Template talk:Disambiguation/cat

Add another value

 * This discussion was moved here due to the talk page of the /doc page now is redirected here, to keep all related talk on the same page and avoid exactly mistakes like the one here. --David Göthberg (talk) 09:04, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Please add the parameter values "plant" and "plants", corresponding to the category Category:Plant common names.--Kotniski (talk) 09:21, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Doc subpage is not protected. Ruslik (talk) 12:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry, that was supposed to go on the template page. But since there's some dispute over this category, I'll leave it for now.--Kotniski (talk) 13:49, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * ✅ Done - I checked the usage of that category. And it is often used on disambig pages. So I think it is useful here, even though it is not strictly a disambig category. So I added the code for it in the template.
 * --David Göthberg (talk) 09:04, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Parameters? Great idea ...
Would it be possible to have callsign added as a parameter option here, for inclusion in Category:Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages? callsigndis is applied to pages that are exclusively call signs/frequencies/channels/branding. However, on pages that are a mix of those and other items — e.g., ICAO or IATA airport codes, railroad reporting marks, abbreviations for groups and associations, etc. — disambig is used in conjunction with a manual addition of the category. A parameter would certainly be easier and cleaner. Mlaffs (talk) 19:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * So you want the option "callsign" that would add to Category:Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages ? —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 21:03, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's correct. Sorry if I gave too much detail and made that unclear as a result. I really ought to learn to just say what I want and let people ask in the event they want the colour commentary …Mlaffs (talk) 21:10, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd disagree. It's better to give us too much background than too little! ✅, &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks much — should I post a similar request to have the description of the parameters function at disambig updated to reflect this change? Mlaffs (talk) 21:33, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think there's a need to post a request as the documentation section can be edited by anyone. -- WOSlinker (talk) 22:21, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Church disambig
Please reactivate when you have made your minds up! &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:27, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

There's been discussion within Templates for deletion/Log/2009 May 2 that the currently separate template church disambig should be merged into this template. It's not quite ready yet: first the TfD needs to close as Keep, and then we are going to have a CfD to change the included category. But, assuming that is done, is this the right place to get agreement that Church disambig can be a subtype of the Disambig template? I don't see much history of discussion here. Or, should it be discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation or at wt:disambiguation? doncram (talk) 13:37, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I think there is a consensus for the usefulness of adding a 'church' category to this template. The code to add should be:




 * I ask to give it a few hours/days and wait for some further input here, including a possibly better name for the parameter. Thanks. - Nabla (talk) 16:59, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I think, per some discussion already, that the church category should be more general, to cover other meanings of "churches" such as denominations and congregations, as well as church buildings. Therefore the category should be renamed to Category:Church disambiguation pages and the code to add here should be:
 * I have opened a CfD process for this category rename at Categories for discussion/Log/2009 May 2. doncram (talk) 18:58, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I have opened a CfD process for this category rename at Categories for discussion/Log/2009 May 2. doncram (talk) 18:58, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree with either one. - Nabla (talk) 20:00, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Please wait: first the TfD for the Church should be closed anyhow (avoiding multiple discussions). Then, most important: there is a triangular dependency in these: dab-pages <-> dab-category(s) <-> dab-template(s). Since the topic is DAB, I strongly suggest the DAB-principles should be leading (not the template nor the category). So I think this discussion should be on a dab-talk then (as doncram writes above). Outcome to be be implemented in related cat(s) and template(s) such as this one here, as these are serving to dab and to dab only.
 * (Detail: There I want to propose there all categories (to be) in this Dabcat have to be renamed systematically. E.g. one of these: cat:Foo disambiguation, cat:Foo disambiguation pages, cat:Disambiguation pages with Foo). This will include their usage (DAB guidelines MOS etc.). -DePiep (talk) 07:21, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Warning three discussions on this subject: here, cfd and tfd. This request should be done only after closure of discussion (all of them) with consensus. To be clear: editprotect action not allowed for now. -DePiep (talk) 08:09, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Has been ✅ for a while Rich Farmbrough, 09:20, 7 October 2009 (UTC).

mountains
The category is wrong, since 2008-06-10 is Category:Set indices on mountains. Delete, after checking that it's not used anymore. --William Allen Simpson (talk) 10:15, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * ✅ Done - I see that it has been fixed.
 * --David Göthberg (talk) 20:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Duplicate entries
Switch values callsign, place name and place names are in the list twice.

