intent is to assess the target resource in some way, rather than simply make a comment about it
bookmarking
intent is to create a bookmark to the target or part thereof
classifying
intent is to classify the target in some way
commenting
intent is to comment about the target
describing
intent is to describe the target, rather than (for example) comment on it
editing
intent is to request an edit or a change to the target resource
highlighting
intent is to highlight the target resource or a segment thereof
identifying
intent is to assign an identity to the target
linking
intent is to link to a resource related to the target
moderating
intent is to assign some value or quality to the target
questioning
intent is to ask a question about the target
replying
intent is to reply to a previous statement, either an annotation or another resource
tagging
intent is to associate a tag with the target
Note
For further detailed explanation of the suggested values, see the Web Annotation Vocabulary (WAV). The motivations described here map to URIs defined by the WAV and when exported to RDF or JSON-LD must have the URI http://www.w3.org/ns/oa# prepended.
As an RDF vocabulary, WADM permits the definition of new motivations (see Appendix C of the WAV). In TEI, new motivations may be defined in a custom ODD (see section 23.3.1.3). New motivations must also map to URIs defined by an RDF ontology extending the WAV.
<annotation xml:id="TheCorrectTitle" motivation="commenting" target="#line1"> <note>The correct title of this specification, and the correct full name of XML, is "Extensible Markup Language". "eXtensible Markup Language" is just a spelling error. However, the abbreviation "XML" is not only correct but, appearing as it does in the title of the specification, an official name of the Extensible Markup Language. </note> </annotation>