Priya Shah wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to figure out the ideal solution for enabling the generation
> of
> a User's profile without actual Wiki editing. It is easier to add forms
> for
> various categories but User seems like a special case. If I created a
> Person
> category, I could do a template and semantic form and programmatically
> generate content based on either an html form, a semantic form, a rich
> client, or even by converting from an existing information in a different
> format. I am not sure how to do so with a User. It does feel like an
> overkill to go to a Person category when User exists, especially since I
> will either have registered users as person entities or other special
> types
> of persons like Authors (in which case I might as well have an Author
> category).
>
> Essentially I want to generate special content in case of registration
> right
> in the User's page based on more questions that I'd ask them during
> registration.
>
> What would you recommend?
>
> Regards
> Priya
>
> >
>
>
I've only just noticed this thread, so sorry for the late reply. This is
certainly an issue I've had to address, too. Although part of me still
feels that having both User and Person pages, it's still the case that
that's the route that I've taken. The chief reason for this is that there
was always going to be a requirement for People pages that represent
non-Wiki users. Thus, I had little choice but to go with both.
What I do try to do, though, is make a differentiation between recommended
page usage. Our Person pages, heavily form driven, are there for other
people's reference and include personal and technical information that can
be used by other pages. They also include reports that pull relevant
information from other pages. For the User pages, however, I tend to
recommend them as a personal directory/reference page, for use (probably)
only by the relevant user. I don't use a form for the user pages, nor do
intend to in the future. Our users have never really embraced the My Talk
function, so there tends to be little reason why anyone would seek out
another users page.
Guy
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