[Sigia-l] "General" as a category

Everett, Andy EveretA at wsdot.wa.gov
Thu Jun 17 13:40:10 EDT 2004


So does that mean the Category "General" is the equivalent to the Taxonomy
'junk drawer'

-Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: Hassan Schroeder [mailto:hassan at webtuitive.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:45 AM
To: SIGIA-L
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] "General" as a category


Dave Collins wrote:

> Certainly, the *category* describes what's *in it* just fine. But for
> users, that is missing the point. Their task is exactly opposite. They
> know the *resource* they want, they just don't know *where* to find it.
> What about 'resource Q' leads them to look in the General section for
> it?

? Process of elimination: where do you look for a screwdriver in a
kitchen? It's not a fork, it's not a plate, it's not a glass -- ah,
it's probably in the junk drawer...

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