Quoting Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com>:
On Nov 14, 2007 3:26 PM, Anton <anton.list@gmail.com> wrote:
On 15/11/2007, Derek Wright <drupal@dwwright.net> wrote:
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Finally, I agree with the last few comments in this thread that the biggest usability problem was the (IMHO foolish) decision to say "taxonomy is too scary, let's inconsistently refer to it as 'categories' in some places in the UI".
The key here is "inconsistently" and "some places", not the decision to rename in and of itself.
If this was to be consistent, there would not have been an issue.
"Taxonomy" is fine if you audience are computer scientists, or botanists.
This statement is no longer true. Within the Application section of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy we find: <quote> Originally the term taxonomy referred to the science of classifying living organisms (now known as alpha taxonomy); however, the term is now applied in a wider, more general sense and now may refer to a classification of things, as well as to the principles underlying such a classification. </quote> So taxonomy fits the "classification of things". I've found the word taxonomy used within the categorization of product items.
Vocabulary is an overloaded term, and hence confusing.
I agree that vocabulary is confusing and needs to be changed. There have been many suggestions but perhaps taxonomy class would be best.
If all were renamed to unique, clear terms with proper help text all over the UI, there are no issues at all.
No argument. Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/