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Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: [phma@phma.hn.org: notes in natlang defs entered by someone else]
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On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 09:23:52AM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> The more general question is, "what are the notes on natlang words
> for?".
> 
> I see basically two possibilities:
> 
> 1.  They're only for notes about why that word was selected and
> such; all "see also" sorts of things go under the Lojban word.
> 
> 2.  They are appropriate for "see alse" notes and such.
> 
> AFAICT, jbovlaste is currently designed for option #1.

I definitely intended them for both 1 and 2.

The natlangwords correction mechanism I'm working on will allow for
submitting changes to the notes, as well. I'll try to toss in something
to make it nicer for notes-only changes.

-- 
Jay Kominek <jkominek@miranda.org>
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