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= Overall "Standards & Rules" =
Karl, I have examined the site pretty carefully today, and I am seeing as a result of that the following "priority" issues that we should address as quickly as possible (before much more content is added):
== Income formatting in the Infobox ==
== Income formatting in the Infobox ==
Karl, please take a look at [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Directory_talk:IBM&oldid=2576 this] question. --[[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 13:10, 15 November 2006 (PST)
Karl, please take a look at [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Directory_talk:IBM&oldid=2576 this] question. --[[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 13:10, 15 November 2006 (PST)
== Overall "Standards & Rules" ==
== Info Boxes ==
We need to devise ''final'' '''Infobox Standards''' for the following entities:
We need to devise ''final'' '''Infobox Standards''' for the following entities:
:::: OK, I'll try and finish up NPO & Human infoboxes this week. Armed with 3 basic std infoboxes, we'll at least have infobox style guidelines for others to adapt/expand for different applications. --[[User:Centiare|Centiare]] 07:30, 16 November 2006 (PST)
:::: OK, I'll try and finish up NPO & Human infoboxes this week. Armed with 3 basic std infoboxes, we'll at least have infobox style guidelines for others to adapt/expand for different applications. --[[User:Centiare|Centiare]] 07:30, 16 November 2006 (PST)
== Infobox Person ==
Take a look at [[Carl Sagan]] -- there was a pretty comprehensive "Infobox Person" over at WP. I think that will do nicely for any "people" who want to be in Centiare. Another question, though -- when people want to take "ownership" of their article on Centiare, it will be just like the corporate process, right? They'll prove it's themself, and then the main space article gets cut and pasted to "their" Directory space? --[[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 20:35, 16 November 2006 (PST)
: Yes, the process is the same. In fact, all individuals, living or dead, who have commercial value/rights, should be '''only be''' placed in the Directory namespace. That means John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, etc (ie their images are copyrighted and their estates generate income) should be placed under Directory, while Shakespeare, Newton, et al should be placed in the Main page area.
: All living people should be under Directory since they have resumes, CVs, etc. I guess it gets tricky for US Presidents, since presumably they're not looking for another job, but OTOH Senators/Reps/Generals almost always join private sector firms in DC.
: The basic rule-of-thumb is that the Directory namespace should be used for advocacy, in the strict sense that 'ownership' rights exist for property/name/image, etc., and therefore, owners don't have to be neutral.
: There's no reason to place them first in the Main page area and subject them to open editing; again, they own their image. If an editor wants to create an entry on someone's behalf, fine. Turning over exclusive edit, or enabling group edit privileges, for the respective Directory entry, will be no different than any other entity. It's a std Centiare admin function once the ID is validated. --[[User:Centiare|Centiare]] 07:34, 17 November 2006 (PST)
== Rules of Style - Titles ==
And I think we need to devise '''Rules of Style''' for:
And I think we need to devise '''Rules of Style''' for: