Re: [web-annotation] 0-1 or 0-n string bodies

At the moment, there is a discrepancy. For `body` the text says 

> There SHOULD be 1 or more body relationships associated with an 
Annotation but there MAY be 0.

whereas for `bodyText`, it says:

> There MAY be exactly 1 bodyText for an Annotation, 

The only argument I have seen in favour of this restriction on 
`bodyText` is simplicity. However, due to the possibilities for 
`body`, implementations already have to deal with the duality of array
 vs. single object when handling the bodies, so this handling can 
easily be transferred for multiple `bodyText`, too. In other words, 
the restrictions seems to be fairly arbitrary to me.

It is not a major issue because I do not believe there will be tons of
 annotations with multiple textual bodies. Ie, if the majority wants 
to keep the restriction, I will not lie down on the road:-). But spec 
wise it looks fairly asymmetric to me.

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Received on Wednesday, 17 February 2016 10:02:57 UTC