Proposal: <podcast:dynamicContent> to indicate if a podcast has dynamic content

[mitchdowney]

Possibly related to (the very excellent) #254 "Proposal: podcast:dynamic-ads-adjusted", but just looking for a simple boolean value with this one:

<podcast:dynamicContent included="true|false" />

At Podverse it would be useful for us to know with 100% certainty which podcasts do not contain dynamic content. Our clip sharing system is based entirely on references to time codes within the enclosure audio file, and if a podcast inserts dynamic content that changes the length of the audio, then our time stamps will be inaccurate for different listeners.

To mitigate the confusion caused by inaccurate time codes in clips with dynamic content, we put a small disclaimer next to all clips:

However, if we know for sure if a podcast does not insert dynamic content, we can hide the disclaimer and clips will just work like a charm:

I don't know if this should be called <podcast:dynamicContent included="true" /> with an on/off (included) attribute and the possibility of other attributes, or if it should be a standalone tag like <podcast:hasDynamicContent>true|false</podcast:hasDynamicContent>. Curious if anyone has better ideas for names.

It's a small bit of information, but I think knowing for sure if a podcast does or does not have dynamic content would be valuable for app developers.

[mitchdowney]

Also related to #175 "Proposal: - Tag for AdBreaks"

[daveajones]

This keeps coming up in various forms, from you guys all the way to Facebook. Since it’s consistent, I’m guessing the need is real enough to proceed with something.

@AdrianMachado what are your thoughts on this tag proposal vs #254

[AdrianMachado]

Yeah this should work for our use-case at FB

[daveajones]

Ok, I'll put this in phase 4.