Barry wrote:
> 
>> The rel= attribute can be used to indicate this sub-class of link.
> 
> 
> I can't figure out if W3C has much to do with defining new link types.
> 
> 6.12 Link types   http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/types.html#type-links  :
> "Authors may use the following recognized link types, listed here with 
> their conventional interpretations...Authors may wish to define 
> additional link types not described in this specification."
> 
> Do "conventional interpretations" determine what becomes a "recognized" 
> link type? I don't know if I'd need to aim my new-link-type argument 
> here or at Google.

You might want to take a look at the GMPG and it's XHTML Meta Data Profiles
spec. http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ 

~fantasai