# Is there any reason use "no-reply@example.com" for author tag in rss?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-use-no-reply-example-com-for-author-tag-in-rss/22371>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [November 21, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-use-no-reply-example-com-for-author-tag-in-rss/22371 "2014-11-21T03:02:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-use-no-reply-example-com-for-author-tag-in-rss/22371/11 "2014-11-22T20:13:07Z")

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I don’t think so. I’d completely remove the `<author>` item (not just the email address) since it’s optional and worthless. The author’s name is already in the `<description>` field and it links to the author’s profile page.

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