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=== Wikipedia is not a directory ===

===Centiare IS a directory ===

Wikipedia is not a directory of everything that exists or has existed. Wikipedia articles are not:

Centiare can be a directory of everything that exists or has existed. Centiare articles can:

# '''Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics''' such as quotations, [[aphorism]]s, or persons (real or fictional). If you want to enter lists of quotations, put them into our sister project [[Wikiquote]]. Of course, there is nothing wrong with having lists if their entries are famous ''because'' they are associated with or significantly contributed to the list topic, for example [[Nixon's Enemies List]]. Wikipedia also includes reference tables and tabular information for quick reference. ''Merged groups of small articles'' based on a core topic are certainly permitted; see [[List of locations in Spira]] for an example.

# '''Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics''' such as quotations, [[aphorism]]s, or persons (real or fictional). Of course, there is nothing wrong with having lists if their entries are famous ''because'' they are associated with or significantly contributed to the list topic, for example [[Nixon's Enemies List]]. Centiare also includes reference tables and tabular information for quick reference. ''Merged groups of small articles'' based on a core topic are certainly permitted; see [[List of locations in Spira]] for an example.

# '''Genealogical entries''' or '''phonebook entries.''' Biography articles should only be for people with some sort of fame, achievement, or perhaps notoriety. One measure of publicity is whether someone has been featured in several external sources (on or off-line). Less well-known people may be mentioned within other articles (e.g. Ronald Gay in [[Violence against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered]]). See [[m:Wikipeople]] for a proposed genealogical/biographical dictionary project, and [http://wikitree.org/ Wikitree] for a project that aims to be the family tree of the human race. '''Wikipedia is not the [[white pages]]'''.

# '''Genealogical entries''' or '''phonebook entries.''' Biography articles should only be for people with some sort of fame, achievement, or perhaps notoriety. One measure of publicity is whether someone has been featured in several external sources (on or off-line). Less well-known people may be mentioned within other articles (e.g. Ronald Gay in [[Violence against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered]]).

# '''[[Directory (databases) | Directories]], directory entries, TV/Radio Guides''', or a '''resource for conducting business.''' For example, an article on a radio station generally should not list upcoming events, current promotions, phone numbers, schedules etc., although mention of major events or promotions may be acceptable. Furthermore, the Talk pages associated with an article are for talking about the article, not for conducting the business of the topic of the article. '''Wikipedia is not the [[yellow pages]]'''.  

# '''Centiare can be the [[white pages]]'''.

# '''[[Directory (databases) | Directories]], directory entries, TV/Radio Guides''', or a '''resource for conducting business.''' For example, an article on a radio station generally should not list upcoming events, current promotions, phone numbers, schedules etc., although mention of major events or promotions may be acceptable. Furthermore, the Talk pages associated with an article are for talking about the article, not for conducting the business of the topic of the article. '''Centiare is not the [[yellow pages]]'''.

=== Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information ===

=== Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information ===