[LINK] Categories for a community directory

[Jan Whitaker]

At 10:39 AM 13/03/2012, Roger Clarke wrote:

>A quick inspection suggests that an organisation can only be under
>one category.  That's a problem, e.g. guide dogs could arguably be
>all of:
>*   Animals & Birds
>*   Material & Practical Needs
>*   Personal & Family Support
>
>There's no sub-structure, and there seem to be no tags to learn from.

I agree. Having the ability to slot against several is important. 
One, the assigner may not be able to pick accurately, and two, the 
searcher may not know which to pick either. There is little lost in 
cross-indexing. Databases are really good at that.

Jan



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