User:David Mason/P2PU week 1 assignment - Revision history

DavidM at 13:23, 15 April 2024

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	The result is highly re-usable, organized information. Because the software is based on the Free Software [http://www.mediawiki.org Mediawiki], the same software used by Wikipedia, it is free to use, can store many entries, and a culture of access is included. All content is malleable and subjective, so having the insights of Wikipedia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral point of view], managing content as a group) and the [http://www.semanticweb.org Semantic Web] (anyone can say anything about anything) helps work through issues.		The result is highly re-usable, organized information. Because the software is based on the Free Software [http://www.mediawiki.org Mediawiki], the same software used by Wikipedia, it is free to use, can store many entries, and a culture of access is included. All content is malleable and subjective, so having the insights of Wikipedia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral point of view], managing content as a group) and the [http://www.semanticweb.org Semantic Web] (anyone can say anything about anything) helps work through issues.

	~~<div style="float: right; width: 300px">~~
	~~{{ #ask: [[GPS location::+]]~~
	~~\|?Description~~
	~~\|?GPS location~~
	~~\|mainlabel=-~~
	~~\|format=openlayers~~
	~~\| layers=yahoo-normal~~
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	~~</div>~~

	All site editing is done via the Web, so anyone can view any page's contents (via the edit or view source tab), [[Special:RecentChanges\|site editing history]], page edit history (via the history tab), and [[Special:Version\|components of the site]], as well as progressively learn how to use and contribute to the site (knowledge which will transfer to similar sites, and which I'd assert is digital literacy past filling in forms). Because the site uses [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc-by-sa] terms of use, anyone can take the content and use it for their own purposes, as long as they attribute the site and make modified works available under the same terms. All the [[:Category:Site components\|site components]] can be exported and re-used easily on any site using [[Special:Export]].		All site editing is done via the Web, so anyone can view any page's contents (via the edit or view source tab), [[Special:RecentChanges\|site editing history]], page edit history (via the history tab), and [[Special:Version\|components of the site]], as well as progressively learn how to use and contribute to the site (knowledge which will transfer to similar sites, and which I'd assert is digital literacy past filling in forms). Because the site uses [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc-by-sa] terms of use, anyone can take the content and use it for their own purposes, as long as they attribute the site and make modified works available under the same terms. All the [[:Category:Site components\|site components]] can be exported and re-used easily on any site using [[Special:Export]].
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	~~A chart...~~		{{ #ask: [[GPS location::+]]
			\|?Description
			\|?GPS location
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			}}
			</div>

	{{ #ask: [[Canadian dollar cost 2010::>2000000]]		{{ #ask: [[Canadian dollar cost 2010::>2000000]]
			\|?Canadian dollar cost 2010
	\|?Description		\|?Description
	\|~~?Canadian dollar cost 2010~~		\|width=50%
	\|sort=Canadian dollar cost 2010		\|sort=Canadian dollar cost 2010
	\|~~mainlabel~~=-		\|order=desc
	\|~~width~~=~~100%~~		\|format=jqplotseries
	\|~~format~~=~~jqplotbar~~		\|limit=12
	\|~~charttitle~~=~~Cost items over $2M~~		\|link=all
	\|~~bardirection~~=~~horizontal~~		\|datalabels=value
			\|charttype=donut
			\|group=property
			\|chartlegend=nw
	}}		}}

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	~~An interactive timeline...~~

	{{ #ask: [[Start date::+]]		{{ #ask: [[Start date::+]]

