Wiki Common Taxonomy: Difference between revisions

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This article sets out a suggested common taxonomy to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and Wiki Categories that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.

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-=== New Common Taxonomy  ===
+This article sets out a '''''suggested''''' common {{wpd|taxonomy}} to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and [[Wiki Categories|Wiki Categories]] that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.
-Birth, Marriage and Death
+=== Birth, Marriage and Death  ===
-:Bible records
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible records]] }}
-:Cemeteries
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] }}
-:Church records
+{{Block indent|National cemeteries |2}}
-:Civil registration
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church Records|Church records]] }}
-:Funeral records
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Civil Registration|Civil registration]] }}
-:Obituaries
+{{Block indent|Funeral records }}
-:Town records
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Obituaries|Obituaries]] }}
-:Vital records<br><br>
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Town Records|Town records]] }}
+{{Block indent|Registers of births, etc. |2}}
+{{Block indent|Marriage |2}}
+{{Block indent|Marriage records |2}}
+{{Block indent|Divorce records |2}}
+{{Block indent|Registers of dead |2}}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Vital Records|Vital records]]<br><br>}}
-Business records and occupations
+=== Business Records and Occupations  ===
-:Agriculture
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Agriculture|Agriculture]] }}
-:Business records and commerce
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Business and Occupations|Business and Occupations]] }}
-:Industries:
+<br>
-:Livestock brands
-:Occupations<br><br>
-Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists
+=== Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists  ===
-:Census
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Census|Census]] }}
-:Household registration:
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Taxation|Taxation]] }}
-:Registers
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Voting Records|Voting Records]]<br><br>}}
-:Taxation
-:Voting registers<br><br>
-Church history
+=== Church History  ===
-:Bible
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible Records]] }}
-:Church property
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] }}
-:Clergy
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church History|Church History]] }}
-:Dissenters, Religious
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Religions|Religions]] }}
-:Martyrs:
-:Missions
-:Monasticism and religious orders
-:Protestant churches:
-:Religion and religious life
-:Religious trusts
-:Temples<br><br>
-Court, Land, and Wills
+=== Court, Land, and Wills  ===
-:Adoption
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Adoption|Adoption]] }}
-:Castles
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Court Records|Court Records]] }}
-:Court records
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Guardianship Records|Guardianship Records]] }}
-:Dwellings
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Land and Property|Land and Property]] }}
-:Guardianship
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] }}
-:Historic buildings
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Probate Records|Probate Records]] }}
-:Jury duty
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Public Records|Public Records]]}}
-:Land and property
-:Manors
-:Notarial records
-:Probate records
-:Public records
-:Witchcraft<br><br>
-Directories<br><br>
+=== Directories  ===
-Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Directories|Directories]] |2}}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] |3}}
-:Abolitionists
+=== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ===
-:Acadians
-:Africans
-:Hessians
-:Indian allotments
-:Native races<br><br>
-:Etc.<br><br>
+{{Block indent|Abolitionists }}
+{{Block indent|Acadians }}
+{{Block indent|Africans }}
+{{Block indent|Hessians }}
+{{Block indent|Indian allotments }}
+{{Block indent|Indians of Central America |2}}
+{{Block indent|Indians of Mexico |2}}
+{{Block indent|Indians of South America |2}}
+{{Block indent|Native people of New Zealand |2}}
+{{Block indent|Native people of Polynesia |2}}
+{{Block indent|Australian aborigines |2}}
+{{Block indent|Native races<br><br> }}
+{{Block indent|Religion and religious life }}
+{{Block indent|Albigenses: |2}}
+{{Block indent|Amish |2}}
+{{Block indent|Anabaptists |2}}
+{{Block indent|Anglicans |2}}
+{{Block indent|Armenian Church |2}}
+{{Block indent|Augustinians |2}}
+{{Block indent|Baptists<br><br>|2}}
-:Religion and religious life
+=== Family Trees  ===
-::Albigenses:
-::Amish
-::Anabaptists
-::Anglicans
-::Armenian Church
-::Augustinians
-::Baptists<br><br>
-::Etc.<br><br>
