OLD ISSUE REOPENED ON MAIN REPO - Scope workshop content for November 2024 Seshat get together in Vienna

[edwardchalstrey1]

The main aim of the workshop should be to decide upon and document (or write up issues with plans to document) the full Seshat project ways of working.

High priority

Discuss, determine, improve, document...

1. The process for "Seshat Expert" data entry - i.e. how the experts use the comment system on the Seshat website, which currently is only used by the RAs, plus whether any general improvements to how this currently works for RAs is needed
2. How Ed's suggestion for 📚 [Documentation] - How to edit "Cliopatria" borders shape dataset Seshat-Global-History-Databank/seshat#32 fits into item 1 ^
   • Ed should present this complete workflow including making Cliopatria releases
3. How to bulk-add data to the database in the various data formats the RA's see as important: Add ability to bulk upload/update data to Seshat database Seshat-Global-History-Databank/seshat#70
4. How RAs can/should work with the database API going forward and collating suggestions for how to improve the associated Python package

Lower priority

1. Any final suggestions for the maps pages/ interface
2. Teach Seshat RAs GitHub skills as per 4th July Edinburgh workshop - see Upcoming talks (workshop 5th July) #111
   • There may not be time for this, and Ed plans to so some 1-1 with Majid separately: Schedule GitHub training Seshat-Global-History-Databank/seshat#90
3. Legacy issues with fragile non-reproducible Wiki/CSV -> database transfer issue.
   • Though this may be something Majid and Enrico just need to work though separately from the workshop.
4. Semi-automated process for handling mismatches between Cliopatria and other Seshat data Seshat-Global-History-Databank/seshat#1 (this may be something to simply highlight and make the RAs aware of rather than to discuss in this workshop)

TODO

• @edwardchalstrey1 Find a time that everyone can do a 2 day workshop in Vienna
• Pieter Francois or CSH people to handle booking everything there

[edwardchalstrey1]

Reopening on the main repo Seshat-Global-History-Databank#94