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Creating meta information

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This learning resource tries atm to find out what kind of meta information exists already at Wikiversity + how to create such information. It's a start and needs feedback + more development also by you...

Why meta info can be useful?

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  • finding of info (easier) + connecting people
  • generating new ideas (e.g. by analyzing data, seeing things more abstract)
  • ...

What could be not so good about meta info?

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  • reveals perhaps too much unwanted/personal info?
  • ...

Where do meta info exist already?

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(please do not see this as WV specific yet, so we can gather more examples...)

  • categories or templates
  • version history of a learning resource:
  • layout of a learning resource
    • e.g. with or without images
    • which elements are placed where?
  • locations showing paths to a learning resource
    • "What links here" button: can show how "important" a learning resource is considered
    • search engines know who also clicks on what
    • links (e.g. red links show, one could create it)
    • Wikiversity:Search
  • view stats
  • protect button
    • shows that someone thinks a learning resource needs protection
  • comments inside a learning resource which are visible only when clicking the edit button
  • in any comment/discussion actually
    • problem is: people need to search it though to find it
    • and unfortunately good ideas may never be discovered over time, they only get buried
  • there exists Meta-Wiki which is a "... community site for the Wikimedia Foundation's projects and related projects; from coordination and documentation to planning and analysis."

see also

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Wikipedia: