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==Categories== | ==Categories== | ||
Please become familiar with the Category Tree which follows a general philosophy that "Libertarian" is presumed in many cases. Other areas are broken down by the national party, state parties, and local parties. For simplicity, anything smaller than a state affiliate is a local party, including regional affiliates. The structure often follows this format: | Please become familiar with the [[[Category:Main|Category Tree]] which follows a general philosophy that "Libertarian" is presumed in many cases. Other areas are broken down by the national party, state parties, and local parties. For simplicity, anything smaller than a state affiliate is a local party, including regional affiliates. The structure often follows this format: | ||
'''TOP-LEVEL CATEGORY: PEOPLE''' | '''TOP-LEVEL CATEGORY: PEOPLE''' | ||
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****King's Landing Local Party Snarks | ****King's Landing Local Party Snarks | ||
****King's Landing Local Party Grumkins | ****King's Landing Local Party Grumkins | ||
===Avoid Category Recursiveness and Double-Dipping=== | |||
The categories used should be the bottom-most entries of any particular tree that fits the article (the final child category, not its parent category). For instance, if you were writing an article on a grumkin in the Colorado state party active in 2012, these are the categories that would be used: | |||
<nowiki> | |||
*[[Category:State Party Grumkins]] | |||
*[[Category:Colorado State Party Grumkins]] | |||
*[[Category:State Party Mystical Creatures from the 2010s]] | |||
</nowiki> | |||
Do not make the common and understandable mistake of using all of the parent categories of the above as follows: | |||
<nowiki> | |||
'''[[Category:*Libertarian Party Mystical Creatures]]''' | |||
'''[[Category:*Colorado State Party Mystical Creatures]]''' | |||
[[Category:*State Party Grumkins]] | |||
[[Category:*Colorado State Party Grumkins]] | |||
[[Category:*State Party Mystical Creatures from the 2010s]] | |||
</nowiki> | |||
In this example the bolded categories are already included within the child categories that give greater specificity. In general, many articles will be grouped by state, type (or position), and decade. Some categories may have further granularity within. | |||
'''Please note that a major overhaul of the LPedia categories has been underway for several years, and you may find articles which are not in conformity. If you do, please correct if you can determine the correct categories, or alternatively, put a note in the discussion page and an administrator will follow-up. The only areas that has not yet been touched is the top-level category of Images. We are fully aware that area is a hot mess.''' | |||
==Grammar and Style== | ==Grammar and Style== | ||