Re: Issue: are <optional>, <oneOrMore>, <zeroOrMore> verbose?

David RR Webber wrote:

> Message text written by James Clark
> > 
> > On the other hand, I do think that
> >
> > <optional>
> >   <attribute name="foo">
> > ...
> >   </attribute>
> > </optional>
> >
> > is verbose, especially when this is repeated again and again (how do
> > others feel?).

Actually, the quoted paragraphs were written by me.  

You do not think the current syntax is not verbose.

Cheers,

Makoto