Category talk:Graphic Novel Groups - Revision history

imported>Hardvice at 07:05, 1 March 2008

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imported>Hardvice at 07:05, 1 March 2008

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	********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	*********** Aren't most of them assigned by the Character Box?--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:59, 1 March 2008 (EST)		*********** Aren't most of them assigned by the Character Box?--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:59, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			************ OK, I took out the autocat and it took care of more than half of them. Incidentally, it's as easy for the bot as removing all forced instances of [[:Category:Characters]] because Humans, Evolved Humans, and Animals are exhaustive. All character articles are one of the three.--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 02:05, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)		**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)		***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)

imported>Hardvice at 06:59, 1 March 2008

2008-03-01T06:59:48Z

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	********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			*********** Aren't most of them assigned by the Character Box?--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:59, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)		**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)		***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)

imported>Hardvice: /* Graphic Novel Groups */

2008-03-01T06:58:55Z

Graphic Novel Groups

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	********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)		**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)

imported>Level: /* Graphic Novel Groups */ they should not be exclusive

2008-03-01T06:50:45Z

Graphic Novel Groups: they should not be exclusive

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	********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)

imported>Lulu: /* Graphic Novel Groups */

2008-03-01T06:46:19Z

Graphic Novel Groups

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	******** That definitely seems like a job for a bot. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:57, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******** That definitely seems like a job for a bot. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:57, 29 February 2008 (EST)
	********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)

imported>MiamiVolts: /* Graphic Novel Groups */

2008-03-01T06:36:58Z

Graphic Novel Groups

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	******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]] from articles containing subcategories of that category, you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]] from articles containing subcategories of that category, you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)
	******** That definitely seems like a job for a bot. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:57, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******** That definitely seems like a job for a bot. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:57, 29 February 2008 (EST)
			********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)

imported>Lulu at 02:57, 1 March 2008

2008-03-01T02:57:40Z

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	******* No, I don't think they should be, but I haven't checked them out.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 20:09, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******* No, I don't think they should be, but I haven't checked them out.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 20:09, 29 February 2008 (EST)
	******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]] from articles containing subcategories of that category, you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]] from articles containing subcategories of that category, you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)
			******** That definitely seems like a job for a bot. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:57, 29 February 2008 (EST)

imported>MiamiVolts: /* Graphic Novel Groups */

2008-03-01T02:52:28Z

Graphic Novel Groups

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	****** Thanks, looks good. Are the abilities supposed to be in two categories still? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 20:08, 29 February 2008 (EST)		****** Thanks, looks good. Are the abilities supposed to be in two categories still? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 20:08, 29 February 2008 (EST)
	******* No, I don't think they should be, but I haven't checked them out.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 20:09, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******* No, I don't think they should be, but I haven't checked them out.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 20:09, 29 February 2008 (EST)
	******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]], you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]] from articles containing subcategories of that category, you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)

imported>MiamiVolts: Characters

2008-03-01T02:51:45Z

Characters

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	****** Thanks, looks good. Are the abilities supposed to be in two categories still? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 20:08, 29 February 2008 (EST)		****** Thanks, looks good. Are the abilities supposed to be in two categories still? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 20:08, 29 February 2008 (EST)
	******* No, I don't think they should be, but I haven't checked them out.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 20:09, 29 February 2008 (EST)		******* No, I don't think they should be, but I haven't checked them out.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 20:09, 29 February 2008 (EST)
			******* Ok, Ryan and I cleared up the ability categories. If someone wants to help with removing [[:Category:Characters]], you can see a complete listing of what needs to be removed [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=160536 here].--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 21:51, 29 February 2008 (EST)

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	********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	*********** Aren't most of them assigned by the Character Box?--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:59, 1 March 2008 (EST)		*********** Aren't most of them assigned by the Character Box?--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:59, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			************ OK, I took out the autocat and it took care of more than half of them. Incidentally, it's as easy for the bot as removing all forced instances of [[:Category:Characters]] because Humans, Evolved Humans, and Animals are exhaustive. All character articles are one of the three.--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 02:05, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)		**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)		***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)

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	********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********* Good idea, just asked Admin on his talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts\|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts\|talk]]) 01:36, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)		********** Good, hopefully that saves us all some trouble. {{User:Lulu/sig}} 01:46, 1 March 2008 (EST)
			*********** Aren't most of them assigned by the Character Box?--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:59, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)		**** Categories are ways to group articles together not to separate them. I Think that articles should be in all categories that apply to them, if they are a character they should be in [[:Category:Characters]], if they have appeared in an episode they should be in [[:Category:Characters\|Category:Episode Characters]], if they were in a graphic novel they should be in [[:Category:Graphic Novel Characters]]. They should not be exclusive, if the parent category still applies to them they should still be in it, though they shouldn't be in categories that are used to organize categories. -[[User:Level\|Lөv]][[User talk:Level\|ө]][[Special:Contributions/Level\|l]] 01:50, 1 March 2008 (EST)
	***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)		***** Our policy has always been to assign articles to as many categories as apply, but not to both the parent category and the child category. [[Help:Editing]] codifies this: "Be specific. If an article is assigned to a subcategory, do not assign it to the parent category as well." The goal is to avoid Wikipedia's frankly absurd situation where an article like "Arizona" appears in a category list like "Planet Earth * North America * United States". If something is a weapon, then it's not an Item, and if it's an Item, it's not a Thing. Within a given category path, the most specific category should be used. If more than one subcategory applies, they should all be used (Claire Bennet is in Cheerleaders, Evolved Humans, and Minors, all subcategories of Characters).--[[User:Hardvice\|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice\|(talk)]]</small> 01:58, 1 March 2008 (EST)