Speaking of cataloging hell, it appears that some non-library entities
have over-jumped on the bandwagon and are proposing, get this, a metadata
scheme consisting of nearly 250 elements to describe information resources
found in virtual environments such as minecraft, second life (does that
still exist)?, and skyrim. Maybe they need some librarians and techies to
give them advise on such - http://ow.ly/7MGo4

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On 12/2/11 10:31 AM, "Beanworks" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I like the rickroll idea, myself. Why would we inflict cataloging hell on
>anyone besides yo_bj?
>
>Oh, wait...
>
>:P
>
>Wafted through cyberspace from my iPad
>
>On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Ranti Junus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Great, here comes the Troublesome Cataloger....
>> 
>> 
>> In need for some energizer drink,
>> ranti.
>> 
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Becky Yoose <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> I am offended and disappointed by the Rickrolling suggestion. We are a
>>> group of professionals and should act as such. Resorting to low brow
>>> internet memes only demeans the group, its members, and a profession
>>>as a
>>> whole.
>>> 
>>> The submit button in the script should go to a page where the
>>>submitter has
>>> to correct a malformed XML file before submitting their ballot. For a
>>> greater challenge, we could have the voter manually translate raw MARC
>>>into
>>> MARCXML.
>>> 
>>> Friday come and me wan' go home,
>>> Becky
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Ranti Junus <[log in to unmask]>
>>>wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 1, 2011 8:48 AM, "Ross Singer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> 
>>>>> One thing I would be open to is to put a disclaimer splash page
>>>>>before
>>>>> any ballot (only to be seen the first time a person votes) briefly
>>>>> explaining how the ballot works and to mention that ballot stuffing
>>>>>is
>>>>> "unethical, undemocratic and tears at the fabric that is Code4Lib" or
>>>>> some such.  I would welcome contributions to the wording.
>>>>> [...]
>>>> 
>>>> +1 for the disclaimer splash screen.
>>>> 
>>>> Also:
>>>> Create a script that detects pandering. When they click the submit
>>>>button,
>>>> rickroll them.  ;-)
>>>> 
>>>> ranti.
>>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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