Sergio,
So you are saying, “If X doesn't appear to have a URI anywhere, then
don't mint one, but use a blank node instead.”
I think the advantages of using URIs are well-understood and well-
documented -- if you're not aware of the arguments, please let me know
and I'll provide references.
You don't state any reasons against using URIs, you just say that you
prefer not to use them. So please clarify: What do you gain by not
introducing your own URI?
Best,
Richard
On 1 Feb 2009, at 20:36, Sergio Fernández wrote:
After a short discussion with Michael by IRC about the issue he
pointed
with my usage of void:target property, we got some conclusions.
Basically while voID is not extended, many dataset don't have a proper
URI. So there are two ways to refer them: URI vs Blank Node, a IFP
property (in this case foaf:homepage) does the magic in both cases. I
know that many people hate blank nodes, and I would like not to need
to
use here, but in this case I prefer to use it and wait until the
dataset
publish a proper URI.
IMO this is not just interesting for voID, but the scope of this
discussion is bigger for the whole Semantic Web in general: do we want
to create this (artificial) URIs? What's your opinion?
Cheers,
[1] http://semanticweb.org/wiki/VoiD#Using_voiD
[2] http://rdfohloh.wikier.org/about
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