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= The P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy =
==== The P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy ====
==Current Direction for the Wiki Taxonomy==
This page serves as general overview for the P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy.   
The wiki taxonomy is created and maintained to serve the users and visitors of the site.   


The current site usage says that users want a simple site with a low barrier to entry.  
*The top level of the site-wide taxonomy is [[:Category:P2P Foundation]].  All categories are actually subcategories of this top-level category.
*End User documentation is here: [[Help:Using Categories]].
*Planned, wide scale changes and requests for changes to the Taxonomy are kept in [[P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy Maintenance]].


Simple is good.  It's important that users, especially new users, feel comfortable adding information and that they don't run into any big complexity issues.
====Theory of the P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy and Category System====
The P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy is a structured [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy taxonomy] in the sense that we attempt to apply more and more specificity to articles through the use of subcategories.  Subcategories are also used to classify areas of emphasis, the media type of an article, the authoring process for articles, and groups of individuals, and even the typologies of groups of individuals.


==Facts About Categories and Subcategories==
Using more than one category on a page can be very useful.  For example, the [[:Category:Standards | Standards category]] can and is be applied to a number of different emphasis areas like [[:Category:Peer Governance | Peer Governance]] or [[:Category:Peerproduction | Peer Production]] articles.  A "[[Standards in Peer Production]]" a page exists that shows the articles that are categorized with both the Standards and Peer Production categories.  It is possible to create an intersection like this for any two or more categories.


* Fact: Subcategories show up on on [[Special:Categories]] page in the flat list of all categories.
====P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons====
* Fact: Subcategories get their own special spot on other category pages.   
All articles about Peer-to-Peer should be placed in one of the sub-subcategories of [[:Category:P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons]].  Most articles on the site should be placed into one or more of the subcategories of the [[:Category:P2P Resource Collections]] categories, specifically, as these categories are wildly inclusive and used as primary delimiters for special collections based on further subcategorization, as mentioned above in the example of the intersection between the Standards and Peer Production categories.  These instructions are given to users explicitly on the [[Help:Using Categories]] article.
* Fact: Subcategories are not 'double listed' on category pages.  There are just pages named the same thing.  And they should probably be merged into the category page.


===How do we know what visitors want, and what they need?===
Of these P2P Resource Collection subcategories the three most popular, lovingly referred to as the "Trifecta" as outlined in [[:Category:P2P Theory]], are: [[:Category:Peergovernance]], [[:Category:Peer Property]], and [[:Category:Peerproduction]].  It is highly recommended that a paragraph emphasizing relevance to the primary P2P Resource Collection category be included with the article as a subheading within the article itself.  This is also an excellent place to link the article to other relevant articles and concepts on the wiki.


* Look at the analytics
Here is the [[:Category:P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons]] category system.  If you click on "P2P Resource Collections" you will see the level of subcategory where you articles should be placed.:
** Improve the analytics
* Listen to feedback
* Empower users to fix it themselves
* Offer encouragement and dialogue wherever possible


===Categories - Usability===
<categorytree mode=categories>P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons</categorytree>


* When editing a page the usr is presented with no instructions for using categories.
====Taxonomy as the Default, Sub-optimal Linking System on the Wiki====
*It is unlikely that users will figure out how to use Categories on their own.
Wikis are the most useful when an effort is made to link the core concepts in an article to related articles within the wiki and the wider web.    Linking between pages creates a rich web of relationships and context for articles.  The taxonomy categories are used as a sort of backup system. It is currently rare for users to refer to article categories to find related content. As such, while categories are easy to use, they are only of limited value when compared to linking key concepts within articles together through the use of highlighted links.
*One on the one hand users won't add a lot of new, potentially dead-end categories.  On the other hand, their information may fit well into a category and have to wait until a knowledgeable editor places it into one.


==The Changing Taxonomy==
====Please Review Current Categories Before Adding New Ones====
===Current Taxonomy===
Users are actively encouraged to research and review current categories before creating new categories.  You can see visit [[Help:Search for Duplicates and Related Articles]] to find out more about doing a power search for your desired category.  Empty categories aren't helpful to site visitors.  Time has shown that collaborating on the expansion and specificity of the category system is beneficial because it informs other editors of new categories and helps uncover current, under-utilized categories.  Categories are no substitute for linking between articles, and adding them actually complicates things more than it helps because site visitors will run into a category page that lists only one link and leave the site frustrated.
May 28, 2010


[[Special:Categories]]
If you have a recommendation for a subcategory you should feel free to start a discussion on one of the already existing core category pages about your idea.  This is a good way to get the ball rolling.


