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*Add relevant [[Special:Categories|categories]] (and / or [[Template:Tag|tags]]) to articles; <s>try to be consistent and use [[CamelCase]] where there are multiple words such as 'ProgrammingLanguages'.</s> | *Add relevant [[Special:Categories|categories]] (and / or [[Template:Tag|tags]]) to articles; <s>try to be consistent and use [[CamelCase]] where there are multiple words such as 'ProgrammingLanguages'.</s> | ||
*As new categories are added (without any text within said new [[category]]), category pages will naturally appear in the [[Special:WantedPages]] section; create these '[[red link]]' category pages as needed. Also, if these category pages are subordinate to larger categories, categorize them appropriately. i.e. the [[:Category:Lisp|category 'Lisp']] should be a sub-category of [[:Category:Programming|'Programming']], and hence when you (originally) create(d) the category 'Lisp', categorize that category pages in 'Programming'. | *As new categories are added (without any text within said new [[category]]), category pages will naturally appear in the [[Special:WantedPages]] section; create these '[[red link]]' category pages as needed. Also, if these category pages are subordinate to larger categories, categorize them appropriately. i.e. the [[:Category:Lisp|category 'Lisp']] should be a sub-category of [[:Category:Programming|'Programming']], and hence when you (originally) create(d) the category 'Lisp', categorize that category pages in 'Programming'. | ||
*Top-level categories should be categorized to [[:Category:Wiki | *Top-level categories should be categorized to [[:Category:Wiki people|'Wiki Topic']], which is the highest level. From time to time, the [[WikiIndex]] article page (as indeed many other existing article pages) will require manual updating of the top- and high-level categories. | ||
*A list of every category used at WikiIndex — whether or not its actual category page has been 'created' (ie, a [[red link]] category), much less whether that category has been properly categorized — is at [[Special:Categories]]. | *A list of every category used at WikiIndex — whether or not its actual category page has been 'created' (ie, a [[red link]] category), much less whether that category has been properly categorized — is at [[Special:Categories]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[WikiIndex: Categorizing | *[[WikiIndex: Categorizing articles]] | ||
*[[WikiIndex: Frequently asked questions]] | *[[WikiIndex: Frequently asked questions]] | ||
{{Category discussions}} | {{Category discussions}} | ||
[[Category:FAQ]] | [[Category:FAQ]] | ||