User blog comment:WikiBuilder1147/Classification of species/@comment-1743498-20130212212521/@comment-4844180-20130212215646

Assuming that this comment was partly towards me for mentioning taxonomy I will reply.

When I said (wrote) the taxonomy, I wasn't exactly meaning how real taxonomy is done. If it was real taxonomy it would definitely be out of the question.

No, what I mean instead is a series of groups in classes (like how the the real taxonomy is organised) that get more specific with each section you go further.

Except these classes (I don't know the real terms) would list a series of traits that get more specific until you get down to the species. I know that I am not very good with describing this so here is an example.



First category - Animal (Note: There would be other sections to go into such as plants or single-cellular life which are also in this first section.)

Second category - Vertabrae

Third category - Mammal (Note: Each category you go into would have it's own specialised categories inside of it.)

Fourth category - Bipedal (Note: Scientific names for categories would be used.)

Fifth category - Human (Note: It would obviously be more detailed than this, put it's a simple example.)



So, instead of being based upon evolution, it would be based upon features of the species itself.

Also, this way of categorising species can let us see what we don't have, and then make it! This allows us to make more original creatures if people try to stay away from the ones already used.

Also, this would make a /lot/ more pages and categories to be used on any creature page. This would also increase our page count though :P

PS: I know that taxonomy was probably the wrong word to use, but I didn't know the real term that was to be used, and taxonomy is the only thing I know the name of which classifies life and gets more specific with each section you go into.