Dear TAG,
On 23 October a solution to existing problems with the use of dwc:basisOfRecord and dcterms:type as published in the current Darwin Core standard was proposed. Discussions on tdwg-content leading up to and since that proposal support the addition of a term called recordClass as the pragmatic approach that requires less ongoing management than an alternative invoking a new type vocabulary. This message is to forge the way to the first Darwin Core term changes following the published Namespace Policy (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namespace/index.htm#classesofchanges). The proposed changes fall under two of the classes of changes, 3.3 (Semantic changes in Darwin Core terms) and 3.4 (Addition of Darwin Core terms declarations to existing Darwin Core namespaces). I propose to draft Decisions (see http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history/decisions/index.htm) for review by the TAG following the 30-day prescribed review period (next week). I just wanted to send this introductory message in anticipation to open up the floor for any questions or commentary, as this is the first time this process has been invoked.
John