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Issues
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Philosophical
Folly - biting off too much
Vanity - an impossible task. Unrealistic expectations
Conflict between efficiency / inclusivity and consensus
Conflict between authorized / open
Academic, Unusable, Sterile
Conservative? Mechanistic?
Is our project timeless or timely?
Patterns make sense for physical objects -- buildings, etc. but not necessarily for communication
Can't possibly represent the totality of our vision. Can't speak for all voices.
System itself: how evolvable?
Is a pattern language appropriate? For capturing / portraying this knowledge? Whose knowledge?
Is this approach true to its aims and philosophy?
Political
Is a pattern in or out? Is there an implicit or explicit filter? Can the language be self-contradictory (at all?)
Authority: Who has it? To do what?
Governance: Who has time and resources to work on this? Codified rules? codified process?
Pragmatic
Validation of patterns
Representation -- online, in book -- of patterns, pattern language
Name not obvious, project not comprehensible and/or accessible
Evaluation of project / process
Evolution of project / process
Assume Alexander's model as inviolate or only suggestive?
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Created before October 2004
Created before October 2004
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