The current revision shows only a fraction of the
content, yet when I try to follow the revision history
it doesn't correspond with the current state.
There must be something rather dramatic wrong
somewhere...
-Rich Holton
--- Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
Erik Moeller wrote:
All,
please participate on:
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_Syntax
We are trying to develop a standardized syntax for
extensions such as the
LaTeX extension for mathematical formulas, the
upcoming hieroglyphs
extension, the SVG extension etc.
There will be a brainstorming phase until April 4,
after which we will
vote on these different proposals.
This will hopefully allow us to finally start
working on a generalized
extension interface.
I don't oppose this initiative, but I when I read
the meta page I was
quick to realize that many of the proposals were
beyond my
comprehension. I would have a great deal of
difficulty in arriving at
an informed vote. I'm sure that I'm not alone in
that observation.
Most of us in most subjects deal strictly with text,
and a significant
number can manage the technology of uploading
pictures. The really
adventurous may be able to manage a simple HTML
table. Life should
remain as simple as possible for these people, and
expanding
technological functions should not diminish their
ability to contribute.
I nevertheless recognize that some subject areas
require more
sophisticated approaches, and that these should be
made available. A
modularized approach may be productive. A person
interested in a
cartographic interface may not be interested in
learning how to
represent mathematical formulas or musical notation.
Thus, learning one
of these extensions should be able to proceed
without the need to learn
the others, even when there is significant overlap
between two extensions.
Ec
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