At 18:46 +0100 13/9/07, Andrew Gray wrote:
On 11/09/2007, Sandy Dorotheo sandyd@cols.com.au wrote:
I hope you don't mind this approach. Rather than contributing to separate elists, I've put a message on a bulletin board hosted at OCLC. They're the largest non profit for librarians in the world. They also have a tool - the Dewey Decimal Code - which could help wikimedians associate their content with their projects (and communications).
I have to say, as a classifier I started hyperventilating with laughter at this point. Of all the things that are completely inappropriate to use for anything like our projects, DDC must be high on the list...
(DDC is essentially a system for arranging physical books in a linear order. In an electronic environment, it's... well, about as meaningful as "alphabetising things" for any form of structured information. Not to mention the fact that it's immensely legally encumbered!)
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- Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
I agree. And the use of inappropriate tools (methods, software, etc) is rife....
Such as using a Wiki (alone) to plan an event and the use of Mediawiki for Commons.
Gordo