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The system could occasionally suggest:
The system could occasionally suggest:


"You haven't visited this page in two years. Want to tend it?"
"You haven't visited this page in two years. Want to tend it?" The metaphor could therefore teach good knowledge-management behavior rather than merely decorating the application.
 
The metaphor could therefore teach good knowledge-management behavior rather than merely decorating the application.


The disadvantage is that "digital garden" is already an established concept, so differentiation could be more difficult.
The disadvantage is that "digital garden" is already an established concept, so differentiation could be more difficult.
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Active this month    14 days
Active this month    14 days
Longest streak        23 days
Longest streak        23 days
</pre>This is preferable to something arbitrary such as:
</pre>This is preferable to something arbitrary such as: "Matthew has 17,482 XP!"
 
"Matthew has 17,482 XP!"
 
Instead, the application could say:


"Your knowledge web has 527 connections."
Instead, the application could say: "Your knowledge web has 527 connections."


That reinforces the purpose of the application.
That reinforces the purpose of the application.