> [followups trimmed]
>
> > The goal of the taxonomy draft was to document the current
> > practice, not to impose new definitions or artificial terminology
> > even if it seems more appropriate for a reason.
>
> then why were people defending use of that term in another document
> by citing the taxonomy draft?
>
> I think the primary goal of a taxonomy document should be
> to *establish* terminology so that everyone is using the same terms
> to mean the same thing in subsequent discussions and documents.
> i.e., to get everyone on the same page.
>
> Keith
>
On the second thought, yes, the purpose is not just documenting
for it's own sake (or for future historians), but in order to have
a common understanding of the terminology as a basis for other works.
And this controversy proves, that this is indeed needed.
--w
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