David Mason at 17:22, 8 November 2010

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	In this case, after [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|access to information requests]] initiated by [[Dan McTeague, MP]], the government released part of the budget, in fax form. The fax became available online, and a message was posted to the [http://canbudget.zooid.org/frame/?l=http%3A//groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/54a5551a854e13e5 Visible Government mailing list] and [http://www.facebook.com/nostriluu?v=wall&story_fbid=156947327666270 Facebook], asking for people interested in transcribing this data into reusable spreadsheet data, and suggesting the creation of a semantic wiki to make the data reusable and examinable through addition of [[#Structured features\|structure]] and [[#Discourse features\|discourse features]], explained below.		In this case, after [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|access to information requests]] initiated by [[Dan McTeague, MP]], the government released part of the budget, in fax form. The fax became available online, and a message was posted to the [http://canbudget.zooid.org/frame/?l=http%3A//groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/54a5551a854e13e5 Visible Government mailing list] and [http://www.facebook.com/nostriluu?v=wall&story_fbid=156947327666270 Facebook], asking for people interested in transcribing this data into reusable spreadsheet data, and suggesting the creation of a semantic wiki to make the data reusable and examinable through addition of [[#Structured features\|structure]] and [[#Discourse features\|discourse features]], explained below.

			A number of individuals helped [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZVtPjZYfnOcWglkGpGMTgQ&authkey=CMia450N#gid=1 transcribe the data], which was imported, and discourse features added, along with a number of examples.

			The result is highly re-usable, organized information. Because the software is based on the Free Software [http://www.mediawiki.org Mediawiki], the same software used by Wikipedia, it is free to use, can store many entries, and a culture of access is included. All content is malleable and subjective, so having the insights of Wikipedia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral point of view], managing content as a group) and the [http://www.semanticweb.org Semantic Web] (anyone can say anything about anything) helps work through issues.

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	A number of individuals helped [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZVtPjZYfnOcWglkGpGMTgQ&authkey=CMia450N#gid=1 transcribe the data], which was imported, and discourse features added, along with a number of examples.

	The result is highly re-usable, organized information. Because the software is based on the Free Software [http://www.mediawiki.org Mediawiki], the same software used by Wikipedia, it is free to use, can store many entries, and a culture of access is included. All content is malleable and subjective, so having the insights of Wikipedia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral point of view], managing content as a group) and the [http://www.semanticweb.org Semantic Web] (anyone can say anything about anything) helps work through issues.

	All site editing is done via the Web, so anyone can view any page's contents (via the edit or view source tab), [[Special:RecentChanges\|site editing history]], page edit history (via the history tab), and [[Special:Version\|components of the site]], as well as progressively learn how to use and contribute to the site (knowledge which will transfer to similar sites, and which I'd assert is digital literacy past filling in forms). Because the site uses [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc-by-sa] terms of use, anyone can take the content and use it for their own purposes, as long as they attribute the site and make modified works available under the same terms. All the [[:Category:Site components\|site components]] can be exported and re-used easily on any site using [[Special:Export]].		All site editing is done via the Web, so anyone can view any page's contents (via the edit or view source tab), [[Special:RecentChanges\|site editing history]], page edit history (via the history tab), and [[Special:Version\|components of the site]], as well as progressively learn how to use and contribute to the site (knowledge which will transfer to similar sites, and which I'd assert is digital literacy past filling in forms). Because the site uses [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc-by-sa] terms of use, anyone can take the content and use it for their own purposes, as long as they attribute the site and make modified works available under the same terms. All the [[:Category:Site components\|site components]] can be exported and re-used easily on any site using [[Special:Export]].

David Mason at 17:21, 8 November 2010

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			For the [http://p2pu.org/ Peer to Peer University]'s [http://p2pu.org/general/open-journalism-open-web Open Journalism & the Open Web] course [http://p2pu.org/node/5644/document/9468 week one, Assignment one], I decided to investigate the numbers behind the G20/G8 2010 combined summits in Canada. These summits, particularly the G20, were controversial because of their [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Summit costs were unreasonable\|high costs]], [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|lack of transparency]], [[2010/G20/Summit was disruptive\|disruptive impact on the city]], and [[2010/G20/Handling by authorities was a problem\|heavy-handed and potentially manipulative behaviour by government and police authorities]].

