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== Directory of articles  ==
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However, if a page hasn't been categorised, you won't find it via directories. So, it's good if there's something that lists all articles. Is there an "allpages" and/or "recent pages" link for the wiki? Thanks, --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|t]] - [[Special:Contributions/Singkong2005|c]]</small></sup> 08:36, 1 July 2006 (PDT)
However, if a page hasn't been categorised, you won't find it via directories. So, it's good if there's something that lists all articles. Is there an "allpages" and/or "recent pages" link for the wiki? Thanks, --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|t]] - [[Special:Contributions/Singkong2005|c]]</small></sup> 08:36, 1 July 2006 (PDT)
===Directory of articles response===
Absolutely.  What do you think about some diffent metacategories, such as:
*'''Topic_fundamental''' - This is the main category for all other topic categories. For instance Alternative_building is a Topic_fundamental for the subcategories Bamboo, Earthships, Strawbale, Ferrocement and Earthen Construction ,and for the subsubcategories Adobe, Cobb, etc.
*'''Topic'''  - This is the category for all topic categories.  This category will eventually get very full, in which case we could retroactively make a Topic_L1, Topic_L2, etc. respectively for the subcategories, subsubcategories, etc.  (or we could just do it now as well)
Alternative building - '''Category:Topic fundamental'''
* Strawbale - '''Categories:Topic|Alternative_building''' (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L1|Alternative building)
* Ferrocement - '''Categories:Topic|Alternative_building''' (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L1|Alternative building)
* Earthen construction - '''Categories:Topic|Alternative building''' (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L1|Alternative building)
** Adobe - '''Categories:Topic|Earthen construction''' (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L2|Earthen construction)
** ...
--[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 15:34, 2 July 2006 (PDT)
====and then each topic would also have an array of subcategories that are part of other metacategories such as====
** Adobe - '''Categories:Topic|Earthen construction'''
*** Projects - '''Categories:Projects|Adobe''' - Adobe construction projects
*** Curricula - '''Categories:Curriculum|Adobe''' - Adobe realted curricula, lesson plans, worksheets, assignments, etc
*** How tos - '''Categories:How to|Adobe''' - How to make adobe buildings and adobe in diffent forms
*** Organizations - '''Categories:Organization|Adobe''' - Organizations focused on Adobe construction
*** Theses - '''Categories:Thesis|Adobe''' - Treatise, economic plans, and other works on Adobe
*** Tools - '''Categories:Tools|Adobe''' - Tools such as clay content calculator and loading tables
*** Programs - '''Categories:Program|Adobe''' - Adobe building intensives, schools and other programs
*** Collab - '''Categories:Collab|Adobe''' - Services offered and needed, events, book/link/article reviews and other collaborative working pages
*** Maybe photos - '''Category:Adobe''' on an image page in the '''Image''' namespace - Photos of adobe (I am worried that the page may get too big... so maybe a seperate category Adobe Photos, or just hand made galleries so that captions are supported)
*** Maybe users - '''Category:Adobe''' on a user page in the '''User''' namespace - Users with a defined interest and experience in Adobe (this could help build networks of people, and allowing for users to find user pages on which to make contacts, ask questions, etc.)
Therefore I am proposing the following metacategories:
*[[:Category:Topic fundamental|Category:Topic fundamental]]
*[[:Category:Topic|Category:Topic]] (maybe Topic L1, Topic L2, Topic L3, Topic etc.)
*[[:Category:Projects|Projects]]
*[[:Category:Curricula|Category:Curricula]]
*[[:Category:How to|How to]] (just created recently)
*[[:Category:Organization|Category:Organization]]
*[[:Category:Thesis|Category:Thesis]] (a better name maybe - Treatise, dissertation, monograph)
*[[:Category:Tools|Category:Tools]]
*[[:Category:Program|Category:Program]] (see [[:Category:Parras|Category:Parras]] for an example)
*[[:Category:Collab|Category:Collab]] (a better name would be great - Working pages, Collaborative pages, Working, any ideas.  See [[:Category:Supplies|Category:Supplies]] for an example)
and I am proposing encouraging putting categories on entries in the '''User''' and '''Image''' namespaces (note: images that are in a category appear as thumbnails in that category page).  ''Quick note, if we decide to do this, we should decide on singular or plural names for the metacategories... i.e. Projects vs Project and Program vs Programs.''
What do you think? --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 15:34, 2 July 2006 (PDT)

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Directory of articles

I was thinking, the List of topics is useful, but being able to find all documents through the directory structure would also be good.

How about all top level categories, such as Category:How to or Category:Alternative building, go into a category such as Category:Fundamental or [[:Category:Categories, like in Wikipedia - Wikipedia:Category:Fundamental and Wikipedia:Category:Categories.

However, if a page hasn't been categorised, you won't find it via directories. So, it's good if there's something that lists all articles. Is there an "allpages" and/or "recent pages" link for the wiki? Thanks, --Singkong2005 t - c 08:36, 1 July 2006 (PDT)

Directory of articles response

Absolutely. What do you think about some diffent metacategories, such as:

  • Topic_fundamental - This is the main category for all other topic categories. For instance Alternative_building is a Topic_fundamental for the subcategories Bamboo, Earthships, Strawbale, Ferrocement and Earthen Construction ,and for the subsubcategories Adobe, Cobb, etc.
  • Topic - This is the category for all topic categories. This category will eventually get very full, in which case we could retroactively make a Topic_L1, Topic_L2, etc. respectively for the subcategories, subsubcategories, etc. (or we could just do it now as well)

Alternative building - Category:Topic fundamental

  • Strawbale - Categories:Topic|Alternative_building (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L1|Alternative building)
  • Ferrocement - Categories:Topic|Alternative_building (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L1|Alternative building)
  • Earthen construction - Categories:Topic|Alternative building (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L1|Alternative building)
    • Adobe - Categories:Topic|Earthen construction (or Categories:Topic|Topic_L2|Earthen construction)
    • ...

--Lonny 15:34, 2 July 2006 (PDT)

and then each topic would also have an array of subcategories that are part of other metacategories such as

    • Adobe - Categories:Topic|Earthen construction
      • Projects - Categories:Projects|Adobe - Adobe construction projects
      • Curricula - Categories:Curriculum|Adobe - Adobe realted curricula, lesson plans, worksheets, assignments, etc
      • How tos - Categories:How to|Adobe - How to make adobe buildings and adobe in diffent forms
      • Organizations - Categories:Organization|Adobe - Organizations focused on Adobe construction
      • Theses - Categories:Thesis|Adobe - Treatise, economic plans, and other works on Adobe
      • Tools - Categories:Tools|Adobe - Tools such as clay content calculator and loading tables
      • Programs - Categories:Program|Adobe - Adobe building intensives, schools and other programs
      • Collab - Categories:Collab|Adobe - Services offered and needed, events, book/link/article reviews and other collaborative working pages
      • Maybe photos - Category:Adobe on an image page in the Image namespace - Photos of adobe (I am worried that the page may get too big... so maybe a seperate category Adobe Photos, or just hand made galleries so that captions are supported)
      • Maybe users - Category:Adobe on a user page in the User namespace - Users with a defined interest and experience in Adobe (this could help build networks of people, and allowing for users to find user pages on which to make contacts, ask questions, etc.)

Therefore I am proposing the following metacategories:

and I am proposing encouraging putting categories on entries in the User and Image namespaces (note: images that are in a category appear as thumbnails in that category page). Quick note, if we decide to do this, we should decide on singular or plural names for the metacategories... i.e. Projects vs Project and Program vs Programs.

What do you think? --Lonny 15:34, 2 July 2006 (PDT)

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