[Sigia-l] Classification is an essential skill

[Derek R]

Jonathan Broad wrote:
>>| Why concentrate solely on the idiosyncratic?
Christopher Gomez wrote:
>| I'm not trying to drag anybody in mud

There's more truth to your statement then you may realize, Christopher,
since 'nobody' is endorsing the idiosyncratic. My statement was:

>| Pay some attention to your users
>| and not just the numbers 

which is not a dictum in favor of idiosyncratic properties, but a plea
for common-sense. Try pinning your troubles on somebody else.


>| We absolutely *cannot* cater 
>| to everybody's quirks and fancy

Why would you want to? That's crazy and would never work. That's what
the 'categorical cure-all' aims to do -- to cater to 'everyone's'
understanding -- which is impossible without force. You should note the
peer-to-peer (P2P) solution allows individuals to categorize themselves
('category of the person') and does not attempt to force commonality
onto what is inherently a 'quirks and fancy' environment anyway.


>| Trying to dissect everybody's psyche, 
>| preferences, and cultural heritage/etc
>| is slow, unnecessarily tedious, defeats 
>| the purpose of having the word 'architecture'

Again, you're preaching to the choir where I'm concerned. If you give up
the 'categorical cure-all' you will take your first steps away from
trying to dissect everybody's psyche/preferences/culture etc.

Really Christopher! I don't think you understand categories at all? 

But -- you are right in that real 'architecture' is defeated by these
dissections/reductions. Web users are very aware their purpose has been
defeated (they are alienated). Now try and get the IAs on this list to
realize that. The decline of information continues and IAs would prefer
not to notice or take any responsibility...

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