This is a terrific idea. Will make an amazing resource. 

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> On Aug 9, 2015, at 4:47 AM, Luis Miguel Morillas <moril...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok. Can you send a descriptive use case to make a more complete idea
> of the complexity
> 
> 
> Saludos,
> 
> -- luismiguel  (@lmorillas)
> 
> 
> 2015-08-09 6:53 GMT+02:00 Gita Mathur <gita.mat...@gmail.com>:
>> This is great. I look forward to following this project.
>> 
>> Gira Mathur
>> 
>>> On Aug 9, 2015 7:32 AM, "Declan" <declanjmcc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> an interactive resource for identification!
>>> 
>>> On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 6:52:44 AM UTC-4, Luis Miguel Morillas
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> But you want to create an encyclopedia of aquatic invertebrates or
>>>> some kind of interactive resource to classify them?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Saludos,
>>>> 
>>>> -- luismiguel  (@lmorillas)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 2015-08-08 3:45 GMT+02:00 Declan <declan...@gmail.com>:
>>>>> Hi folks
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have put some aquatic insect resources online in WE and I'm
>>>>> considering a
>>>>> new one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The idea is an aquatic invertebrate key...point and click with lots of
>>>>> photographs.
>>>>> 
>>>>> All traditional identification keys essentially work the same
>>>>> way...paired
>>>>> questions that walk you through the identification process.  But
>>>>> imbedded in
>>>>> this process, and ignored in a paper key, there is some binary logic.
>>>>> Each
>>>>> insect either has or has not got each of several characteristics.  I
>>>>> think
>>>>> my first draft will be similar to the traditional, time honored key.
>>>>> 
>>>>> But....I think that I can make the process more efficient by building
>>>>> some
>>>>> mug shot pages.  The idea will be to have panels of 4 images and have
>>>>> users
>>>>> click on the best match.  Most people can tell if they have a snail, an
>>>>> insect, a worm, or an arachnid. My thinking is that 4 pictorial choices
>>>>> could rapidly take a person through the process and reduce some
>>>>> frustration
>>>>> for beginners.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also built into all organism classifications we have nested groups.
>>>>> Several
>>>>> species within each genus; some genera within each family.....etc.  I
>>>>> wonder
>>>>> if I need to build that into file structure?  Or would that be better
>>>>> handled using Wiki categories and sub categories?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any thoughts or suggestions before I begin?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> 
>>>>> Declan
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