Percolate is a system of Python scripts and modules for working with bot-updated templates, built by WMF's grantmaking department, but reusable.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grantmaking_and_Programs/Learning_%26_Evalua...
"Percolate provides a relatively simple and robust way of replicating some of the functionality that closed-source social software (like Facebook and Quora) use to surface relevant content and recent activity without sacrificing the flexibility that makes MediaWiki great. It does this through profiles and views..."
(found via the monthly report: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_July_2013#Indiv... )
Could someone put this in third-grade English? Cause I don't understand what this does
-----Original Message----- From: Sumana Harihareswara sumanah@wikimedia.org To: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org; MediaWiki announcements and site admin list mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org; jmorgan jmorgan@wikimedia.org Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 12:05 am Subject: [MediaWiki-l] Percolate: Python scripts & modules to create browsable auto-updated guides onwiki
Percolate is a system of Python scripts and modules for working with bot-updated templates, built by WMF's grantmaking department, but reusable.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grantmaking_and_Programs/Learning_%26_Evalua...
"Percolate provides a relatively simple and robust way of replicating some of the functionality that closed-source social software (like Facebook and Quora) use to surface relevant content and recent activity without sacrificing the flexibility that makes MediaWiki great. It does this through profiles and views..."
(found via the monthly report: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_July_2013#Indiv... )
It seems like a client-side bot-powered Semantic MediaWiki. If I understand correctly it gather the data from across the website and create its visual representations. ----- Yury Katkov, WikiVote
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Wjhonson wjhonson@aol.com wrote:
Could someone put this in third-grade English? Cause I don't understand what this does
-----Original Message----- From: Sumana Harihareswara sumanah@wikimedia.org To: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org; MediaWiki announcements and site admin list mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org; jmorgan jmorgan@wikimedia.org Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 12:05 am Subject: [MediaWiki-l] Percolate: Python scripts & modules to create browsable auto-updated guides onwiki
Percolate is a system of Python scripts and modules for working with bot-updated templates, built by WMF's grantmaking department, but reusable.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grantmaking_and_Programs/Learning_%26_Evalua...
"Percolate provides a relatively simple and robust way of replicating some of the functionality that closed-source social software (like Facebook and Quora) use to surface relevant content and recent activity without sacrificing the flexibility that makes MediaWiki great. It does this through profiles and views..."
(found via the monthly report: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_July_2013#Indiv... ) -- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation
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I think it would help, would the authors not use so much jargon in the descriptions.
I still only have the fuzziest notion what "surfacing" might mean.
-----Original Message----- From: Yury Katkov katkov.juriy@gmail.com To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org; jmorgan jmorgan@wikimedia.org Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 9:35 am Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] Percolate: Python scripts & modules to create browsable auto-updated guides onwiki
It seems like a client-side bot-powered Semantic MediaWiki. If I understand correctly it gather the data from across the website and create its visual representations. ----- Yury Katkov, WikiVote
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Wjhonson wjhonson@aol.com wrote:
Could someone put this in third-grade English? Cause I don't understand what this does
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Percolate is a system of Python scripts and modules for working with bot-updated templates, built by WMF's grantmaking department, but reusable.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grantmaking_and_Programs/Learning_%26_Evalua...
"Percolate provides a relatively simple and robust way of replicating some of the functionality that closed-source social software (like Facebook and Quora) use to surface relevant content and recent activity without sacrificing the flexibility that makes MediaWiki great. It does this through profiles and views..."
(found via the monthly report: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_July_2013#Indiv... ) -- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation
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On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Wjhonson wjhonson@aol.com wrote:
I think it would help, would the authors not use so much jargon in the descriptions.
I still only have the fuzziest notion what "surfacing" might mean.
"Surfacing" is a silly buzzword in business/technology these days.
It roughly means "bring up" or "make clear."
It makes me cringe whenever I see it.
-Chad
Maybe in practice for this particular thread it might mean uh.... the tool tip type popup gives you an overview of the linked article? I really don't know. I'm just guessing. Class ? Class ?
-----Original Message----- From: Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org; jmorgan jmorgan@wikimedia.org Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 10:15 am Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] Percolate: Python scripts & modules to create browsable auto-updated guides onwiki
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Wjhonson wjhonson@aol.com wrote:
I think it would help, would the authors not use so much jargon in the descriptions.
I still only have the fuzziest notion what "surfacing" might mean.
"Surfacing" is a silly buzzword in business/technology these days.
It roughly means "bring up" or "make clear."
It makes me cringe whenever I see it.
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