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Most research in human-machine communication modeling and research into topics such as ontological commitment emphasize behavioral fidelity (aka, least surprise, don't shock the monkey). In HCI research, after iterative stages of development, the dialog becomes system-directed (fewer ad hoc jumps, machine controls dialog). The principles wherein each node does as it will or can with the information reflect human-to-human communication models. These models typically demonstrate redundancy, false starts, fillers, use of anaphors and ellipsis (see Amodeus research). Because these can add substantial overhead to system resource consumption, they are avoided in most machine-mediated communication. If one envisages a continuum of communication behavior that is modified both in content and structure by iteration, human-to-human communication style is best applied in the early negotiation stage. After domains and tasks are thoroughly understood by consenting parties, the more formal machine directed forms are better applied. I think many of the contributors to this thread are considering only one extreme or the other of the communication curve of knowledge acquisition that leads to contract-based systems. <bite>Until you know what they know, they don't know what you know.</bite> Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Fuchs, Matthew [mailto:matthew.fuchs@c...] My goal is to better enable authors (of schemas and instances) to better convey their intent (whatever that means) and allow application authors to exploit that to write better applications more easily - I'm a toolsmith. While I'm not personally a big fan of the PSVI, I do know that it's not intended to straightjacket anyone. However, while I'm not at all concerned with what you do with information internally, externally I'm very interested in how you behave if we're to do business together. It's important that you adhere to schemas we've agreed to use, or my job of understanding you becomes very difficult. This is especially true if we're to do business in a community with many participants - I can't possibly afford to build one-off processors for everyone I do business with.
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