THU: describes (via attribute type) the general area of activity (e.g., varnishes; glassmaking; lifecasting; embellishing) JMW: describes an action verb asscociated with making a product (e.g. varnish, cut, heat, paste, etc.)--I am aware that this could also be interpreted the way THU has done. BNH: things like casting, metalworking---the realm of doing/making to which an entry belongs NR: one way to think about the function of would be to connect it to the purpose of each entry. For example, if the purpose of a block is "casting", then can further refine "casting". I am not sure why activity has to have a type attribute though...
THU: strictly surrounds a material (e.g., marble, iron, turpentine) JMW: physical materials, such as marble, iron, and turpentine (what one might term 'ingredients' if we were still usign the recipe formula) BNH: matter that is not a tool, defined at its most basic level (i.e. without qualifiers) NR: any substance---e.g. tin, lead, varnishes, wax---that occurs in an entry;
THU: surrounds a material and describes its particular format (e.g., <m_f><m>marble</m> slab</m_f>; iron wire; turpentine varnish) JMW: basically an adjective for a particular material (e.g. marble slab, iron wire), but I'm not sure this is necessary or useful BNH: the qualifiers that assign finer distinctions to materials NR: I understand what this element is trying to do, but not sure of its function as far as user story is concerned
JMW: a personal name (e.g. Geoffrey Chaucer) BNH: any proper noun
JMW: a specific geographic location (e.g. France, London) BNH: not sure. A location that's not a proper noun?
THU: describes the overall intent of the entry according to a set number of categories (making, application, advice, observation) JMW: one of our activity categories (e.g. making, application, advice, observation) BNH: broad function of the entry, the type of information it conveys (making, application, advice, observation) NR: specifies what is being done at the level: making, application, observation, advice.
THU: used to refer to entries on other pages, subrecipes, anything else out of place
THU: describes a nested process of making; that is, it describes how to make an "ingredient" in the main "recipe"
JMW: a specific length of time (e.g. one hour, two days) [Note: this is my understanding, but it seems messy]
JMW: a material implement used on one or more materials (e.g. hammer, mold, brush, marble slab) BNH: instrument used to manipulate materials NR: any instrument that appears within the entry; same as JMW and BNH
JMW: a specific unit of measure (e.g. 1 yard, 4 cup fulls) [Note: this is my understanding, but does it get too messy?] BNH: designation of a fixed quantity (e.g. a pound, the size of a walnut) as opposed to relational expressions of quantity [yeah it's messy]