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I'm not advocating one entry and I'm advocating more than just basic. I have
no problem with 3, 5, even up to 10 for very broad or far-reaching terms.
However, I stop at taking the responsibility that if I put 10 and someone
can't find the term because they didn't make an effort to think a little,
then it's me that's wrong by default.
>You need both "opening a file" and "files, opening",
Granted. But if someone decides that they don't like "opening a file", and
they don't like "launching a file", but they like "initiating a file" and
they don't find it, I'm to blame?
John Posada
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But the index also has to be useful, not just accurate. SO
you have to take into account at least the basic ways you
can think of someone looking up something.
You need both "opening a file" and "files, opening", even
if you don't need to include "tinkering with files".
