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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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Countries should always be in the countries category and a category of their own name. See examples.
  6. 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.


[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.

[edit] See also

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