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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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==Policies==
 
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* '''No advertising''': On the one hand, we do not charge for inclusion of any content; on the other hand, submitted content will be checked for relevance and accuracy. Claims and opinions must be clearly marked as such. (Much "advertising" contains useful, factual information, and HTYP encourages the posting of useful, descriptive content of any kind.)
 
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* '''No sponsored content''': we will not be resorting to the use of sponsored content, including links. If content belongs in a certain place, then it should go there free of charge; if it doesn't belong there, then it shouldn't be there.
 
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* '''Original content''': we prefer to create new content, with links to relevant existing content; see [[HTYP:content copying policy|content copying policy]]
 
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We reserve the right to amend these policies as needed, of course.
 
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==History==
 
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[[HTYP]] has its origins in The Red House Yellow Pages ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010429013208/redhouse.com/dir/ archive]), a project I started on the web starting around 1997 (before [[Wikipedia:Google|Google]], before [[Wikipedia:dmoz.org|dmoz.org]]) but had to abandon because it was taking too much time to maintain (people were starting to use it and wanted to add listings, and I started getting further and further behind – it was killed by the beginnings of its potential success).
 
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[[Wiki]] software, however, makes it possible for anyone to add a listing, thus removing the single-admin bottleneck. HTYP was created 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. You can even [[HTYP:Advertising|advertise]] on HTYP, within limits, at no charge. 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 uploading of relevant images and audio
 
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* '''new''' 2006-02-10: [http://www.yellowikis.org/ yellowikis], apparently created in early 2005 (home page created September 2005), seems to be taking on part of HTYP's mission, though with a slightly different direction
 
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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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