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    The [[Consumerium]] '''glossary''' is those terms which are closely related to understanding Consumerium's goals.  
    The [[Consumerium]] '''glossary''' is those terms which are closely related to understanding Consumerium's goals.  They should be defined in [[Simple English]].  [[Consumerium Concepts]] can then be defined in terms of the glossary and the [[2000 words]] or so that are in the Simple English.


    The purpose of this page is to accomondate three types of terminology shift:
    There are three types of terminology shift that we may need to make to [[Simple English Wikipedia]] to make sure that terms are correctly enough defined for us to use in a non-confusing way:
    *adding terms that the general public does not yet know, e.g. [[ecoregion]]
    *adding terms that the general public does not yet know, e.g. [[ecoregion]]
    *narrowing terms that are usually understood too locally, e.g. "[[safe]]"
    *narrowing terms that are usually understood too locally, e.g. "[[safe]]"
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    *[[care]]
    *[[care]]
    *[[commodity]] as services - a good backed by standard contracts, trade empire
    *[[commodity]] as services - a good backed by standard contracts, trade empire
    *[[contact]] - someone you can get in touch with - they may owe you nothing or not do anything for you
    **[[contact network]]
    *[[cost]] only calculable through risk, until you know what is done
    *[[cost]] only calculable through risk, until you know what is done
    *[[credit]]
    *[[credit]]
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    *[[person]] is not always human:  could be ape, corporation.  legal concept
    *[[person]] is not always human:  could be ape, corporation.  legal concept
    *[[power]] in energy, social, instructional/knowledge/skill, buying sense
    *[[power]] in energy, social, instructional/knowledge/skill, buying sense
    ** [[power grid]] to distribute electricity
    ** [[power network]] of those who force change
    ** [[power politics]] involving [[military force]]
    *[[price]] implies expected quality
    *[[price]] implies expected quality
    *[[quality]] as in quality of life
    *[[quality]] as in quality of life
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    *[[sell]] can have moral conditions, some implied by [[medium of exchange]]
    *[[sell]] can have moral conditions, some implied by [[medium of exchange]]
    *[[service]] includes things states do, e.g. regulate markets, tax, set standards
    *[[service]] includes things states do, e.g. regulate markets, tax, set standards
    *[[social]] trust, e.g. as quantified by [[social capital]]
    *[[social]] trust, e.g. as quantified or organized in:
    **[[social capital]]
    **[[social contract]]
    **[[social network]]
    *[[speculate]] is to [[bet]] without any intent to [[hedge]] or [[invest]] in [[capital]].
    *[[speculate]] is to [[bet]] without any intent to [[hedge]] or [[invest]] in [[capital]].
    *[[threat]] - not tangible, yet anyway, not a [[risk]]
    *[[threat]] - not tangible, yet anyway, not a [[risk]]
    *[[time horizon]] - essential to measure [[regret]]
    *[[trust]]
    *[[trust]]
    *[[truth]] - see examples [http://disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=truth of definitions of scope of truth] and see if [[Consumerium]] takes one position and if so how can it be defined in a dictionary generally
    *[[truth]] - see examples [http://disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=truth of definitions of scope of truth] and see if [[Consumerium]] takes one position and if so how can it be defined in a dictionary generally

    Latest revision as of 18:52, 8 October 2003

    The Consumerium glossary is those terms which are closely related to understanding Consumerium's goals. They should be defined in Simple English. Consumerium Concepts can then be defined in terms of the glossary and the 2000 words or so that are in the Simple English.

    There are three types of terminology shift that we may need to make to Simple English Wikipedia to make sure that terms are correctly enough defined for us to use in a non-confusing way:

    • adding terms that the general public does not yet know, e.g. ecoregion
    • narrowing terms that are usually understood too locally, e.g. "safe"
    • broadening terms that have many different ways to define, e.g. "fair"

    In addition it might be necessary to simply fix definitions of terms that are wrong, e.g. "done" or "person", most people simply do not understand that legal and moral definitions of these can vary widely and drastically.

    The preliminary list of terms to ensure are defined correctly and compatibly in all languages, without all of which Consumerium makes no sense or can't work:

    First discussion of these was in Talk:urban ecology - discuss in Talk:glossary from now on.


    See also: