Comments on: categories like free tagging http://rajeev.name/2006/08/27/categories-like-free-tagging/ technologist defying the peter principle Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rajeev karamchedu http://rajeev.name/2006/08/27/categories-like-free-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-99 rajeev karamchedu Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:52:39 +0000 http://rajeev.name/2006/08/27/categories-like-free-tagging/#comment-99 I am still unable to reconcile the useful differences between tags and categories. Another way to achieve the hierarchical categories is to have a concept of <em>nested tags</em>. To me, one big lure towards tags is the <em>internetization</em> of it (<em>global</em> is a more accurate word for it, I guess). Tags offer that relevant perspective to your posts that categories do not. We currently have the problem of duplicate tags already and its solution will truly be an "one-size-fits-all" one. Tagories, Tagegories ? I am still unable to reconcile the useful differences between tags and categories. Another way to achieve the hierarchical categories is to have a concept of nested tags.

To me, one big lure towards tags is the internetization of it (global is a more accurate word for it, I guess). Tags offer that relevant perspective to your posts that categories do not.

We currently have the problem of duplicate tags already and its solution will truly be an “one-size-fits-all” one.

Tagories, Tagegories ?

]]> By: Matt Schinckel http://rajeev.name/2006/08/27/categories-like-free-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Matt Schinckel Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:09:35 +0000 http://rajeev.name/2006/08/27/categories-like-free-tagging/#comment-98 Yeah, I like the idea of being able to create a category on the fly. Lots of times I've had to create a new category because I suspect this will be the first post of many on a similar topic. I guess I like categories because I'm a hierarchical thinker - I have categories inside categories, and in them, even more categories. This is partly so I have a manageable list of parent categories. Although, there isn't good facility for having a link in Blogsome of the child categories. I'm still working on that one. I'm not so sure about a system-wide bucket, however. Particularly if they auto-complete. This could create a huge server load, for one, and two I might have to type more characters to get the tag-egory I want. Especially if some dim-wit spelled Psychology as Psychologie, for instance. Which would appear in an auto-complete list first. Having the ones you have used appear first could alleviate this. I've been using the web interface more than an offline editor lately, and with the jstools I updated I'm pretty happy with that. It's certainly possible to improve the category list, including adding the ability to add new categories. Perhaps using XMLHttpRequest. I did do this type of thing to allow me to delete comments from a post page. Yeah, I like the idea of being able to create a category on the fly. Lots of times I’ve had to create a new category because I suspect this will be the first post of many on a similar topic.

I guess I like categories because I’m a hierarchical thinker – I have categories inside categories, and in them, even more categories. This is partly so I have a manageable list of parent categories. Although, there isn’t good facility for having a link in Blogsome of the child categories. I’m still working on that one.

I’m not so sure about a system-wide bucket, however. Particularly if they auto-complete. This could create a huge server load, for one, and two I might have to type more characters to get the tag-egory I want. Especially if some dim-wit spelled Psychology as Psychologie, for instance. Which would appear in an auto-complete list first. Having the ones you have used appear first could alleviate this.

I’ve been using the web interface more than an offline editor lately, and with the jstools I updated I’m pretty happy with that. It’s certainly possible to improve the category list, including adding the ability to add new categories. Perhaps using XMLHttpRequest. I did do this type of thing to allow me to delete comments from a post page.

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