[Data-modeling] the commons / non distinction is a farce

[Spencer Kelly]

an undiscussed part of the new layout is that only commons types and their
data are displayed on the browse page.
a fair choice, especially considering we have (so far) decided not to delete
the duplicate, silly, or otherwise junk types.
though, by determining if anyone will see the work we do, the commons
distinction has now become political.
in all fairness, there are some really thoughtful types outside the commons,
and some pretty flakey types within.
We need a fair way for our good types to 'rise out of the junk', and a
responsible (and scalable!) way to do this is allowing users to vote to
promote or demote specific types.

is metaweb ready to democratize control of what makes the browse page and
what doesn't?
if implemented, schema building would instantly become more collaborative,
goal-oriented, and users would be better motivated to maintain and defend
their ontologies.
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