Free database of words and terms of individual languages would be of great help. It would be ideal if a simple software can generate from such a database dictionary, theasurus or encyclopedy.
If a hunderd people adds one word a day, you will get 36500 words dictionary in one year. But the cooperation must be easy, independent of some central repository. We are looking for people with language skill, not computer specialist.
Problem: CommunicationDescription: Choose the most suitable medium for the communication
Solution: XML - like documents delivered via e-mail. XML enables automatic check of syntax and e-mail gives us the means to identify the contributor. Later on a WEB interface will be added for anonymous contributions.
Problem: Credibility of informationDescription: If other people are going to use the data, then credibility is very important. We must to find a way how to keep high standards and at the same time not to bother eventual contributors
Solution: We should have several confidence categories in data. When output for given term is displayed, it should be obvious to which category the term belongs. At the low level are unidentified entries, e.g. from anonymous contributor or from someone, who does not wish to publish his name. Potential user shoul be aware of the fact, that such a source is not too reliable, but it is still better to have an unreliable proposition than to have nothing at all. The next level are signed contributions. This entries are labeled with Zvon ID or email of the contributor. The user can check, who was the contributor and judge, how reliable the source is. The highest level have checked entries. These entries were looked at by someone, who checked the term and signed it with Zvon ID or e-mail or the entry was insered independantly by several users. There also will be a possibility to every user to add a comment to an entry. The comments will be also visible on the final page with the entry.
Selection of a suitable data format is very important for success of the project. It should be understandable and capture all information in a logical way. If system is logical then it is much easier to uncover bugs and keep everything simple. Simplicity is necessary. Everything superfluous will deter potential contributors. We should follow natural logics.
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