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Subject: [APG] Re: Name Registry?
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 22:57:10 EST


Mary Jane:

The GENTECH Lexicon Working Group did the data modeling and defined the term
"persona." See http://www.gentech.org/gdm/

I think Jerry was proposing "hypothetical person" as an easily understood
working equivalent, for purposes of the registry at least, that wouldn't need
explanation each time it was used.

Donn Devine

Mary Jane smith wrote:

> Jerry and Donn -- Any way you two can get together and do some data
> analysis? It sounds to this old data analyst that you need first to
define
> your terms; i.e., who or what is a "persona?", a "hypothetical?" and so
> forth, and then do some data modeling. (No, I am not volunteering, but it
> does sound like a good idea.) As one trying to sort various John Smiths
in
> Virginia, I will be interested to hear your results.


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