User:Chris Roy

2004-01-11T19:00:37Z

Chris Roy: Began

My main profile can be found on [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Chris_Roy Wikipedia].

GodKing

2004-01-11T18:57:20Z

Chris Roy: insure->ensure

The GodKing is the owner of the site, or its administrator, or any sysop that finally got ultimate power. He uses his authority a lot. Some people thinks this is fair (especially when the GodKing is the creator of the site, or the owner of the server) and good (because he can ensure that certain guidelines stayed no disputed). Others think it is oppressive and limit the quality of participation.

To avoid becoming oppressive, the GodKing could stay away of his site if possible, be transparent in any of his decisions, and empower others whenever possible.
GodKings should avoid threatening or scaring away editors, as they would resent it, and perhaps take revenge at worse, or stop contributing.

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2004-01-11T18:55:45Z

Chris Roy: Capitalized "here's"

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[[Fair trade]], [[political consumerism]] and [[moral purchasing]] trends are coming together to create what we call '''''[[moral purchasing power]]''''':

[[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project to focus that power. We are collaborating under the [[GFDL]] [[licences|license]], to design a [[healthy buying infrastructure]]. We are identifying [[hardware requirements]] for storage, transport and display of varying levels of [[features|product information]] to [[consumer]]s at the [[point of purchase]]. We hope to be part of an evolving [[healthy signal infrastructure]] that all [[essential projects]] can participate in.

Q: Will every element of this be [[free software]]?

:Not necessarily. Free software and open source models have [[problems with free software and open source models|problems]]. A [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] may develop or aggregate "non-free" software to assist in the compilation and validation of information to guide purchasing. For integrity reasons and to prevent bad copies and misleading competitors, this may require a more specific [[Consumerium License]] regime. We reserve the right to use your contribution to achieve the general goals of Consumerium. Discussions remain GFDL so that a different implementation on the same design could be, conceivably, created as "pure" free software for those ideologues who want it.

Q: What exactly will this look like to me as an end user?

A: Here's our best current guess:

:Our front end will be seen by the [[end user]] as a [[red light|red]]/[[yellow light|yellow]]/[[green light]] traffic-type signal, or as a [[score]] easily translated into a [[price premium]], or as a note in [[Simple English]] about issues with, or merits of, the product. Release of this advice is keyed to [[bar code]]s.

Q: How will this data be updated to the users' device?

:There are several ways to connect back to front end: we may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, and/or dynamic retrieval via [[short-range wireless]] to the shelf front. Where possible, reasons for making buying decisions, or refusing a certain product, will go as [[feedback]] to the [[producer]]s.

Q: How will this data be kept accurate?

:Our back end relies on [[opinion wiki]] comments compiled by software using a [[wikitext standard]]. [[Semantic link]] standards may be required also. To work out the conventions and issues involved, we are working through a wiki in the R&D phase.

''This'' is that wiki. We invite you to participate by editing proposals and discussions below. Any page can be edited by anyone, or restored to a previous state by anyone, which is the convention we assume will also apply in operation:

<center>
===Selected articles===

'''[[Links|Looking for info on companies and products now?]]''' - '''[[Features|Planned Features to The Consumer]]''' - '''[[Consumerium Services]]'''<br>'''[[Opinion Wiki]]''' - '''[[Content Wiki]]''' - '''[[The Consumerium Exchange]]''' - '''[[Design paradigm|Current Design Paradigm]]''' - '''[[Essential projects]]'''<br>
'''[[Fairtrade On Demand]]''', '''[[Consumerium User Stories]]'''
</center>
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<table border=0>
<tr>
<td>
===New to Consumerium or Wiki?===
* [[Consumerium:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]]
* [[Motivation]]
* [[Features]]
* [[Consumerium:Philosophy|Philosophy]]
* [[Consumerium:FAQ|FAQ]]
</td>
<td>
===Ready to [[Contributing|contribute]]?===
* [[Research]]
* [[Wikipedia]]
* [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia]
* [[wiktionary:Consumerium translation lists]]
* [[Consumerium:FAQ]]
</td>
<td>
===[[Links]]===
* [[Wikipedia|Links To Wikipedia]]
* [[Essential projects]] - don't miss these!
* [[Interesting projects]]
* [[Interesting companies]]
* [[Interesting organisations]]
* [[Interesting software]]
* [[Research|Ongoing works in Wikipedia etc.]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
===[[Software]]===
* [[MediaWiki]] [[(NEW)]]
* [[MediaWiki modifications]]
* [[ConsuML]]
* [[Sourceforge]]
* [[XML]]
* [[XML/DTD]]
</td>
<td>
===[[Hardware]]===
* [[Hardware Requirements]]
* [[Bluetooth]]
* [[Near Field Communication]] [[(NEW)]]
</td>
<td>
===Other===
* [[Consumerium:Village pump|Village pump]]
* [[Timeline of Consumerium]]
* [[Past]]
* [[Future]]
* [[Goals]]
* [[Stages]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Use [[w:Wikipedia]] to link to http://www.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia (and [[m:]] to meta). Avoid unnecessary replicating, we're in the [[GFDL]] part of the world after all :)
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<sub>Thanks to http://pingviini.net for hosting us. Thanks to http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net for this great Wiki software</sub>

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