- From: Natasha Noy <noy@SMI.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:37:23 -0700
- To: "Uschold, Michael F" <michael.f.uschold@boeing.com>
- Cc: <public-swbp-wg@w3.org>, <rector@cs.man.ac.uk>
Mike, >> The discussion on unintended models is too terse. Also, it does not >> seem to be the same kind of 'unintended models' that I'm familiar >> with. >> > > MFU> did you redo this section to make clear what you mean by > unintended > models? Yes, I've added an explanation of the different results that you will get from reasoning. >> Notes: most of these have useful important germane points. I >> suggest putting them back in the text, if you can. >> > > Yes, but I think they would really interrupt the flow too much... > > MFU> This is a matter of personal style preference and a tradeoff. > Readers who prefer to read notes (like myself) have the flow > interrupted > too much by having to turn pages where the notes are. The guideline I > was taught, and that I use is: > * Never use footnotes unless there are really strong reasons to do so. > * If it is important, then put it in the text, > * if it is not important then skip it. > > Does the W3C have a position on this? I assume this is the part that you plan to resend to the list with an [ALL] designator. I think it's a matter of personal taste, as you point out (and also a tradeoff -- I agree) Natasha
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