[uf-discuss] hCard: "title" or "role"

[Tantek Ç elik]

> On Sep 20, 2007 12:22 PM, Dimitri Glazkov <dimitri.glazkov at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 9/20/07, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In hCard, should a job title like "Head of Marketing" be classed as
>>> "title" or "role", or both?
>>> 
>>> What's the difference?
>> 
>> Off the top of my head:
>> 
>> role = "executive"
>> title = "Head of Marketing"
>> 
>> No?

(resorting, please bottom-post! thanks! :)

On 9/20/07 12:55 PM, "Kevin Marks" <kevinmarks at gmail.com> wrote:

> from vcard:
> 
> 
> 3.5.1 TITLE Type Definition
> 
> Type name: TITLE
> 
>  Type purpose: To specify the job title, functional position or
>  function of the object the vCard represents.
> 
> 
>  Type example:
> 
>       TITLE:Director\, Research and Development
> 
> 3.5.2 ROLE Type Definition
> 
>  Type name: ROLE
> 
>  Type purpose: To specify information concerning the role, occupation,
>  or business category of the object the vCard represents.
> 
>  Type special notes: This type is based on the X.520 Business Category
>  explanatory attribute. This property is included as an organizational
>  type to avoid confusion with the semantics of the TITLE type and
>  incorrect usage of that type when the semantics of this type is
>  intended.
> 
>  Type example:
> 
>       ROLE:Programmer
> 
> So Head of Marketing is a Title, Marketing is a Role, I'd say.

Agreed with one minor change.

"Marketing" is an area.  From the example in RFC2426, it appears that the
role is a noun that describes the person with respect to that area. E.g.

TITLE:Head of Marketing
ROLE:Marketer

or perhaps

TITLE:Head of Marketing
ROLE:Manager


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