''Pointers To Not Here '' -- ThinkingOutLoud DonaldNoyes 20071030 This is a class of pointers which exist to indicate the lack of a pointed to State, Object, Reference, or Method. It is initially a Pointer to Nowhere and has no champion, being only a notation. It becomes actionable only when it is provided a destination or fulfillment by one who accepts, or is assigned the responsibility of action. It is useful because it announces that something is missing. ''I think I know what this is supposed to mean but it really is formulated too abstract/fluffy.'' This is what ThinkingOutLoud is. (Abstract, Structural, Not fully developed, suggestive) I mean for the idea to be abstract. In this way it covers more objects, much in the way classes do. ''[Indeed. The above certainly raises the bar on WoodenLanguage. Wouldn't the description be much clearer if it were replaced with a statement like, "These tags indicate pages in need of further work or attention," and perhaps change the page title to something meaningful like PageNeedsWork or CategoryNeedsAttention?]'' See Below (Plain Language Instances) ---- '''''Here are examples, objects and instances which the abstraction is meant to cover.''''' '''Wiki:''' * AreYouThere * DeletedUnlessDefended * EditHint * Citation or Reference Missing * ThreadMess * RefactorMe * A new wiki page '''SoftwareDevelopment''' * ToDo * ... '''WikiPedia''' * CitationNeeded * This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. * This linguistics article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it * Category:Articles lacking sources * Category:Articles with unsourced quotes or Category:Articles with unsourced statements * Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_factual_verification * Unreferenced Biographies of Living People * Article with improperly formatted references '''Plain Language Instances:''' * This is a notation made in a page, a portion of text, or source code, in which a person playing the role of manager, director or controller inserts a notation which points out that something is missing, either within the text space, or pointing from the text space which needs to be supplied by a volunteer or assignee. * These tags indicate pages in need of further work or attention * PageNeedsWork * CategoryNeedsAttention * This page may be deleted (sometime, sometime soon, eventually) ---- Related: * DontLimitYourSources * WoolenLanguage ---- CategoryCategory (kind of)