Sub-categories (was Re: [Theforum] [survey] refined suggestions online)
rudy
r937 at interlog.com
Sat Dec 15 17:41:00 CST 2001
>Is this time to revive the 1-many relationship? Rudy?
the database is the least of our worries -- there was a structure in place
a couple years ago but i think it's gone now (it was obviously never
utilized)
the bigger problem is how to wrap our minds conceptually around the idea
that an article can belong to more than one category
- how to specify them on the submission form
- whether to keep the concept of a "main" category
- should an article's multiple categories show along with the synopsis
- how do the categories affect the search logic
and most importantly
- who's gonna code it (it's not easy)
a much bigger bang for the buck, if i can offer an opinion, is to be
rigorous in defining useful categories, and moving articles if necessary
ever looked for computer books in a library? they're all in 001 alongside
UFOs and crap -- clearly the cataloguing system did not anticipate them
well and it shows
perhaps we need to revise our vague and/or ambiguous categories
if "code" is too vague, replace it -- at the same level -- with several new
categories
subcategories, in my opinion, would be a mistake
multiple categories for an article is a much more workable idea, but
(again, just in my opinion) not necessary
rudy
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