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==Overview==
Adding a listing is easy.

First, you need to [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup register] for an account.  Only '''registered users''' may create or edit content on [[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]].  Note that you will have to provide and verify an e-mail account from a "non-disposable" server (i.e., not Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail types of addresses).

Second, make sure you have thoroughly [[Centiare:Searching|searched]] Centiare 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 [[Centiare:Directory namespace|Directory]] space, or whether it is more suitable for the [[Centiare:Main page|Main space]] pages (or even [[Centiare:User_namespace|User namespace]]).

'''Directory''' topics should include anything that has standing in a court of law:
:*Commercial businesses
:*Non-profit organizations and foundations
:*Formally organized or registered private clubs
:*Governmental bodies
:*Living persons (including yourself)
:*Deceased persons who still have an active legal estate
:*Property or products (such as Mickey Mouse or Microsoft Word), which 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>'''

<blockquote>Note: at this time, users are allowed to create Directory space articles about entities which they do not own or have a legal interest in.  However, keep in mind that you may not use Centiare to libel others; and, 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 Centiare sysop.</blockquote>

'''Main Space''' pages should include everything else that doesn't have standing in a court of law.  This would include things and processes like:
:*Rainfall
:*Fiber optic cable
:*[[Sir Isaac Newton]]
:*The Rocky Mountains
:*Glue
:*[http://www.hotsauce.org International Society of Hot Sauce Aficionados]
:*[[Surfing]]

==Add a ''Directory'' Listing==
===Personal===
If you wish to create a '''personal''' Directory listing (e.g., [[Curriculum Vitae|curriculum vitae]], [[Headshot|headshot]], etc.) using your '''''true name''''', simply click your cursor so that it follows the "Directory:" text below, then type your name as you want it to appear in Centiare, then click Go! The screen will be pre-populated with text, Infobox and graphic (image) information derived from one of Centiare's first users, [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs]]. All you need to do is save the form (feel free to preview first), then go back and replace and edit the respective information so that it describes you (''don't forget your own [[Centiare:Uploading_images|image]]''), and not Mr. Kohs:

{| style="float:center;border:1px solid #FAECC8"
|-
!style="border:1px solid #FAECC8;background:#FAECC8"|&nbsp;&nbsp;Personal&nbsp;&nbsp; 
|style="border:1px solid #FAECC8;"|
<inputbox>
 type=create
 bgcolor=#FAECC8
 break=no
 width=30
 default=Directory:
 buttonlabel=Go!
 preload=Directory:Gregory J. Kohs
 editintro=MediaWiki:Editthispage
</inputbox>
|}

''<blockquote>Note: If you would like to create an '''anonymous''' listing (e.g., [[Resume|resume]]), but still enjoy all of Centiare's display/[[Centiare:Semantic tagging|semantic]] features, including Infoboxes, images and search capabilities (so that others can find '''you'''), simply copy the relevant page information to your own [[Centiare:User Namespace|User page]] by clicking on the login name at the top of the screen.</blockquote>
''

===Business===
If you wish to create a '''business''' Directory listing for a '''''[[For Profit|commercial enterprise]]''''' or one of its '''''products''''' (see above for formatting guide), simply click your cursor so that it follows the "Directory:" text below, then type the most commonly used form of the business name, then click Go! The screen will be pre-populated with text, Infobox and graphic (image) information derived from [[Directory:Centiare]]. All you need to do is save the form (feel free to preview first), then go back and replace and edit the respective information so that it describes your business (''don't forget an [[Centiare:Uploading_images|image]]''), and not Centiare:

{| style="float:center;border:1px solid #ccccff"
|-
!style="border:1px solid #ccccff;background:#ccccff"|&nbsp;&nbsp;Business&nbsp;&nbsp; 
|style="border:1px solid #ccccff;"|
<inputbox>
 type=create
 bgcolor=#ccccff
 break=no
 width=25
 default=Directory:
 buttonlabel=Go!
 preload=Directory:Centiare
 editintro=MediaWiki:Editthispage
</inputbox>
|}

===Non-Profit===
If you wish to create a '''non-profit''' Directory listing for a '''''[[Non-Profit Organization|non-profit organization]]''''' (NPO), simply click your cursor so that it follows the "Directory:" text below, then type the NPO name, then click Go! The screen will be pre-populated with text, Infobox and graphic (image) information derived from [[Directory:Church of the Loving Shepherd]]. All you need to do is save the form (feel free to preview first), then go back and replace and edit the respective information so that it describes your non-profit organization (''don't forget an [[Centiare:Uploading_images|image]]''), and not the Church of the Loving Shepherd:

{| style="float:center;border:1px solid #ccffcc"
|-
!style="border:1px solid #ccffcc;background:#ccffcc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-Profit&nbsp;&nbsp; 
|style="border:1px solid #ccffcc;"|
<inputbox>
 type=create
 bgcolor=#ccffcc
 break=no
 width=25
 default=Directory:
 buttonlabel=Go!
 preload=Directory:Church of the Loving Shepherd
 editintro=MediaWiki:Editthispage
</inputbox>
|}

==Add a ''Main Space'' Article==
If you wish to create a '''Main Space''' article (remember, it must conform to [[NPOV]]), simply click your cursor so that it appears after the  ''':''' in the text box below, then type the name of the article as you want it to appear in Centiare, then click Go! The screen will be pre-populated with text, Infobox and graphic (image) information derived from [[Heating_oil]]. All you need to do is save the form (feel free to preview first), then go back and replace and edit the respective information so that it describes the new article information (''don't forget an [[Centiare:Uploading_images|image]]''), and not Heating oil:

{| style="float:center;border:1px solid #ffccff"
|-
!style="border:1px solid #ffccff;background:#ffccff"|&nbsp;&nbsp;Main Space&nbsp;&nbsp; 
|style="border:1px solid #ffccff;"|
<inputbox>
 type=create
 bgcolor=#ffccff
 break=no
 width=25
 default=:
 buttonlabel=Go!
 preload=Heating oil
 editintro=MediaWiki:Editthispage
</inputbox>
|}