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Established Standards (view source)
Revision as of 18:08, 15 September 2008
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==Categories==
==Categories==
*For a complete list of categories, see [[Special:Categories]].
*When you want to create a new page, first go to the correct category page of the item and in put the name of the item in the "Create an article in this category" bar and click sumbit. It automatically uploads that items template and all you have to do is enter the info of the item. Some items fall under two or more categories, just add those at the bottom of the page.
*A category should be viewed as an organization mechanism of last resort. If information can be more usefully organized by the use of a page or a table, then that should be the preferred organization mechanism. Contemplated new Categories should be discussed in [[Proposed Standards]]. As a general rule of thumb, there should be a strong and meaningful relationship between the elements being categorized.
*A category should be viewed as an organization mechanism of last resort. If information can be more usefully organized by the use of a page or a table, then that should be the preferred organization mechanism. Contemplated new Categories should be discussed in [[Proposed Standards]]. As a general rule of thumb, there should be a strong and meaningful relationship between the elements being categorized.
* When making or editing a page for an item that falls into an obvious category, be sure to put that page into the category. For instance, if you were editing [[Probably-meat patty]], and found it uncategorized, you would put the following at the bottom of the page:
* When making or editing a page for an item that falls into an obvious category, be sure to put that page into the category. For instance, if you were editing [[Probably-meat patty]], and found it uncategorized, you would put the following at the bottom of the page:
*When categorizing pages whose names begin with an article (such as "a" or "the"), specify the page name with the article moved to the end in the category tag. For example, the Adventure page "The Zweit-Childer Mining Site" should be categorized using <nowiki>[[Category:Combat Adventures|Zweit-Childer Mining Site, The]]</nowiki> so it appears under 'Z' instead of 'T'.
*When categorizing pages whose names begin with an article (such as "a" or "the"), specify the page name with the article moved to the end in the category tag. For example, the Adventure page "The Zweit-Childer Mining Site" should be categorized using <nowiki>[[Category:Combat Adventures|Zweit-Childer Mining Site, The]]</nowiki> so it appears under 'Z' instead of 'T'.
*All categories that a page is placed in should be '''grouped together''' at the '''bottom of the page'''.
*All categories that a page is placed in should be '''grouped together''' at the '''bottom of the page'''.
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