On 2013-01-30 11:58, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote:
Le mercredi, 30 janvier 2013 12.34:11, Moray Allan a écrit :
What is the perceived advantage in allocating a clever set of names
like materials or colours over just naming the categories by phrases
which describe the relevant blocks of rooms?
Simply because the following description:
"bed with nordique (where this actually means 'duvet') bedding in
rooms
with >= 5 persons
OR
bed without bedding (where this actually means you have to bring
your own
sleeping bag) in rooms with <= 2 persons"
is quite longer than "Zinc" or "C" + link to verboser description
page
including pictures.
Of course it is possible to construct confusingly written long
descriptions, and to combine things weirdly across categories, but I
would hope we would try to avoid both.
For verbosity, your description above could be reduced to something
like "bed in >= 5-person room OR sleeping bag space in <= 2-person
room". To be clear, I still agree that we should have a page which
gives longer textual explanations and pictures, but I would prefer us to
use meaningful labels for whatever the categories are. The suggestion
above would easily fit into the web form.
But why does the OR in the above make sense, anyway? Surely some
people will want to be certain that they have proper bedding, and don't
need to buy a sleeping bag then travel round the world with it, while
others will want to be sure that they get a small room?
--
Moray
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