Eric Armstrong <Eric.Armstrong@Sun.COM> writes: (01)
% I know nothing about blacksmithing, although I'd like to
% know more. I do know a bit about hand-tool woodworking,
% old time logging with hand tools, and scything. (02)
Old tools and tool making sounds like a winner to me. (03)
% On the sports side, there's volleyball, softball, golf,
% and martial arts.
%
% Then there's programming languages (20 to pick from).
%
% Other topics of major interest include who shot kennedy,
% who was jack the ripper, who was shakespeare.
%
% Or could center on one of the great books of the day:
% DaVinci Code, Revelation of the Knights Templar, Holy Blood,
% Holy Grail, and all of the underlying mysteries -- especially
% the Ossirus/Isis, Sol Invictus, and Dionysian myserties that
% seem to lie at the heart of the matter.
%
% Would *love* a good discussion on these -- but would expect
% a "Wiki-war" between rabid believers on either side of the
% issues. (It's a case where inability to delete or edit
% others' words is an absolute necessity, given the emotions
% and convictions of the parties involved.)
%
% Or could try to make up an ontology for J2EE and present
% in serial, easy-to-absorb fashion. (It's been hard to
% find that kind of info!)
%
%
% John Sechrest wrote:
% > Great eric,
% >
% > What topic area would you like to engage with me about on wikipedia?
% >
% > Personally, I was thinking something off beat like blacksmithing
% > or glassblowing.
% >
% > However, I would like to hear from you about a topic that you could
% > put some energy into.
% >
% > Both Blacksmithing and Glassblowing are under represented, given
% > the geekish nature of wikipedia.
% >
% > Do you have a topic that you want to talk about, which is somewhat
% > off the geekish path on wikipedia?
% >
% >
% >
% >
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% > Eric Armstrong <Eric.Armstrong@Sun.COM> writes:
% >
% > % Ditto. Yes. And heck of a good idea about using WikiPedia.
% > %
% > % John Sechrest wrote:
% > %
% > % > % cdent@blueoxen.org wrote:
% > % >
% > % > % > This "something" is the crux of the biscuit. I've long felt that
% > % > % > a group without the "something" is just massaging themselves and
% > % > % > the other members. Massaging is good, it keeps things in motion
% > % > % > and causes a lot of idea exchange (as expressed in this and
% > % > % > related threads of late), but nothing, other than conversation
% > % > % > and good feelings, happens at the massage parlour. The action is
% > % > % > out there, in the world. A massage can help you get back on the
% > % > % > field, feeling refreshed, but you gotta do something.
% > % >
% > % > I find with my time constraints and my attention constraints, that
% > % > I can not engage fully in doing a "something" that is a big
something.
% > % > I can peel away a few hours now and then. And I can peel away a full
% > % > day about once a quarter. However, I can not spend a serious amount
% > % > of time and energy on a project, without finding some way to fund
it.
% > % >
% > % > I am sure most other people have the same problem.
% > % >
% > % > So, for me, to find a something that I can work on is something
% > % > that requires that it be broken up into chewable chunks.
% > % >
% > % > What thing could we as a group do , that would take a small finite
% > % > number of chunks to complete, and at the same time would
% > % > advance our goals?
% > % >
% > % > Here is a possible task:
% > % >
% > % > Let us go to http://www.wikipedia.com and let us identify
% > % > some sub area of discussion. And let us define and refine
% > % > the definition for a series of pages on the wikipedia,
% > % > which would a) help the wikipedia, and b) cause us to
% > % > focus in on a "something" that was concrete.
% > % >
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