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[[HTYP]] is the HyperText Yellow Pages. This might seem a little redundant at first, but on the other hand most online yellow pages directories seem to be little more than searchable databases with plain text content and very little in the way of hyperlinks. Sometimes they will link to a business web site, but that's about it. HTYP goes far beyond that by allowing anyone to make new entries, create new pages, and even write reviews – basically anything relevant to any of the subjects HTYP covers.
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[[HTYP]] is the HyperText Yellow Pages, a non-commercial [[wiki]]-based online directory of practical information.
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==Reference==
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[[HTYP]] has two major subject areas at present:
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* [[HTYP:About|official "About" page]]: more about the project and its purpose
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* A location-oriented directory (the "'''H'''ere & '''T'''here '''Y'''ellow '''P'''ages")
 
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* An (eventual) encyclopedia of practical knowledge (the "'''H'''ow-'''T'''o '''Y'''ellow '''P'''ages")
 
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The HT in [[HTYP]] also refers to [[Htwiki:Main Page|The HypertWiki]], where the wikified version of HTYP was first tested.
 
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==History==
 
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[[HTYP]] has its origins in an earlier project on the web starting around 1997 (before [[Wikipedia:Google|Google]], before [[Wikipedia:dmoz.org|dmoz.org]]). The Red House Yellow Pages ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010429013208/redhouse.com/dir/ archive]), which I had to abandon because the time spent maintaining it was beginning to be a drain – in part because people were starting to use it, and wanted to add listings; in other words, it was killed by the beginnings of its potential success.
 
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[[Wikipedia:wiki|Wiki]] software, however, makes it possible for anyone to add a listing, thus removing the single-admin bottleneck. HTYP was re-started in wiki format on the [[Htwiki:Main Page|HypertWiki]] as a test in early 2005, and was moved to htyp.org beginning 2005-10-09 (John Lennon's birthday, by coincidence; this date was arrived at mainly because MediaWiki 1.5 had just become available) as it had became plain that the format ''could'' work, and would work ''better'' in its own framework rather than being mingled with the other information on the HypertWiki.
 
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==Redundancy==
 
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How HTYP is different from other available resources:
 
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* '''{{wikipedia|Main Page}}''': HTYP is less formal and is aimed at being more ''practical''. Content on HTYP may be opinionated and personal. Businesses may post essentially unlimited information about themselves at no charge (although all submissions are reviewed, and any advertising-like claims are likely to end up placed in quotes and clearly attributed). Where Wikipedia attempts to be authoritative, HTYP is more like a huge (but organized and searchable) collection of working notes. Information on HTYP may be incorrect, but since HTYP is a [[wiki]], anyone can fix any mistake they see (see [[Meatball:WhyWikiWorks|this]] for a discussion of how this works).
 
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* '''[http://dmoz.org The Open Directory Project]''':
 
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** HTYP does not require an approval process before you can start editing.
 
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** HTYP's wiki format allows much more flexibility in the kinds of content which can be posted.
 
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** HTYP encourages articles as well as links
 
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** HTYP encourages personal opinions and experiences
 
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** HTYP encourages uploading of relevant images and audio
 
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* '''[http://www.yellowikis.org/ yellowikis]''' (discovered 2006-02-10, apparently created in early 2005, home page created September 2005) is "an open access business directory" – the seed concept seems to be an online yellow pages, as with HTYP. However...
 
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** HTYP editorial policy strongly encourages original content; copying from other sources is only deemed useful under [[HTYP:Content copying policy|certain circumstances]]
 
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** HTYP encourages posting personal opinions and experiences, where relevant, directly on article pages (not relegated to "Talk")
 
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** HTYP has "how-to" sections and general topics, not just business listings
 
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==Here & There==
 
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HTYP is a directory of every place known, starting at the [[Earth]] and moving both [[Sol System|outwards]] and inwards.
 
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==How To==
 
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HTYP is a directory of practical knowledge, e.g. how-to information, consumer product reviews, technology updates, and anything else that seems useful or interesting.
 
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==Related Projects==
 
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* [[Issuepedia:Main Page|Issuepedia]]: an encyclopedia of issues and related discussion
 

Latest revision as of 21:55, 11 June 2006

HTYP is the HyperText Yellow Pages, a non-commercial wiki-based online directory of practical information.

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