The OtherNetworks Category System
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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 |
| 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… |
Top Level Tags
- 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.
Click Here to SEARCH the Categories (Enter a Word)
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.
