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*Idea: Once all the states have been scanned, split the RID/UID lists and FTO categories which are getting very large into sub categories by state. Then attach these sub-categories to their parent states' home page. So (for example) there would be a Maryland Frequencies, Maryland FTO and Maryland RID/UIDs link on the Maryland collaboration page. This would help isolate these topics by state making them easier to find. This would be a long term project, after the frequencies are completely implemented.
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*Idea: Once all the states have been scanned, split the RID/UID lists and FTO categories which are getting very large into sub categories by state. Then attach these sub-categories to their parent states' home page. So (for example) there would be a Maryland Frequencies, Maryland FTO and Maryland RID/UIDs link on the Maryland collaboration page. This would help isolate these topics by state making them easier to find. This would be a long term project, after the frequencies are completely implemented. This idea may extend to the Trunking Information category as well, where unknown talkgroups are being documented (which is the main use of this category)
 
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Revision as of 13:54, 26 August 2013

  • This article lists ideas for future Categories-Tree maintenance, strategy for implementation, as well as pertinent notes for each idea, so that they do not get "lost" in the growing discussion in the forums.
  • The Categories-Tree article illustrates current and proposed categories-tree structure.
  • Discussions are in the Wiki forum, and include the following thread(s):




Ideas for Categories

Idea: New Category "Wiki Frequencies"

  • Idea: Build large "Wiki Frequencies" category parallel to existing "Collaboration" category.
  • Status: In-progress


Idea: New Category "Ground Transportation"

  • Idea: "Ground Transportation" instead of just "Transportation"?
  • Status: Pending


Idea: Standardize Category Names To Match Real-World Names

Idea: "Aircraft Monitoring Frequencies" category

  • Status: Cancelled/Withdrawn


Idea: Rename "Aircraft Monitoring" to "Aviation"

  • Status: Still being discussed


Idea: Eliminate "MilCom" Category

  • Status: Still being discussed


Idea: Create Additional Specific Aviation Categories

  • Idea: Consider categories for "...airline company frequencies, airline ramp communication systems, ATC frequencies, and airport operations frequencies"
  • Status: Pending


Idea: Consolidating Overlapping Categories

  • Idea: "We might also look into consolidation where it makes sense to do so."
  • Example: The recreation and attractions categories often overlap each other, and each could be interpreted to be the other in many cases. For example, golf courses can be both
  • Status: Still being discussed


Idea: Consolidate or Migrate Categories that have all frequencies

  • Idea: Categories that have children as frequency categories might be unnecessarily redundant if everything in that parent category has frequencies in the first place
    • [Discussion Link]
  • Status: new idea not yet in the discussion forum.


Ideas for Templates

Idea: "Frequencies" Template

  • Status: Created and being implemented


Idea: Template between Frequency articles and State articles

  • Idea: "another template can be used to send the <statename> frequency articles to their collaboration state name"
  • Status: Pending


Idea:Use standardized template for displaying trunked frequencies

  • Idea: Where neither the extensions nor the trunking infobox template is being used, if a trunk system is being defined in the article with frequencies, use the Motofreq and ELTRfreq templates. These display the frequencies in a table similar to what is currently in the database
  • Status: The templates already exist, and will be installed where appropriate


Ideas for Articles

Idea: Article: Software that can copy-paste data

  • Idea: "...article to identify which applications have the ability to copy the frequency data into their application editor"
  • Idea: "an article to document the applications that can copy/paste data from the wiki"
  • Status: In Progress. The article already exists, but documentation needs to be added to show which BuTel products could actually copy data from the wiki (or if they all can)


Idea: Article to Explain Large Categories

  • Idea: "article off the collaboration page for the various broader categories"
  • Status: Pending


Idea: List Amateur Radio Networks

  • Note: Could be treated as a new category, or built as an article.
  • Idea: "listing amateur radio networks in the Wiki"
  • Status: Pending


Idea: Create separate articles for RID/UID details

  • Idea: "We do have a number of RID/UID lists posted on articles that are just for a trunked system - so perhaps it would be a good idea to split them off onto their own article. It would certainly allow for future growth."
  • Status: Still being discussed


Idea: Split off FTO and RID/UID lists by state

  • Idea: Once all the states have been scanned, split the RID/UID lists and FTO categories which are getting very large into sub categories by state. Then attach these sub-categories to their parent states' home page. So (for example) there would be a Maryland Frequencies, Maryland FTO and Maryland RID/UIDs link on the Maryland collaboration page. This would help isolate these topics by state making them easier to find. This would be a long term project, after the frequencies are completely implemented. This idea may extend to the Trunking Information category as well, where unknown talkgroups are being documented (which is the main use of this category)
  • Status: To be discussed


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