Re: what tag should we use?

Posted by Tracey P. Lauriault-2 on Jan 08, 2006; 11:27pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/what-tag-should-we-use-tp136p153.html

got it!

Robin Millette wrote:

>Tracey P. Lauriault wrote:
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>>very nice!
>>ok!
>>i was on the same page, i sometimes naively double/triple tag digital
>>objects to enable finding them in multiple ways. Would that be helpful
>>here?  I'm thinking of triangulation, when trying to precicely define a
>>point using gps or to validate a story on indymedia.  Could that be
>>applied in this context? Or are there other concepts i am missing, such
>>as - are TAGs registered in a list somewhere with additional metadata
>>that stakes a name claim etc.?
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>I like your triangulation analogy :)
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>What matters most if you're going to do that is to have different
>coordinates mapped, and not map the same point using various coordinates
>system. I mean, if you want to triangulate, you need different terms
>illustrating different facets, and not just synonyms.
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>This is why we should preferably pick between civacc and coacid, since
>they're synonyms - if I understood correctly.
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