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Tim is the Treasurer of the [[Knowledge Standards Foundation]].
Tim is the Treasurer of the [[Knowledge Standards Foundation]].


== Report for week ending 2024-04-05 ==
== Report for week ending 2024-04-12 ==
* [[Tim Chambers#Notes on encyclopedia websites in our listing]]
* For Sergei: Why doesn't the [https://encycloreader.org/db/view.php?id=1LGQlPHgC5ue Egeria ZWI] show up in [https://encycloreader.org/find.php?query=egeira search results]? Also, can you add the [https://justapedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim) Justapedia article]?
* [[Tour]] (3/27)
* Presented the [[Tour]] to three friends (live, in a coffee shop meeting room); invited over 1400 neighbors, got 4 "interested" responses
 
* Deleted 65 spam pages
== Report for week ending 2024-03-29 ==
* Drafted [[Artificial intelligence]]
Taking the day off in observance of Good Friday
* Created [[Pauli-Jung conjecture]] 3/21 (HT: Sergei)


== Projects ==
== Projects ==


* [[Tour]]
* [[Encyclopedia Listing]]
* [[Encyclopedia Listing]]
* [[Encyclopedia Files]]
* [[Encyclopedia Files]]
* [[Tour]]


== Processes ==
== Processes ==
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* One of the admins for this wiki
* One of the admins for this wiki
* Quarterly updates
* Quarterly updates
* Maintainer of nonprofit profiles at [https://www.guidestar.org/profile/85-3795699 GuideStar] (owned by candid.org) [https://www.techsoup.org/OrganizationProfile?mode=display&orgId=2281619 TechSoup], [https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/853795699 Charity Navivator]
* Maintainer of nonprofit profiles at [https://www.guidestar.org/profile/85-3795699 GuideStar] (owned by candid.org) [https://www.techsoup.org/OrganizationProfile?mode=display&orgId=2281619 TechSoup], [https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/853795699 Charity Navigator]


== Proposals ==
== Proposals ==


* Thinking about how to use [[Nostr]] in the [[Encyclosphere]]
* Thinking about how contemporary developments in [[artificial intelligence]] affect encyclopedic content on the internet and, more broadly, how to curate wisdom on the internet (including wisdom in all books)
* Thinking about how to use the Encyclosphere to draw attention to the [[Pauli-Jung conjecture]]
* Thinking about how [[Botipedia]] and the Encyclosphere can collaborate
* Thinking about how [[Botipedia]] and the Encyclosphere can collaborate
* Thinking about how to use [[Git]] in the Encyclosphere
* Thinking about how to use [[Git]] in the Encyclosphere
* Thinking about how to use the Encyclosphere to draw attention to the [[Pauli-Jung conjecture]]
* Thinking about how to use [[Nostr]] in the [[Encyclosphere]]


== Active Tasks ==
== Active Tasks ==
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== Outreach ==
== Outreach ==


* [[Nostr]]
* [[:Category:Digital Encyclopedia Group]]
* [[:Category:Digital Encyclopedia Group]]
* [https://forums.techsoup.org/t/the-knowledge-standards-foundation-encyclosphere-dot-org/18628 Intro in the TechSoup Forums]
* [https://forums.techsoup.org/t/the-knowledge-standards-foundation-encyclosphere-dot-org/18628 Intro in the TechSoup Forums]
* [[Botipedia]]
* [[Botipedia]]
* [[Nostr]]


== Favorite Pages Here ==
== Favorite Pages Here ==


* [[Artificial intelligence]] (created first draft)
* [[Glossary]] (created first draft)
* [[Glossary]] (created first draft)


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== Subjects desired in the Encyclosphere ==
== Subjects desired in the Encyclosphere ==


* [https://encycloreader.org/r/wikipedia.php?q=Egeria_(pilgrim) Egeria]; eventually want [https://justapedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim) Justapedia article] included
* Tom's Baby—not even an article at [[Colorado Encyclopedia]]! qqwow [https://encycloreader.org/find.php?query=Tom%27s+Baby&opt=ext&fulltext=0&lang=en search ER]
* Tom's Baby—not even an article at [[Colorado Encyclopedia]]! qqwow [https://encycloreader.org/find.php?query=Tom%27s+Baby&opt=ext&fulltext=0&lang=en search ER]
* Waiting for [https://encycloreader.org/r/wikipedia.php?q=Egeria_(pilgrim) Egeria] ZWI; eventually want [https://justapedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim) Justapedia article] included


== Past reports ==
== Past reports ==
* [[2024-03-22]]
* [[2024-04-05#Tim]]
* [[2024-03-22#Tim]]
* …
* [[2024-01-19#Tim update]]


== Notes on encyclopedia websites in [[Encyclopedia Listing|our listing]] ==
== Notes on encyclopedia websites in [[Encyclopedia Listing|our listing]] ==
 
* see * [[2024-03-22#Tim]]
* I don't consider [https://encycloreader.org/listing/view.php?id=WbnDd CliffsNotes] to be an encyclopedia
* ''more TBD''
* I consider [https://encycloreader.org/listing/view.php?id=HCDT9 Easton's Bible Dictionary] to be an encyclopedia (dictionary sub-category) even though it's a page selling a digital copy of the book. We list [https://encycloreader.org/listing/view.php?id=tZObF the copy at CCEL], too.
* Nice to see [https://encycloreader.org/listing/view.php?id=kdmw4 MSN Encarta : Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, and Homework] listed. The URL is at archive.org because it's defunct.
* [https://encycloreader.org/listing/view.php?id=75cMI Encyclopedia Astronautica] is more like a blog than an encyclopedia
* [https://encycloreader.org/listing/view.php?id=XEkVg Encyclopedia Titanica] is more a museum than an encyclopedia
* Hamichlol (Orthodox Jewish wiki) is huge! [https://www.hamichlol.org.il/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%95%D7%97%D7%93:%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%AA 337.159 pages]!

Revision as of 17:13, 11 April 2024

Tim is a technologist and software professional with experience in every part of the software business. His primary hobby is reading and writing on the internet. He also enjoys reading books, bicycling, and hiking. He earned an Sc.B. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He married his college sweetheart. They raised two sons in their home in Colorado and are now grandparents.

Tim is the Treasurer of the Knowledge Standards Foundation.

Report for week ending 2024-04-12

Projects

Processes

  • Writing content on this wiki
  • One of the admins for this wiki
  • Quarterly updates
  • Maintainer of nonprofit profiles at GuideStar (owned by candid.org) TechSoup, Charity Navigator

Proposals

  • Thinking about how contemporary developments in artificial intelligence affect encyclopedic content on the internet and, more broadly, how to curate wisdom on the internet (including wisdom in all books)
  • Thinking about how to use the Encyclosphere to draw attention to the Pauli-Jung conjecture
  • Thinking about how Botipedia and the Encyclosphere can collaborate
  • Thinking about how to use Git in the Encyclosphere
  • Thinking about how to use Nostr in the Encyclosphere

Active Tasks

Outreach

Favorite Pages Here

Discussions That Interest Me

Subjects desired in the Encyclosphere

Past reports

Notes on encyclopedia websites in our listing