Category talk:Mayors by city

comments from 2008
There is two other categories called Lists of mayors and Lists of mayors by country which overlap this one, but only partially. I know almost nothing about how Wikipedia categories work (and I'm already quite busy enough on the New York City mayoralty elections page), but this page could be even more comprehensive and complete, and the labour of compilers, researchers and readers alike greatly reduced, if the three could be somehow logically combined.

I suppose, until this overlap is resolved, that those who create, contribute to, or consult any page that contains a list of mayors should check that all three of the existing categories are included in the "External Links" section (if one exists) and edit accordingly if not (including starting, if necessary, an "External Links" section).Shakescene (talk) 21:17, 30 March 2008 (UTC), slightly altered to reflect a third overlapping category Shakescene (talk) 23:04, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Is there any good reason (in most but not all cases) for all the empty subcategories? Could someone who knows how to edit pages like this go through each city's entry and see if the plus (+) actually produces subentries? There are indeed cities for which there is more than one separate list, such as before and after changes in structure, size or régime, but in most cases, I think, there's just been some confusion in using Wiki symbols, methods and nomenclature.Shakescene (talk) 21:56, 30 March 2008 (UTC)


 * See Category talk:Lists of mayors. -- User:Docu