - mjb 00:33, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Citing the language itself
Another reason I had originaly chosen the article title W3C XML Schema is because the language is increasingly being cited as WXS on the xml-dev mailing list, at least among those who are thoughtful enough to acknowledge the existence of other schema languages. I think it is especially important to avoid any implicit bias against other schema languages, and I think promoting the initials WXS is a good means to that end — although, sadly, the W3C is largely responsible for promulgating such bias by choosing to call their language XML Schema, as if there should be no others. I therefore question minghong's removal of the recommendation of using "WXS" for citing the language itself. The use of "XSD" for this purpose is, as noted in the article, inappropriate, despite its relative ubiquity. Google reports 7000+ citations of "WXS" in articles also containing the word "schema"; it's not something I made up. - mjb 00:12, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] WikiBook on XML Schema
Does anyone know of a good open-source material for creating a WikiBook on XML Schema? It would seem as a technology as core as XML Schema should have a good WikiBook that we can point our students to. Let me know if anyone wants to work on one with me - Dan User:dmccreary
[edit] Merge from XML Schema Definition
These two articles cover much of the same information--we probably should merge XML Schema Definition into its own section.--Bje2089 21:34, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
I agree. The information in the two sections is and should be the same.--Ernst de Haan 13:18, 20 October 2006 (GMT+1)
