Tagging the NPL Wiki

We propose a way for people to improve npl.wiki with new patterns, examples of existing patterns, or reorganizations of existing and new content from specific points of view.

DRAFT

Anyone authoring in federated wiki can write as they please. However, authors that index their own work with respect to The New Pattern Language can have that work acknowledged and merged into a community of contributors.

This builds on our experimental tag aggregator and the showcase Dojo Demonstration Tags

# Vision

We've extended the notion of tagging that was popular in the days of blogging wherein “clouds” of tags contributed by many readers produced what was then called a “folksonomy”. wikipedia Ours is more directed work, less statistical than folksonomy, with a specific desire to use an existing work to guide ongoing intellectual expression.

We will provide step-by-step guidance for contributing at least four different ways.

- Adding a new pattern. - Adding representative photos. - Adding elaborating or clarifying writing. - Adding vocabulary for organizing annotations.

# Plan

Refresh the wiki technology to simplify collaboration especially relating to sharing images.

Recommend ways one can self-enroll with existing wiki providers, or host their own wiki servers, or request an invitation for participating with a subdomain of npl.wiki.

Run a trial with a few friends of Sustasis Foundation over four to six weeks with weekly training video meetings.

Board approves continued development as a Sustasis project. Suggests best nature and occasion for public announcement.