[topicmapmail] topic map & wikipedia

[Jack Park]

Interesting experience at wikipedia: I noticed that there is a link to 
JackPark and to SamHunting, based on a reference to the book we edited 
for Addison-Wesley. I went to the JackPark link. Nothing there, so I 
added a paragraph. The instructions say explicitly not to use the topic 
to promote any person. Gosh. I wouldn't do that!

When I went back to view it later, there was a warning message saying 
the topic was scheduled for immediate deletion. I read the reasons for 
that and added another paragraph. I went back a while later. It was gone 
entirely. The instructions say that if you think it's not a candidate 
AND you are not the original author, you can remove the <<delete>> tag. 
By the time Sam got there, the article was gone.

So much for auto pilots.

Jack

Lars Marius Garshol wrote:

> * Stefan Lischke
> | 
> | While searching through the information rich wikipedia sites i came
> | across the topic map sites [1][2] and i was a bit disappointend how
> | little information can be found there.  I want to invite you all to
> | a discussion, what content and examples could be added.
> 
> This is an encyclopedia, so I think it is OK that the articles are
> relatively brief. However, I agree that the article could do with a
> bit more content. Maybe putting in a bit about usage areas and some
> examples in XTM syntax would do the trick?
>