+Wayfinder Zukon Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) In a never ending quest to get organized, I’ve had this file of the Dewey Decimal system that’s been revised, added to, deleted from, re-formatted, copied and recopied from computer to computer for, oh… about fifteen years now, and I thought it might be a good skeletal structure over which to flesh out this categorization chaos thing going on in the Waymarking forum. For your review and critique, my dear fellow Waymarkers. I’ve tried to define the criteria that would place a proposed Waymark under People, Place or Thing, and tried to include the extant sub-categories. (If they’re not there, it’s because I didn’t know what to do with them.) And I glossed over the Fun-and-Goofy subcategories, just trying to build a structure. And I admit that the last major category, Things, is sparse, cuz I’m tired and going to bed now. So I’m posting it! To share this intellectual labour! Have at ‘er! People - Objects that pay homage to or mark remembrance of a person or group of people . Individuals: Statues, Birthplaces, Graves, Products of their labours (ie Mozart Festival, Ansel Adams photographs, buildings designed by Douglas Cardinal) . . Political Leaders – Prime Ministers, Presidents, Royalty . . Warriors (all Military) . . Scientists, Nobel Prize winners, leaders in the sciences . . Explorers, pioneers, pilgrims, adventurers . . Leaders in industry and commerce, Architects . . Leaders of religions, gods and goddesses . . Sports heroes . . Artists, photographers . . Literary heroes, poets . . Musicians, composers, singers, groups . . Actors, actresses . Cemeteries . Monuments/memorials to victims Places – Where the location is intrinsically more important than the thing that’s there. Includes major buildings, regardless of purpose, since many buildings give their location importance. Includes locations of historical events. Includes all geographic features. . Public Service Buildings: . . Government (ie: The Parliament Buildings, the Kremlin, House of Lords, White House…) . . . Town Halls, National Archives . . Law – Court houses, police stations, police related (ie: shooting ranges, training grounds, NYPD or RCMP stables….) . . . Locations of famous shootings/murders/crimes . . Libraries . . Schools and colleges . . Fire halls . . . Location of famous fires . . Hospitals . . . Location of famous plagues, epidemics (with monument/marker) . . Prisons . Military, includes bases and establishments, . . Citadels, shot towers, forts, armories . . Ruins of early installations . . Battlefields . Science related – Science Museums . . .Astronomy – Observatories, planetariums, telescopes, launch sites and space exploration related . . Physics – Particle accelerators, . . Geological/Geographic Science (Since this includes the study of “place”, of “where this is”, this category should include all things that mark location on the planet) . . . Benchmarks (subcategorized by country and province/state) . . . Border crossings/markers . . . Major geological features: Earthcaches (ie The Great Divide, Niagara Escarpment) . . . Geological disasters – volcanoes, epicenters, major (rock) avalanches, floods, . . Paleontology – fossil dig sites, Paleontology museums, sites with pre-historic significance . . Botanical sciences –gardens (botanical, horticultural), greenhouses, long lived or famous trees or plants . Industry and Commerce Related . . Manufacturing – factories… . . Power generation – generation stations, nuclear plants, water mills, windmills . . Natural Resource related – Mines, forest fire watchtowers, sawmills, . . Transportation – Railway stations, airports, bus terminals . . . Navigation – Lighthouses, signs . . . Transportation disaster – plane crashes, shipwrecks, derailments . . Famous/historic Hotels . Religious . . Churches, mosques, synagogue, monasteries, cathedrals, abbeys . Historic buildings and locations (not related to a person) . . Castles . . Settlement/pioneer sites, pre-historic/early habitation sites, pictographs . . Historic markers (subcategorized by country and province/state) . . Historic re-enactment/heritage sites . . UN World Heritage sites . Recreation . . Theatres, Concert Halls, Movie theatres, Drive-In Theatres, Amphitheatres, . . Art Galleries, major permanent sculptures . . Location of famous rock concerts, musical performances . . Sports and games– . . . Olympic sites . . . Major amusement parks, . . . Indoors - Arenas, covered stadiums, bowling alleys, pool halls, video game arcades . . . Outdoors – Ball fields, tennis courts and clubs, outdoor hockey rinks, play grounds, kayak and canoe clubs, marinas, race tracks (car, motorcycle, horse, dog…), ski hills, snowmobile trails, hiking trails, trail rides, stables, fishing, hunting . . . National, Provincial/State parks (subcategorized by country) Things – Must be man made. The item itself has more intrinsic significance than it’s location. . Public Service/Social Science/Political . . Bells, clocks . . Flag assemblages . Military – (display) guns, cannons, tanks, aircraft on pedestals, anchors, . Science . . Metrology – weather vanes, sampling stations . . Chronology - sundials . . Zoology – Animal related . . . Pet cemeteries . . . Animal/insect sculptures and statues . . . Pandas not in thier native habitat . . . Birthplaces/graves of famous race horses, famous dogs, other animals . Industry and commerce . . Machines . . . Penny smashers . . Navigation – compass rose, . . Food and Drink . . . Pubs, breweries, wineries . . . Restaurants . . . . McDonalds . . . . Tim Hortons . Religion . . Shrines . Recreation . . Festivals, fairs . Art . . Murals . . Sculpture Edited January 18, 2006 by Wayfinder Zukon Link to comment
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