- From: Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:39:53 +0100
- To: ewallace@cme.nist.gov
- Cc: public-swbp-wg@w3.org, guarino@loa-cnr.it
ewallace@cme.nist.gov wrote: > "Uschold, Michael F" <michael.f.uschold@boeing.com> wrote: > >>On document length... >> >>To the extent that we have spen the time producing useful content, I think >>it would be a shame to cut it out just to keep documents short. Perhaps >>better is to structure the documents so that there is a good exec summary, >>and for those that wish to dig deeper, extra details may be provided. Much >>easier in a Web document, but possible for flat documents too, with extra >>work. There could two or even three levels of depth for those who really >>want the gory details. Much more work to produce - a question of balance >>and priorities and what authors feel inspired to do. > > > I agree with this. Don't delete information, just make it easier to find. > A standard structure for these notes would certainly help with this. > > -Evan > Length limits often are a good discipline for being concise and getting to the point. (I am not sufficiently informed to have an opinion on the specific note in question) Jeremy
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