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There are obviously other uses for URIs than sticking them in an 'href' attribute of an <a>. Like, the uses I thought this conversation was about? What are we talking about again? Houghton,Andrew wrote: >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >> Jonathan Rochkind >> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:52 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] registering info: uris? >> >> But when did someone suggest that all identifiers must be resolvable? >> When Andrew argued that: >> >> >>> Having unresolvable URIs is anti-Web since the Web is a hypertext >>> system where links are required to make it useful. Exposing >>> unresolvable links in content on the Web doesn't make the Web >>> more useful. >>> >> Okay, I guess he didn't actually SAY that you should never have non- >> resolvable identifiers, but he rather strongly implied it, by using the >> "anti-Web" epithet. >> > > You are correct that I didn't say that you should never have unresolvable > identifiers and I wasn't implying that either. Though I was pointing out > that sticking <a href="info:lccn/sh2009123456">Text</a> into the hypertext > system where info URIs are unresolvable negates the effect of linking to it > in the first place. > > > Andy. >