Erik Moeller wrote:
Well, the idea of the Sifter project was to create a
stable space
where articles can *never*, by definition, be in an undesirable
state.
Yes. To make this more concrete, one goal of a "Sifter" project of
some sort would be to have a 'release 1.0' that could be easily
produced in a 'hard' medium like paper or CD-ROM.
I've been working (but more slowly than I would like) on a proposal
for a timetable for a drive to 1.0.
I would have titled Erik's proposal differently. Instead of saying
"Do we really need a Sifter project?" I might have titled it "Do we
already have a Sifter project, without realizing it?"
And I'm inclined to agree with the notion that adding a few ideas to a
function that already arose organically from within the community is
more likely to be naturally successful than something made up 'a
priori' to meet our Platonic Ideal of what a sifter project "should"
look like.
--Jimbo