GizmoGuy411 wrote:The new Glossary is release! Please read more here:
viewtopic.php?f=276&t=125960&start=70#p1099935

I have been working on a new format and concept for the glossary since last summer, and additional content for over a year.

A demo of this has been shared with a few Wazers, including a number of Champs. kentsmith9 reviewed, and gave his blessing to the initial content last year and to the revised format a couple months ago.

The revised format uses a sort-able table with an Abbreviation or Acronym, a Description, a Revision Date, and most importantly a Term column for each entry row.

A Table of Contents remains for direct alphabetic linking to the Terms.

One use for the addition of the Revision Date will be to easily allow non Wiki savvy users to view the latest entries and changes without referring to the Wiki history.

Part of this new concept is to allow the inclusion of all the abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms, that we inevitably, naturally and regularly use in all the Waze related communication mediums. The inclusion of these will greatly help new and old users reference everything in one location. Our use of these is a major problem for new users. One link to this revised glossary would help solve some the alienation and confusion we unintentionally cause.

To facilitate the maintenance of the glossary, and to avoid duplication of content, the other facet of this concept is to reduce the Description content to a minimum whenever possible and especially if other resource pages exist within the Wiki or external resources. This could also include an increased use of the Wiki disambiguation pages.

Note that in the current Demo, the entries do not yet all follow the proposed "Description" format rules. All links should be defined as to what type of resource they link to, whether it be an internal Article or Section, the forum, a spreadsheet, or some other external web link. Links should also indicate if they are "See....." or "Also see..." in nature. This method is very inconsistent in the existing Glossary and work will be needed to make the transition.

Note that this is VERY English language centric. Other non-English speaking Wazers may want to create their own such glossaries that would link to their own language pages. However, this glossary would still be a very useful tool for them in their communications in the many English speaking communication mediums.

The request for your vote here will be shared with the newly formed Waze Wiki Masters to make the final decision for its adoption.

When viewing the Demo, please login to the Wiki to insure you are viewing the latest revision of the page. Please do not edit the Demo.

Link:
Glossary Replacement Demo
(This is a new demo page with location moved to PesachZ's user space using is tempate code.)

Technical considerations: The following is the Wiki markup format for an entry: Code: Select all <!-----------------------BEGINNING OF ENTRY, SEPARATOR BAR-----------------------> |- valign="top" | (glossary term) | (abbr.) | (description)<br />THIS IS A TEMPLATE ROW <br /> Copy only. Do not edit or delete. |<small><small> (date) </small></small> <!--------------------------END OF ENTRY, SEPARATOR BAR--------------------------> . This is how an actual entry would look in the Wiki editor: Code: Select all <!-----------------------BEGINNING OF ENTRY, SEPARATOR BAR-----------------------> |- valign="top" |{{Anchor|WME Color Highlights}}WME Color Highlights |WMECH or CH |A browser extension script for WME. See the [Community_Plugins,_Extensions_and_Tools|Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools] Wiki page for more info. |<small><small> (date) </small></small> <!-------------------------END OF ENTRY, SEPARATOR BAR-------------------------->