There may be a reason for the first one (sorting?) but the others are just duplicates. Doesn't MediaWiki detect this? Am I missing something? If not, can someone cleanup the list?

Hopperpl (talk) 16:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


 * ✅ Done - It was probably just a human error. It was added in one of the recent edits. I have now fixed it.
 * --David Göthberg (talk) 20:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 August 2012
94.173.176.152 (talk) 13:28, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ❌. Please describe the changes you want to be made. Thanks — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 13:50, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 November 2012
Change " " to "  ", as the former was renamed via the WP:CFD/S process.

Armbrust The Homonculus 15:24, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It seems to have been Yes check.svg Done already. I updated the doc page. -- Red rose64 (talk) 17:48, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on March 30 2013
I was looking at Template:Disambiguation, Template:Disambiguation/doc, and Template:Disambiguation/cat a little while ago, and I found an issue that might have been accidentally caused by a category deletion in conjuction with the move discussed/suggested at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation/Archive 37; per the doc, the tag puts the tagged article into the non-existent Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages; I tested this syntax as well, and found that it did put the article in the aforementioned category. Unfortunately, I am both not very versed in how to find out how this link is happening in the source code for Template:Disambiguation, nor can I edit this template since I am not an administrator. Would someone be able to remove Template:Disambiguation/cat and see if the syntax causing that tag to link to Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages could be removed?

In essence, could this edit please be done?:

... ...
 * molecular formula
 * molform   =
 * numberdis

Thanks. Steel1943 (talk) 19:28, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Since disambiguation pages are not categorized in article categories, I think the entry should be removed entirely. -- JHunterJ (talk) 11:54, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
 * That might work as well. Doesn't matter to me ... as long as the category I suggested gets removed. Steel1943  (talk) 03:24, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- JHunterJ (talk) 11:30, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 23 May 2017
Please add
 * | bird      =

in the appropriate place, so that Category:Bird common name disambiguation pages can be used via Template:Disambiguation. Also update the two documentation pages Template:Disambiguation/cat/doc and Template:Disambiguation/doc correspondingly. Thank you! 68.235.53.187 (talk) 06:33, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- John of Reading (talk) 05:56, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 26 January 2018
Add "station" parameter for categorizing into Category:Station disambiguation pages. Some disambiguation pages (e.g. Grand Central Station (disambiguation), Alexandria Station) contain both station articles and other entries.

Change: into: Also update the two documentation pages Template:Disambiguation/cat/doc and Template:Disambiguation/doc correspondingly. Thanks, feminist (talk) 07:43, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
 * universities
 * school    =
 * tndis     =
 * political
 * universities
 * school    =
 * station   =
 * tndis     =
 * political
 * Yes check.svg Done please update doc pages yourself - these are not protected. &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:21, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 26 October 2023
Can someone please add more parameter values for categorising into their respective disambiguation pages?

And can they please change: into?:
 * split     =
 * clean up
 * clean-up
 * cleanup   =
 * airports
 * airport   =
 * bird      =
 * call sign
 * call signs
 * broadcast call sign
 * broadcast call signs
 * callsign  =
 * caselaw   =
 * chinese char
 * chinese-char
 * chinesechar
 * chinese character
 * chinese   =
 * churches
 * church building
 * church buildings
 * church    =
 * fish      =
 * geodis
 * geography
 * geographical
 * place name
 * place names
 * place
 * places
 * geo       =
 * county    =
 * uscounty  =
 * township  =
 * name
 * names
 * human name
 * human names
 * hndis
 * hn        =
 * surnames  =
 * surname   =
 * given names =
 * given name =
 * hospital name
 * hospital names
 * hospitals
 * hospital  =
 * latin name
 * latin names
 * latin     =
 * letter-number
 * letter number =
 * mathdab
 * maths
 * mathematics
 * mathematical
 * math      =
 * numberdis
 * numbers
 * ambiguous number
 * ambiguous numbers
 * number    =
 * plants
 * plant     =
 * roaddis
 * roads
 * road      =
 * schooldis
 * schools
 * educational institution
 * educational institutions
 * college
 * colleges
 * university
 * universities
 * school    =
 * station   =
 * tech
 * technology
 * technology and engineering
 * engineering =
 * tndis     =
 * political
 * party     =
 * genus     =
 * ship      =


