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This page in a nutshell:

As a phone book is divided into white, blue, and yellow pages, MyWikiBiz is divided into fourteen (14) distinct Spaces.

In an effort to keep information organized into neat, appropriate "boxes", MyWikiBiz content is classified into fourteen different Spaces. This page will briefly outline what each of them is intended to hold.

(By the way, each Space, other than Special Pages, has its own "Talk" mirror, where users can have conversations about topics or articles, without affecting the articles themselves. So technically, MyWikiBiz has twenty-seven (27) Spaces, including each "Talk" area.)

Spaces available for editing by users

The first nine (9) Spaces are generally available for editing by all registered users of MyWikiBiz.

Main Space

The grand poobah of MediaWiki Spaces, Main Space is where contributors write articles about any topic under the sun -- except that on MyWikiBiz, we have a rule that Main Space is reserved for things that don't have standing in a court of law, including deceased persons with inactive estates.

Main Space articles must conform to NPOV and cannot contain any link spam. Most Main Space articles are intended to be freely edited by the MyWikiBiz community, and their contents are released under the provisions of the GFDL. There is one major exception class:

Some Main Space articles that have been lovingly created by one or two contributors may qualify for evaluation by MyWikiBiz's Editorial Review Board (ERB). Upon successful endorsement by the ERB, the Board shall protect the article from any further editing by the MyWikiBiz community, the copyright shall be recorded in the original contributor's name, and the GFDL license shall be removed. General contributors and the original authors may still comment about the article on the appropriate "Talk" page.

Naming: To create a page in Main Space, one simply appends the article title to http://www.mywikibiz.com, with a slash "/", followed by the title of the article. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/Sir_Isaac_Newton.

Directory Space

The mighty muscle of MyWikiBiz's many Spaces, Directory Space is where contributors write articles about any topic that has standing in a court of law. This would include commercial enterprises, property, non-profit organizations, governments and agencies, living people, and deceased persons with active estates.

A contributor can set up his or her very own Directory Space page about themself or their business, and no other users can edit it. That's how the Directory Space pages work -- if you create it, you own it.

Non-Owners

Users are allowed to create Directory Space articles about entities which they do not own or have a legal interest in. 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.

No Parking

Users who are not the rightful legal owners, but still wish to create Directory listings for other entities, can do so as long as the listings are not created merely to be parked. If, in the judgment of MyWikiBiz management, Directory listings, which have been created by non-legal owners, do not provide content of value, then they may be reverted and/or removed.

Naming Convention

Naming: To create a page in Directory Space, one appends the word "Directory:" For example: Directory:Van_Doren_Oil.

User Space

When you just want to communicate casually about yourself, talk about what you do within MyWikiBiz, or even post your resumé but do so anonymously, the User Space is where to go. You can jazz up your User Space page(s) just about however you'd like; but keep in mind that most other users of MyWikiBiz do not have their Special:Preferences set to retrieve User Space content when they conduct a search on MyWikiBiz. Users communicate with one another by leaving messages on the User "Talk" page, which is accessed by the tab second from the left on the user's User Space page.

Naming: To create a page in User Space, one appends the word "User", a colon ":", and the name of the user to http://www.mywikibiz.com. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/User:MyWikiBiz

Image Space

Despite its name, Image Space isn't just for pictures. On MyWikiBiz, when you want to upload images, documents, presentations, or audio files, they come into being in Image Space.

Naming: To create a file in Image Space, you should typically use the link in the lefthand sidebar labeled Upload file. Once the file is uploaded it will be given an address which appends the word "Image", a colon ":", and the name of the file to http://www.mywikibiz.com. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/Image:Talking_Points.ppt

Category Space

This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin collecting different pages into categories. For example, there are Category Space pages grouping together things like "States of the United States" or companies listed on the "New York Stock Exchange". If you want to learn more about categories, see Help:Annotation.

Naming: To create a page in Category Space, one appends the word "Category", a colon ":", and the name of the category to http://www.mywikibiz.com. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/Category:Citation_templates

Relation Space

This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin relating one page to another. For example, there are Relation Space pages describing semantic relations like "Located In" or "Page Owner Of". If you want to learn more about relations, see Help:Annotation.

Naming: To create a page in Relation Space, one appends the word "Relation", a colon ":", and the name of the relation to http://www.mywikibiz.com. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/Relation:Has_Capital

Attribute Space

This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin assigning specific values to pieces of information on a page. For example, there are Attribute Space pages describing semantic relations like "Country Code" or "Latitude". If you want to learn more about attributes, see Help:Annotation.

Naming: To create a page in Attribute Space, one appends the word "Attribute", a colon ":", and the name of the attribute to http://www.mywikibiz.com. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/Attribute:NAICS_Code1

Type Space

Those various attributes found in Attribute Space that have units (of measure) will specify their datatype in Type Space.

Portal Space

If you imagine MyWikiBiz as a bookstore, the founders of MyWikiBiz set up Portal Space to be your guide to the various "departments" within the bookstore. While we could have organized around the Dewey Decimal System, or the Library of Congress Classification Outline, or even ZIP codes, we ultimately decided that the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) heirarchy is a fantastic way to organize our directory's content. Anything that has to do with an industry, a field of specialization, a hobby, or pursuit can probably be classified into a particular NAICS code. We ask all contributors to try to label or semantically tag their topics with NAICS codes whenever they're authoring content. That way, their work shows up in our (protected) Portal:List of articles that identify a primary NAICS code, and it provides another powerful way for advanced users to find specific content.

Naming: To create a page in Portal Space, one appends the word "Portal", a colon ":", and the name of the category to http://www.mywikibiz.com. For example: http://www.mywikibiz.com/Portal:Retail_Trade

Spaces with restricted access

The remaining five (5) Spaces are generally reserved for editing by sysops and other users of MyWikiBiz who have been granted access privileges. If you have been a contributor to MyWikiBiz for at least 30 days, have at least 100 edits under your belt, and you wish to be granted access to restricted spaces, you may contact Gregory Kohs at this contact page

MyWikiBiz Space

MyWikiBiz Space is where we communicate to users information about MyWikiBiz policies, guidelines, and tools.

Help Space

Pages that attempt to assist users with using MyWikiBiz more effectively are found in Help Space.

Template Space

MyWikiBiz makes use of many amazing Template Space templates, which are used to duplicate the same content across more than one page. Users with access to them can change a template in one place, and it will immediately propagate to the pages that use it.

MediaWiki Space

MediaWiki Space is where we communicate information about the actual software that drives MyWikiBiz.

Special Pages

At the bottom of the lefthand sidebar, there is a link for Special Pages. We strongly encourage the curious to click there and discover the many pre-coded files that help ennumerate the many facets of MyWikiBiz.

