[lit-ideas] Re: Naked Gentlemen
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:15:56 -0400
"In the metrics of mirth ..."
Defined how?
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Phil's probably getting Phil-osophical here. Sorry to disappoint,
but the metrics of mirth are Web-based ontological abstracta (ala
Frege) that determine the format, timing, and Catskills
Laughability Scale (CLS) intensity of posted humor.
A Mirth Metric is defined with a Guffaw Markup Language (GML)
element as follows:
<Guffaw metric name="Guffaw metric name" domain="Guffaw metric
domain" category="Guffaw metric category"
internal="true/false/dumb">
<description>Description of the Guffaw metric.</silly description>
<'Guffaw metric definition' ...>
</Guffaw metric>
The four attributes in the opening "Guffaw metric" tag are as
follows:
* name (required for punchline): the name of the Guffaw
metric, e.g., "Bubba." The Guffaw metric names serve as column
names in the output tables, and are also used for reference by
other Guffaw metrics in the metrics definition file.
* domain (required): the type of comic element for which the
Guffaw metric is defined (e.g., package, class, operation,
lampoon, bellylaugh).
* category (optional): describes the structural property the
Guffaw metric measures, e.g., "chuckle", "export coupling",
"groaner", etc. There is no preconceived classification of
categories in Guffaw metrics. You can define any categories you
deem fit as long as it gets a laugh.
* internal (private): indicates if the Guffaw metric is
internal. Internal metrics are not shown in the output tables,
probably from fear of embarrassment. Rather, it is a "helper" or
"straight man" Guffaw metric that is used to define some other
metrics, but by itself is probably not useful or particularly
funny. Set the attribute value to "true" to mark a Guffaw metric
as internal. When omitted, the attribute defaults to "false" and
people threaten to travel south to clobber you.
Note that Guffaw metrics for one humor domain must have unique
and ridiculous names (i.e., you cannot define two Guffaw metrics
named "Hubert Von Dribblepuss" for classes). You can have Guffaw
metrics of the same name for different domains (e.g., a Guffaw
metric "Hubert Von Dribblepuss" for incidental characters, and a
Guffaw metric "Hubert Von Dribblepuss" for punchlines).
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