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==Directory Space== | ==Directory Space== | ||
| − | '''''Directory Space''''' is a protected [[Help:About|MyWikiBiz]] custom namespace that supports advocate point of view ([[APOV]]) for "[[Help:user-owned|user-owned]]" pages. | + | '''''Directory Space''''' is a protected [[Help:About|MyWikiBiz]] custom namespace that supports advocate point of view ([[APOV]]) for "[[Help:user-owned|user-owned]]" pages. '''''Directory''''' pages are not typically intended to be modified by the community of MyWikiBiz editors; rather, they are almost always the work of just one author. |
| − | MyWikiBiz uses an ''[[Entity|entity]]'' (person [legal organization or individual], place, or thing) concept to determine placement. The basic rule-of-thumb to determine whether an article should be listed under the '''''Directory Space''''' or be placed within '''''Main Space''''' is: ''"Would the entity have legal standing in a court of law"?'' | + | MyWikiBiz uses an ''[[Entity|entity]]'' (person [legal organization or individual], place, or thing) concept to determine placement of articles. The basic rule-of-thumb to determine whether an article should be listed under the '''''Directory Space''''' or be placed within '''''Main Space''''' is: ''"Would the entity have legal standing in a court of law"?'' |
| − | If the answer is '''''yes''''' as to whether an entity could bring a cause of action as a plaintiff, or respond to a complaint as a defendant, then it should be listed under the '''''Directory Space'''''. Examples: | + | If the answer is '''''yes''''' as to whether an entity could bring a cause of action as a plaintiff, or respond to a complaint as a defendant, then it should almost always be listed under the '''''Directory Space'''''. Examples: |
* Commercial Enterprise - [[Directory:IBM|International Business Machines]], [[Directory:Van Doren Oil|Van Doren Oil]] | * Commercial Enterprise - [[Directory:IBM|International Business Machines]], [[Directory:Van Doren Oil|Van Doren Oil]] | ||
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* Property - [[Directory:The Walt Disney Company/Mickey Mouse|Disney/Mickey Mouse]] | * Property - [[Directory:The Walt Disney Company/Mickey Mouse|Disney/Mickey Mouse]] | ||
| − | If the answer is '''''no''''', then it | + | If the answer is '''''no''''', then it may be placed within '''''[[Help:Main Space|Main Space]]''''' and follow traditional neutral point of view ([[NPOV]]) rules of conduct. Examples: |
* [[Central Index Key]] | * [[Central Index Key]] | ||
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* [[Wealth of Nations]] | * [[Wealth of Nations]] | ||
* [[Sugar]] | * [[Sugar]] | ||
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| + | Experienced wiki editors may also wish to use '''''Directory Space''''' as a personal publishing area for content not related to a legal entity, but for which they will take responsibility, without interference from other editors. Some examples of where this has been done on MyWikiBiz: | ||
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| + | * Recipe collection - [[Directory:KJ Kitchens|KJ Kitchens]] | ||
| + | * Theater of public domain films - [[Directory:Minks Theater Presents|Minks Theater Presents]] | ||
| + | * Repository of philosophy texts - [[Directory:Logic Museum|Logic Museum]] | ||
==Discussion== | ==Discussion== | ||
| − | + | Public discussions between editors regarding '''''Directory''''' listing entries should take place in the respective [[Help:Discussion Namespace|discussion namespace]]s. For example, to discuss corporate governance issues respective to an entity; compare mutual fund performance; debate the merits of intellectual property ; consumer complaints about a company; etc., can be presented by editors, simply by going to the "Discussion" tab of any Directory listing. | |
Latest revision as of 04:27, 1 November 2009
Directory Space
Directory Space is a protected MyWikiBiz custom namespace that supports advocate point of view (APOV) for "user-owned" pages. Directory pages are not typically intended to be modified by the community of MyWikiBiz editors; rather, they are almost always the work of just one author.
MyWikiBiz uses an entity (person [legal organization or individual], place, or thing) concept to determine placement of articles. The basic rule-of-thumb to determine whether an article should be listed under the Directory Space or be placed within Main Space is: "Would the entity have legal standing in a court of law"?
If the answer is yes as to whether an entity could bring a cause of action as a plaintiff, or respond to a complaint as a defendant, then it should almost always be listed under the Directory Space. Examples:
- Commercial Enterprise - International Business Machines, Van Doren Oil
- Non-Profit Organization - Wikimedia Foundation, Church of the Loving Shepherd
- Government/Agency - City of Huntington Beach
- Person (Living/Deceased) - Liz Cohen, Carl Sagan (estate of)
- Property - Disney/Mickey Mouse
If the answer is no, then it may be placed within Main Space and follow traditional neutral point of view (NPOV) rules of conduct. Examples:
- Central Index Key
- North America Industry Classification System
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Wealth of Nations
- Sugar
Experienced wiki editors may also wish to use Directory Space as a personal publishing area for content not related to a legal entity, but for which they will take responsibility, without interference from other editors. Some examples of where this has been done on MyWikiBiz:
- Recipe collection - KJ Kitchens
- Theater of public domain films - Minks Theater Presents
- Repository of philosophy texts - Logic Museum
Discussion
Public discussions between editors regarding Directory listing entries should take place in the respective discussion namespaces. For example, to discuss corporate governance issues respective to an entity; compare mutual fund performance; debate the merits of intellectual property ; consumer complaints about a company; etc., can be presented by editors, simply by going to the "Discussion" tab of any Directory listing.
