canon

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A /canon page is (AKA a 'personal canon') a page on your website that lists the things that have influenced you the most, like a list of books, articles, websites, media, and ideas.

Why Create A Canon Page?

  • Provides a glimpse into your interests
  • Creates a place for others to make discoveries
  • Serves as a archive of meaningful influences

Why not to

  • "canon" doesn't mean "interests" β€” we have a page for that: interests
  • "canon" doesn't mean "influences" either. See #misnamed for details.

How To Create A Canon Page

Gather Your Influences

Start by reviewing existing lists you may have:

  • Books you've read
  • Favorite article, music, films, and other media
  • Websites you regularly visit
  • Ideas and concepts that changed your thinking

Create Your List

List everything that comes to mind as a potential influence. Narrow your selection to the most significant ones.

Optionally, group them into categories. Like:

  • By type: books, articles, websites, media, ideas
  • By topic: your areas of interest or expertise
  • By theme: concepts that connect ones
  • Chronologically: when these entered your life

Canonize on GitHub - Here's a HTML/CSS template for creating your own canon page.


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Criticism

misnamed

Tantek Γ‡elik : "interests" or "influenced by" is not what "canon" means. See any of the meanings in the dictionary or Wikipedia:Canon disambiguation page.

This looks like it may have been mistakenly created as an attempt at a "trend".

If you want to create a page of your "interests" (per first point in "Why"), there's already a page for that:

If you want create a page of your influences (per third point in "Why"), then just called it that:

  • /influences

Using a word to meaning something than what it means is a form of deliberate obfuscation and unless that's your goal, it's a bad idea.

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