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> -----Original Message----- > From: Leigh Dodds [mailto:ldodds@i...] > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:29 PM > To: Champion, Mike; xml-dev@l... > Subject: XML Wikipedia (was RE: XML Database Decision Tree?) > > through the eclectic weblog. That's right! Leigh provides a great service with this site http://weblogs.userland.com/eclectic/ summarizing the more profound peals of wisdom we drop here. I have one whiny complaint -- the server seems to be over-utilized; I frequently get timeouts, unacceptable performance, etc. -- but I *do* realize that ya gets what ya pays for. And one more substantitve suggestion -- Leigh has an "editorial voice" (which I usually agree with), but doesn't take on the onerous and unpaid job of really separating the wheat from the chaff in the XML world. Reading eclectic, and Robin Cover's site, gives one a bit more than can be easily digested. I'd like to see something more along the lines of the "XML Encyclopedia" containing short overviews and summaries of what is really known and agreed upon, and what is contentious in spite of being a Recommendation. This is too much for one person (unless that's their day job), and it changes constantly (hence is not worth publishing on paper anytime soon), so some sort of collaborative effort seems to make sense. I think this could work within Manila via articles, discussion groups, and collaborative editing (if it comes to that, and if Leigh feels comfortable with it) features. > > While the latter is not a Wiki site, it has a discussion > forum (I'm pretty sure I activated it), so people can > post articles/summaries if they choose. Well, I just signed up, so I guess you activated it. Anyway, that sounds like a way forward ... maybe we can start with a collaborative development of the FAQ Leigh proposed the other day and see how the process and software work?
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