View source for Encouraging Semantic Mediawiki use with non technical people

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= Overview =

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== Who is a non-technical person ==

* Never learned programming concepts
* Didn't realize Wikipedia can be edited
* Maybe used a web content management system, blog, Facebook

== What do they want ==

# to solve their problem, usually a "one of those" web site with some special requirements
# something that looks good - design is still paramount
# to learn about the participatory web
# to create reusable data?
# to have more control over their own site but keep things simple
## usually they don't want to 'innovate,' just do what everyone else is doing
# to work with someone they trust

== What do I want ==

# promote digital literacy — filling out forms isn't it, stop treating computers as a typewriter
## reusable data under fair terms of re-use
# get people to consider issues of site design and how to organize information
# help flatten organizations and their external relationships
# promote transparency and co-development
# grow my own skills based on relevant requirements

== Types and motivations of participants==

* Traditional '''executive''' — "everyone else is doing it," inexpensive solution
** ideally they will participate but getting them to can be difficult
** may be more cautious about full commitment - license, security, who can access and edit
* '''Creative group''' or '''individual''' — may be inspired but needs constant guidance
* ''Worker bee'' — tasked to use the wiki
** may be less receptive to wiki ideals, make it straightforward

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= SMW vs Wordpress =

* '''Wordpress''' is task drive. Forms for every day tasks.
** Everything oriented towards content management around blogging
** SEO, user management
** "Delete" content, one click 
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Compare to Wordpress - task driven - "Raskin vs Englebart"


= Success and failure =

== Failure ==

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* Commitment vs follow through
* Tangly mess

== Success==

# Useful read-only resource
# basic editing using forms
# wiki markup
# Creating templates
# Creating queries
# Adjusting classes
# Creating classes
# understanding of good schema design, distributed data, licensing

= How =

Identify groups, strategies

Threaten - others are doing it, loss of leadership

Inspire - self empowerment, less dependence, creating, leading, "where the web is going"

Lots and lots of guiding

Appoint leads based on interests

Profles of uses

The importance of design
* promote the cues of Wikipedia but provide something original

Exhibit example of copying and pasting to excel using semantic web data
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