[Data-modeling] Feedback on RABJ feature

Kirrily Robert kirrily at metaweb.com
Fri May 29 18:22:57 UTC 2009


Thanks for the feedback, Iain; I've passed it on to Ariel, who  
developed this feature.  We did talk about adding a "skip" or an  
"X" (close) button to the interface/dialog, but it looks like it got  
missed.  Hopefully it will be added for the next release.

K.

On May 29, 2009, at 5:02 AM, Iain Sproat wrote:

> The RABJ feature looks great, I'm quite excited about it, hopefully  
> it makes a significant dent in the typewriter stats. :)
>
> Unfortunately the 'add a type' button isn't shown when the RABJ  
> dialog is shown on a topic page, and a skip/ignore isn't available.   
> Which means I can't type the topic as anything else until I answer  
> the RABJ question.....
> For example, I wanted to type the 4th Earl of Howarth as a Noble  
> person, but I'm being asked if he is a politician.  I can't easily  
> answer that as it's not explicitly stated in the wikipedia blurb  
> ("peer" isn't necessarily politician) - it means I have to go and do  
> some research or take a guess :(.
>
> Also, for a topic which is identified on more than two types the  
> RABJ dialog doesn't ask further questions for all potential types.   
> e.g. Adhemar de Barros is on both the person and deceased person  
> typewriter lists (and presumably the politician list), but I was  
> only asked if he was a person.
>
> Looking forward to 100% typed topics in the near future!!
>
> Iain
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