Editing Help:Categorization (section) From DoomWiki.org Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history. Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Creating a category == It is never ''required'' to create a category before using it, because you can move up the hierarchy to a parent broad enough to contain the article. Therefore, unless you know exactly what you are doing, do not create a category only for the page(s) you have just submitted. Conversely, although [[Talk:Cory Scott (NiTROACTiVE)/VfD 20130806|notability]] has proven difficult to define on this wiki, avoid categories which imply vast content additions e.g. "Zandronum players". Categories are more difficult to rename or delete than articles, so ensure that [[Doom Wiki:Style|typography and grammar]] are correct when first saved. Use plural or collective nouns to signify a set of things, e.g. "Category:Books" rather than "Category:Book". Description text should be brief, without restating substantial article content. Citations are unnecessary unless an entity's name is in itself a known controversial subject. Many categories have a corresponding umbrella article (e.g. [[:Category:Doom 3|Doom 3]]), but this is discouraged for brand new categories if it simply regurgitates article titles without [[Comparison of source ports|additional data or narrative]]. Categories for people should encompass only public, gaming-related activity, not personal or demographic characteristics. === Creating subcategories === Most often, we split categories as they grow too large to review and digest easily, rather than by representation of subtopics. Do not be overly systematic about collectively exhaustive divisions: if most of the new categories contain few or no pages, the overhead on navigation outweighs the aesthetic benefit of consistency. Gameplay entities, such as enemies and weapons, are an exception and may be stratified as soon as source material is available. Summary: All contributions to DoomWiki.org are considered to be released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 International (see Doom Wiki:Copyrights for details). By contributing, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. Your changes will be visible immediately. Please enter a summary of your changes above. Do not submit copyrighted images or text without permission! This includes text taken from in-game codices or logbooks, or from official instruction manuals, strategy guides, and other such books. This project is not affiliated with id Software, Raven Software, ZeniMax Media, Bethesda SoftWorks, or any other commercial software developer or publisher. Use of trademarked logos and other protected intellectual property is solely for the purpose of analysis and critical commentary on the identified products and associated fan community activity, and does not imply any endorsement by any of these organizations or their employees, past or present. Upload images to the wiki. Don't forget to categorize pages! For testing, please use a sandbox. View this template Cancel | Editing help (opens in new window)