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Second, make sure you have thoroughly [[Help:Searching|searched]] MyWikiBiz to confirm that an article about your topic isn't already established.

Second, make sure you have thoroughly [[Help:Searching|searched]] MyWikiBiz to confirm that an article about your topic isn't already established.

Then, if you're certain your topic has not yet been addressed, you must next decide if your listing really belongs in the [[Help:Directory Space|Directory Space]], or whether it is more suitable for the [[Help:Main Space|Main Space]] pages (or even [[Help:User_Space|User Space]]).

Then, if you're certain your topic has not yet been addressed, you must next decide if your listing belongs in the [[Help:Directory Space|Directory Space]], or whether it is more suitable for the [[Help:Main Space|Main Space]] pages (or even [[Help:User_Space|User Space]]).

===Primary Listings===

===Primary Listings===

'''Directory Space''' topics should include anything that has standing in a court of law:

'''Directory Space''' topics should include anything that has standing in a court of law:

:*Commercial businesses (''use business name, not service or industry'')

:*Commercial businesses (''title of page should be the business name, not the industry or marketing tag'')

:*Non-profit organizations and foundations

:*Non-profit organizations and foundations

:*Formally organized or registered private clubs

:*Formally organized or registered private clubs

===Secondary (Property) Listings===

===Secondary (Property) Listings===

:*Property or products (such as Mickey Mouse or Microsoft Word), which should be created as a sub-page of the company listing

:*Property or products (such as Mickey Mouse or Microsoft Word), should be created as a sub-page of the company listing

::--For example, '''<nowiki>[[Directory:The Walt Disney Company/Mickey Mouse]]</nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki>[[Directory:Microsoft/Microsoft Office/Microsoft Word]]</nowiki>'''

::--For example, '''<nowiki>[[Directory:The Walt Disney Company/Mickey Mouse]]</nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki>[[Directory:Microsoft/Microsoft Office/Microsoft Word]]</nowiki>'''

===Ownership===

===Ownership===

<blockquote>Note: <font style="background:yellow">during this important time of building up our new directory, users are allowed to create Directory Space articles about entities which they do not own or have a legal interest in</font>.  Of course, you may not use MyWikiBiz to libel others.  Also, if and when the rightful owner of an article topic appears, they can and will "claim" the space, which will be transferred immediately by a MyWikiBiz sysop.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Note: <font style="background:yellow">during this important time of building up our new directory, users are allowed to create Directory Space articles about entities which they do not own or have a legal interest in</font>.  Of course, you may not use MyWikiBiz to defame or libel others.  When the rightful owner of the subject of a page topic arrives at MyWikiBiz, they may "claim" the page, to which edit privileges will be transferred immediately by a MyWikiBiz sysop.</blockquote>

===Main Space===

===Main Space===