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[edit] Introduction

Categories exist to organize articles, just like in the original Wikipedia. Every article should belong in at least one category; otherwise people may not be able to find the article.

The wiki was started in May 2006. It has since grown to include over 463,000 articles. It took a while for the existing category structure to develop. There are a number of articles that are not properly categorized as a result. If you see an article that needs to be moved down a level or needs a category change, please do.

Articles frequently are in multiple categories. This is acceptable on the wiki.

[edit] Rules

Since categories serve to classify articles, the category should relate to the subject of the article and be able to point people in the direction of the article. Look around for articles similar to the one that you are creating and see how they are categorized. Below are some suggested rules.

  1. Look around for existing articles similar to the article you are creating. Categorize in a like manner.
  2. Fandom articles should always be in a segment fandom category and category of their own name. See examples.
  3. Refer to this flowchart for help in how to create subcategories under a main fandom category. Use this guide also when a fandom has multiple canon versions (ie, comics, movie, television; U.S. vs. U.K. editions; etc.)
  4. See Help:Shipping for information on properly categorizing ships and pairings within a fandom.
  5. Articles about fans should always be put in the people category and in categories with their fandom name followed by the word fan. Fans can also be put in shipping/pairing categories if they ship a certain pairing. People can also be put into categories for sites they belong to or based on roles they have in fandom.
  6. Convention articles should be put in a category for the city the convention is held in and into convention categories based on the type of convention it is.
  7. Countries should always be in the countries category and a category of their own name. See examples.
  8. LiveJournal communities, InsaneJournal asylums, JournalFen communities, MySpace groups and mailing lists should be in a category with the fandom name and then type of community. If the group, list or community represents more than one fandom, it should be put into every fandom they belong to.

[edit] Category corrections

If a category is empty except for a category it belongs to, do not blank the page. Please request that the category be deleted. Blanking categories or removing categories whole scale from pages with out explaining why before you do that may result in your being banned from the wiki for vandalism. If you want to engage in a recategorization effort, please discuss it on the appropriate to do list so others can help you in this task.

If you have questions about the categorization structure of a fandom - such as whether certain subcategories are necessary - again, discuss it on the talk page for the main fandom category before changing things. FanHistory prefers to provide room for growth within categories over having to create new sub-categories later if a main directory becomes to large or unwieldy.

[edit] Examples

Below are some examples of articles and the categories they are in:


When in doubt, look at how the category structure for that fandom is already set up and try to think where it would logical belong.

[edit] Subcategories

To keep the main categories list free from clutter, articles that belong in a subcategory should not also be placed in the main category. Subcategory organization can be started once there is a single article that could be put in it. This is make sure a category is ready for growth of new articles, to help avoid confusion regarding content found in a category and to help people realize articles in the subcategory do not carry the same weight as the main articles. It is also encouraged to provide a consistent category structure across the wiki.

If some one wants to create a different category structure for a fandom, they should comment on talk pages, and propose that organization. If there are no other active contributors, please contact an administrator and ask them to read the conversation you started. An administrator will be necessary as they will be required to help you delete any categories that you remove and they also have to patrol your edits. If you don't explain things to them before beginning a category re-organization method, they may roll back all your edits.

Once you've announced this and other contributors agree and administrators are aware of your activities, create a help page like Help:Forever Knight which can be used as a guide for others as to how to categorize articles in that category.

[edit] See also

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