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:::Maybe You can give some reasons, some facts or observations that support the claim that WikiIndex is an organisation? [[User talk:Manorainjan|'''<span style=color:orange>Manorainjan</span>''']] 23:48, 24 April 2015 (PDT) | :::Maybe You can give some reasons, some facts or observations that support the claim that WikiIndex is an organisation? [[User talk:Manorainjan|'''<span style=color:orange>Manorainjan</span>''']] 23:48, 24 April 2015 (PDT) | ||
Dear {{ | Dear {{U|Manorainjan}}, | ||
I am fascinated by your insistence that the people who edit WikiIndex are not an [[:Category:Organisation|organisation]]. I suspect I still have a lot to learn about how people organize and coordinate their efforts in order to do things. I am pretty sure you know many things I don't know about organisation; how can I learn more? | I am fascinated by your insistence that the people who edit WikiIndex are not an [[:Category:Organisation|organisation]]. I suspect I still have a lot to learn about how people organize and coordinate their efforts in order to do things. I am pretty sure you know many things I don't know about organisation; how can I learn more? | ||
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On the other hand, the people who ought to know more about the "<tt>.org</tt>" domain than anyone else are the people at the [http://PIR.org Public Interest Registry]. According to the [http://PIR.org/resources/faq/ Public Interest Registry FAQ], | On the other hand, the people who ought to know more about the "<tt>.org</tt>" domain than anyone else are the people at the [http://PIR.org Public Interest Registry]. According to the [http://PIR.org/resources/faq/ Public Interest Registry FAQ], | ||
''"Can I register a .org domain name if I am not a 501(c)? | ''"Can I register a .org domain name if I am not a 501(c)? | ||
Yes, ... .org sites are run by clubs, | Yes, ... .org sites are run by clubs, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated}} and unincorporated not-for-profit organizations, industry associations, families, individuals, schools, foundations, and more."'' | ||
===Organization=== | ===Organization=== | ||
I don't understand what it means for an "individual", by himself, to be an " | I don't understand what it means for an "individual", by himself, to be an "{{Cambridge-Dictionary|organization}}". But if I'm reading that FAQ correctly, a website run by a single individual -- such as the person who started the [[WikiIndex]] -- qualifies for the "<tt>.org</tt>" domain. Since then, I hear he has handed over back-end maintenance to 2 other people, and has attracted a few people like you and me to post stuff. Surely that group of people are even more of an "organization" than a single person? | ||
I'm guessing that your definition of "organization" involves more than one person and also using certain effective techniques for getting things done. (My definition of "organization" is apparently much looser, along the lines of "a group of individuals of voluntarily work towards some common goal in some place", and apparently I'm starting to think of the WikiIndex website as "a place" "in cyberspace"). Honestly, I'm much more interested in learning about those effective techniques for getting things done, than I am in what particular domain name we use to access this web site. Could you give me some links to websites or names of books that discuss techniques used by "real" organisations? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] ([[User talk:DavidCary|talk]]) 15:39, 1 May 2015 (PDT) | I'm guessing that your definition of "organization" involves more than one person and also using certain effective techniques for getting things done. (My definition of "organization" is apparently much looser, along the lines of "a group of individuals of voluntarily work towards some common goal in some place", and apparently I'm starting to think of the WikiIndex website as "a place" "in cyberspace"). Honestly, I'm much more interested in learning about those effective techniques for getting things done, than I am in what particular domain name we use to access this web site. Could you give me some links to websites or names of books that discuss techniques used by "real" organisations? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] ([[User talk:DavidCary|talk]]) 15:39, 1 May 2015 (PDT) | ||
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::The existing logo says IndexWiki in the bottom of it. I was wondering why it has both WikiIndex and IndexWiki? [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 00:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC) | ::The existing logo says IndexWiki in the bottom of it. I was wondering why it has both WikiIndex and IndexWiki? [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 00:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC) | ||
:::Dont ever get started with why is this logo as it is. There is not the slightest reason or logic in it. If You follow the [[WikiIndex: | :::Dont ever get started with why is this logo as it is. There is not the slightest reason or logic in it. If You follow the [[WikiIndex:New logo decision]] You will not find ANY reason, only uninformed opinions. [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 00:19, 14 March 2015 (UTC) | ||
==About the illusion of importance of WikiIndex== | ==About the illusion of importance of WikiIndex== | ||