Thread Description Language (TDL)
TDL (September 2002)
Thread Description Language (TDL)
TDL 2 (August 2003)
An RDF vocabulary for describing threaded discussions
Topic
A set of posts, usually connected in some way, such as being a discussion thread, a category in a weblog, or a query response.
Post
A single part of a discussion, such as a weblog or message board post, or Usenet, e-mail, or IM message.
Weblog
A type of Topic corresponding to a Weblog, a popular form of web site.
initial post
The first Post in a Topic
has links at
A web page or RDF dataset listing resources which this Weblog recommends.
recommends
A resource which this Weblog links to in a prominent place (e.g., the 'blogroll')
segment of
Indicates a topic for which this topic is a subtopic. The posts in this topic are all part of the larger topic in the same order contiguously.
segment of
Indicates the set of topics which are formally part of this resource (usually a Topic).
points to
A resource which this Post rebuts or presents evidence contrary to
part of
Indicates a topic to which this post belongs
category of
Indicates that this topic is a subtopic of the specified topic. The posts in this topic are all part of the larger topic in the same order relative to each other.
has weblogs
Indicates a collection of weblogs which are part of some larger entity, such as a weblog hosting service or corporate web site.
quotes
A resource which this Post quotes
current posts
A collection of Posts in this Topic which are considered current
follows up
A resource which this Post updates or corrects
subtopic of
Indicates a topic for which this topic is a subtopic. The posts in this topic are all part of the larger topic.
comments on
A resource which this Post discusses or responds to
concluding post
The last Post in a Topic
disagrees with
A resource which this Post rebuts or presents evidence contrary to
has posts
Indicates the set of posts which are logically part of this Topic. Posts which are not in the list are not part of this resource.
refers to
A resource to which this Post refers
agrees with
A resource which this Post agrees with or amplifies
has post sequence
Indicates the ordered sequence of posts which are logically part of this Topic. Posts which are not in the list are not part of this resource.
content
An XML fragment representing the content of this Post
excerpt
An XML fragment representing part of the content of this Post