Adding wikipedia links to appdb?
I often want to learn more about an app while I'm in the appdb, and particularly, I want to know whether it has a good reputation. Wikipedia can often tell me what I need to know. It might be handy to have a wikipedia url field in the appdb, and an option in Browse Apps that says "only show apps with wikipedia links". What do folks think about the idea?
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:38:56 -0800 Dan Kegel <dank(a)kegel.com> wrote:
I often want to learn more about an app while I'm in the appdb, and particularly, I want to know whether it has a good reputation. Wikipedia can often tell me what I need to know. It might be handy to have a wikipedia url field in the appdb, and an option in Browse Apps that says "only show apps with wikipedia links". What do folks think about the idea?
I think the AppDB is for information about how well an app works in Wine, not the merits of the app itself. -- Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio(a)earthlink.net>
Rosanne DiMesio schrieb:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:38:56 -0800 Dan Kegel <dank(a)kegel.com> wrote:
I often want to learn more about an app while I'm in the appdb, and particularly, I want to know whether it has a good reputation. Wikipedia can often tell me what I need to know. It might be handy to have a wikipedia url field in the appdb, and an option in Browse Apps that says "only show apps with wikipedia links". What do folks think about the idea?
I think the AppDB is for information about how well an app works in Wine, not the merits of the app itself.
But i think its not a problem to add a "more info/wikipedia" url field and its a fast way to see if there is also a native version... -- Best Regards, André Hentschel
Torsdag 11 februar 2010 12:41:55 skrev André Hentschel :
Rosanne DiMesio schrieb:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:38:56 -0800
Dan Kegel <dank(a)kegel.com> wrote:
I often want to learn more about an app while I'm in the appdb, and particularly, I want to know whether it has a good reputation. Wikipedia can often tell me what I need to know. It might be handy to have a wikipedia url field in the appdb, and an option in Browse Apps that says "only show apps with wikipedia links". What do folks think about the idea?
I think the AppDB is for information about how well an app works in Wine, not the merits of the app itself.
But i think its not a problem to add a "more info/wikipedia" url field and its a fast way to see if there is also a native version...
I think it's a good idea; I'll add the Wikipedia links to the AppDB in the not-too-distant future. As for native versions, perhaps we want to store that info in the AppDb as well? It has been brought up a few times before. Alexander N. Sørnes
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:57:54 +0100 Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> wrote:
As for native versions, perhaps we want to store that info in the AppDb as well? It has been brought up a few times before.
+1 Some entries already have that info in either the app description or maintainer notes, but it would be nice to have a field just for that so its placement on the page is consistent from app to app. -- Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio(a)earthlink.net>
----- Original Message ---- From: Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio(a)earthlink.net>
As for native versions, perhaps we want to store that info in the AppDb as well? It has been brought up a few times before.
+1 Some entries already have that info in either the app description or maintainer notes, but it would be nice to have a field just for that so > its placement on the page is consistent from app to app.
I would vote for a more generic "native alternatives" field, with a recommendation that the native version, if one exists, be the first one listed. Fábio Oliveira Schmidt Capela darkwalker_(a)yahoo.com
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> wrote:
Dan Kegel <dank(a)kegel.com> wrote:
I often want to learn more about an app while I'm in the appdb, and particularly, I want to know whether it has a good reputation. Wikipedia can often tell me what I need to know. It might be handy to have a wikipedia url field in the appdb...
I think it's a good idea; I'll add the Wikipedia links to the AppDB in the not-too-distant future.
I have a prototype of how this (and other) info might be used at http://wiki.winehq.org/GameChecklist I think this kind of dashboard would be quite handy. - Dan
2010/2/16 Dan Kegel <dank(a)kegel.com>:
I have a prototype of how this (and other) info might be used at http://wiki.winehq.org/GameChecklist I think this kind of dashboard would be quite handy.
Are there other game-specific encyclopedias that might be useful, for those games not notorious to make Wikipedia? (Noting as I have that WP includes on "notability", roughly third-party attention, rather than actual quality.) e.g. Is there any site that tries to cover *everything*? - d.
On 16 February 2010 23:25, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2010/2/16 Dan Kegel <dank(a)kegel.com>:
I have a prototype of how this (and other) info might be used at http://wiki.winehq.org/GameChecklist I think this kind of dashboard would be quite handy.
Are there other game-specific encyclopedias that might be useful, for those games not notorious to make Wikipedia? (Noting as I have that WP includes on "notability", roughly third-party attention, rather than actual quality.) e.g. Is there any site that tries to cover *everything*?
mobygames.com, but it's not a wiki.
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