Author
As described in HTML4 Meta Data Profile,
- Riley
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HTML4 definition of the ‘rel’ attribute. Here are some additional values, each of which may be used in any combination or omitted (unless otherwise noted, and where prohibited by law) and their meanings, symmetry, infectiousness And In Verse If any. Please visit the XFN home page for more information xfn,
Friendship (choose at most one)
- Contact
- Someone you know to get in touch with. Often symmetrical.
- Acquaintance
- Someone with whom you have exchanged greetings and not much else (if any) – maybe one or two short conversations. Often symmetrical.
- Friend
- Someone you are friends with. A compatriot, friend, housemate(boy|girl) whom you know. Often symmetrical.
Physical
- meet
- Someone you’ve actually met in person. Symmetrical.
professional
- co-worker
- Someone one works with, or works in the same organization. Symmetrical. Usually transmissible.
- Colleague
- Someone in the same field of study/activity. Symmetrical. Often transmissible.
Geographic (choose at most one)
- co-resident
- Someone with whom you share a street address. Symmetric and transitive.
- Neighbour
- Someone who lives nearby, perhaps just at the address or door down the street. Symmetrical. Often transmissible.
Family (choose maximum one)
- Child
- A person’s genetic offspring, or someone who is adopted and cared for by a person. is the inverse generator.
- Parents
- The opposite of a child.
- siblings
- Someone with whom you share a parent. Symmetrical. Usually transmissible.
- spouse
- You are married to someone. Symmetrical. Not transitive.
- relatives
- A relative, someone you consider part of your extended family. Symmetric and generally transitive.
Romantic
- Saraswati
- Someone who inspires you. No reversal.
- Crush
- Someone you have a crush on. No reversal.
- date
- are you dating anyone. Symmetrical. Not transitive.
- darling
- Someone with whom you are intimate and at least somewhat committed, usually exclusively. Symmetrical. Not transitive.
Identification
- Me
- A link to itself at a different URL. Excluding all other XFN values. Necessary symmetry. There is an implicit “I” relationship from the contents of a directory to the directory itself.
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