Proper use of tags/page links for my meeting notes use case

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One of the important use cases for me is to resurface important notes from the (too) many meetings I have. I need to search for people tags and/or project tags and/or project tags.
I need help to figure out the best way to use tags to find my notes at a later date. I use a mishmash of the following tagging schemes:

1:
TODO #meeting with #steve about [[projectX]] to setup [[projectXschedule]] document

2:
#meeting with #steve about [[projectX]]
TODO setup [[projectXschedule]]

3:
#meeting
with #steve
about [[projectX]]
TODO setup [[projectXschedule]]

Can someone please help me understand the best way to use tags or the pro’s & con’s of each for this use case?

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  • Unless you break the lines into multiple blocks, all 3 schemes are equivalent during searching.
    • They can co-exist, but they are inconsistent.
  • The best way is the natural (though somewhat subjective) way, probably this:
    TODO [[meeting]] with [[Steve]] to setup [[projectX/schedule]] document
    • By convention (otherwise they are equivalent):
      • inline (or hard) associations should use references through square brackets [[]]
      • # tags (or soft references) are for secondary associations
    • If you really need a separate page for the schedule, a single [[projectX/schedule]] reference is better than the two separate ones.
    • Make Steve a favor and capitalize his name.
      • Likewise for all proper names.
  • The provided information and examples are not enough for further details.
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@mentaloid can you explain what you mean by hard associations vs. soft references and why you recommend pages vs. tags for them?

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To rephrase what is explained in Page vs Tag Use Case:

  • conventions matter:
    • can give a productivity boost, when applied consistently
    • can have the opposite effect when:
      • their application is not consistent
      • they are over-complicated
  • hard is some concrete or non-optional info
    • if removed, the core meaning of the note is altered (and often collapses)
  • soft is some meta-info that adds to the status of the note, but not to its essence
    • it is an attribute that can be applied without altering the note’s core meaning
      • sometimes tags operate as light properties
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Thanks @mentaloid . Sorry for the bad formatting. Those are in fact separate blocks. I will try putting all tags and page references as the main block for a while to see how my queries work. And, finally, Steve and all others have properly capitalized names. :grin:

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