Re: SUO: Re: Focus and Volume
Jon,
Your concerns about the current state of the SUO are shared by many
subscribers, including me.
> And I guess that my sense of the current scene in Ontology Systems
> is that we have not even come close to what could be achieved if
> we would just set to work with the tools that are laying around
> waiting to be used like we meant it.
The best style is one that is not noticed as such. The problem
with your style is that it overwhelms the substance.
Pat Hayes, for example, has also criticized the current proposals,
but in terms that leave no doubt about the point he is attacking.
For everyday communication, bluntness is more effective than subtlety.
John Sowa