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<blockquote>''Greetings [[Wikipedian]]s -- check out our [[Centiare:Welcome Message|welcome message]] for those with wiki experience. For more general information, see also '''[[Centiare:What Centiare Is|What Centiare Is]]'''''.</blockquote>

<blockquote>''Greetings [[Wikipedian]]s -- check out our [[Centiare:Welcome Message|welcome message]] for those with wiki experience.'' <br> ''For more general information, see also '''[[Centiare:What Centiare Is|What Centiare Is]]'''''.</blockquote>

 

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'''Centiare''' is an online reference directory based in [[Directory:Huntington Beach|Huntington Beach]],  

Centiare is powered by the same collaboration and editing software used by [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], but taken to the next level. With the addition of custom extensions that enhance its core functionality, you can do things on Centiare that just aren't possible (or welcome) on Wikipedia or other wiki sites.  Things like:

[[Directory:California|California]]. It supports [[advocate point-of-view|advocate points-of-view]] ([[APOV]]) within protected "[[Centiare:user-owned|user-owned]]" commercial, non-profit, government, personal, and property [[Centiare:Directory namespace|''Directory'']] listings, and features advanced [[Centiare:Semantic tagging|semantic tagging]] capabilities to organize, search and report information.

Centiare is powered by the same collaboration and editing software used by [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], with the addition of custom extensions that enhance its core functionality:

:* List your "friends" within Centiare

:* Perform multi-level searches for specific things, like:

:: -- ''White male, over 6 feet, with a Masters degree, in Pennsylvania''

:: -- ''Home heating oil company, at least 50 years in business, in New Jersey''

*Centiare includes '''''Directory''''' listings that cannot be edited/modified  other than by rightful page owners.

Those amazing searches are all possible because the best Centiare users will employ [[Centiare:Semantic tagging|'''semantic tagging''']] capabilities to organize, search, and [[Centiare:ASK|report]] on information.

*Centiare supports '''''advocate''''' points-of-view (APOV) within Directory listings, as well as traditional [[neutral point-of-view|neutral points-of-view]] ([[NPOV]]) for [[Centiare:Main page|Main page]] contributions.

*Centiare incorporates '''''semantic''''' tagging that enables quick and accurate searching, browsing and [[Centiare:ASK|reporting]].

[[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]] is a service of [[Directory:Karl Nagel Co.|Karl Nagel & Co., LLC]].

Meanwhile, for topics that would not have any legal standing in a courtroom (i.e., things like rainfall, fiber optic cable, the Rocky Mountains, glue, [[surfing]]), Centiare has the familiar [[Centiare:Main page|Main page]] article space.  Articles in Main space should be written with a [[neutral point-of-view|neutral points-of-view]] ([[NPOV]]), and they may be edited by any user (nobody has "ownership" of Main space articles).

==Directory Listing==

==Directory Listing==

Centiare's custom extensions and modifications bring the power of the [[Directory:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] program to users who wish to create and '''control''' their own [[Centiare:Directory|Directory]] articles/pages. Within protected ''Directory'' listings, users are free to advocate, advertise and promote individual and/or commerical/non-profit acitivities without interference from other users/editors.

Centiare's custom extensions and modifications bring the power of the [[Directory:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] program to users who wish to create and '''control''' their own [[Centiare:Directory|Directory]] articles/pages. Within protected ''Directory'' listings, users are free to advocate, advertise and promote individual and/or commerical/non-profit acitivities without interference from other users/editors. Just be the first user to start an appropriate Directory topic (must be something that has standing in a court of law), and from that point on, you're the only user who will have access to edit that page and all its sub-pages.

 

==Semantic Tagging==

==Semantic Tagging==

Centiare's custom extensions and modifications enable cross-referenced relationships and attributes (shown below) to be generated automatically. Simply by using [[Centiare:Semantic tagging|semantic tags]] in the accompanying Infobox or throughout a page article, ''Directory'' pages and [[Portal:List|portal]] listings can produce general/customized reports to help potential customers find the information they need relevant to your company and/or service offerings.

Centiare's custom extensions and modifications enable cross-referenced relationships and attributes to be generated automatically. Simply by using [[Centiare:Semantic tagging|'''semantic tags''']] in an accompanying Infobox or throughout a page article, ''Directory'' pages and [[Portal:List|portal]] listings can produce general/customized reports to help potential customers find the information they need relevant to your company and/or service offerings.

==User Registration==

==User Registration==

Only registered users are allowed to create and/or edit articles (including [[Centiare:Main page|Main page]] entries). As such, registered users enjoy two primary benefits:

Only '''registered users''' are allowed to create and/or edit articles (including [[Centiare:Main page|Main page]] entries). As such, registered users enjoy two primary benefits:

# They can create their own [[Centiare:Namespace|Directory/User]] page listings in order to promote, market or otherwise advocate commercial activities; and

# They can create their own [[Centiare:Namespace|Directory or User]] page listings in order to promote, market, or otherwise advocate commercial activities; and

# They can create custom [[Centiare:ASK|queries]] (i.e. by ''editing'' a page) and generate reports covering listings, friends, interests, etc. based on their own specified needs.

# They can create custom [[Centiare:ASK|queries]] (i.e. by ''editing'' a page) and generate reports covering listings, friends, interests, etc., based on their own specified needs.

If you're not a registered user, you can [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup register] right now.

If you're not yet a registered user, you can [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup register] right now.

==Geolocation==

==Geolocation==

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