On 26 Nov 2008, at 21:53, John Graybeal wrote: <snip>
would you agree that duplicating a massive set of URIs for 'local technical simplification' is a bad practice? (In which case, is the question just a matter of scale?)
You are asking me if 'local technical simplification' is a good reason or a bad reason for duplicating URIs? Uh, I guess it depends...
My point was this: The key benefits of URI re-use can also be obtained by minting your own URIs and linking them to existing URIs via adequate RDF properties. And that practice can have additional practical/implementation benefits (and costs). Hence, consider both options; there's no reason to knee-jerk against creating new identifiers.
Best, Richard
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