I found the inclusion of identifier confusing and distracting and
would support their removal from the ballot for the reasons Eric
gives. JP
At 1:24 PM -0500 3/9/00, Miller,Eric wrote:
> >
> > Eric,
> >
> > I may have missed this, but please add an explanation (for the benefit
> > of post-ballot readers) of what exactly the
> >
> > Identifier: The unique identifier assigned to the data element
> >
> > is, and how it differs from
> >
> > Name: The label assigned to the data element.
> >
> > For example, is the Identifier a syntax-independent string that must
> > appear in expressions of that qualifier? In which case the term
> > "label" seems most appropriate to me.
>
>These terms came from the original dc1.0 and 1.1 documents. I would have
>greatly preferred *not* to include 'Identifier' in the ballot at this time
>due to what I'm afraid are incompatible views of what this means. But I was
>overruled (no referable notes from teleconferences...errr) in the desire to
>make this ballot as compatible with the other specifications.
>
>
> > Also, in what context is the identifier supposed to be unique?
> > An unpleasant example is the term "Identifier" itself, which is now
> > used in three unrelated ways in DCMES:
> >
> > 1. "Identifier" the label on the fragments of the present document
> > (the concept that this message starts with),
> >
> > 2. "Identifier" the qualifier
> >
> > 3. "Identifier" the Dublin Core element
> >
> > Nailing down in this document what we mean by unique would help lots.
>
>for exactly these (and other) reasons, i'd like to remove the 'Identifier'
>part of this ballot...
>
>eric
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