 * split =
 * clean up
 * clean-up
 * cleanup =
 * non-primary
 * non-primary topic
 * one non-primary topic =


 * building
 * buildings
 * structure
 * structures
 * buildings and structures
 * building and structure =
 * airports
 * airport =
 * architecture =
 * hospital name
 * hospital names
 * hospitals
 * hospital =
 * schooldis
 * education
 * educational institution
 * educational institutions
 * college
 * colleges
 * university
 * universities
 * schools
 * school =
 * stations
 * station =


 * hindu
 * hindu temple
 * hindu temples
 * religious building
 * religious buildings
 * religion =
 * church building
 * church buildings
 * churches
 * church =
 * mosques
 * mosque =
 * synagogues
 * synagogue =
 * buddhist
 * buddhist temple
 * buddhist temples
 * temples
 * temple =


 * science =


 * biology =
 * animal =
 * bird =
 * fish =
 * plants
 * plant =
 * taxonomy =
 * genera
 * genus =
 * latin name
 * latin names
 * latin =
 * species latin name
 * species latin names
 * species latin =
 * species latin name abbr
 * species latin name abbrs
 * species latin name abbreviations
 * species latin name abbreviation =


 * linguistics =
 * mathdab
 * mathematics
 * mathematical
 * maths
 * math =
 * social
 * social science =
 * economics =


 * geodis
 * geography
 * geographical
 * place name
 * place names
 * place
 * places
 * geo =
 * counties
 * county =
 * uscounties
 * uscounty =
 * departments
 * department =
 * districts
 * district =
 * municipalities
 * municipality =
 * parishes
 * parish =
 * provinces
 * province =
 * townships
 * township =
 * arkansas townships
 * arkansas township =
 * illinois townships
 * illinois township =
 * indiana townships
 * indiana township =
 * iowa townships
 * iowa township =
 * kansas townships
 * kansas township =
 * michigan townships
 * michigan township =
 * minnesota townships
 * minnesota township =
 * missouri townships
 * missouri township =
 * nebraska townships
 * nebraska township =
 * new jersey townships
 * new jersey township =
 * north carolina townships
 * north carolina township =
 * north dakota townships
 * north dakota township =
 * ohio townships
 * ohio township =
 * oklahoma townships
 * oklahoma township =
 * pennsylvania townships
 * pennsylvania township =
 * south dakota townships
 * south dakota township =

I'll update the two documentation pages Template:Disambiguation/cat/doc and Template:Disambiguation/doc correspondingly a bit later on. Thanks. PK2 (talk) 01:46, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
 * call sign
 * call signs
 * broadcast call sign
 * broadcast call signs
 * callsigns
 * callsign =
 * caselaw =
 * chinese char
 * chinese-char
 * chinesechar
 * chinese character
 * chinese =
 * language
 * languages
 * nationality
 * nationalities
 * language and nationality
 * languages and nationalities
 * cultures
 * culture =
 * date
 * time
 * date time =
 * flight
 * flight numbers
 * flight number =
 * opus
 * opus numbers
 * opus number =
 * name
 * names
 * human name
 * human names
 * hndis
 * hn =
 * surnames =
 * surname =
 * given names =
 * given name =
 * hangul =
 * ihs same title
 * ih same title =
 * letter-number
 * letter number =
 * military =
 * numberdis
 * ambiguous number
 * ambiguous numbers
 * numbers
 * number =
 * party
 * parties
 * political
 * political parties
 * political party =
 * roaddis
 * roads
 * road =
 * roads same title
 * road same title =
 * ships
 * ship =
 * engineering
 * tech
 * tech and engineering
 * technology
 * technology and engineering =
 * templates
 * template =
 * temple names
 * temple name =
 * tndis =
 * transport routes
 * transport route =
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 22:22, 27 October 2023 (UTC)