User:Phlox/aphorism: SMW-what is in a name?

Semantic MediaWiki related extensions represents a approach that has a trajectory towards a goal of representing knowledge in a manner that computers can help more in helping people learn more. It is the beginning of an evolutionary path from dumb structured wikis to smart semantic wikis. As of the time of this writing, the stable features put us at the beginning of the spectrum. SMW is long on the structured part and short on the semantic part. Not that there is any reason to complain. The extensions are going to revolutionize wikis. Technical note is being taken of the marketing aspects of the push towards SMW/RDF/ (insert your acronym here) - the hyperbole is acceptable.