MEStyl=(my=DestinyArchitect’s) information-especially-authoring/writing style, a Wikipedia-article-like format

1. ^M33YGV:Title: MEStyl=(my=DestinyArchitect‘s) information-especially-authoring/writing style, a Wikipedia-article-like format
2. ^M33YH4:URL: http://1.JotHere.com/3888#MEIY9M
3. ^MAYCNN:is currently being updated ~1x/wk; ID of last item is version ID.
4. ^M87XAJ:has all key details are in BOLD with most-essential & -timely first.
5. ^MAZBWQ:has SUBSECTIONS: WHAT & WHY, WHEN, WHERE, COST, WHO’S PARTICIPATING, WHAT TO DO, ADDITIONAL DETAILS, ALTERNATIVES, POST TODO, CREATORS, ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR ORGANIZERS/DEVELOPERS, FOOTNOTES, POST HISTORY.

1. ^MEIYM8: (a style|formatting requirements) for information-especially-writing, developed by DestinyArchitect

   1. ^MEIZ8C:has entirely applied to written text but seemingly could be applied to other types of information as pictures.

2. ^MEIYI2:requirements=requirements & features, from- most-to-least important roughly (note later often depend on earlier):

   1. ^MEIP4U:a Wikipedia-article-like format=similar to en.Wikipedia.Org especially a Wikipedia-article, except
      1. ^MEJ5AZ:No notability requirement
         1. ^MEJ5MQ:-better handled by categorizing especially rating articles.
      2. ^MEJ5CO:original research is encouraged (no no original research requirement)
      3. ^MEJ5DP:other differences mentioned here
   2. ^MEJ1MU:support for collaboration=support for collaboration
      1. ^MEJ00X:as pointless is information in a vaccume, especially without a feedback loop especially feedback from others
   3. ^MEIP18:per support for collaboration, accepting/holding interactive typically-threaded comments & discussions on the main content
   4. ^MEIQSS:absolute minimal duplication/repeat except as reader-desirable AND systematically maintained especially by computer
      1. ^MEIZXI:-somewhat covered by this article.
   5. ^MEJ5OQ:All content copied/repeated must, with most essential first:
      1. ^M79WDB:specify the exact source of its copied content including if possible
         1. ^M7AUTX: the source version ID/# else sampling date
         2. ^MEJ6KI:a bookmark (#anchor in HTML) to the exact location within the content as page
         3. ^MEJ65K:a link/URL to the source, clickable if possible
      2. ^MEJ6PY:Clearly indicate on the content which of it was copied
         1. ^M79WEF: as put all copied content in quotations (optional if it’s a title or name)
      3. ^M79WF4: make clear any changes made in the copy
         1. ^MEJ6VL:as by using notation “..” for text removed and “[<variation/>]” surrounding text changed.
      4. ^MEJ6A9: TODO: This Section MEJ5OQ content was copied from /3374#M79VPF content which needs to be moved & pointed to here.
   6. ^MEJ15B:recorded=recorded
      1. ^MEJ1AL:in media format=in media format (from-most-to-least importance)
         1. ^MEIZ6F:writing/text
            1. ^MEJ1BW:in format (from-most-to-least importance)
               1. ^MEIPR9:pure HTML
               2. ^MEJ1GY:other
         2. ^MEJ1CF:video
         3. ^MEJ1D2:images
         4. ^MEJ1DL:audio
         5. ^MEJ1H2:other
   7. ^MEIRQQ:accessible by as many people as practical, to do the most overall good, including:
      1. ^MEIS4P:using psydonyms to allow for a wider audience
      2. ^MEISHT:access which is easy including affordable, including for just a small random portion
   8. ^MEIRXV:recorded including impossible-ideally to loose any data, including any prior significant version
   9. ^MEIPLF:a living document which continuously develops
      1. ^MEJ0CI:-not (the typical historic) 1-shot document, typically dead after first publication or else after a few distant editions
      2. ^MEIQQW:strongly designed for easy update & insert of most information
      3. ^MEIPUX:includes an edit history, commented (and with date & doer) if possible
      4. ^MEJ070:designed for effective change identification, review, & undo
   10. ^MEIRI9:shared by passing links to shared documents & posts, not by copying/messages(messaging) content
       1. ^MEJ0HZ:covered by section ap0
       2. ^MEJ0LI:covered by links-not-copies
   11. ^MEIR2L:for every creation & change, no matter how small, maximal ability to:
       1. ^MEIQU1:reference (super cross-referencing)
       2. ^MEIR4Y:time stamp
       3. ^MEIR43:credit the author/creator
   12. ^MEIQ49:MEIQ49=ideally every point has its own permanent globally-unique-id which also tells when it was created &  ideally by whom
       1. ^MEJ7HP:Wikipedia notably lacks this; the best it has is anchors generated for each formally-titled subsection which are long & get renamed (so break) the moment the section is renamed.
   13. ^MEIP1J:encyclopedic-style of mostly fact and where opinion is separated and balanced
   14. ^MEIQLW:outlined info=in an outline for all the benefits that offers
       1. ^MEJ7G2:including also enables MEIQ49
       2. ^MEJ7EW:Wikipedia generally goes against this which I think, yes, is immediately familiar but long-term wrong due to the longer-term benefits.
   15. ^MEISZD:standard structuring (as, when, what, where, why, etc)
   16. ^MEIPZM:per support for collaboration, ability for anyone to author
   17. ^MEIQKZ:pre-parsed for eventual computer comprehension while still being human readable
   18. ^MEIT1J:Good looking/aesthetics
       1. ^MEJ7TS:Requiring special platform (under development) including editor to enhance the outlined info
          1. ^MEJ0WU:Dynamic collapsing & expanding sectioning (requires special platform including editor)
          2. ^MEJ7TD:Reformatting of info into
             1. ^MEJ7VG:tranditional sentences & paragraphs
             2. ^MEJ7VJ:all sorts of table possiblities including dynamic comparison tables
       2. ^MEJ0XZ:other media beyond text (see in media format) as video-else-pictures-else-audio
   19. ^MEIZNT:Entertaining

