I know this is somewhat out of topic. Sorry about that. Technical
discussions should go elsewhere.
(11/12/28 6:39), Yao Ziyuan wrote:
If Wikipedia can implement the things I talked about so far (topic-specific
chat rooms, forums, topic-specific resource announcement and discovery)
right on
Remember there was MSN Explorer (desktop software) that let you browse MSN
and use MSN services such as Hotmail?
Remember Google Earth (desktop software) that lets you browse the Earth and
provides additional services based on the Earth?
We can also make a Wikipedia Explorer (desktop software)
On 27 December 2011 21:01, Yao Ziyuan yaoziy...@gmail.com wrote:
Remember there was MSN Explorer (desktop software) that let you browse MSN
and use MSN services such as Hotmail?
Remember Google Earth (desktop software) that lets you browse the Earth and
provides additional services based on
I personally would prefer to see such new features added directly to
Wikipedia instead of focusing on another product. Remember, this is 2012,
we don't need dedicated software for most things anymore.
On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Yao Ziyuan yaoziy...@gmail.com wrote:
Remember there was MSN
I tend to agree that MW focus should be on the web applications - including
mobile. However a free (and ad-free) third-party Adobe AIR app that integrates
new web features with services offered by other sites in ways not otherwise
allowed by WMF policies - might be interesting for folks that
Besides social features such as chat, discussions and resource
announcement/retrieval, it could also have personal features such as
bookmarks, ebook creation, etc., so that before the program's user base
becomes large enough for its social features to be really useful, a user
can already find the
The idea behind this program idea is that I have long felt Wikipedia is not
just an encyclopedia; it's the biggest ontology (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology_(information_science) ) ever made on
the Web. Just like GPS (Global Positioning System) gives every location in
this world a unique
Am 27. Dezember 2011 22:39 schrieb Yao Ziyuan yaoziy...@gmail.com:
Besides social features such as chat, discussions and resource
announcement/retrieval, it could also have personal features such as
bookmarks, ebook creation, etc., so that before the program's user base
becomes large enough
In my original message I mentioned a chat room and a forum for every
Wikipedia article. For chat rooms, yes, an IRC server has to be created
(or use an existing IRC network such as FreeNode). For forums, however, we
don't need a centralized forum server. Wikipedia Explorer will help the
user
Am 27. Dezember 2011 23:24 schrieb Yao Ziyuan yaoziy...@gmail.com:
In my original message I mentioned a chat room and a forum for every
Wikipedia article. For chat rooms, yes, an IRC server has to be created
(or use an existing IRC network such as FreeNode). For forums, however, we
don't need
If Wikipedia can implement the things I talked about so far (topic-specific
chat rooms, forums, topic-specific resource announcement and discovery)
right on wikipedia.org, then certainly it's the most ideal solution. But as
Thomas Dalton said, if Wikimedia Foundation continues to take a purist
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Jürgen Fenn
schneeschme...@googlemail.comwrote:
Am 27. Dezember 2011 23:24 schrieb Yao Ziyuan yaoziy...@gmail.com:
In my original message I mentioned a chat room and a forum for every
Wikipedia article. For chat rooms, yes, an IRC server has to be created
Actually, I don't think Wikipedia or Wikimedia Foundation has to do
everything. They just need to maintain this platform: Wikipedia, just like
Microsoft just needs to maintain Windows and let third party developers to
develop apps for Windows.
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Yao Ziyuan
For example, instead of putting a forum on every Wikipedia article, we can
let any third party to provide such a forum externally, and Wikipedia just
needs to do a Google query to present these third-party resources (e.g.
forums) to the reader. Let's see an concrete example:
Suppose a third party
Speaking of web applications, why hasn't Wikipedia offered an online ebook
creation tool for Chinese Wikipedia? This would be useful. For example, the
Great Firewall blocks information on a page basis, but if you put hundreds
of pages in a single ebook, one transmission of that ebook will thwart
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