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Family Trees|Family Trees]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]] |2}}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Mayflower Colonists|Mayflower Colonists]] |2}}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Nobility|Nobility]]|2}}
-Family Trees
+=== Geographic Aids  ===
-:Family
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] }}
-:Genealogy
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] }}
-:Household records
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Maps|Maps]] }}
-:Mayflower \(Ship\)
-:Nobility
-:Visitations, Heraldic<br><br>
-Geographic Aids <br><br>
+=== Histories, Memories, and Stories  ===
-:Atlases
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Biographies|Biographies]] }}
-:Census districts
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Dates and Calendars|Dates and Calendars]] }}
-:Cities and towns
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Children|Children]] }}
-:Description and travel
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Disasters|Disasters]] }}
-:Gazetteers
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:History and Geography|History and Geography]] }}
-:Geography
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Histories|Histories]] }}
-:Maps
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Law and Legislation|Law and Legislation]] }}
-:Postal and shipping guides<br><br>
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Portraits|Portraits]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Women|Women]]<br><br>}}
-Histories, Memories, and Stories
+=== Institutions  ===
-:Biography
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]] }}
-:Calendars
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Medical Records|Medical Records]] }}
-:Centennial celebrations, etc\.
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Orphans and Orphanages|Orphans and Orphanages]] }}
-:Children
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Poor and Welfare Records|Poor and Welfare Records]]}}
-:Collected works
-:Disasters
-:Elderly
-:Epitaphs
-:Folklore
-:Historical events &amp; periods
-:History
-:Law and legislation
-:Photographs:
-:Politics and government
-:Portraits
-:Riots
-:Social life and customs
-:Women<br><br>
-Institutions
+<br><br>
-:Crime and criminals
+=== Instruction and Methodology  ===
-:Medical
-:Medical records
-:Orphans and orphanages
-:Poorhouses, poor law, etc\.
-:Schools<br><br>
-Instruction and Methodology
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Education|Education]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Genetic Research|Genetic Research]] }}
-:Education
+=== Migration and Citizenship  ===
-:Genetic research
-:Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br><br>
-Migration and Citizenship
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Colonial Records|Colonial Records]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration Routes]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Migration|Migration]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Passport Records|Passport Records]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Ships|Ships]]}}
-:Aliens
+=== Military  ===
-:Colonies
-:Emigration and immigration
-:Immigrants
-:Migration, Internal
-:Naturalization and citizenship
-:Passports
-:Ship registers
-:Ships
-:Transportation<br><br>
-Military
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Military Records|Military Records]]}}
-:Casualties
+=== Newspapers and Periodicals  ===
-:Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
-:Military art and science
-:Military history
-:Military Parks
-:Military records
-:Military religious orders
-:Prisoners of war
-:Recruiting, enlistment, etc\.
-:Soldiers
-:Treaties
-:Veterans
-:War crimes
-:Wars, Battles, and Armies
-:Warships<br><br>
-Newspapers and Periodicals
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Newspapers|Newspapers]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br>}}
-:Editorials:
+=== Reference Materials and Finding Aids  ===
-:Newspapers
-:Periodicals<br><br>
-Reference Materials and Finding Aids
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Handwriting|Handwriting]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Language and Handwriting|Language and Handwriting]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]}}
-:Abbreviations
+=== Repositories  ===
-:Almanacs
-:Bibliography
-:Books
-:Encyclopedias and dictionaries
-:Ethnology
-:Handwriting
-:Information storage and retrieval systems
-:Language and languages
-:Manuscripts
-:Names
-:Numismatics<br><br>
-Repositories
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Inventories|Inventories]] }}
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Societies|Societies]]}}
-:Archives and Libraries
+=== Schools  ===
-:Inventories, registers, catalogs
-:Societies<br><br>
-Other
+{{Block indent|[[:Category:Schools and Education|Schools and Education]]}}
+<br> [[pt:FamilySearch Wiki:Nova Taxonomia Comum]]
+[[Category:Wiki technical]]