The project’s high-level engineering philosophy – enduring principles that emerged through practice, broader than any single migration or workflow. See Conversation Migration Process for how some of these apply specifically to knowledge migration.
Principles
- Preserve before improving.
- Expand existing knowledge before creating new records.
- Avoid duplication.
- Prefer evidence over assumptions.
- Solve root causes rather than symptoms.
- Keep the Knowledge Site coherent rather than merely comprehensive.
Knowledge Quality Principles
What makes a knowledge record high quality:
- Clear scope.
- Minimal duplication.
- Appropriate granularity.
- Strong cross-linking.
- Historical accuracy.
- Explicit rationale where applicable.