Why is not for each relation code the inverse relation code included?
For example, nutzt and wirdGenutztVon is included but only istTeilVon and not hatTeile ?
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Why is not for each relation code the inverse relation code included?
For example, nutzt and wirdGenutztVon is included but only istTeilVon and not hatTeile ?
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That is an interesting issue which deserves more discussion. There is a current tendency in the Linked Data world not to specify or use inverse relations. They are essentially superfluous and often do more harm than good.
I also think that inverse relations are something that looks interesting in theory but won't work well in practice. In particular they are very hard to maintain correctly and quickly lead to inconsistent situations: If there are the verbs nutzt and wirdGenutztVon, but in the metadata there's only the relation A nutzt B (and not B wirdGenutztVon A) then how do you interpret that?
Compare it to (hyper)links, and try to imagine what the web would look like if inverse links would have been a requirement.