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-<br>{{Nutshell|As a phone book is divided into white, blue, and yellow pages, Centiare is divided into fourteen (14) distinct ''Spaces''.}}
+<br>{{Nutshell|As a phone book is divided into white, blue, and yellow pages, MyWikiBiz is divided into fourteen (14) distinct ''Spaces''.}}
-In an effort to keep information organized into neat, appropriate "boxes", [[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]] content is classified into fourteen different '''''Spaces'''''.  This page will briefly outline what each of them is intended to hold.
+In an effort to keep information organized into neat, appropriate "boxes", [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] content is classified into fourteen different '''''Spaces'''''.  This page will briefly outline what each of them is intended to hold.
-(By the way, each ''Space'', other than '''''Special Pages''''', has its own "Talk" mirror, where users can have conversations about topics or articles, without affecting the articles themselves.  So technically, Centiare has twenty-seven (27) ''Spaces'', including each "Talk" area.)
+(By the way, each ''Space'', other than '''''Special Pages''''', has its own "Talk" mirror, where users can have conversations about topics or articles, without affecting the articles themselves.  So technically, MyWikiBiz has twenty-seven (27) ''Spaces'', including each "Talk" area.)
 =Spaces available for editing by users=
-The first nine (9) ''Spaces'' are generally available for editing by all registered users of Centiare.
+The first nine (9) ''Spaces'' are generally available for editing by all registered users of MyWikiBiz.
 ==Main Space==
-The grand poobah of MediaWiki ''Spaces'', '''''Main Space''''' is where contributors write articles about any topic under the sun -- except that on Centiare, we have a rule that '''''Main Space''''' is reserved for things that don't have standing in a court of law, including deceased persons with inactive estates.
+The grand poobah of [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|MediaWiki]] ''Spaces'', '''''[[Help:Main Space|Main Space]]''''' is where contributors write articles about any topic under the sun -- except that on MyWikiBiz, we have a rule that '''''Main Space''''' is reserved for things that don't have standing in a court of law, including deceased persons with inactive estates.
-Most '''Main Space''' articles are intended to be freely edited by the Centiare community, and their contents are released under the provisions of the [[Centiare:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License|GFDL]].  There is one major exception class:
+'''''Main Space''''' articles must conform to [[NPOV]] and cannot contain any [[Help:Link Spam|link spam]]. Most Main Space articles are intended to be freely edited by the MyWikiBiz community, and their contents are released under the provisions of the [[Help:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License|GFDL]].  There is one major exception class:
-Some '''Main Space''' articles that have been lovingly created by one or two contributors may qualify for evaluation by Centiare's [[Centiare:Editorial Review Board|Editorial Review Board]] (ERB).  Upon successful endorsement by the ERB, the Board shall protect the article from any further editing by the Centiare community, the copyright shall be recorded in the original contributor's name, and the GFDL license shall be removed.  General contributors and the original authors may still comment about the article on the appropriate "Talk" page.
+Some '''''Main Space''''' articles that have been lovingly created by one or two contributors may qualify for evaluation by MyWikiBiz's [[Help:Editorial Review Board|Editorial Review Board]] (ERB).  Upon successful endorsement by the ERB, the Board shall protect the article from any further editing by the MyWikiBiz community, the copyright shall be recorded in the original contributor's name, and the GFDL license shall be removed.  General contributors and the original authors may still comment about the article on the appropriate "Talk" page.
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Main Space''''', one simply appends the article title to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>''', with a slash "/", followed by the title of the article.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Sir_Isaac_Newton</nowiki>'''.
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Main Space''''', one simply appends the article title to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>''', with a slash "/", followed by the title of the article.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/Sir_Isaac_Newton</nowiki>'''.
 ==Directory Space==
-The mighty muscle of Centiare's many ''Spaces'', '''''Directory Space''''' is where contributors write articles about any topic that has standing in a court of law.  This would include commercial enterprises, property, non-profit organizations, governments and agencies, living people, and deceased persons with active estates.
+The mighty muscle of MyWikiBiz's many ''Spaces'', '''''[[Help:Directory Space|Directory Space]]''''' is where contributors write articles about any topic that has standing in a court of law.  This would include commercial enterprises, property, non-profit organizations, governments and agencies, living people, and deceased persons with active estates.
-A contributor can set up his or her very own '''''Directory Space''''' page about themself or their business, and no other users can edit it. More specifically, the last user to edit the ''Space'' automatically becomes the only user who is allowed to edit the page in the future.  Therefore, that's how the '''''Directory Space''''' pages work -- if you create it, you own it.  Should a Centiare sysop edit a '''''Directory Space''''' page (intentionally, or by accident), they become the last user of record, and the previous user would have to contact the sysop to regain access to the page.
+A contributor can set up his or her very own '''''Directory Space''''' page about themself or their business, and no other users can edit it. That's how the '''''Directory Space''''' pages work -- if you create it, you own it.
-<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 Centiare 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 Centiare sysop.</blockquote>
