> > > and making URIs > > > dereferenceable to useful metadata is certainly one > > > convenient way to help do so. > > > > Really? The point of these examples is that there are a variety of > > cases which for a variety of reasons it's not so convenient > > (actually, either for the minter or the discoverer). So the > > recommendation can say, "When its convenient and helpful, use http > > uris, otherwise, don't" But that's not so great a recommendation. > > Can you explain specific cases in which you see usefully dereferenceable > URIs as NOT being so convenient for the discoverer?
Sure, when the URI refers to a resource for which information about it exists at multiple (URL/data store/web service) locations. -=Michel=-