At 10:41 PM 7/16/97 METDST, [log in to unmask] wrote:
[I wrote]
>> [...] the point of diminishing returns is reached VERY
>> quickly. [...]
>Perhaps it would even be a good idea to come up with a
>limit to the number of attribute values we want for TYPE?
>That would put some pressure on the working group :)
>Of course the exact number will be decided later but wouldn't
>you think that 20 is more reasonable than 50, if we ever
>want this to be used in practice?
20? I was thinking more like 7, plus or minus 3.
Yes, I know this is restrictive. The motivation is to define
a simple scheme that everyone can understand and use, not a
complex scheme that lets all of us make any fine discrimination
we might want to, but only after extensive training.
Regards,
Ron Daniel Jr. voice:+1 505 665 0597
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