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Tim Kleefass
tim at haitabu.net
Sat Aug 15 10:23:14 CEST 2015
On 12.08.2015 21:19, Job Snijders wrote: >> So are you OK with a final situation where "descr:" is optional in some >> objects and still mandatory in others? > > If we make 'descr:' optional, i'd prefer it to be optional across the > entire board. +1 >>> For me as operator, I think I'd like "descr:" to be a one-line >>> description what the object is about. If an organisation has many >>> aut-nums, it would be beneficial if there is one line which describes >>> the differences between all those aut-nums by providing a one-line >>> summary. Because of "org:" I can programmatically follow which >>> organisation it belongs to, but some more meta-data might be useful. Yes, that's why I like the "descr:", too. >> As a neutral observer from operational point of view, that makes sense to >> me. But does that mean you would like to make the attribute 'single' instead >> of 'multiple' as it is now? If you make it single what would you do with >> objects that already have multiple lines (besides the org name)? You could >> convert any existing additional lines into "remarks:". > > I have no particular preference whether single or multiple is better. > If anything, it would be a matter of clearly documentating. > > Given that "remarks:" already is multiple, it might make sense to > declare "descr:" as 'single' and thus offer a clear differentiator > between the two. > > "descr:" - one-line optional summary what the object is about > "remarks:" - the story of your life That would work for me. Cheers, Tim
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