[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Research Team: Getting started

Sat May 28 18:02:41 UTC 2005

tpryor at media.mit.edu a écrit:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to know more about specifics of the Wikimedia Research "exclusion
> procedure" as that doesn't seem to have the characteristic open 
> definitiveness
> I would expect from this group.
> 
> I haven't contributed anything to the wikipedia code base, but I am 
> working on
> alternative dynamic interfaces for wikipedia. I think it would be 
> sensible to
> coordinate with the formative research team. I created a brand new wikipedia
> user account 'Dppl' (yes, indeed, I have no editor identity) and tried 
> to join
> but seem to be in exclusion land.
> 
> Here are some of the wikipedia research topics I'm interested in and 
> have done a
> little R&D on already:
> 
>    1. Hallways
>          1. Integrate dynamic menuing system, called Hallways, as a skin.
>          2. Inferential menu tree options using centroid clustering of 
> choices
> across users.
> CHEAPO MOCKUP (in development):
> http://www.bostoncoop.net/~tpryor/wiki/hallways_related_files/hllwys.php
>    2. Wikipedia Suggest
>          1. Similar UI to Google Suggest using the power of memcache.
> CHEAPO MOCKUP (in development):
> http://www.bostoncoop.net/~tpryor/wikisug/wikisug.html
>    3. "StoryMap"
>          1. Nodal person and real time placecoding for nodal storytelling.
>                1. Orthomap, street address photos, navigation, phone,
> audiotagging, (multi-interface; content delivery over http)
>                2. Examples, compelling web interface, fun to use on the 
> street.
> MOCKUP REQUIRES MODIFICATION.
>    4. Wikiself
>          1. Autobiographical mind mapping (similar/related to blogging using
> mediawiki - I simply think this could be an interesting research area 
> and would
> like to discuss possibilities, existing examples, etc.)
> 
>    5. "Wikipictionary" -- Icons-for-word-meanings inline transclusion
>          1. Collaborative creation of icon/image/animation for every 
> meaning of
> every word.
>          2. The ability to hover over any word in a body of text and see the
> representative permutation of definition's representative image flip up for
> translanguage conceptual recognition... which I believe would/will also 
> helpful
> in learning a language.
> SORRY, NO MOCKUP.
> 
> I spoke about a couple of these potential projects (Storymap and 
> Wikipictionary)
>  when Jimmy Wales spoke at Harvard some weeks ago. There seemed to be some
> interest. I hope to be able to work the Wikimedia Research Team... 
> otherwise I
> suppose I will be a renegade by default. Regardless, I'd appreciate a 
> response.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony Pryor

Hello

I do not consider someone participating to our projects, and not 
belonging to the Research Team, should ever feel or made him felt he is 
a renegade. You are free and welcome to help, within or outside the 
Research Team.

This is very essential point.

Anthere