User:Lquilter/WPdrafts/CategorizationNotes


 * User:ProveIt/index
 * WikiProject Categories/Current subprojects


 * Prefer common language to uncommon language (complex, jargon, archaic, industry-specific)
 * Prefer unique & unambiguous language
 * Prefer unambiguous grammatical forms ("X of Y")
 * Prefer correct adjectival forms ("Female x" not "Women x") (but watch out for compound nouns, e.g., Category:Women writers)


 * Categories are not tags
 * Categories should be applied appropriately -- the single most specific version of a relevant category hierarchy tree
 * People by people doesn't work (Prove It's term in the 2007/2/3 CFD for Percy Bysshe Shelley and everyone related to PBS.


 * Identity intersection categories are useful for practical purposes of splitting for findability; e.g., by nationality
 * Identity intersection categories are useful for finding people whose identity intersection is itself historically notable -- e.g., Women scientists ... ideally should be categorized by date/place


 * ethnicity intersections with occupation: see Categories for discussion/Log/2007 February 3 for succinct summary:

Ancestry/ethnic heritage is a major identity for most people both in terms of how they view themselves and in terms of how they are treated by others; it unquestionably has an effect on occupational decisions and opportunities.


 * "Categorization by specific instances" -- that's what "performers by performance" are.