			In this case, after [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|access to information requests]] initiated by [[Dan McTeague, MP]], the government released part of the budget, in fax form. The fax became available online, and a message was posted to the [http://canbudget.zooid.org/frame/?l=http%3A//groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/54a5551a854e13e5 Visible Government mailing list] and [http://www.facebook.com/nostriluu?v=wall&story_fbid=156947327666270 Facebook], asking for people interested in transcribing this data into reusable spreadsheet data, and suggesting the creation of a semantic wiki to make the data reusable and examinable through addition of [[#Structured features\|structure]] and [[#Discourse features\|discourse features]], explained below.

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	For the [http://p2pu.org/ Peer to Peer University]'s [http://p2pu.org/general/open-journalism-open-web Open Journalism & the Open Web] course [http://p2pu.org/node/5644/document/9468 week one, Assignment one], I decided to investigate the numbers behind the G20/G8 2010 combined summits in Canada. These summits, particularly the G20, were controversial because of their [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Summit costs were unreasonable\|high costs]], [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|lack of transparency]], [[2010/G20/Summit was disruptive\|disruptive impact on the city]], and [[2010/G20/Handling by authorities was a problem\|heavy-handed and potentially manipulative behaviour by government and police authorities]].

	In this case, after [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|access to information requests]] initiated by [[Dan McTeague, MP]], the government released part of the budget, in fax form. The fax became available online, and a message was posted to the [http://canbudget.zooid.org/frame/?l=http%3A//groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/54a5551a854e13e5 Visible Government mailing list] and [http://www.facebook.com/nostriluu?v=wall&story_fbid=156947327666270 Facebook], asking for people interested in transcribing this data into reusable spreadsheet data, and suggesting the creation of a semantic wiki to make the data reusable and examinable through addition of [[#Structured features\|structure]] and [[#Discourse features\|discourse features]], explained below.

	A number of individuals helped [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZVtPjZYfnOcWglkGpGMTgQ&authkey=CMia450N#gid=1 transcribe the data], which was imported, and discourse features added, along with a number of examples.		A number of individuals helped [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZVtPjZYfnOcWglkGpGMTgQ&authkey=CMia450N#gid=1 transcribe the data], which was imported, and discourse features added, along with a number of examples.

David Mason at 17:21, 8 November 2010

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David Mason at 03:52, 15 October 2010

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			[[Category:Open Journalism & the Open Web]]

David Mason: /* Structured features */

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Structured features

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	== Structured features ==		== Structured features ==

	While [http://www.semantic-mediawiki.org Semantic Mediawiki] may seem to focus on the Semantic Web, in this case it is used to make the site easier to use, while making the content re-usable across the site. Therefore queries can be '''dynamically''' used in different ways; here is a list of current Debatable items.		While [http://www.semantic-mediawiki.org Semantic Mediawiki] may seem to focus on the Semantic Web, in this case it is used to make the site easier to use, while making the content re-usable across the site. Therefore queries can be '''dynamically''' used in different ways; here is a queried list of current Debatable items.
	{{ #ask: [[Position::Debatable]]		{{ #ask: [[Position::Debatable]]
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David Mason: /* Structured features */

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Structured features

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	A compressed overview of current discourse:		A compressed overview of current discourse ([[Discourse graph overview\|full size]]):

	{{ #ask: [[Debatable::+]] OR [[Supports::+]] OR [[Refutes::+]] OR [[Mixed::+]]		{{ #ask: [[Debatable::+]] OR [[Supports::+]] OR [[Refutes::+]] OR [[Mixed::+]]

David Mason: /* Structured features */

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Structured features

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	While [http://www.semantic-mediawiki.org Semantic Mediawiki] may seem to focus on the Semantic Web, in this case it is used to make the site easier to use, while making the content re-usable across the site. Therefore queries can be '''dynamically''' used in different ways; here is a list of current Debatable items.		While [http://www.semantic-mediawiki.org Semantic Mediawiki] may seem to focus on the Semantic Web, in this case it is used to make the site easier to use, while making the content re-usable across the site. Therefore queries can be '''dynamically''' used in different ways; here is a list of current Debatable items.

