Type:Topic

{{^type |Type=^axiom|Parent=Topic |^must be= Reifiable |^may be=Categorized; Conceptual; Factual; Reified; |^should be=Typed |^may specify=^icon; ^text; ^contributor; ^coverage; ^creator; ^date; ^description; ^format; ^identifier; ^language; ^publisher; ^relation; ^rights; ^source; ^subject; ^title; ^type |icon=^assertion.png |^text= A Topic is the root definition in the "Type" namespace; every page in a wiki is a Topic. This wiki page-type identifies the common characteristics that may, must or should be provided for any page of information that the wiki contains. All un-typed pages are stored in the Topic namespace, otherwise the page is stored in the namespace associated with the Type declared for the page. {{^clear}}

Characteristics of a Topic

 * Typed: There are two ways to identify the "type" of information contained in this wiki. First, the "namespace" attached to the name of a wikipage associates a type with the wikipage (example:  is a wikipage in the "House" namespace called "My house" that is about a "house"). Second, the type can be explicitly named using the "Type" property (example:   on a wikipage in the "House" namespace means the wikipage is about a "Duplex"). A wikipage that does not contain a "Type" defaults to the type associated with its namespace (example: a page for a duplex in the "House" namespace that does not specify a Type, is interpreted as merely a "House"). The only namespace that does not imply a type is the "Main" namespace, used primarily for redirections to another wikipage contained in a named-namespace.

Attributes of a Topic

 * ^text: Every topic may have text (or any subtype of text) to describe or define the named topic. This text is stored in a property named ^text or any of its subtypes.
 * ^icon: Every topic may identify an icon that represents the information. This icon's name, with its "File" namespace, is stored in a textual property named ^icon.

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