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Note: OtherNetworks is mostly an index to websites. | Note: OtherNetworks is mostly an index to websites. | ||
''' | :Each page has a "'''<big>Target</big>'''" which is the thing, person, organization, process, website, article, (or whatever) to which the OtherNetworks page '''<big>points</big>'''. | ||
::Access to the Target is usually found in the form of a hypertext link at the top of the page under the page name.<br> | |||
::'''[[:Category:Top Level ONCS|See Also: <font color="#298A08">The List of Top Level OtherNetworks Categories,]]''' | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:OtherNetworks}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:OtherNetworks}} | ||
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|<u>[[:Category:About|About]]</u> | |<u>[[:Category:About|About]]</u> | ||
|What | |The Target is some form of communication. What is the ''target'' ABOUT? What is its SUBJECT? | ||
''This may be the same as the target’s '''Issue'''. | ''This may be the same term as the target’s '''Issue'''. A target can have an '''Issue''' without writing or producing media about it. [[Talk:The OtherNetworks Category System|'''Please See...''']]'' | ||
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|<u>[[:Category:Buys|Buys]]</u> | |<u>[[:Category:Buys|Buys]]</u> | ||
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|<u>[[:Category:Makes|Makes]]</u> | |<u>[[:Category:Makes|Makes]]</u> | ||
|What does the ''target'' MAKE? | |What does the ''target'' MAKE? | ||
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|<u>[[:Category:My|My]]</u> | |||
|Your Own Personal Set of Categories | |||
|- | |||
|<u>[[:Category:Plays|Plays]]</u> | |||
|What Instrument does the target PLAY? | |||
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|<u>[[:Category:Sells|Sells]]</u> | |<u>[[:Category:Sells|Sells]]</u> | ||
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This may be some location other than where the ''target'' is located… | This may be some location other than where the ''target'' is located… | ||
|} | |} | ||
== [[:Category:Top Level ONCS|<u>Top Level Tags</u>]] == | ==[[:Category:Top Level ONCS|<u>Top Level Tags</u>]]== | ||
*Each page in OtherNetworks can have as many tags as needed. | *Each page in OtherNetworks can have as many tags as needed. | ||
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*The '''''“Target”''''' of a page may be the page itself, or a website, an organization, a person or anything else.<Br> | *The '''''“Target”''''' of a page may be the page itself, or a website, an organization, a person or anything else.<Br> | ||
== [http://othernetworks.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&search=&fulltext=Search&ns14=1 '''Click Here to SEARCH the Categories''' (Enter a Word)] == | ==[http://othernetworks.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&search=&fulltext=Search&ns14=1 '''Click Here to SEARCH the Categories''' (Enter a Word)]== | ||
The OtherNetworks Category System is an information indexing concept devised by Stan Pokras for organizing the pages on Wikidelphia. | The OtherNetworks Category System is an information indexing concept first devised by Stan Pokras for organizing the pages on Wikidelphia and now adopted for use on OtherNetworks. | ||
== See Also == | ==See Also== | ||
*[[OtherNetworks:About]] | *[[OtherNetworks:About]] | ||
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[[Category:Is-OtherNetworks_Resource_Page]] | [[Category:Is-OtherNetworks_Resource_Page]] | ||
[[Category:About-OtherNetworks]] | [[Category:About-OtherNetworks]] | ||
[[Category:Is-HELP Page]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:02, 18 May 2026
Note: OtherNetworks is mostly an index to websites.
- Each page has a "Target" which is the thing, person, organization, process, website, article, (or whatever) to which the OtherNetworks page points.
- Access to the Target is usually found in the form of a hypertext link at the top of the page under the page name.
- See Also: The List of Top Level OtherNetworks Categories,
- Access to the Target is usually found in the form of a hypertext link at the top of the page under the page name.
| Top Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| About | The Target is some form of communication. What is the target ABOUT? What is its SUBJECT?
This may be the same term as the target’s Issue. A target can have an Issue without writing or producing media about it. Please See... |
| Buys | What goods or services does the target BUY? |
| By | What organization or individual created or presented the target? |
| Does | What does the target DO? |
| Frequency | How often does this happen?
Periodicals or events will have a FREQUENCY |
| Is | What kind of thing IS this target?
A business? - A government agency? - An artist? - A document? - A person? - or A Video? |
| Issue | What motivates the target?
Human Rights? The Environment? Labor Law? |
| Makes | What does the target MAKE? |
| My | Your Own Personal Set of Categories |
| Plays | What Instrument does the target PLAY? |
| Sells | What does the target SELL? |
| Serves | Who does the target SERVE? |
| Teaches | What does the target TEACH? |
| Using | What special resource does the target USE?
i.e. Volunteers? or Video? |
| Where | What area is Served?
This may be some location other than where the target is located… |
- Each page in OtherNetworks can have as many tags as needed.
- Click a Top Tag to see a list of associated categories.
- The “Target” of a page may be the page itself, or a website, an organization, a person or anything else.
The OtherNetworks Category System is an information indexing concept first devised by Stan Pokras for organizing the pages on Wikidelphia and now adopted for use on OtherNetworks.