3. ^MEIZKZ:Examples:

   1. ^MELFQN:This page
   2. ^MEIZLO:all Destiny’s (recent) writing

-end of WHAT & WHY

1.  ^MEIYS1:In development since ~2004, probably earlier.
2. ^MEIYTZ:Now given the name MEStyl & this here post fully explaining it.

-end of WHEN

1. ^MEJ2MG:-support for

   1. ^MEJ26U:No systems I know fully support it yet.
   2. ^MEJ2GM:1.JotHere.com supports much of it now.
   3. ^MEJ2AJ: JotHere.com aims to fully support (as implied there)

2. ^MEJ2LH:-in use

   1. ^MEJ24J:See WHO’S PARTICIPATING

-end of WHERE

1. ^MEJ2PO:Because of the numerous requirements and no systems fully supporting it now, the development costs are fairly high.
2. ^MEJ2TL:Once built, But as done on JotHere, once built, it is & likely will continue to be delivered free to end users, do to computers.

-end of COST

1. ^MEIYWC:Used by DestinyArchitect for about 95% of his writing.
2. ^MEIYZW:Now used by mildly by about 2 close associates but just just in extending text created by him.
3. ^MEIZ17:Has never been been actively marketed.
4. ^MEJ25F:Use of similar styles may exist but I can’t think of any.

1-end of WHO’S PARTICIPATING?

1. ^MEJ3FO:Please try to use this style yourself when you’re up to it and post here how it goes.

-end of WHAT TO DO

1. ^MEJ3HQ:Increasingly market this style (increase particpants) as platforms exists so people can easily do it.

-end of FUTURE PLANS

1. ^MEJ2WF: See also my conventions for communicating via posting

-end of ADDITIONAL DETAILS

1. ^MF0SVM:Wikipedia page is closest which comes to mind.
2. ^MF0SXA:Certainly there are infinite other possiblities, but nothing immediately comes to mind.

-end of ALTERNATIVES

1. ^MEJ3CH:Further define each of the requirements.
2. see TODO in content.

-end of POST TODO

1. ^MEMPEO:The author

2. ^MEMPF1:No one else.

-end of CREATORS