Pro Wrestling:Categories

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A category is a software feature of MediaWiki that provides automatic indexes, that are useful as table of contents. Together with links and templates they can structure a project and aid navigation.

Ideally, every other category should be a subcategory of at least one other, and every article should be in at least one category; many will fit well into two (e.g. location and subject-matter). A full list of existing categories can be found at Special:Categories.

Contents 1 Usage 2 Avoid overcategorization 3 Categories that shouldn't be made 4 Useful special pages 5 Basic structure of our Category Tree

[edit] Usage

Any page can be put in a category by editing the page and adding a link to the category. Just type [[Category:]], and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets, like [[Category:Foo]].

To add a new category, just add [[Category:Categoryname]] to the article or existing category page (after checking whether any existing category is suitable).

[edit] Avoid overcategorization

Overcategorizing happens when an article gets cluttered with too many categories. Even though we are a speciality Wiki, that doesn't mean we need many categories for each subject. Categories are to be used for only useful things, not everything. Remember: categories are a navigational tool, not something to be piled onto the subject.

A big example: alumni categories should be limited to important promotions only (WWE, TNA, Ring of Honor, ECW, WCW, All-Japan, New-Japan, AAA, AWA, XPW, World Class, Stampede, UWF to name a few). When in doubt, do an internet search to see if the promotion is notable or not. For many smaller (indy) promotions, a list article is much better than a category.

Other examples include: current roster and tag teams by promotion categories.

[edit] Categories that shouldn't be made

• Non-wrestlers (of any kind): if a person doesn't wrestle, they should be categorized with their main job title/job titles (announcer, manager, referee, etc).

• Alumni, roster and tag team categories for minor promotions: all of these are better suited as a list only.

[edit] Useful special pages

• Uncategorized pages
• Uncategorized categories
• Uncategorized images
• Wanted categories
• Unused categories
• Articles with the most categories
• Most linked to categories
• CategoryTree

[edit] Basic structure of our Category Tree

Category	Meaning/Usage
Browse	This is our top-level category. Looking at it another way, it is our root category!
Content The best structure for this area is still being developed, please join the discussion on the talk page.	The actual content (aka "articles") of this wiki.
Forum	Forum pages, for discussion purposes.
Help	All help pages (like this one here).
Pro Wrestling Wikia Copyright Pro Wrestling Wikia policies	All organizational (more or less "internal") stuff regarding this wiki.
Templates Infobox templates Copyright tags	All templates.
Uploaded files	All files (images, videos, PDF, …)