att.cmc

att.cmc (computer-mediated communication) provides attributes categorizing how the element content was created in a CMC environment.
Moduletei
Membersab abbr add addName address anchor bibl biblFull biblStruct binaryObject bloc c cb choice cit corr country date dateline del desc distinct district docAuthor docDate email emph epigraph expan figure floatingText foreign forename gap gb genName geo geogFeat geogName gloss graphic head hi idno index interp interpGrp join l label lb lg link linkGrp list listBibl listEvent listNym listObject listOrg listPerson listPlace listRelation location m measure measureGrp media meeting mentioned milestone name notatedMusic note noteGrp num objectName offset orgName orig p pb pc persName persPronouns phr placeName ptr q quote ref reg region roleName rs ruby s said seg settlement sic soCalled stage state surname table term time title unclear unit w
Attributes
generatedBy(generated by) categorizes how the content of an element was generated in a CMC environment.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.enumerated
Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:*[@generatedBy]">
<sch:assert test="ancestor-or-self::tei:post">The @generatedBy attribute is for use within a <post> element.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
Suggested values include:
human
the content was ‘naturally’ typed or spoken by a human user
template
the content was generated after a human user activated a template for its insertion
system
the content was generated by the system, i.e. the CMC environment
bot
the content was generated by a bot, i.e. a non-human agent, typically one that is not part of the CMC environment itself
unspecified
the content was generated by an unknown or unspecified process

automatic system message in chat: user moves on to another chatroom

<post type="event" generatedBy="system"
 who="#system" rend="color:blue">
 <p>
  <name type="nickname" corresp="#A02">McMike</name> geht
   in einen anderen Raum: <name type="roomname">Kreuzfahrt</name>
 </p>
</post>

automatic system message in chat: user enters a chatroom

<post type="event" generatedBy="system">
 <p>
  <name type="nickname" corresp="#A08">c_bo</name> betritt
   den Raum. </p>
</post>

automatic system message in chat: user changes his font color

<post type="event" generatedBy="system"
 rend="color:red">
 <p>
  <name type="nickname" corresp="#A08">c_bo</name> hat die
   Farbe gewechselt.
 </p>
</post>

An automatic signature of user including an automatic timestamp (Wikipedia discussion, anonymized). The specification of generatedBy at the inner element <signed> is meant to override the specification at the outer element <post>. This is generally possible when the outer generatedBy value is "human".

<post type="standard" generatedBy="human"
 indentLevel="2" synch="#t00394407" who="#WU00005582">
 <p> Kurze Nachfrage: Die Hieros für den Goldnamen stammen
   auch von Beckerath gem. Literatur ? Grüße —</p>
 <signed generatedBy="template"
  rend="inline">
  <gap reason="signatureContent"/>
  <time generatedBy="template">18:50, 22. Okt. 2008 (CEST)</time>
 </signed>
</post>

Wikipedia talk page: user signature

<post type="written" generatedBy="human">
<!-- ... main content of posting ... -->
 <signed generatedBy="template">
  <gap reason="signatureContent"/>
  <time generatedBy="template">12:01, 12. Jun. 2009 (CEST)</time>
 </signed>
</post>