[meteorite-list] An experiment in community meteorite reporting

From: Marc Fries <chief_scientist_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:26:51 -0500
Message-ID: <CF2F8F90-67CB-489F-B827-5C0F3445FEEC_at_galacticanalytics.com>

Go for it! The only caution I offer is that this particular setup won't be permanent. The GA pages will migrate to PSI soon - I'm running this experiment first to see if this is a good format for new pages. But go ahead and play with the Wikipedia interface and see if you like it, and we can move your data over to PSI along with the rest if it works out.

What I'd really like to see is many, many sets of eyes on new meteor events - analyzing data, and generating/updating new pages. This should result in many new meteorite finds. It has been my observation that the more data is shared, the more meteorites are found. I hope that pans out. So go nuts with this and let's find out what works.

Cheers,
Marc


On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:01 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote:

> Hi Marc,
>
> If you feel it is appropriate and relevant, I can add my "Recent
> Falls" list and "Sutter's Mill Tally" info the page. I think the Wiki
> idea is a great one and I hope it takes off.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
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> On 10/22/13, Marc Fries <chief_scientist at galacticanalytics.com> wrote:
>> Howdy all
>>
>> I've got a little experiment started up, and I'd like to invite y'all to
>> participate. I've created a Wikipedia-style website on the old Galactic
>> Analytics server, and created a single (so far) page reporting on a recent
>> meteor event:
>>
>> http://www.galacticanalytics.com/wiki/OH_Columbus_28_Sep_2013
>>
>> Why? I'm glad you asked. I've installed the actual Wikipedia software
>> onto the GA site. It works the same as Wikipedia - anyone can create an
>> account and either create or edit pages. That means that any of y'all can
>> create a page for a meteor event. Or add radar data. Or eyewitness
>> accounts. Or anything else. And if someone puts up something inappropriate,
>> the rest of y'all can keep the page clean. Also, as meteorites are found,
>> you can give them a reporting name (e.g. CO01 for the first meteorite from
>> Columbus...), add a picture, and other details. Then anytime you sell or
>> divide that meteorite, a public record is maintained. You could sell the
>> meteorite on ebay as CO01 and link to this page, and everyone can keep track
>> of that individual stone. This will preserve a record of individual
>> meteorites, as well as potentially improve the value of any given stone.
>>
>> This is an experiment, so treat it as such. Play with it, have fun with
>> it, and don't worry too much about being serious. The page I've linked above
>> is to the Columbus event which occurred at very high speed and is almost
>> certain to NOT generate meteorites, so it will make a good testbed. I have
>> to apologize for one thing in advance - it turns out the Wikipedia software
>> is not very user friendly. If y'all like this approach, we can try out some
>> different, friendlier software package in the near future.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> Marc Fries
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