I think this is a really good idea. The net effect would be to help
good hacks to spread, and hack-sharing is a big part of the value of
microformats.

So, +10. :)

About tagging and rating, I'd evaluate those ideas in terms of how
much they help hacks to spread. Tagging seems really useful in that
it would make it easier to find an existing bit of code before you go
off and start from scratch. I can see where rating would be useful
(for example I always check the ratings on sourceforge and freshmeat
when I'm comparing packages), but it's pretty hard to do well.

- Lucas



On 8/10/05, Bud Gibson <bud@...> wrote:
> Dear All:
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> In surveying the microformats/microcontent scene, I've become
> convinced we need a hacks site. The hacks site would collect hacks
> for manipulating and getting value out of microcontent. There are a
> lot of ideas out there for how to do this.
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> They all seem potentially valid to me. At the very least, if someone
> has an idea that they take the trouble to implement, it seems worth
> publicizing the code and strategy in a non-judgmental way to see the
> extent to which it works for the world at large.
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> I've registered the two sites mentioned as well as some simple
> derivatives. I'm looking for feedback on the following ideas.
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> My thought is to turn the domains into reblog sites (per the http://
> reblog.org Mike Migurski and Mike Frumin sense). I think it would
> work like this:
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> 1. The editorial policy is simply to insist that posts contain links
> to code that works with some kind of microcontent (Mike Migurski's
> Vox Delicii would qualify I think) with an explanation of how it works.
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> 2. Licensing would require some sort of open license, perhaps one
> endorsed by the OSF.
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> 3. To submit a hack, you would send me your feed URL with the
> specific post you want reblogged.
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> 4. I and others would occasionally blog on the site directly.
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> 5. Community features like tagging and rating would be interesting
> to add. Does anybody have suggestions for how to proceed with this?
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> I am really looking for ideas here.
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> Bud
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