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Please keep in mind that everything on this page is a ''suggestion''.  These aren't hard and fast policies, but they're proposals that are actively recieving edits... so they matter as far as describing and organizing the wiki but they don't have "real authority" other than the fact that at least one person is editing according to this scheme and no objections have been added to the proposal.
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==Initial thoughts==
Please keep in mind that everything on this page is a ''suggestion''.  These aren't hard and fast [[:Category:WikiIndex|policies]], but they're proposals that are actively receiving edits... so they matter as far as describing and organizing the wiki, but they don't have 'real authority' other than the fact that at least one person is editing according to this scheme and no objections have been added to the proposal.


==Avoiding Vanity Categories==
==Avoiding vanity categories==
Individual articles should probably be "at the right generality if they're actually general" and and as local as they can get if they're not... so long as it doens't lead to "vanity categories" where they're the only thing in the category. Example: if you have a wiki about a specific neighborhood of New York City then it doesn't deserve it's own "New York City Neighborhood Category" until the New York City category already has like maybe three places that obviously could be categorized with the more specific neighborhood cat.
Individual articles should probably be 'at the right generality if they're actually general', and and as local as they can get if they're not... so long as it doesn't lead to '[[Vanity page|vanity categories]]' where they're the only thing in the [[Special:Categories|category]] (a single entry category). Example: if you have a wiki about a specific neighborhood of New York City, then it doesn't deserve it's own "New York City Neighborhood Category" until the New York City category already has like maybe three places that obviously could be categorized with the more specific neighborhood cat.


==The Tree Structure To Aim For==
==The 'tree' structure to aim for==
Wikipedia's stub categories for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types#Place-related.2C_by_region_-_general Geography > Place-Related] are the model here becauase they've probably already face our situation and fixed it "about right".  Here's the basic tree stucture we should be slowly editing towards:
[[English Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] stub categories for [[wp:Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types#Place-related.2C by region - general|Geography > place-related]] are the model here because they've probably already face our situation and fixed it 'about right'.  Here is the basic tree structure we should be slowly editing towards:


* [[:Category:Africa]]
*[[:Category:Africa]]
** African Countries as Necesary (From Algeria to Zimbabwe alphabetically)
**African countries as necessary — from Algeria to Zimbabwe alphabetically
* [[:Category:Asia]]
*[[:Category:Asia]]
** [[:Category:Central Asia]]
**[[:Category:Central Asia]]
*** As Necessary (From Afghanistan to Uzbekistan alphabetically)
***as necessary — from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan alphabetically
** [[:Category:East Asia]]
**[[:Category:East Asia]]
*** [[:Category:Japan]]
***[[:Category:Japan]]
*** [[:Category:China]]
***[[:Category:China]]
*** [[:Category:Korea]]
***[[:Category:Korea]]
** [[:Category:Middle East]]
**[[:Category:Middle East]]
*** As Necessary (From Bahrain to United Arab Emirates alphabetically)
***as necessary — from Bahrain to United Arab Emirates alphabetically
** [[:Category:South Asia]]
**[[:Category:South Asia]]
*** As Necessary (From Bangladesh to Sri Lanka alphabetically)
***as necessary — from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka alphabetically
** [[:Category:South East Asia]]
**[[:Category:South East Asia]]
*** As Necessary (From Brunei to Thailand alphabetically)
***as necessary — from Brunei to Thailand alphabetically
* [[:Category:Australia and Oceania]]
*[[:Category:Australasia and Oceania]]
** [[:Category:Australia]]
**[[:Category:Australia]]
*** Australian Provices...
***Australian states...
** [[:Category:New Zealand]]
**[[:Category:New Zealand]]
** Others as necessary...
**others as necessary...
* [[:Category:Europe]]
*[[:Category:Europe]]
** As Necessary (From Albania to United Kingdom alphabetically)
**as necessary — from Albania to United Kingdom alphabetically
* [[:Category:North and Central America]]
*[[:Category:North and Central America]]
** [[:Category:Canada]]
**[[:Category:Canada]]
*** As Necessary (From Alberta to Yukon Territory alphabetically)
***as necessary — from Alberta to Yukon Territory alphabetically
** [[:Category:Caribbean]]
**[[:Category:Caribbean]]
*** As Necessary (From Barbados to Haiti alphabetically)
***as necessary — from Barbados to Haiti alphabetically
** [[:Category:Central America]]
**[[:Category:Greenland]]
*** As Necessary (From Belize to Panama alphabetically)
**[[:Category:United States]]
** [[:Category:Greenland]]
***as necessary — from Alaska to Wisconsin alphabetically
** [[:Category:Mexico]]
**[[:Category:Central America]]
** [[:Category:United States]]
***as necessary — from Belize to Panama alphabetically
*** As Necessary (From Alaska to Wisconsin alphabetically)
**[[:Category:Mexico]]
* [[:Category:South America]]
*[[:Category:South America]]
** As Necessary (From Argentina to Venezuela alphabetically)
**as necessary — from Argentina to Venezuela alphabetically


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Initial thoughts

Please keep in mind that everything on this page is a suggestion. These aren't hard and fast policies, but they're proposals that are actively receiving edits... so they matter as far as describing and organizing the wiki, but they don't have 'real authority' other than the fact that at least one person is editing according to this scheme and no objections have been added to the proposal.

Avoiding vanity categories

Individual articles should probably be 'at the right generality if they're actually general', and and as local as they can get if they're not... so long as it doesn't lead to 'vanity categories' where they're the only thing in the category (a single entry category). Example: if you have a wiki about a specific neighborhood of New York City, then it doesn't deserve it's own "New York City Neighborhood Category" until the New York City category already has like maybe three places that obviously could be categorized with the more specific neighborhood cat.

The 'tree' structure to aim for

Wikipedia's stub categories for Geography > place-related are the model here because they've probably already face our situation and fixed it 'about right'. Here is the basic tree structure we should be slowly editing towards:

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