Stub datasets (request for datasets)

[rgrp]

Idea is to have stubs for datasets that someone wants but don't yet exist (or haven't been discovered) in the way one has stub pages on a wiki.

We could do this within the existing model by a slight 'abuse' - create a dataset and mark it with a special tag e.g. todo.does-not-yet-exist or similar ...

(Just as we have datasets listed that exist but aren't available ...)

Alternative would be to have a request for datasets subsystem.

I prefer the stub dataset model because it's simpler, provides a simple workflow (as a dataset is found or comes into existence), and the package page provides a natural space in which to accumulate information about what is wanted and what exists.

Implementation

• Agree a new dedicated tag. e.g. todo.does-not-exist

Related

• This ticket has clear links to ​http://getthedata.org/

[thejimmyg]

This is what the new "Ideas" section in the ckanext-community extension is for. Marking as duplicate of #941, can we have discussion there please.

[rgrp]

Mistakenly assigned to this sprint.

[thejimmyg]

Yes, and this will be more important in thedatahub.org

[icmurray]

Assigned to @tobes as he's looking at publication workflows.