=Editing Tasks for Taxonomy=
[[Category:P2P Foundation Wiki Administration]]
==Changes to the Current Taxonomy==
* Recategorize  Michel's ordered Book into the [[:Category:Theory | Theory Category]]
* Establish "Major Category" Taxonomy on this page.  Idea's welcome.
*Recategorize pages into Subcategories
**[[User:GoodRollin]] is arranging pages in subcategories in the area of [[:Category:Commons]] like [[:Category:Thing Commons]] . 
***Will also be doing some organizing under "Commons Based Enterprise/Production/Making/Interchange/Systems" once I talk to people about what the heck it should be called.
**Move country page content into a new subcategory/country page.  Sometimes this may serve as introduction to the language pages of a country as well.  We may be able to list language pages on this page later using an extension.
**Move [[:Category:Individuals]] pages to [[:Category:Bios]] pages and retitle them with Firstname Lastname (instead of last first). 
***Do a search and merge duplicates along the way.
 
==Categories Recommended for Deletion==
[[:Category:Audiovidual]]
==Extensions to Simplify Taxonomy Management and End User Utility==
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree
** Fact: There's a way to display this category tree if we add an extension.  We can embed it where we like so show it off.  Very cool.
** Fact: With a visualization extension 'tagging' articles to multiple levels in a tree will be possible and less and less interesting.
** Fact: With the ability to visually traverse categories we'll be able to see what edits we need to make a lot easier.
[[Category:P2P Foundation Wiki]]

Latest revision as of 09:24, 18 July 2019

The P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy

This page serves as general overview for the P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy.

Theory of the P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy and Category System

The P2P Foundation Wiki Taxonomy is a structured taxonomy in the sense that we attempt to apply more and more specificity to articles through the use of subcategories. Subcategories are also used to classify areas of emphasis, the media type of an article, the authoring process for articles, and groups of individuals, and even the typologies of groups of individuals.

Using more than one category on a page can be very useful. For example, the Standards category can and is be applied to a number of different emphasis areas like Peer Governance or Peer Production articles. A "Standards in Peer Production" a page exists that shows the articles that are categorized with both the Standards and Peer Production categories. It is possible to create an intersection like this for any two or more categories.

P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons

All articles about Peer-to-Peer should be placed in one of the sub-subcategories of Category:P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons. Most articles on the site should be placed into one or more of the subcategories of the Category:P2P Resource Collections categories, specifically, as these categories are wildly inclusive and used as primary delimiters for special collections based on further subcategorization, as mentioned above in the example of the intersection between the Standards and Peer Production categories. These instructions are given to users explicitly on the Help:Using Categories article.

Of these P2P Resource Collection subcategories the three most popular, lovingly referred to as the "Trifecta" as outlined in Category:P2P Theory, are: Category:Peergovernance, Category:Peer Property, and Category:Peerproduction. It is highly recommended that a paragraph emphasizing relevance to the primary P2P Resource Collection category be included with the article as a subheading within the article itself. This is also an excellent place to link the article to other relevant articles and concepts on the wiki.

Here is the Category:P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons category system. If you click on "P2P Resource Collections" you will see the level of subcategory where you articles should be placed.:

P2P Foundation Knowledge Commons
P2P Domains
P2P Foundation Network
P2P Multimedia Directory
P2P Paradigms

Taxonomy as the Default, Sub-optimal Linking System on the Wiki

Wikis are the most useful when an effort is made to link the core concepts in an article to related articles within the wiki and the wider web. Linking between pages creates a rich web of relationships and context for articles. The taxonomy categories are used as a sort of backup system. It is currently rare for users to refer to article categories to find related content. As such, while categories are easy to use, they are only of limited value when compared to linking key concepts within articles together through the use of highlighted links.

Please Review Current Categories Before Adding New Ones

Users are actively encouraged to research and review current categories before creating new categories. You can see visit Help:Search for Duplicates and Related Articles to find out more about doing a power search for your desired category. Empty categories aren't helpful to site visitors. Time has shown that collaborating on the expansion and specificity of the category system is beneficial because it informs other editors of new categories and helps uncover current, under-utilized categories. Categories are no substitute for linking between articles, and adding them actually complicates things more than it helps because site visitors will run into a category page that lists only one link and leave the site frustrated.

If you have a recommendation for a subcategory you should feel free to start a discussion on one of the already existing core category pages about your idea. This is a good way to get the ball rolling.

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