Wiki Page Properties
This page contains notes about the idea of categorizing every wiki page with a type that will be used in workflows, alerts, reports, gamification, reminders, leaderboards, etc. It would add the most value if I made a mandatory rule that every page must have one and only one type classification. Page Type Uses. All of the notes from while I was developing the Page Type Uses was moved to the Page Type Brainstorming page.
Guiding Principles
- The page type should describe a page's purpose.
- If it isn't an ongoing responsibility or something that is actively maintained, it is a Resource. If you frequently go 2 weeks without thinking about this, then it is a Resource.
- In general, if you spend more than an hour per week doing or thinking about something, then it is probably an Area
- Every Area gets a top level section in the Main Page, except Hobbies
- Every Hobby gets its own area; the page for the Hobby is type: Area; area: Hobbies
- A page within the Hobby will probably have a type: Reference; area: Photography
- Pages assigned to the project will automatically have the areas of that project assigned to each page by default
August 25 Decision
| Page Type | Status | Description | Notes and Examples |
| Study | Notes derived from a source or structured learning | ||
| Active | Currently being studied | ||
| Archived | No longer actively studied | ||
| Journal | Chronological experience or reflection | ||
| Active | Normal journal content | ||
| Archived | Historical content no longer considered active | ||
| Idea | A concept, conclusion, insight, or synthesized thought | ||
| Active | Idea currently considered relevant | ||
| Archived | Idea retained but no longer considered relevant | ||
| Project | Information supporting an intended outcome | ||
| Inception | Being considered/researched but not yet committed | ||
| Active | Currently being pursued | ||
| Archived | Completed, abandoned, cancelled, or dormant | ||
| Area | Ongoing parts of my life that I develop or maintain | ||
| Inception | Potential Area being considered/developed | ||
| Active | Ongoing responsibility or interest | ||
| Archived | No longer actively maintained | ||
| Resource | Likely to have more use in the future than today | ||
| Active | Available for reference | ||
| Archived | Retained but unlikely to be useful currently |
Topics and Tags
Now that Page Types and Status are confirmed, I need to think about tags/topics.
- Since capture notes will be in Cargo, on what type type will Capture exist?
- Projects and Areas could each be a Topic
- Hierarchical naming and duplicate page names
Tutorials
Two important types of pages that need to be treated special:
- Pages that help me improve a process or something about me or how I work (maybe Idea Pages)
- How to choose an investment strategy
- How to edit a video using DaVinci Resolve
- How to get more exercise
- Pages that are helpful guidelines
- Things to consider when booking a hotel
- Keyboard shortcuts in VS Code
- Best practices, tips, tutorials
Choosing Page Titles
I think I need a tutorial on choosing a Page Title
- Benefits of adding hierarchy
- Duplicate name issue
- Title case versus only FLFW caps
- Long versus short
- When to use acronyms