Community:The problem with discussion list threads

From Odp

There is an enormous amount of valuable content sitting in discussion list archives. However:

1. the same issues get discussed over and over on many different lists;
2. the information you want is hard to find;
3. if you do find a relevant thread,
   1. the content is very raw and hard to digest;
   2. there are usually no summaries, and if there are, they are not easy to find
4. it is often easier just to ask the question again, and the cycle continues;
5. 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:

1. Lively discussion happens on some mailing list.
2. Someone posts a summary to the list of the key points raised, ideally including the pros and cons of proposed solutions.
3. That summary is also posted to the ODP Wiki as a modeling issue, and cc'd to other relevant lists
4. The issue is further discussed and refined in the ODP Wiki.