If I wanted to get a new sister project started off of the home page, who would I talk to? What would I do? The project I have in mind doesn't exactly fit any of the categories listed, yet I feel it would be a useful addition.
so - do I write a proposal? Discuss it on this mailing list? Go through meta-wiki? Or some other method?
Thanks,
Ed
You could elaborate on your proposed sister project here on the mailing. I'm personally curious what you have in mind and I'm sure if we knew more about it we could better direct you to someone.
ok, here goes.. (I'll keep it brief)
I'm pretty dismayed about the energy situation out there, and in particular, how popular literature has distorted the energy picture for either economic or political agendas.
Hence, I'm trying to create a 'comprehensive energy picture' that is as free as agendas as possible. The idea is to get the 'big ideas and numbers' and put them in a format that makes it easy for the average educated reader to understand, and give ideas to mitigate the upcoming disruption as much as possible. Then, to distribute them as *wide* as possible - the goal is to make it a focal point for people's discussion, and cover energy issues from all perspectives.
I've talked to a hell of a lot of energy analysts in various disciplines, and have come to the conclusion that the best way to do this would be via wiki. The project would consist of two parts:
1) an open, public wiki that is in the form of hierarchical discussion pages which sort out basic facts and principles.
2) paper publication(s) based on the first wiki, also in wiki form (I'm in the process of writing a wiki based on the mediawiki schema which provides services like pagination, typesetting and index support. When its ready I'll release it under the GPL).
The second one(s) would be endorsed, supported, and if possible edited by as recognizable names as possibly can be found - hopefully due to the large public reach of wiki, we could get someone or someones *very* recognizable. Anything to make the public at large listen.
Anyway, comments are welcome, but right now what I'd like to do is create an outline for #1 online - basically dump my brain of all the research that I've done, and make a framework for further research. Could I get a public wiki-space - separate from the home pages and other sister projects - to start with?
Ed
( ps - ultimately, this project could encompass other topics - like education, health care, etc... call it 'policywiki' or 'wikipol'.
But to me, energy is by *far* the most important and IMO deserves an icon by itself off the main page. Energy issues could seriously derail us - anyone who has heard of Hubbert's peak and then looked at American energy policy knows that.
We are so seriously out of whack with reality that its bound to hit us. Its just a question of how hard. )