Tagging - heirarchy concensus

[JÞB]

Thanks to a few heavy hitters I've become convinced that the tagging feature is under-utilized.  So I thought I'd open this thread to invite a discourse on optimal tag usage.

What "rules" for tagging and "tag naming" conventions do you use ?

How is your cloud organized and why is that effective for you?

Can a "best practice" be identified?

Welcome all!

[JÞB]

Ben wrote

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The search engine is smart enough to ignore underscores. So by constructing tags using an underscore between key words let you create a connection between them.

All tags (a text string delimited by spaces before and after) are counted and a connection made when they are included for the same post.

So by constructing hierachial names and grouping them in a sinlge post you create structure that if repeated, will create your own outline.

If we stick to the same methdology then the Forums tag cloud becomes the union of all contributors and there fore bigger and better than just mine alone. Don't worry about all of the other tags already in the forums cloud. They will only helps us latter when we include those terms in our clouds.

Stepping back:

Random tag names are like a pile of leeves.

Once we establish a branch in our tree of knowlege, the rnadoms will find their place in the structure.

Ben

[Ben]

When I get home tonight I'll post up my code that will parse our tag cloud an display same in outline form. The same code also genrates hierachial tags based on your clicks in the catagories.

Ben

[Ben]

This post is instrctions on how to use the Community Tagging

Tool where I have attached a copy as LV 2009.

Overview:

This is a work in progress developed to do a simple job and

does not represent good code. Its just a tool.

What it does:

If formats a tag cloud in two forms, a table, and a Tree. The

tree is a new addition and is under evaluation. Tell me if it

is to your liking or not.

THe cloud has to be copied and pasted from a browser. This is

one area I'd like to be able to automate using datasocket

reads from the right URL, but this is just an possible

enhancement.

The tabe shows you the hiarchy of the tags and when you click

it produces a set of tags that corespond to linking into the

tree. These can be collected  in a scratch pad that will

transfer to the clipboard with a click. These can then be

posted to teh furum.

So its a tool that starts and ends with the forum that lets

you view and compose branches on the tree of LV knowlege.

Instructions

Setup

Set your tagging settings under as shown below

"My Profile" >>> "Tagging"

"Turn on Tagging" lets you see and post Tgs.

"Show Tag Counts" includes the count next to each tag and is

used in the parsing.

"Tag Cloud Size" affects how many tags are shown in a tag

cloud and therefore how many tags you can cut-n-paste at a

time. Laura indicated we can bump this up if anyone OR the

forum goes over 5000 tags.

That should set you up on the Forum side of things.

Code Setup

Down load and unzip the attached zip. Top level VI is

"ParseTag_ListCounts2.VI" (LV 2009 only).

Instructions on use

Setting the tag cloud.

Click on View All button in the bottom of a Tag Window.

 

Select all of the tags

 

Copy to clipboard and then paste into the control labeled "Tag

Cloud". Save as defaults if you want.

 

Run THe VI

The tag cloud will be parsed and displayed in the table and

the Tree, The number of times a tag is used affects the font

size in the table and Tree.

Click the Table Entry to produce of space delimited list of

tags in the indicator "Tags". Each time you click the table

the new tags are added to teh list in "Tags". I cut and paste

thses to my "Scratch Pad" control. I use the scratch pad as

teh final edit place before posting to the forum.

The Reset Button clears the "Tags" indicator.

Copy to clip" button will copy whatever is in "scratch Pad" to

the clip board and ready to be pasted into the Tag dialog

window.

After a couple of threads of tagging I have to go back and

copy the Tag Cloud again so I can see how the new entries have

enhanced the Tree.

I admit the tool requires a lot of manual work. It is a

community tool that I have poked at and welcome others making

it better if you want.

If you have better ideas how to do this tagging structure tags

names etc. chime in.

Ben

[Ben]

code

[Ben]

When I get a chance, I'll mod that code to spit out an outline and post it.

Even if you don't want to tag, I still would like to hear your thoughts on the outline.

Ben

[Ben]

Multiple posts to show the otine at it stands today.

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[Ben]

Can't post the whole outline!

Attached is tab delimted version.

Here is a small sub-set so you can see what we have already.

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Even if you are not into the tagging thing, I would like to hear about the outline and specificly what parts are missing. We can keep our eyes open for the missing parts and add them the the tree as we go.

Ben