On 15 Jun 2010, at 15:42, Karen Coyle wrote:



> Quoting Rob Styles <[log in to unmask]>:

>

>

>>

>> I would try to forget all about the notion of an internal metadata

>> record - that's your implementation, it's not how everyone does it.

>> The externally visible URIs are what you need to think about and

>> make statements about.

>>

>> rob

>>

>

>> I think that obscuring the person in a blank node in a resource that

>> abstracts its way around the person is Herbert Van de Sompel's "one

>> bridge too far".  http://twitter.com/hvdsomp/status/15777598515

>>

>> People want to talk about people, not abstractions of people.

>> -Ross.

>

> You see, in "my world," if you talk about it, it is already an

> abstraction, and we're all comfortable with that. But that doesn't

> have to matter here. This is a deeply philosophical question regarding

> the nature of thought, information, and reality, one which will never

> be resolved. That is why I try to understand and follow common

> practice (and I look forward to the day when we have more of it!):

> because what is important is to contribute data that people will use.

> Fortunately, my concept of reality is so fluid that with enough of an

> explanation from the "real worlders" I am hoping I can produce data

> that fits that view. I just need a pattern to follow.



I just read a great Terry Pratchett quote that seems apposite:



"Apes had it worked out. No ape would philosophize, 'The mountain is, and is not.' They would think, 'The banana is. I will eat the banana. There is no banana. I want another banana."



Terry Pratchett, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unseen_Academicals





>

> In fact, it's kind of like cataloging, but the guidance rules are

> still in development.

>

> kc

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