Permaculture Database

[Paul Cereghino <paul.cereghino@comcast.net>]

> i'm on the same wavelength about human centrality here, and i think this
> is very interesting, but also very open ended. do you have any concrete
> ideas about implementation or even user interaction
>   
Warning -- I am relatively non-technical.

A useful tool would create linkages to existing high quality internet 
information outside the platform, as well as reference non-digital 
published materials.  A internet support for sustainable living practice 
would help folks to find ideas, and then leave a trail of breadcrumbs 
for the next person that comes along.  Like neural pathways, repeated 
positive connections would be reinforced and support the next user.  A 
user feedback system would be critical to maintain and build connections 
between ideas/concepts.  I suspect to require the ideas/concepts to 
actually be housed within the platform would be a deal-killer.  The 
power of the internet is that server location is potentially 
irrelevant.  The trick is in Pc fashion, creating beneficial 
relationships among existing information.  I'd even imagine a google-ish 
webcrawler with permaculture goggles on supported by user-generated 
ratings.  Perhaps the database is a database of links (I think of Mr. 
London's link list).

Could you have a site that serves as a browser interface, that lets you 
record impressions about the pages you visit, and logs information about 
those sites so that the next person who dons the Pc browser can benefit 
from the previous experience?  As you surf you hit flags, and push stars 
and indicate moments of inspiration, categorizing and ranking, all being 
logged, and linked to your user profile (that indicates your ecoregion 
and self-identified purposes).  Creating a collective 'favorites' that 
guides the next user...

Issues:
- shortage of information rich content on-line and time spent trying to 
find it.
- limited incentive for skilled and knowledgeable individuals to build 
information rich content.
- much high value info to permie-like people is not self-identified as 
permie.

P





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