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The basic rule-of-thumb to determine whether an article should be listed under the Directory namespace or be placed within Main pages is: ''"Would the entity have legal standing in a court of law"?'' | The basic rule-of-thumb to determine whether an article should be listed under the Directory namespace or be placed within Main pages is: ''"Would the entity have legal standing in a court of law"?'' | ||
| − | If the answer is '''''yes''''' as to whether the entity could bring a cause of action as the plaintiff, or respond to a complaint as a defendant, then it should be | + | If the answer is '''''yes''''' as to whether the entity could bring a cause of action as the plaintiff, or respond to a complaint as a defendant, then it should be listed under the Directory namespace. Examples: |
* Commercial Enterprise - [[Directory:IBM|International Business Machines]] | * Commercial Enterprise - [[Directory:IBM|International Business Machines]] | ||
| − | * Non-Profit Organization - [[Directory: | + | * Non-Profit Organization - [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|WikiMedia Foundation]] |
* Government Entity - [[Directory:Huntington Beach|City of Huntington Beach]] | * Government Entity - [[Directory:Huntington Beach|City of Huntington Beach]] | ||
* Person (Living/Deceased) - [[Directory:Marilyn Monroe|Estate of Marilyn Monroe]] | * Person (Living/Deceased) - [[Directory:Marilyn Monroe|Estate of Marilyn Monroe]] | ||
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| + | If the answer is '''''no''''', then it should be placed within Main pages. Examples: | ||
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| + | * [[Central Index Key]] | ||
| + | * [[North America Industry Classification System]] | ||
| + | * [[Sir Issac Newton]] | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 5 December 2006
Directory Namespace is a Centiare custom namespace that supports advocate point of view (APOV) for "user-owned" pages.
The basic rule-of-thumb to determine whether an article should be listed under the Directory namespace or be placed within Main pages is: "Would the entity have legal standing in a court of law"?
If the answer is yes as to whether the entity could bring a cause of action as the plaintiff, or respond to a complaint as a defendant, then it should be listed under the Directory namespace. Examples:
- Commercial Enterprise - International Business Machines
- Non-Profit Organization - WikiMedia Foundation
- Government Entity - City of Huntington Beach
- Person (Living/Deceased) - Estate of Marilyn Monroe
If the answer is no, then it should be placed within Main pages. Examples:
