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ReadingFaithfully.org☸📗<p><a href="https://index.readingfaithfully.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">index.readingfaithfully.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Are there any Buddhist <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexers</span></a> out there? The Comprehensive Index of Pali Suttas has officially completed its first draft. If there is anyone out there who would like to offer specific feedback to improve it as the editing phase begins, that would be most welcome.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/index" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>index</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indexodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indexodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indexingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexingtips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indexingbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexingbooks</span></a></p>
pilarw2000<p>The Indexing Task Force, an independent nonpartisan group of professional indexers, has developed an <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/index" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>index</span></a> to help people see what Project 2025 contains: indexersguidetoproject2025.com indexersguidetoProject2025 -- thank you, <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexers</span></a>! <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/indexodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexodon</span></a> @indexodon</p>
gardenpeach<p>Project 2025 is a 900-page document proposing major changes to the United States government with significant impact on the future of our nation. Given the length and scope of the document, the Project 2025 Indexing Task Force, an independent nonpartisan group of professional indexers has developed an index to serve as a finding aid for those wishing to gain a better understanding of the goals of Project 2025. <br>www.indexersguidetoproject2025.com<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/indexersguidetoproject2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexersguidetoproject2025</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexers</span></a></p>
Tanquist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@pc_bain" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pc_bain</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indexodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indexodon</span></a></span><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indexers</span></a> rock! I would be so confused reading a long <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> if I didn't have an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/index" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>index</span></a> to remind me who and what I'm reading about.</p>
Paula Clarke Bain<p>Hello, book indexers (and index fans) of Mastodon and the fediverse. I’ve set up a group at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indexodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indexodon</span></a></span> so if you tag that account, it’ll share posts with the group’s followers. Please keep using <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/indexodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexodon</span></a> and other relevant hashtags too for search-and-find-ability, because we should be good at that.</p><p>Indexodon, welcome to the.</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/AmIndexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmIndexing</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/indexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexing</span></a></p>
Nicola King<p>Would really like to make this a good place for <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/indexodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexodons</span></a> or whatever we want to call ourselves when we make the indexes for non-fiction books. And for people who need to know more about us and what we do, for example how to find a good indexer for their projects, how we work, what we need from clients etc. Anyway, must get on, two things on the go, an illustrated book of war art and an annual journal. Variety is the spice and all that.</p>
Paula Clarke Bain<p>Booked my place for the Society of <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indexers</span></a> day conference in September, the first UK in-person one since 2019. I’m leading a session comparing cryptic crossword setting and book index writing. Looking forward to it all. Who else plans to be at <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SIConf23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIConf23</span></a>? 🤓</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswords</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CrypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/cryptics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/indexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexing</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/indexodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.indexers.org.uk/conference-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indexers.org.uk/conference-202</span><span class="invisible">3/</span></a></p>
Tero Keski-Valkama<p><a href="https://rukii.net/tags/SmallWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> and <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/SmallInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallInternet</span></a> are experiencing a renaissance. Making <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a>, small and blindingly fast <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> pages instead of platform-based lazy loading <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a> transition hellscapes has more benefits than just speed, <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> and search engine ranking.</p><p>There is a new kid on the block; <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chatbots</span></a>. They read the web much like <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/SearchEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SearchEngines</span></a>, <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/crawlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crawlers</span></a>, <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/scrapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scrapers</span></a> and <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/indexers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexers</span></a> do, and are easily foiled by programmatic web pages, interlaced <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a>, interstitials, overlays and <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/paywalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paywalls</span></a>.</p><p>The chatbots read the web like blind people do, through plain text. Make your site and your information accessible, and you will do great! Make the information of whatever you want to publish available in easy, clear tables instead of whatever that is that is in vogue now.</p><p>If you stop defaulting to hostile design, and consider accessibility, the information you want to publish will be available to chatbots when they advice their users.</p><p>Do you think chatbots will know about recent history and current events by reading the <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> sites? Think again! If they even get through the paywalls, they are foiled by interlaced ads and other hostile design. Whatever we consider current events won't be read or learned by chatbots because we have made the information super highway into a huge pile of toxic waste where information goes to die in the complex tangle of copyrights, licenses and DRM.</p><p>The chatbots will not trawl social media either, although that would likely be a good source for data. Companies doing this sort of training won't want to take chances of personal data of non-celebrities ending up in the models.</p><p>I asked <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/LLaMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLaMA</span></a> model for a text completion of a random thing. You know how the completion ended? "Download EBOOK ... Online free".</p><p><a href="https://rukii.net/tags/StopBeingAnAss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopBeingAnAss</span></a> <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/ThinkAboutThePoorChatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkAboutThePoorChatbots</span></a> <a href="https://rukii.net/tags/AndTheBlind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndTheBlind</span></a></p>
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berkes 🐝 🚐 🏄 🌱

There are currently two types of #search #indexers on the fediverse.

Those using the #ActivityPub protocol as designed. Adhering to privacy/noindex settings, implementing deletes, blocklists etc.

And those that simply crawl all public data (and RSS feeds) like ordinary crawlers.

The first are easily detected, because they don't operate in secrecy. They get hate from a few bullies. Their authors often cave under that bullying.

The second are left alone and continue indexing.

This is dumb.

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Shannon edits | (she/her) 🇨🇦

Dear #indexers of #indexodon - since we don't have private DMs on Mastodon (or Post!) yet, or private groups -

I just tested out the idea of the Twitter Circle on Twitter - just a very small place for specifically Canadian indexers. Let me know if you saw the tweet. I've only put a few in because I only know a few of you on Twitter (it's for me having Canadian questions about the business, etc.)

Twitter Circles are private to those the owner put in the circle, no one else sees the replies.

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Paula Clarke Bain

It’s that #INDEX book again. (This is getting silly now.)
After being in TIME magazine’s and the Washington Post’s top books of the year lists, Dennis Duncan’s ‘INDEX, A History of the’ (for which I did the, er, index) is also one of the ‘100 Notable Books of 2022’ in the New York Times. Go Dennis, go #indexes, go #indexers. 🥳
#indexodon
nytimes.com/interactive/2022/1

www.nytimes.com100 Notable Books of 2022By The New York Times Books Staff
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Paula Clarke Bain

A new #introduction.
I’m a UK freelance book #indexer and editor – Society of #Indexers Fellow, #CIEP Advanced Professional Member, and Society of Authors Associate.
I work on arts/humanities books for authors and publishers – #biography #FilmStudies #history #LitStudies #music etc.
Beyond work, I like #comedy #CrypticCrosswords #dance #ducks #horror #pubs #Wales and learning #Welsh #DysguCymraeg.
See me also at #AmEditing #edibuddies #indexing #indexodon and baindex.org
Hello/helô!

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pilarw2000

@sesamescholar Best practices for #indexing are available from certifiedindexers.com (Institute of Certified #Indexers) and asindexing.org (American Society for #Indexing). If you can't hire a professional #indexer, I would recommend you check those out. Both are free.
Best advice I can give: take your time and think about your readers, those who have read your work as well as those who are new to it. How might *they* look things up??

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