I think that there should be more metadata in data dump. There are currently 4 sites in the dump, and more will come (SE 2.0 sites, stackapps.com).
I am proposing that a new file is added to data dump for each site. This would help to create tools that access several data dumps.
I am thinking this kind of data:
metadata.xml:
<metadata>
<dataDumpVersion>1.0</dataDumpVersion>
<name>Stack Overflow</name>
<url>http://stackoverflow.com/</url>
<description>Stack Overflow is a programming Q & A site that's free. Stack Overflow is for professional and enthusiast programmers, people who write code because they love it.</description>
<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/</license>
<dataDumpCreated>2010-06-07 12:23:42</dataDumpCreated>
<dataDumpStart>2008-09-15 12:23:42</dataDumpStart>
<dataDumpEnd>2010-05-31 23:59:59</dataDumpEnd>
<includedFiles>
<file>posts.xml</file>
<file>users.xml</file>
<file>badges.xml</file>
<file>comments.xml</file>
<includedFiles>
</metada>