RE: [Bug-gnupedia]Hello, This is the project

[Duncan Lock]

Has anybody read this: http://www.nupedia.com/policy.shtml this is what
nupedia.com are doing. The potted version is this :

"II. OVERVIEW OF THE EDITORIAL PROCESS.
Here is an outline of the Nupedia editorial process: 

A writer (often, and as appropriate, an expert on the topic) asks the editor
to be assigned a given topic, or an editor asks someone to write on it.  The
topic is assigned and the writer goes to work.  The article is also assigned
a "lead reviewer" and there is a "blind review" exchange between this
initial, lead reviewer and the writer.  The resulting draft article is
posted on the relevant review group (or, in some cases, groups); peer
reviewers suggest revisions.  When approved by the peer reviewers and
subject editor, the article is then submitted to the copyediting group.
After the article has been checked and revised for good grammar, usage,
etc., the completed article is inputted into an article submission form on
the website.  From that the article is converted into XML format and the
article is uploaded into Nupedia's database, ready for public access."

The Potted version of that is:
      Writer <-> Editor        |->Peer Review -> Copyediting -> Submission
-> XML -> Web
             <-> Lead Reviewer |->

ie:
        text/proprietry
format------------------------------------------------> XML -> HTML

Seems sensible to me (although prety labour intensive) but it does seem to
work as they've started to use it.

Dunc.

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
Behalf Of Hector Facundo Arena
Sent: 17 January 2001 2:43
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Hello, This is the project


El Miércoles 17 Enero 2001 14:31, escribiste:
> > El Mircoles 17 Enero 2001 14:12, escribiste:
> > > On Wednesday 17 January 2001 13:56, Hector Facundo Arena wrote:
> > > > I see you've been talking on database storage systems and
information
> > > > calatogues. Please remember this, we need to start the project
> > > > quickly.
> > >
> > > Why the hurry? I thought the essence of free/open software was that it
> > > gets released when it's ready, and not before. Quality matters more
> > > than deadlines. Surely the same applies here?
> >
> > Not so hurry. The project needs to gets started beacause we're getting
> > many contributions to the encyclopedia
>
> All the more important to get the storage standard written *now*

That's the point. Thank you.

-- 
Hector Facundo Arena
Home Page: www.arena.org.ar
e-mail: address@hidden

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