+===Non-Owners===
+Users are allowed to create '''''Directory Space''''' articles about entities which they do not own or have a legal interest in.  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.
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Directory Space''''', one appends the word "Directory", a colon ":", and the article title to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Directory:Van_Doren_Oil</nowiki>'''.
+===No Parking===
+Users who are not the rightful legal owners, but still wish to create Directory listings for other entities, can do so as long as the listings are not created merely to be '''parked'''. If, in the judgment of MyWikiBiz management, Directory listings, which have been created by non-legal owners, do not provide content of value, then they may be reverted and/or removed.
+===Naming Convention===
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Directory Space''''', one appends the word "Directory:" For example: [[Directory:Van_Doren_Oil]].
 ==User Space==
-When you just want to communicate casually about yourself, talk about what you do within Centiare, or even post your resumé but do so anonymously, the '''''User Space''''' is where to go.  You can jazz up your '''''User Space''''' page(s) just about however you'd like; but keep in mind that most other users of Centiare do not have their [[Special:Preferences]] set to retrieve '''''User Space''''' content when they conduct a search on Centiare.  Users communicate with one another by leaving messages on the User "Talk" page, which is accessed by the tab second from the left on the user's '''''User Space''''' page.
+When you just want to communicate casually about yourself, talk about what you do within MyWikiBiz, or even post your resumé but do so anonymously, the '''''[[Help:User Space|User Space]]''''' is where to go.  You can jazz up your '''''User Space''''' page(s) just about however you'd like; but keep in mind that most other users of MyWikiBiz do not have their [[Special:Preferences]] set to retrieve '''''User Space''''' content when they conduct a search on MyWikiBiz.  Users communicate with one another by leaving messages on the User "Talk" page, which is accessed by the tab second from the left on the user's '''''User Space''''' page.
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''User Space''''', one appends the word "User", a colon ":", and the name of the user to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/User:MyWikiBiz</nowiki>'''
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''User Space''''', one appends the word "User", a colon ":", and the name of the user to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/User:MyWikiBiz</nowiki>'''
 ==Image Space==
-Despite its name, '''''Image Space''''' isn't just for pictures.  On Centiare, when you want to upload images, documents, presentations, or audio files, they come into being in '''''Image Space'''''.
+Despite its name, '''''[[Help:Image Space|Image Space]]''''' isn't just for pictures.  On MyWikiBiz, when you want to upload images, documents, presentations, or audio files, they come into being in '''''Image Space'''''.
-'''Naming''': To create a file in '''''Image Space''''', you should typically use the link in the lefthand sidebar labeled '''Upload file'''.  Once the file is uploaded it will be given an address which appends the word "Image", a colon ":", and the name of the file to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Image:Talking_Points.ppt</nowiki>'''
+'''Naming''': To create a file in '''''Image Space''''', you should typically use the link in the lefthand sidebar labeled '''Upload file'''.  Once the file is uploaded it will be given an address which appends the word "Image", a colon ":", and the name of the file to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/Image:Talking_Points.ppt</nowiki>'''
 ==Category Space==
-This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin collecting different pages into categories.  For example, there are '''''Category Space''''' pages grouping together things like "States of the United States" or companies listed on the "New York Stock Exchange".  If you want to learn more about categories, see [[Help:Annotation#Categories|Help:Annotation]].
+This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin collecting different pages into categories.  For example, there are '''''[[Help:Category Space|Category Space]]''''' pages grouping together things like "States of the United States" or companies listed on the "New York Stock Exchange".  If you want to learn more about categories, see [[Help:Annotation#Categories|Help:Annotation]].
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Category Space''''', one appends the word "Category", a colon ":", and the name of the category to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Category:Citation_templates</nowiki>'''
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Category Space''''', one appends the word "Category", a colon ":", and the name of the category to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/Category:Citation_templates</nowiki>'''
 ==Relation Space==
-This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin relating one page to another.  For example, there are '''''Relation Space''''' pages describing semantic relations like "Located In" or "Page Owner Of".  If you want to learn more about relations, see [[Help:Annotation#Relations|Help:Annotation]].
+This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin relating one page to another.  For example, there are '''''[[Help:Relation Space|Relation Space]]''''' pages describing semantic relations like "Located In" or "Page Owner Of".  If you want to learn more about relations, see [[Help:Annotation#Relations|Help:Annotation]].
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Relation Space''''', one appends the word "Relation", a colon ":", and the name of the relation to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Relation:Has_Capital</nowiki>'''
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Relation Space''''', one appends the word "Relation", a colon ":", and the name of the relation to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/Relation:Has_Capital</nowiki>'''
 ==Attribute Space==
