[Sw-l] What is the functionality of the SignPuddle encyclopedia?

Sat Oct 8 00:57:11 UTC 2022

Hi Steve, Valerie and all SignWriting List members,

Thank you very much for the clarification Steve. Just one more question,
could I also use the “literature” section to link the SignWriting texts to
the Libras Wikipedia in the Wikimedia Incubator?

I still have a lot of questions about the best way to publish articles on
the Wikimedia Incubator. Valerie posted the link that directs to a page on
Wikipedia in Libras of an article about the life of Hellen Keller, which I
and two other colleagues wrote in the course with Adam Frost here in Brazil
in 2018. But after that I never worked with him again. the production of
articles on the Wikimedia Incubator, unfortunately.

At that time, we produced the text in SignPuddle, and I don't remember if
we used the “Encyclopedia” or “Literature” section, then we transferred the
article to the Wikipedia site using FSW or SWU code.

In fact, I have a project that aims to teach SignWriting course students to
publish articles produced during the courses on the Wikimedia Incubator,
similar to what Adam taught us on that occasion.

But, I confess that I will need help, because it's been more than 4 years
since Adam taught us and I don't remember the process of linking SignPuddle
texts to Wikimedia Incubator. Would you have a help manual, or video
tutorial teaching this procedure?

Em sex., 7 de out. de 2022 às 13:41, Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>
escreveu:

> SignWriting List
> October 7, 2022
>
> Hi Profo Rubens Almeida, and Steve -
>
> Thank you for this question about how to use the Encyclopedia section in
> SignPuddle…
>
> One of the reasons there is little explanation on how to use the
> encyclopedia section in SignPuddle is because all of us were learning what
> was needed. The Wikipedias in written sign languages was a “grand
> experiment” and it lead us in several different directions…
>
> For example, take a look at this beautiful article written in LIBRAS (see
> link below). Did you write this, Rubens? Whoever did write it, it is
> wonderful and thank you! But how was it composed? Did the writer use
> SignPuddle and then transfer the article into the Wikipedia site? Or did
> the author use the Rand Keyboard? I am curious to know myself… So I believe
> the encyclopedia section is a collection of signs people needed for writing
> articles, without too much consistency…but nonetheless articles are written
> and that is what matters…
>
>
> https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/bzs/AS14027S2df04S14020S26904M517x554S14027493x446S2df04495x478S14020484x503S26904498x536?useskin=vector
>
> Here is a screen capture of the beginning of the article:
>
>
>
>
>
> ________
>
>
> On Oct 6, 2022, at 7:18 AM, Stephen Slevinski <slevin at SIGNPUDDLE.NET>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Profo Rubens Almeida,
>
> The dictionary is for single sign entries.  They may have a sign text
> definition.
>
> The encyclopedia is for extended texts.  The sign entry, if there is one,
> would be the entry title.  In theory, the encyclopedia is a place to
> prepare texts for the sign language wikipedias on the Wikimedia Incubator.
> *
> https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Incubator:Test_wikis_of_sign_languages
>
> -Steve
>
>
> __________
>
>
> On 10/5/22 5:11 PM, Profo Rubens Almeida wrote:
>
> Greetings to all SignWriting List members,
>
> I'm curious to understand what I can create in SignPuddle Brasil's
> encyclopedia directory. I have always used dictionary directories and the
> literature library to create and search for signs and texts written
> in Libras. So I would like to know what is the difference between the
> dictionary and the encyclopedia. Even on page 13 of the Help Manuals, each
> directory except the encyclopedia is explained. I accessed the encyclopedia
> and realized that there are few records of signals, both from Brazil and
> the United States as well, and with similar functionalities.
>
> Thank you so much for everyone's attention!
>
> Hugs!
>
>
>
>
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