At 18:46 +0100 13/9/07, Andrew Gray wrote:
On 11/09/2007, Sandy Dorotheo
<sandyd(a)cols.com.au> wrote:
I hope you don't mind this approach. Rather
than contributing to separate
elists, I've put a message on a bulletin board hosted at OCLC. They're the
largest non profit for librarians in the world. They also have a tool - the
Dewey Decimal Code - which could help wikimedians associate their content
with their projects (and communications).
I have to say, as a classifier I started hyperventilating with
laughter at this point. Of all the things that are completely
inappropriate to use for anything like our projects, DDC must be high
on the list...
(DDC is essentially a system for arranging physical books in a linear
order. In an electronic environment, it's... well, about as meaningful
as "alphabetising things" for any form of structured information. Not
to mention the fact that it's immensely legally encumbered!)
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I agree. And the use of inappropriate tools (methods, software, etc)
is rife....
Such as using a Wiki (alone) to plan an event and the use of
Mediawiki for Commons.
Gordo
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