on 5/1/07 5:11 PM, Andrew Gray at shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
Categorisation is, however, used by our readers, and we shouldn't break it without a very pressing reason.
On 01/05/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
Do you, personally, use the current WP categorization system?
on 5/2/07 7:45 AM, Andrew Gray at shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
As a reader? Hard to say to what degree; I definitely make a great deal of use of it as an editor, but the things you need as an editor are different and it's hard to seperate the two aspects! Most of my "reader" time is looking for specific facets, drilling straight to individual articles, not browsing, so I'm not really the category target audience... I do use it, though, just not as a major navigational method.
Andrew,
Perhaps this is why we are having a problem finding common ground in this discussion. I am looking at WP Categorization strictly from the POV of a reader. I came to your library, went to your catalogue system, and found it did not meet my needs as a researcher. You, as the librarian, asked me what my needs were, and I told you. Your answer seems to be that we cannot meet your needs without revamping the entire system. I say: OK, I'll wait :-) - as long as you are serious about doing so.
All I am asking, in this age of creative technology, is that someone step up and create a system that can meet the needs of as many of our readers as possible.
Marc