On 5/1/07, Marc Riddell
<michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> Thank you for the time and thought you put into this issue - both here and
> on the Talk Pages. It is clear to me from your conclusions that solving the
> problems I believe exist with the present Wikipedia Category System involves
> more than simply rewriting policy. The System has the potential of being a
> powerful research tool. And, since Wikipedia itself is a groundbreaking
> creation, a truly workable Categorization System within it could be
> precedent setting. I hope someone, someday takes the challenge of creating
> one.
on 5/1/07 11:10 AM, cohesion at
cohesion(a)sleepyhead.org wrote:
You might look at
dbpedia.org for research etc. I
don't think what you
want will really be possible without a little bit of structured data.
It's not super usable yet unless you know SPARQL (like SQL sorta)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARQL but it works. The data is always
going to be a little messy of course, but that's just the way it goes.
:)
They are pulling data based on categories and infoboxes now.
Judson,
Thanks for this. You've given me whole new territories to explore. I hope I
don't get too lost :-). I have been a pen & paper person for much of my
career. When I was first confronted with using a computer, it was like
encountering a new patient - the secrets were locked inside, and I had to
find the right key combination to retrieve the information.
Thanks again,
Marc
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If you donĀ¹t ask the questions - you have no excuse for not knowing the
answers.