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The grand poobah of [[Directory:MediaWiki|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:MediaWiki|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.

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:   

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:   

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 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.

'''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.centiare.com</nowiki>''', with a slash "/", followed by the title of the article.  For example: '''<nowiki>http://www.centiare.com/Sir_Isaac_Newton</nowiki>'''.