Talk:XML schema

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I wrote this article in an attempt to help disambiguate "XML Schema" from the more general "XML schema"; there was at least one article (schema) that was using a general reference but linked to the W3C XML Schema article. I moved that article to "W3C XML Schema" for now.

Sadly, when I wrote this article, I was unaware that there is a lengthy section in the article on XML that covers XML schema languages. The concept of a schema and the language used to express that concept are two separate things, so I don't see any harm in having separate articles. However, I don't like the duplication, either, so I'll see what I can do to eliminate overlap ASAP.

Also, I'm really not sure whether it is better to do it this way (a long description of an XML schema, with links to W3C XML Schema), or if it is more Wikipedia-ish to have something like this:

• a "schema (XML)" article
• an "XML Schema (W3C)" article
• an "XML schema" disambiguation page that links to the two articles
• an "XML Schema" redirect to the disambiguation page

Thoughts? - mjb 06:48, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yes I prefer this other approach you are suggesting. I think it's too confusing having capitalisation of the letter 'S' as the only difference between the titles (XML Schema & XML schema) -- Nojer2 09:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the article on the W3C XML Schema needs to have a more substantial name difference than just a capital letter. How do we go about making this change? Korval 20:57, 6 December 2006 (UTC)