---
id: tags
tags:
  - topic/meta
  - type/encyclopedia
title: Tags
---
# Tags

These tags are presented in an associative order.

## #destiny

`#destiny` describes the permanency of an item.
It does not necessarily reflect its current [[tags#status]].

### #destiny/fleeting

The content of an item tagged `#destiny/fleeting`
will ultimately be absorbed into another note
and the file deleted.

These notes may deviate from standard formatting.

### #destiny/permanent

Notes tagged `#destiny/permanent` are intended for long-term use.

They are expected to reflect standard formatting
and should be heavily tagged and linked.

## #status

`#status` reflects the remaining work necessary
to bring an item to the standard of its [[tags#destiny]].

### #status/incomplete

Beyond intent, the note offers little to go on.

### #status/draft

The main content of the note is present, but:
 * text may need to be reflowed
 * links may need to be added
 * citations may be necessary

### #status/complete

The text flows well,
the note is sufficiently tagged and linked,
and citations are included as appropriate

## #topic

Notes can and usually will have multiple topic tags.

### #topic/meta

Relating to the structure or intent of this notebook.

### #topic/software

Relating to specific software written by others,
or hypothetical software functionality I've conceived.

The latter I generally relegate to [[tags#destiny/fleeting]],
to be absorbed into the specifications of the relevant project
when the idea is sufficiently developed.

### #topic/automation

On the subject of lightweight scripts
that could reduce redundancy in processes,
without requiring fundamental change.

### #topic/construction

Relating to the construction industry
including trade methods
as well as business concerns.

#### #topic/construction/electrical

Relating to electrical installation,
including:
* code
* material

### #topic/estimating

Relating to the field of cost estimation,
as understood in [[construction-estimating]]
as well as other industries.

This topic also includes concepts that may be useful to estimation,
but that aren't widely understood to be.

### #topic/math

### #topic/risk

Relating to mathematical and abstract concepts of [[risk]].

### #topic/ergonomics/organizational

On the subject of [[optimal-patterns]] for processes
of varying importance.

### #topic/ambiguity

### #topic/transparency

### #topic/hobbies

### #topic/other

Notes relating to subjects not relevant to this notebook's [[supertopics]],
but that I include for the convenience of editing them in Obsidian.
Some standouts include:

* [[birds|Birdwatching]]
* [[default-list|Warhammer 40,000]]

## #occupational

Items tagged `#occupational` include information and instructions
relevant to my current occupation
that may not reflect [[construction-estimating]] practice
in the wider industry.

> [!info]
> This tag is largely separate from the wider vault.
> I would probably move them to their own repository
> were it not for the complexity of preserving the version history of both.

### #occupational/takeoff

> [!important]
> Notes tagged `#occupational/takeoff/*` include information as understood by PDI,
> which is not necessarily consistent with (and often sharply deviates from)
> wider industry understanding.

## #type

### #type/task

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### #type/guide

Items of `#type/guide` give instructions
to complete a specific process.

### #type/encyclopedia

Items of `#type/encyclopedia` are thorough,
use exact language, and include citations.

They describe concepts as they are,
not as they should be.

### #type/encyclopedia-entry

Items of `#type/encyclopedia-entry`
are children of a `#type/encyclopedia`.
The parent may or may not yet exist.

### #type/philosophy

Items of `#type/philosophy` are highly opinionated.
They describe concepts as I believe them to be.

They are always? of [[tags#authorship/original]].

### #type/anecdote

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### #type/minutes

> [!info]
> I'm unsatisfied with the name of this tag.
> It is subject to change.

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### #type/media

Items of `#type/media` are entire works,
usually reference material like code books,
but could also be my own standalone pieces.

### #type/media-commentary

Items of `#type/media-commentary`
are note length critiques of specific media.

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## #authorship

`#authorship` reflects my claim to the content of an item
_in its current state_.

### #authorship/original

Items of `#authorship/original` are primarily my own work.
Content from other sources is properly cited.

### #authorship/other

> [!info]
> I'm unsatisfied with the name of this tag.
> It is subject to change.

Items of `#authorship/other` are not my own work.
They may be of one source or a collection of several
without significant commentary.

### #authorship/other-for-now

Items of `#authorship/other-for-now`
will eventually be [[#authorship/original]],
but that do not yet include original work.

They are always of [[tags#status/not-started]].