https://wiki.tachyony.co.uk/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Wikipedia%3ACategorization_dos_and_don%27ts Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts - Revision history 2026-05-16T06:11:08Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.5 https://wiki.tachyony.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Categorization_dos_and_don%27ts&diff=2667&oldid=prev Tachyony: Imported page 2021-12-06T16:26:17Z <p>Imported page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{information page|pages=[[Wikipedia:Categorization]]|shortcut1=WP:CATDD}}<br /> &lt;onlyinclude&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center; font-size:16pt; padding:10px 0 20px 0;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categories]] are a vital tool for navigating Wikipedia.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;<br /> |+ &#039;&#039;&#039;When categorizing pages:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> | <br /> {| border=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;4&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot; | &lt;font size=&quot;+2&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;DO:&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Use the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization#Categorizing_pages|most specific]]&#039;&#039;&#039; categories possible.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Categorize based on &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Defining|defining characteristics]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Green_check.png]] Add pages to multiple categories in &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization#Category_tree_organization|overlapping trees]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Provide &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization#Sort_keys|sort keys]]&#039;&#039;&#039; or a &#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; key.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Add &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization#Category_cleanup_templates|cleanup templates]]&#039;&#039;&#039; where needed.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> |<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;4&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot; | &lt;font size=&quot;+2&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;DON&#039;T:&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] &#039;&#039;&#039;Don&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039; add pages to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Red_link#Avoiding_creation_of_certain_types_of_red_links|non-existent]]&#039;&#039;&#039; categories.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] &#039;&#039;&#039;Don&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039; categorize based on &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Overcategorization|trivial characteristics]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] &#039;&#039;&#039;Don&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039; add pages to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|non-neutral]]&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|unverifiable]]&#039;&#039;&#039; categories.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] &#039;&#039;&#039;Don&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039; categorize &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction|fictional subjects]]&#039;&#039;&#039; together with real ones.<br /> |-<br /> | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] &#039;&#039;&#039;Don&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039; apply &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization#Wikipedia_administrative_categories|maintenance categories]]&#039;&#039;&#039; directly: use templates.<br /> |}<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; |<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simple rule set]] <br /> *[[Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style|Simple style manual]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Styletips|Style tips]]<br /> {{Wikipedia dos and don&#039;ts}} <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Categorization Dos And Don&#039;ts}}<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia basic information]]<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia help]]<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia dos and don&#039;ts]]<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia categorization|*]]</div> Tachyony