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Subject: Proposal: make <category> mandatory


Several implementers have reported a desire for a reliable data 
element that offers greater specificity than the free-text <event> 
field offers.  While the current optional enumeration of values for 
<category> is somewhat arbitrary, no better all-hazard taxonomy has 
been identified.

The current optional list appears to be as good a compromise as is 
available between providing an adequate level of specificity and 
requiring originators to struggle with overly subtle distinctions. 
Additional values can be added in the future, of course, if it turns 
out some particular distinction actually needs to be drawn more 
finely.

- Art


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