cheers
nick
probably just me being stupid ... i understand your menaing now, it was
fantastic as it made think about why it was important we use standard codes
and also write it down. So in fact it was very useful ... I think from this
and seeing Bette Hopkins and Paul Gilman's e-mail we must begin to try to
move away from codes (obviously for some systems we may still be locked in)
but where we can it may be an idea to try to get rid of them in the next few
years... certainly i think FISH can promote the standard that description
and not code should be recorded.
jason
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Boldrini [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Peer Review: Format of terminology Discussion Piece
Jason
Some Misunderstandings. I meant it was irrelevant to me which code we agree
on, subject to what I suggested, not that the codes themselves were
unimportant. I agree that everyone using the same codes is important. By
implication I was suggesting (obviously unclearly) that if everyone else
says we all use SM fine, or SAM, equally fine. My main criteria for the code
would be that it does have an intuitive element IE we don't use XYZ for a
Scheduled Ancient Monument but something with some intuitive connection. To
Give another example, most people in the North east/Yorkshire would probably
recognise that NAA refers to Northern Archaeological Associates. If you
didn't, but knew NAA was a contractor you could probably have a reasonable
guess at it. the same should be true of the status codes. Although they may
have scope notes attached, there is a possibility that someone may end up
looking at the code in isolation (don't ask me for a scenario though), and
in that case the intuitive link would be useful
Hope that's clearer, but am not sure it is.
Nick Boldrini
SMR Computing Officer
Heritage Unit
North Yorkshire County Council
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