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| - | There is an enormous amount of valuable content sitting in discussion list archives | + | There is an enormous amount of valuable content sitting in discussion list archives. However: |
| + | # the same issues get discussed over and over on many different lists; | ||
| + | # the information you want is hard to find; | ||
| + | # if you do find a relevant thread, | ||
| + | ## the content is very raw and hard to digest; | ||
| + | ## there are usually no summaries, and if there are, they are not easy to find | ||
| + | # it is often easier just to ask the question again, and the cycle continues; | ||
| + | # there is no agreed place to go to find out about modeling issues | ||
| - | + | To address these problems, we have created a home for the final results of lively discussions of ontology modeling issues, and a place for the ideas to be further refined by the community. It is: | |
| + | * The [[Community:Main| ontology modeling issues]] page in the ODP Wiki. | ||
| - | + | In it you will find a number of modeling issues that have already been entered. | |
We envision the following steps in the evolution of a modeling issue: | We envision the following steps in the evolution of a modeling issue: | ||
# Lively discussion happens on some mailing list. | # Lively discussion happens on some mailing list. | ||
# Someone posts a summary to the list of the key points raised, ideally including the pros and cons of proposed solutions. | # Someone posts a summary to the list of the key points raised, ideally including the pros and cons of proposed solutions. | ||
| - | # That summary is also posted to the ODP Wiki as a modeling issue | + | # That summary is also posted to the ODP Wiki as a modeling issue, and cc'd to other relevant lists |
| - | # The issue is further discussed and refined | + | # The issue is further discussed and refined in the ODP Wiki. |
Revision as of 05:18, 4 March 2010
There is an enormous amount of valuable content sitting in discussion list archives. However:
- the same issues get discussed over and over on many different lists;
- the information you want is hard to find;
- if you do find a relevant thread,
- the content is very raw and hard to digest;
- there are usually no summaries, and if there are, they are not easy to find
- it is often easier just to ask the question again, and the cycle continues;
- there is no agreed place to go to find out about modeling issues
To address these problems, we have created a home for the final results of lively discussions of ontology modeling issues, and a place for the ideas to be further refined by the community. It is:
- The ontology modeling issues page in the ODP Wiki.
In it you will find a number of modeling issues that have already been entered.
We envision the following steps in the evolution of a modeling issue:
- Lively discussion happens on some mailing list.
- Someone posts a summary to the list of the key points raised, ideally including the pros and cons of proposed solutions.
- That summary is also posted to the ODP Wiki as a modeling issue, and cc'd to other relevant lists
- The issue is further discussed and refined in the ODP Wiki.
