Talk:Territorial evolution of the Confederate States

Inclusion in Category:Territorial evolution by country
There are a couple of issues with this article being in Category:Territorial evolution by country. Firstly as that is a container category, it should contain only other categories, not articles. However, I have started a discussion at Category talk:Territorial evolution by country as to whether it really should be a container as there are other articles there which could not be placed in any of its current sub-categories. Secondly, I am not sure the Confederate States easily fit the definition of being a country, as they were never recognised as such. One possible solution might be to include in Category:Territorial evolution of the United States instead, but I can see issues with that as of course the CSA argued that that it had succeeded from the United States. I am not sure there is an easy answer to this, but I thought I should raise it. Dunarc (talk) 22:53, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I see no problem with it being in whatever category is used for territorial evolution of countries. The CSA was a country, for a short time, recognized by no one. I would argue against including in the US category, I built this explicitly using its own maps, not the US maps. It is purely the CS's definition of itself, just like the US article is its definition of itself. As for whether or not that category should be used for anything other than a container, I have no opinion. But this article should be included with all the other countries. --Golbez (talk) 02:05, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Golbez, I appreciate your points. Dunarc (talk) 19:19, 4 June 2021 (UTC)