-This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin assigning specific values to pieces of information on a page.  For example, there are '''''Attribute Space''''' pages describing semantic relations like "Country Code" or "Latitude".  If you want to learn more about attributes, see [[Help:Annotation#Attributes|Help:Annotation]].
+This is where pages are further defined when contributors begin assigning specific values to pieces of information on a page.  For example, there are '''''[[Help:Attribute Space|Attribute Space]]''''' pages describing semantic relations like "Country Code" or "Latitude".  If you want to learn more about attributes, see [[Help:Annotation#Attributes|Help:Annotation]].
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Attribute Space''''', one appends the word "Attribute", a colon ":", and the name of the attribute to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Attribute:NAICS_Code1</nowiki>'''
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Attribute Space''''', one appends the word "Attribute", a colon ":", and the name of the attribute to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/Attribute:NAICS_Code1</nowiki>'''
 ==Type Space==
-Those various attributes found in '''''Attribute Space''''' that have units (of measure) will their datatype in '''''Type Space'''''.
+Those various attributes found in '''''Attribute Space''''' that have units (of measure) will specify their datatype in '''''Type Space'''''.
 ==Portal Space==
-If you imagine Centiare as a bookstore, the founders of Centiare set up '''''Portal Space''''' to be your guide to the various "departments" within the bookstore.  We feel that the [[NAICS]] code system is a fantastic way to organize the directory's content.  Anything that has to do with an industry, a field of specialization, a hobby, or pursuit can probably be classified into a particular NAICS code.  We ask all contributors to try to label or semantically tag their topics with NAICS codes whenever they're authoring content.  That way, their work shows up in our (protected) [[Portal:List]] of articles that identify NAICS code, and it provides another powerful way for advanced users to find specific content.
+If you imagine MyWikiBiz as a bookstore, the founders of MyWikiBiz set up '''''[[Help:Portal Space|Portal Space]]''''' to be your guide to the various "departments" within the bookstore.  While we could have organized around the Dewey Decimal System, or the Library of Congress Classification Outline, or even ZIP codes, we ultimately decided that the North American Industry Classification System ([[NAICS]]) heirarchy is a fantastic way to organize our directory's content.  Anything that has to do with an industry, a field of specialization, a hobby, or pursuit can probably be classified into a particular NAICS code.  We ask all contributors to try to label or semantically tag their topics with NAICS codes whenever they're authoring content.  That way, their work shows up in our (protected) [[Portal:List]] of articles that identify a primary NAICS code, and it provides another powerful way for advanced users to find specific content.
-'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Portal Space''''', one appends the word "Portal", a colon ":", and the name of the category to '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Portal:Retail_Trade</nowiki>'''
+'''Naming''': To create a page in '''''Portal Space''''', one appends the word "Portal", a colon ":", and the name of the category to '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com</nowiki>'''.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.mywikibiz.com/Portal:Retail_Trade</nowiki>'''
 =Spaces with restricted access=
-The remaining five (5) ''Spaces'' are generally reserved for editing by sysops and other users of Centiare who have been granted access privileges.  If you have been a contributor to Centiare for at least 30 days, have at least 100 edits under your belt, and you wish to be granted access to restricted spaces, you may contact '''Help''':  help (at) centiare (dot) com.
+The remaining five (5) ''Spaces'' are generally reserved for editing by sysops and other users of MyWikiBiz who have been granted access privileges.  If you have been a contributor to MyWikiBiz for at least 30 days, have at least 100 edits under your belt, and you wish to be granted access to restricted spaces, you may contact Gregory Kohs at [[Help:Contact|this contact page]]
-==Centiare Space==
+==MyWikiBiz Space==
-This is where we communicate to users information about Centiare policies, guidelines, and tools.
+'''''[[MyWikiBiz:MyWikiBiz Space|MyWikiBiz Space]]''''' is where we communicate to users information about MyWikiBiz policies, guidelines, and tools.
 ==Help Space==
-Pages that attempt to assist users with using Centiare more effectively are found here.
+Pages that attempt to assist users with using MyWikiBiz more effectively are found in '''''[[Help:Help Space|Help Space]]'''''.
 ==Template Space==
-Centiare makes use of many amazing templates, which are used to duplicate the same content across more than one page. Users with access to them can change a template in one place, and it will immediately propagate to the pages that use it.
+MyWikiBiz makes use of many amazing '''''[[Help:Template Space|Template Space]]''''' templates, which are used to duplicate the same content across more than one page. Users with access to them can change a template in one place, and it will immediately propagate to the pages that use it.
 ==MediaWiki Space==
-Where we communicate information about the actual software that drives Centiare.
+'''''[[Help:MediaWiki Space|MediaWiki Space]]''''' is where we communicate information about the actual software that drives MyWikiBiz.
 ==Special Pages==
-At the bottom of the lefthand sidebar, there is a link for '''Special Pages'''.  We strongly encourage the curious to click there and discover the many pre-coded files that help ennumerate the many facets of Centiare.
+At the bottom of the lefthand sidebar, there is a link for '''''[[Help:Special Pages|Special Pages]]'''''.  We strongly encourage the curious to click there and discover the many pre-coded files that help ennumerate the many facets of MyWikiBiz.
+----
+[[Category:MyWikiBiz help]]

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