The Alive Tree of Knowledge

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The Alive Tree of Knowledge

• A new concept in
• Collective Interactive Knowledge Integration

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The basic concept (on which limitations and
amendments have to be performed) unmoderated
collective Christmas tree decoration each
member of the community sits
in front of a branched tree representation of the
field and
makes desired additions / changes, deletions.
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• This ideal of total freedom of expression is
  limited by
• technical, social and scientific limitations
• Technical avoid conflict of updating same file
  at the same time
• Social preventing malicious deletions or
  deliberate
  junk deposition
• Scientific - preserving the profile and
  scientific integrity
• - Allowing objective tools to discern more from
  less relevant entries.

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Maintenance Eliminate/
update obsolete items / structures
Allow pedagogical guided tree-tours for
beginners Allow personalized
tree-queries (interactively
fit to the enquirer profile)
Provide tree-search Filters
Provide current orientation
highlight new emergent leader ideas,
leader
documents Provide
contributors support (access, interactive tools)