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::The semantic tagging feature is another value statement, but very few people are going to understand it... so don't muddle the message
::The semantic tagging feature is another value statement, but very few people are going to understand it... so don't muddle the message
::In short, the pitch to organizations and their members should be: ''Centiare offers a quick, easy way for you to create a high-quality directory listing that you control.''
::In short, the pitch to organizations and their members should be: ''Centiare offers a quick, easy way for you to create a high-quality directory listing that you control.'' [[User:Wygk|Wygk]] 12:07, 6 March 2007 (PST)
[[User:Wygk|Wygk]] 12:07, 6 March 2007 (PST)
:::So you like the Wikicompany forms as well? We could do something like that to create an initial entry which could then be edited/refined. However, a big drawback with forms is that it distorts a key advantage of Wikipedia or Centiare, namely that it's completely free-form. Once you begin directing user content, then by definition, you will typically get what you directed.
:::It's why the Wikimedia Foundation seemingly backed off on their Wikidata project (correct me if I'm wrong). It's just counter-intuitive to a wiki environment. In our case, directory listings include any entity (person, place or thing) that has a legal standing. So what should be included in a form, or do we now need multiple forms? You see where this leads - people then need to be informed that there are different forms, etc.
:::I'm not sure sure that we want to take a direction away from the traditional infoboxes - it's why we use them. The professional look & feel one can achieve in a very short time is unsurpassed. Certainly, no one can create a look like that in a LAMP environment in such a short time.
:::My background is with structured data, which is why I embraced the MediaWiki platform. The poor overall look & feel of Wikicompany is a good example of what happens when efforts are extended in data collection/validation as opposed to presentation.
:::My feeling at this point is that we're dealing with a market awareness issue, not a usability problem. I should mention that we have a custom user class called '''''vusers''''' that gives them the ability to make edits of directory listings without impacting their overall protection scheme. In this way, we have a couple of wikipedians helping out by providing editing services to others that don't have the skills necessary to pull together a really professional looking listing.
:::You would be an excellent candidate for this class if you're interested. [[User:Snerfling|Snerfling]] 15:15, 6 March 2007 (PST)
==Make it Viral==
==Make it Viral==
