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:::I agree with you in principle. I just think to get a really good headstart on populating this database with the information of "interested first adopters", they should have at least the three basic Infoboxes to choose from -- (A) For-profit corporations, (B) Non-profits, and (C) Human beings. If these are pretty well designed from the get-go, then that minimizes the likelihood of massive re-formatting by all our active members at some point down the road. If I knew how to create a Box format from scratch, I would be happy to do it, but currently I don't. Should that be my next self-improvement task?
:::I agree with you in principle. I just think to get a really good headstart on populating this database with the information of "interested first adopters", they should have at least the three basic Infoboxes to choose from -- (A) For-profit corporations, (B) Non-profits, and (C) Human beings. If these are pretty well designed from the get-go, then that minimizes the likelihood of massive re-formatting by all our active members at some point down the road. If I knew how to create a Box format from scratch, I would be happy to do it, but currently I don't. Should that be my next self-improvement task?
:::For example, for "Human beings", I think it would be appropriate to have Birthplace, Birthdate, Marital status, Children, NAICS code of primary occupation, [http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm Standard Occupational Code], Employer, Residence location (at least city, maybe street address), Copyrighted works, Skills, and Hobbies. --[[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 19:14, 15 November 2006 (PST)
:::For example, for "Human beings", I think it would be appropriate to have Birthplace, Birthdate, Marital status, Children, NAICS code of primary occupation, [http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm Standard Occupational Code], Employer, Title, Residence location (at least city, maybe street address), Copyrighted works, Skills, and Hobbies. --[[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 19:14, 15 November 2006 (PST)
And I think we need to devise '''Rules of Style''' for:
And I think we need to devise '''Rules of Style''' for:
:: DOH! We are tracking titles. However, since they are subjective, there's no good way of enforcing consistency. From a search & reporting standpoint, one merely has to search on key_person1, 2, etc. regardless of the respective titles to get a listing of who are ''key people''. (That is, click on the mag glass & eliminate the person's name - you'll get all key_people1, 2, etc.) Again, see [[IBM]] as an example of this facility. --[[User:Centiare|Centiare]] 14:12, 15 November 2006 (PST)
:: DOH! We are tracking titles. However, since they are subjective, there's no good way of enforcing consistency. From a search & reporting standpoint, one merely has to search on key_person1, 2, etc. regardless of the respective titles to get a listing of who are ''key people''. (That is, click on the mag glass & eliminate the person's name - you'll get all key_people1, 2, etc.) Again, see [[IBM]] as an example of this facility. --[[User:Centiare|Centiare]] 14:12, 15 November 2006 (PST)
:::A "Style Guide" might merely say that, ideally, a person should be accorded one title, if possible, to optimize semantic searching. The more that users stick to this guideline, the more likely their data will be "found" by people using Centiare's search utility. Furthermore, if in doubt about the "preferred" ranking of assigning titles (and what words and acronyms to use), the following list could/should be used to make uniform the many differences that appear in the working world:
::::* '''Chair''' (as opposed to Chairperson, Chairman, Chairwoman, etc.)
::::* '''CEO''' (as replacement for Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, President, etc.)
::::* '''CFO''' (as opposed to Chief Financial Officer, Controller, etc.)
::::* '''COO''' (as replacement for Chief Operations Officer, Senior Operations Manager, etc.)
::::* '''CIO''' (as opposed to Chief Information Officer, Senior Technologist, MIS Director, etc.)
::::* '''SVP''' (as opposed to Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, Regional Director, etc.)
::::* '''VP''' (as replacement for Vice President, Senior Manager, etc.)
::::* '''Manager''' (general middle-management catch-all title)
:::Adherence to such a "Style Guide" should by no means be considered mandatory, nor a perjorative assessment of any person's "actual" title at their company. It is merely a mechanism to make semantic searching more productive for more Centiare users. If only 3 companies call their CIO the "Data Ninja", that's really cute, but not very useful to Centiare users who are looking for "CIO" types of personnel in the Denver area. --[[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 19:33, 15 November 2006 (PST)
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