[Search-l] the concept of a wiki mini article for search results

[Thomas Suckow]

I like the idea, especially the idea of pointing to like a wikipedia article
for encyclopedic search terms and maps for cities etc...
Also, what would be awesome is if the search engine could use words in that
area to improve the search results.


On 10/1/07, Emili <emili.sapena at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I like the idea and I agree with the linking policy to avoid spam.
> > However, some links to wikipedia or other referring sites (open street
> > map for example for geological searches, some other site for images or
> > videos, etc.) could be good.
> >
> >
> > On 10/1/07, jer <jeremie at jabber.org> wrote:
> > > I take no credit for this idea, it's actually Jimmy's and has been
> > > bouncing around in my head since he mentioned it:
> > >
> > > The concept is quite simple, what if there were a placeholder for
> > > miniature wiki articles above any search result?  These would be very
> > > small and could serve as a very simple human-powered search
> > > function.  The idea isn't to create a summary article for every
> > > single popular keyword, in fact it's almost the opposite, to create
> > > articles for only the search terms that are the most difficult and
> > > generally don't work well.
> > >
> > > These mini articles would be treated like any normal wiki text and
> > > managed via the same customs everyone is already familiar with.
> > > Since they are just a short guide there would only need to be a few
> > > lines per article, and there may a class of common ones that become
> > > almost templates (like misspellings an automated system misses, or
> > > easy double-meaning disambig articles).
> > >
> > > It's also important that these articles aren't search results, they
> > > are just a special fixture intended to guide a searcher to the right
> > > results.  Therefore the only real restriction is that they can't link
> > > to anything but other search terms.  It's a big restriction though,
> > > and one well worth debating, as it would lower the attraction as a
> > > spamming target, but also lower the value when there is no search
> > > term to link to that will really help the searcher.
> > >
> > > I hope I didn't do the idea any injustice by explaining it poorly and
> > > Jimmy do jump in if so.  I was hoping to have a little test area to
> > > play with this concept while we discuss is, but I think anything
> > > resembling a search in any kind of experimental form right now might
> > > get the wrong kind of attention :)
> > >
> > > Jer
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Thomas Suckow
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