Over the weekend I uploaded a preview of OpenVocab 2 for public testing and feedback. This is a complete rewrite and introduces a number of new features:
- Support for OpenID – all changes must be verified by logging in with OpenID (this should help with the spam problem)
- Atom feeds for changes (all changes and per term)
- Detailed views of each change
- Users can recommend terms for deletion and for promotion to a more stable status (I, as superuser, can delete terms)
The design is simpler and cleaner (I’m using Blueprint CSS) and just more pleasant to use. I do want a bit of colour there though. Last time I released OpenVocab I made a request for logos and received two fantastic ones within days. If you have another idea, please let me know in the comments or by email because I want to run a poll to select the logo for the site. My only condition is that the logo licensing must be compatible with the public domain ethic of OpenVocab. As a reminder, here are last time’s submissions:
I think it makes sense to highlight recent activity, but I’d stress the vocabulary and the thing changed. I’d demote the time. I can’t tell whether letmein is a user…e.g.:# 13 hours ago: Property was recommended for deletion by http://vocab.org/letmein detailscould becomeProperty was recommended for deletion detailsby letmein 13 hours ago
Nice idea… i’ll switch things around
Hi Ian,some months ago I had a similar idea like you with OpenVocab but haven’t realized it yet. The more I was excited to check the OpenVocab2 preview, but it seems that the login via OpenID unfortunately doesn’t work … or did I someting wrong?Cheers
I liked it. So much useful material. I read with great interest.