>Thanks for the examples regarding the
>Slashdot.org tagging experiment, Duane. Would
>you please supply a link to where the experiment
>is being conducted? I went to Slashdot.org but
>couldn't find the particular article/tagging
>exercise.
>
>However, with the examples of the tags that
>you've presented-- ³stupid², ³idiots², ³ROTFL²
>etc--my question is: What value do these
>particular tags have? (01)
Why should their value be different from that of
any other tags? Do you presume that there is a
notion of a 'tasteful tag', and that tags which
exhibit tastelessness should be treated as
second-class? (02)
> They're reactionary, it seems, and, unless the
>article is about idiocy, laughter, floors, etc.,
>they tell me nothing about the article except
>how someone, a someone of, perhaps, very dubious
>standing, (03)
Why should there be any correlation between
'standing' and a particular tag usage? (04)
> reacted to them. Such term could be used,
>maybe, for ranking, I suppose, but how does a
>"community" of any kind really get value from
>them? (05)
Yes, at least if I am in the community. (06)
Pat Hayes (07)
> Please advise.
>
>Keith
> (08)
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