About Wikipedia arranged by topic |
About Wikipedia arranged by topic |
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So, on the Wikipedia arranged by topic, we will have listed, next to and in addition to the top-level categories of the HomePage, such general subjects as beauty (philosophy) and landform? (geology). So, rather than sticking with Philosophy, we would have being, goodness, knowledge, and a number of other basic topics studied by philosophy. |
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By contrast, on the Wikipedia arranged by topic, we will have listed such general subjects as beauty (philosophy) and landform? (geology). So, rather than just sticking with Philosophy, we will have being, goodness, knowledge, and a number of other basic topics studied by philosophy. |
The purpose of this classification scheme |
The purpose of this classification scheme |
How you can help: what to list among the subjects |
How you can help: what to list among the subjects |
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# Select topics that are as general as possible. We don't want a long list of very specific topics (or a short list of completely arbitrarily-chosen topics). We want a relatively short list of the most general topics that are studied by the subject in question. |
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# Select topics that are as general as possible. We don't want a long list of very specific topics (or a short list of completely arbitrarily-chosen topics). We want a relatively short list of the most general topics that are studied by the discipline in question. |
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# Don't try to be exhaustive. You can't be exhaustive within the constraints of this exercise. These are just starting-points. |
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# Don't try to be exhaustive. You can't be exhaustive within the constraints of this exercise. These are just starting-points. So if you have to be selective, try to choose topics that most experts would agree are either most important or (better) most general (without being names of subdisciplines!). |
Philosophical and motivating considerations |
Philosophical and motivating considerations |
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This consideration was inspired in part by an article Nupedia's Zoology editor wrote about Zoology. I replied that it seemed to be a really wonderful article about animals, and that we ought to rename the article "Animal." She agreed. A different article, about the study of animals, will be written about Zoology. This then raised the question as to what the top-level article should be for Nupedia: "Animal" or "Zoology"? |
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This consideration was inspired in part by an article Nupedia's Zoology editor wrote about Zoology. I replied that it seemed to be a really wonderful article about animals, and that we ought to rename the article "Animal." She agreed. A different article, about the study of animals, will be written about Zoology. This then raised the question as to what the top-level article should be for Nupedia: "Animal" or "Zoology" (or even "Animalia")? |
Discussion |
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