[IMC-Tech] RDF files

[Michael deBeer]

On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Matthew Arnison wrote:
> > > As far as the model goes, I'd like to see specific categories, so that
> > > the client can specify what news they want.  I like the category list
> > > on protest.net's calendar item entry.  This may be trouble, but the
> 
> the problem is picking the categories. but yes we should try and do it.

The more focused the categories the better.  If I have an environment
focused page, then I'd prefer to pick and choose the categories I want,
rather than have someone else's broad categorization.  People often agree
on the micro-categories, but there are contesting views on the
macro-categories.

> > It may be useful to see the http://sourceforge.net/projects/apc-aa/
> > apc-aa allows sites to setup feeds based on category lists, so
 
> this project looks very cool. i checked it out before but i couldn't
> find any links to live web sites using the software. could you provide
> a sample?

The front-end of sites that use apc-aa will look like most other sites.
The software is really on the backend. But here are some sites that use
apc-aa:

Spanish text
http://www.ecuanex.net.ec/portal/biblio/biblio.html

Eating our own dogfood ;)
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml

Econnect`s page about globalisation and IMF summit in Prague 
http://globalizace.ecn.cz/monitor.shtml

Solar energy page maitained by Greenpeace CZ.
http://solarni.cz/stoskol/dok.shtml

I'll send you a password for a back-end username&password in the next day
or two. (we're upgrading the demo server from version 1.0.2 to 1.5.2 of
the apc-aa software.
 
> > The APC-AA software handles this by letting a site pull stories into a
> > 'holding bin'.  The editor for the site can then review the list of
> > stories in the holding bin and move them to either the 'approved/live'
> 
> this is lovely, but it also breaks open publishing.

I agree -- the apc-aa model is for people who need distributed editing,
but not totally open publishing.  Both are useful for their own purposes.  

I thought that the indymedia __syndication__ idea is not averse to having
human editors -- the initial publishing is in an open area, but people
wanting a feed from an indymedia site could be pickier about what they
select onto their site. This pickiness could be partially automated by
category, and partially hand-driven through a selection process.

> i think we need to find a better way, and i think we can. :) something
> that involves the audience democratically in filtering stories.

That sounds good for the indymedia sites.

Michael