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Co-founder Google Doc - stage 2 (a semantic wiki)

33 points by ADRIANFR 17y ago

matt1 17y ago
Thanks for doing this. How do we change the name of a page? For example, currently I am listed as "Startup 163" but I'd prefer it to be named after my web app, "Preceden".
- dryicerx 17y ago
  Making a entirely new page and transferring the content seem to work.
  - adrianwaj 17y ago
    If the data was migrated into a database with a really clean and simple multi-user login, with a view available similar to the spreadsheet, and finally having each user verified against an auth string they placed in their user profile on HN -- that'd overcome the issue with people messing with the columns and more than just their row: -- also emails could be obfuscated.
- ADRIANFR 17y ago
  Just click on the "Move" tab at the top of the page. Similar to the way it works in Wikipedia.
  - matt1 17y ago
    For anyone wondering where this is, you have to create an account for it to show up.
- grinich 17y ago
  I'm guessing this is MediaWiki. To rename/move a page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page This is better than simply copying the content because it creates a redirect and saves the edit history.
adrianwaj 17y ago
Does this have anything to do with the Co-founder spreadsheet? You took its data, that's it?
- ehsanul 17y ago
  From the link: "Attention HN users of the "Co-founder wish list" document. I have manually transferred/formatted entries in the document as of Jan 16, 2010, 11:12am EST. You can find your entry by searching for a keyword in your entry, such as your email. Feel free to rename your page to something more personal, and further refine your entry. More about the transfer here." I suppose the intention is to use the wiki instead of a Google Doc.
  - adrianwaj 17y ago
    Is "I" Jay Liew, though? no: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1058850 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1058850 Does it matter? mmmm, I can't say the wiki is better, at least for time being. A social network would work, not a wiki.
    - ehsanul 17y ago
      Perhaps a YC account on LinkedIn, which you could then befriend, allowing you to find others all friends with YC on LinkedIn? Just an idea. Seems like the simplest thing that could work well, without building a separate social networking site just for startups.
      - matt1 17y ago
        I think for this endeavour, a wiki works well. Not everything needs a social network :)
    - ADRIANFR 17y ago
      Yes, I took the data, and refined it just a bit. I had to do it for about 170 of entries. A semantic wiki is better than a plain Google Doc, by having the ability to run complex queries, such as: Search for a startup located in "Florida", in the "mobile" space, who needs someone with "ruby" skills. This is all "out of the box" thanks to the Semantic Mediawiki extension Of course this is less fancy than your regular recruiting/social networking site, but the simplicity of it must be a plus. (you don't need an account to add/edit). The success of the Google Doc idea is also due to it's simplicity.
replicatorblog 17y ago
Adrian, thanks for doing this. BTW, I set something up on Ning for this purpose and registed the domain mycofounder.com. I'd be happy to transfer both over to you. I've found the Ning pages are a bit easier to edit and search, have nice built in functionality to host pics, etc. If you are interested let me know! http://mycofounder.ning.com/ http://mycofounder.ning.com/
bullrico 17y ago
We launched a similar app over the weekend (loved the idea of a cofounder meeting site), it's at http://findmycofounder.com/ http://findmycofounder.com/. We based the design on the comment thread (well, most of it). We added searching by geography, skills, primary focus, etc. It's an evolving thing, so suggestions are more than welcome.
- wmblaettler 17y ago
  Just a small critique: I am usually in the camp of "more contrast please!", but seeing the results in pure black on white was jarring, especially with it being bold. Might I recommend you lighten the black a bit or add some background color to reduce the contrast? (The yellow box at the top is more pleasing to the eye)

33 points by ADRIANFR 17y ago

matt1 17y ago

Thanks for doing this. How do we change the name of a page? For example, currently I am listed as "Startup 163" but I'd prefer it to be named after my web app, "Preceden".

dryicerx 17y ago
Making a entirely new page and transferring the content seem to work.
- adrianwaj 17y ago
  If the data was migrated into a database with a really clean and simple multi-user login, with a view available similar to the spreadsheet, and finally having each user verified against an auth string they placed in their user profile on HN -- that'd overcome the issue with people messing with the columns and more than just their row: -- also emails could be obfuscated.
ADRIANFR 17y ago
Just click on the "Move" tab at the top of the page. Similar to the way it works in Wikipedia.
- matt1 17y ago
  For anyone wondering where this is, you have to create an account for it to show up.
grinich 17y ago
I'm guessing this is MediaWiki. To rename/move a page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page This is better than simply copying the content because it creates a redirect and saves the edit history.

adrianwaj 17y ago

Does this have anything to do with the Co-founder spreadsheet? You took its data, that's it?

ehsanul 17y ago
From the link: "Attention HN users of the "Co-founder wish list" document. I have manually transferred/formatted entries in the document as of Jan 16, 2010, 11:12am EST. You can find your entry by searching for a keyword in your entry, such as your email. Feel free to rename your page to something more personal, and further refine your entry. More about the transfer here." I suppose the intention is to use the wiki instead of a Google Doc.
- adrianwaj 17y ago
  Is "I" Jay Liew, though? no: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1058850 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1058850 Does it matter? mmmm, I can't say the wiki is better, at least for time being. A social network would work, not a wiki.
  - ehsanul 17y ago
    Perhaps a YC account on LinkedIn, which you could then befriend, allowing you to find others all friends with YC on LinkedIn? Just an idea. Seems like the simplest thing that could work well, without building a separate social networking site just for startups.
    - matt1 17y ago
      I think for this endeavour, a wiki works well. Not everything needs a social network :)
  - ADRIANFR 17y ago
    Yes, I took the data, and refined it just a bit. I had to do it for about 170 of entries. A semantic wiki is better than a plain Google Doc, by having the ability to run complex queries, such as: Search for a startup located in "Florida", in the "mobile" space, who needs someone with "ruby" skills. This is all "out of the box" thanks to the Semantic Mediawiki extension Of course this is less fancy than your regular recruiting/social networking site, but the simplicity of it must be a plus. (you don't need an account to add/edit). The success of the Google Doc idea is also due to it's simplicity.

replicatorblog 17y ago

Adrian, thanks for doing this. BTW, I set something up on Ning for this purpose and registed the domain mycofounder.com. I'd be happy to transfer both over to you. I've found the Ning pages are a bit easier to edit and search, have nice built in functionality to host pics, etc. If you are interested let me know! http://mycofounder.ning.com/ http://mycofounder.ning.com/

bullrico 17y ago

We launched a similar app over the weekend (loved the idea of a cofounder meeting site), it's at http://findmycofounder.com/ http://findmycofounder.com/. We based the design on the comment thread (well, most of it). We added searching by geography, skills, primary focus, etc. It's an evolving thing, so suggestions are more than welcome.

wmblaettler 17y ago
Just a small critique: I am usually in the camp of "more contrast please!", but seeing the results in pure black on white was jarring, especially with it being bold. Might I recommend you lighten the black a bit or add some background color to reduce the contrast? (The yellow box at the top is more pleasing to the eye)