Issue name: 016-NodeLabels

Description of blank and labelled nodes

Raised by:

Peter F. Patel-Schneider

Raised on:

2002-09-26

Raised in message:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2002JulSep/0174.html

Target document section reference(s):

http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-rdf-concepts-20020829/#section-Graph-Node

Status:

Closed

Last updated:

2002-11-18

Owner:

Jeremy Carroll

Details

Some Comments on

   Resource Description Framework (RDF):
   Concepts and Abstract Data Model
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-rdf-concepts-20020829/

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The documents says that many of the nodes in an RDF graph are blank
and some are labelled.  Why the differences?  Does this mean that
there can be no RDF graphs where all nodes are labelled?

History

2002-09-10: Raised

See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2002JulSep/0174.html

Various objections to text dealing with assertions and meaning in RDF, particularly at the overlap between formal and social meaning.

2002-09-26: Assigned

See: 007-Meaning-machinery.html

Comment about node labelling refers to text in the abstract syntax section. Issue separated from 007-Meaning-machinery.

2002-11-18: Closed

See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2002OctDec/0128.html

Citation is Jeremy's response.