Eric Armstrong wrote: (01)
> So all of these factors led to the realization that while we
> need better tools for structuring (and restructuring) a discussion,
> we probably *don't* need to worry about labels and classifications
> -- and that a well designed purpleWiki+email system might do the (02)
I agree that we don't need formal classification systems, but we *do* need
subject hierarchies and ways to assign multiple subjects to any part of the
information. This sort of reorganization supports the "Reorganize, Relink,
Subsume" idea. (03)
A well designed Purple Wiki + email system *with the other features* you
describe (outline views, etc.) could well be an excellent start. (04)
This is why I keep pushing for wiki text in email, including purple numbers.
I would settle for enforcing plain text email and seeing only wiki text. The
resulting emails could have identifiers constructed and e linked into a
segment of the wiki. Capturing the threading might be harder, but the
current email archive does it, so it is apparently possible. (05)
There are mechanisms in some Wikis that support construction of an outline
or at least an ancestor list. (06)
I find a wiki difficult to deal with since I can see only a single note at a
time. I have often envisioned an outliner that can access a wiki. This can
be done locally, but interacting with a true wiki on the web is not so easy. (07)
If entries were also made into a date structure similar to Blosxom, and
indexes created based on Topic Maps or even just a simple category list that
allowed multiple categories, we are very close to having many of the
necessary tools in one place. (08)
If we could then develop a local outlining tool that understood how to
access the Wiki files as notes, remote editing of a Wiki from something
other than a browser becomes feasible. (09)
Oh well, it doesn't hurt to dream! (010)
Thanks, (011)
Garold (Gary) L. Johnson (012)
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