[Sigia-l] The planetary classification conundrum... mental modelsoutside of the Web

[Ziya Oz]

Fred Beecher:

> ... at what point do we sacrifice logic to an existing mental model, aka
> "common belief?" 

If you're chained to the UCD notion of "Don't make me think," never. :-)

> Where do we draw the line between needing to adhere to the mental model and
> needing to change it?

To use the canonical example, would you classify Britney Spears under
"music"? If you are in the business of selling commercial CDs, yes. If
you're a highfalutin music critiquing site dedicated to the art of, ahem,
Monteverdi, perhaps not. :-)

Are you in the business of challenging/changing minds or catering to them?
So this is all a matter of intentions and context.

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Ziya

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