CZ:Subpages
Introduction
The Citizendium is in a pilot and proposal stage in developing a number of subpage types and proposed subpage templates. Our aim is to expand the scope of the Citizendium to include a number of different information types (such as this gallery page). A pilot project will help us get some experience with the whole idea of subpages and subprojects. One of the most expanded demonstration of the subpage content can be viewed at Biology/Draft.
List of subpage types
For various reasons, we will want to keep a canonical list of subpage types, and ask people to create subpages only of the types listed.
We'll also distinguish between default (required) subpages and optional subpages. Links to the default subpages will appear even if they have not yet been created, while links to optional subpages will be created only if they exist.
Please use the listed "page header" at the top of subpages, in addition to the {{subpages}} template.
Default subpages
- Related Articles: creating an excellent list of subtopics, supertopics, and other related topics, augmented by definitions (page header: {{}})
- Bibliography: annotating and, if necessary, expanding the list of important published books and articles on the topic; link to online source (articles: abstracts, full-text; book: table of contents, reviews in respected sources, author info) (page header: {{}})
- Links: expanding and annotating the list of Web links about the topic (page header: {{}})
Optional subpages
- Discography
- Works
- Tables: one or more pages containing almanac-type information about some aspect of the topic, in tabular form; see, e.g., catalog of religions) (page header: {{}})
- Gallery: an image gallery (page header: {{gallery header}})
- Timelines: one or more pages giving a timeline about some aspect of the topic (page header: {{timelines header}})
- Tutorials: one or more pages that introduce a topic specifically for students; would be focused on more "practical" aspects of the topic, have more examples, and even perhaps some problems at the bottom of the page (page header: {{tutorials header}})
- Signed articles: one or more possibly "biased" articles written exclusively by real experts, and signed
Planned subpage projects
The following projects will not be included in the initial subpage pilot (probably):
- Debate guide: one or more pages giving a "map of the dialectical landscape," an account of the arguments on all sides of a controversial issue about the topic; if important to read "map", give dates arguments introduced, a timeline
- News guide: one or more pages summarizing of ongoing stories about the topic (such that a story itself will probably not become its own encyclopedia article!)