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Descriptions and markdown quality

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Description

Description

So descriptions of datasets seems to be in markdown. But there are also many issues with many descriptions, examples:

So how we assure quality of those descriptions? I think first would be to show rendered output to users. But it is also unclear which library/dialect of Markdown are we supporting?

Another unclear question how it is easy to contribute fixes to descriptions. Can only dataset uploaders change descriptions?

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Research direction

Start by comparing the dataset descriptions at openml.org/d/40536 and openml.org/d/42166 with their linked GitLab examples. Determine the supported Markdown dialect, how rendered output should be shown, and who may edit descriptions. Done means the rendering and contribution rules are defined clearly enough to guide implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
markdown
Domain
content, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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