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Subject: Re: [xri] Problem with XRI 1.0 syntax
Drummond Reed wrote: > Given that we already have defined roles for many of these reserved > characters, our available choices for the second level separator are: > > "&" "'" "*" "," ";" > > The other possiblity is to reassign a currently used character, such as > the GCS character for annotations, "!". "'" is too confusing "," is too easily mistaken as a '.' (dot) ";" is too easily mistaken as a ":" (colon) "!" is already used for annotations and (according to a user survey) has bad (negative) connotations That leaves "&" and "*". Personally, I like splat ("*") as it's eye-catching, which is what it should be given its importance. Also, as "&" is used in fragments, "*" may be less confusing, too. My $0.02, Fen
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