- From: Annette Greiner <amgreiner@lbl.gov>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 09:43:57 -0700
- To: Antoine Isaac <aisaac@few.vu.nl>
- Cc: Bernadette Farias Lóscio <bfl@cin.ufpe.br>, "public-dwbp-wg@w3.org" <public-dwbp-wg@w3.org>
I agree with Antoine. Present tense makes more sense to me. "Using x enhances y" is the conventional way to indicate causality. -Annette > On Apr 8, 2016, at 7:02 AM, Antoine Isaac <aisaac@few.vu.nl> wrote: > > Hi Bernadette. > > Indeed I prefer not use the future tense. Present is more affirmative. But I'm going to abide to you editors or to native speakers: it's not crucial to me... > > Cheers, > > Antoine > > On 4/8/16 3:54 PM, Bernadette Farias Lóscio wrote: >> Hi Antoine, >> >> Thanks a lot for your fast response! >> >> Are you ok with using the future tense? >> >> For example: "Using standardized code lists and other commonly used terms will enhance interoperability and consensus among data publishers and consumers." >> >> Our idea is that if the publisher uses the BP then "something will happen". We used the future tense in other BPs. Does it make sense for you? >> >> Thanks again! >> Bernadette >> >> 2016-04-08 10:44 GMT-03:00 Antoine Isaac <aisaac@few.vu.nl <mailto:aisaac@few.vu.nl>>: >> >> Hi Bernadette. >> >> Hmmm, rather than writing reaction here are my suggestions: >> >> For BP15 : >> "Using standardized code lists and other commonly used terms enhances interoperability and consensus among data publishers and consumers." >> >> For BP16: >> "When two datasets or metadata sets use the same vocabulary, it is easier for humans and machines alike to compare them, and (automatic) processing tools designed for one can be more easily applied to the other. This greatly facilitates re-use of data." >> >> Antoine >> >> >> On 4/8/16 2:50 PM, Bernadette Farias Lóscio wrote: >> >> Hi Antoine, >> >> We are making some editorial changes on the DWBP document and we made some updates on the intended oucome of some BPs. I'd like to ask if you agree with the rewriting of the following Data Vocabularies BP: >> >> Best Practice 15: Use standardized terms >> >> *** current version: >> >> The benefit of using standardized code lists and other commonly used terms is to enhance interoperability and consensus among data publishers and consumers. >> >> >> *** proposal: >> >> Standardized code lists and other commonly used terms will enhance interoperability and consensus among data publishers and consumers. >> >> >> Best Practice 16: Reuse vocabularies >> >> *** current version: >> >> Datasets and metadata sets are easier to be compared by humans or machines when they use the same vocabulary to describe metadata. >> >> When two datasets or metadata sets use the same vocabulary, (automatic) processing tools designed for one can be more easily applied to the other. This greatly facilitates re-use of datasets. >> >> *** proposal: >> >> Using the same vocabulary to describe metadata will make datasets and metadata sets easier to be compared by humans or machines. When two datasets or metadata sets use the same vocabulary, (automatic) processing tools designed for one can be more easily applied to the other. This greatly facilitates re-use of datasets. >> >> >> Thanks a lot! >> Bernadette >> >> >> -- >> Bernadette Farias Lóscio >> Centro de Informática >> Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Brazil >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bernadette Farias Lóscio >> Centro de Informática >> Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Brazil >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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