	{{ #ask: [[Position::Debatable]]		{{ #ask: [[Position::Debatable]]
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	An interactive timeline...		An interactive timeline...

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			A compressed overview of current discourse:

			{{ #ask: [[Debatable::+]] OR [[Supports::+]] OR [[Refutes::+]] OR [[Mixed::+]]
			\|?Debatable
			\|?Supports
			\|?Refutes
			\|?Mixed
			\|format=graph
			\|graphlabel=Yes
			\|graphsize=10,10
			\|graphlink=Yes
			\|graphcolor=Yes
			}}


	See the [[procurement exhibit]] for a particular tool to narrow down cost items by procurement process, and [[Graph of procurement process and topic\|a graph of procurement processes and topics]]. [[Special:Ask\|Ad-hoc queries]] are also supported.		See the [[procurement exhibit]] for a particular tool to narrow down cost items by procurement process, and [[Graph of procurement process and topic\|a graph of procurement processes and topics]]. [[Special:Ask\|Ad-hoc queries]] are also supported.

David Mason at 13:21, 4 October 2010

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	For the [http://p2pu.org/ Peer to Peer University]'s [http://p2pu.org/general/open-journalism-open-web Open Journalism & the Open Web] course [http://p2pu.org/node/5644/document/9468 week one, Assignment one], I decided to investigate the numbers behind the G20/G8 2010 combined summits in Canada. These summits, particularly the G20, were controversial because of their [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Summit costs were unreasonable\|high costs]], [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|lack of transparency]], [[2010/G20/Summit was disruptive\|disruptive impact on the city]], and [[2010/G20/Handling by authorities was a problem\|heavy-handed and potentially manipulative behaviour by government and police authorities]].		For the [http://p2pu.org/ Peer to Peer University]'s [http://p2pu.org/general/open-journalism-open-web Open Journalism & the Open Web] course [http://p2pu.org/node/5644/document/9468 week one, Assignment one], I decided to investigate the numbers behind the G20/G8 2010 combined summits in Canada. These summits, particularly the G20, were controversial because of their [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Summit costs were unreasonable\|high costs]], [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|lack of transparency]], [[2010/G20/Summit was disruptive\|disruptive impact on the city]], and [[2010/G20/Handling by authorities was a problem\|heavy-handed and potentially manipulative behaviour by government and police authorities]].

	In this case, after [[~~detail::~~access to information requests]] initiated by [[Dan McTeague, MP]], the government released part of the budget, in fax form. The fax became available online, and ~~I posted~~ a message to the [http://canbudget.zooid.org/frame/?l=http%3A//groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/54a5551a854e13e5 Visible Government mailing list] and [http://www.facebook.com/nostriluu?v=wall&story_fbid=156947327666270 Facebook], asking for people interested in transcribing this data into reusable spreadsheet data, and suggesting the creation of a semantic wiki to make the data reusable and examinable through addition of [[#Structured features\|structure]] and [[#Discourse features\|discourse features]], explained below.		In this case, after [[2010/G20 and G8 Budget/Budget numbers are transparently being released\|access to information requests]] initiated by [[Dan McTeague, MP]], the government released part of the budget, in fax form. The fax became available online, and a message was posted to the [http://canbudget.zooid.org/frame/?l=http%3A//groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/54a5551a854e13e5 Visible Government mailing list] and [http://www.facebook.com/nostriluu?v=wall&story_fbid=156947327666270 Facebook], asking for people interested in transcribing this data into reusable spreadsheet data, and suggesting the creation of a semantic wiki to make the data reusable and examinable through addition of [[#Structured features\|structure]] and [[#Discourse features\|discourse features]], explained below.

	A number of individuals helped [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZVtPjZYfnOcWglkGpGMTgQ&authkey=CMia450N#gid=1 transcribe the data], which was imported, and discourse features added, along with a number of examples.		A number of individuals helped [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZVtPjZYfnOcWglkGpGMTgQ&authkey=CMia450N#gid=1 transcribe the data], which was imported, and discourse features added, along with a number of examples.