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By "working" we mean a mechanism that works efficiently enough to be deployed under high server load, unlike [[DPL]] that doesn't. | By "working" we mean a mechanism that works efficiently enough to be deployed under high server load, unlike [[DPL]] that doesn't. | ||
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| + | * supports an author in selecting valuable combinations of categories, before writing; | ||
| + | * allows the author to display these as if they were sub-categories as has been done in [[Table Tennis]]; and | ||
| + | * updates computed categories when category membership changes. | ||
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Revision as of 18:31, 28 August 2007
What (summary)
Support the creation of category-like pages from combinations of large or specific categories. This is one step along the way to making categories behave more like tags in other sites.
By "working" we mean a mechanism that works efficiently enough to be deployed under high server load, unlike DPL that doesn't.
We will want a solution that ...
- supports an author in selecting valuable combinations of categories, before writing;
- allows the author to display these as if they were sub-categories as has been done in Table Tennis; and
- updates computed categories when category membership changes.
Why this is important
In our effort to provide CommonAnswer we believe our strength is our ability to address long-tail queries like, Table Tennis Clubs London, not individual search terms like Table Tennis. We desire mechanisms that allow us to write and maintain useful articles quickly.
DoneDone
- Works without taking our site down (less than 5 seconds per query for sysadmin use, less than 1 second per query for general use).
- List is generated in Wiki format.
- Syntax is
<page_list> Category:Portland Category:Car -Category:Honda - </page_list>
Retrieve a set of pages that matches some specific criteria
- Has Category: X
- Doesn't Have Category: Y
- Linked to from Page: Z
- Not Linked to from Page: Q
Set operations on page lists:
- Intersection
- Needs to give the ContentTeam the information they need to be able to create good pages CommonAnswers and CategoriesAsCommonAnswers.
- Needs to provide information about server costs so that we can extrapolate into the future.
