From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: Re: Tips on maintaining a knowledge-base ? Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:58:23 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <87wrzqyjg8.fsf@mean.albasani.net> References: <000e0ce0d5d8ec0c7a047cbbd544@google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NTkGo-00011M-T1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:58:58 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NTkGk-0000th-1K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:58:58 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43522 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NTkGj-0000tb-UZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:58:53 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:36259) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NTkGj-0006TF-F1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:58:53 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1NTkGb-0005cn-F1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:58:45 +0100 Received: from e178198045.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.198.45]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:58:45 +0100 Received: from gegendosenfleisch by e178198045.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:58:45 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi, d.sturb@gmail.com writes: > I was wondering if anyone uses org-mode for this kind of use, and > would really be interested in reading how you maintain such a system. > I'm especially interested in methods that relate to structuring and > 'querying' the knowledge base, since it's of no use if information > can't be found easily. I have a similar file; it started as a place to collect interesting bookmarks in and is naturally named bookmarks.org. Step by step, it evolved to be my location for all kinds of information - not only from the interwebs - that I want to keep. For me, the outline is enough to maintain the structure. I have some level 1 headings loosely related to my interests, like * University * Latin * Emacs ** Org ** Gnus ... * Quotes ... * Unsorted (yet) etc. The last heading is my default inbox for everything new. I let stuff linger there for a while to make my mind up if it is really worth keeping. Whenever I have some time left (or too much accumulated there), I sort them in my Level 1's or delete them if they are not that important on a second glance. Up to now, I had no trouble finding anything, either looking into the appropiate heading or just using C-s. Its all just text ;). So no tags or properties needed so far, but most items are not related to each other, so I have no use for heavily linking, yet. Nice thread, I am interested what others will say.