Comments on: Scully on memorials, and the impact of organizing information for humans http://www.inkblurt.com/2006/04/12/scully-on-memorials-and-the-impact-of-organizing-information-for-humans/ User Experience, Information Architecture & Other Obsessions Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:33:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: eric scheid http://www.inkblurt.com/2006/04/12/scully-on-memorials-and-the-impact-of-organizing-information-for-humans/comment-page-1/#comment-924 eric scheid Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:51:36 +0000 http://www.inkblurt.com/archives/355#comment-924 I've also read (elsewhere) that another reason for chronological arrangement of the names was to avoid the unfortunate problem of there being multiple people sharing the same name. Kinda sucks the meaningfulness of the individual sacrifice out of it when there are seven John Smith's in a row. As contrast, consider the roll call of 9/11 victims. Bloody insensitive bureaucrats. I’ve also read (elsewhere) that another reason for chronological arrangement of the names was to avoid the unfortunate problem of there being multiple people sharing the same name. Kinda sucks the meaningfulness of the individual sacrifice out of it when there are seven John Smith’s in a row.

As contrast, consider the roll call of 9/11 victims. Bloody insensitive bureaucrats.

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