User talk:ScottyBerg/Archives/2010/January

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Thanks,--ScottyBerg (talk) 19:49, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

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Acps110 (talk) 00:50, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! --ScottyBerg (talk) 01:52, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

One more thing...
Please leave edit summarys with your edits. Thanks! Acps110 (talk • contribs) 20:06, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I shall. I have been careless on that. Thanks for reminding. --ScottyBerg (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Categories
Thank you for asking me about categories. There does not seem to be any list of categories, but each task force in Wikipedia (see WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces) seems to have a set of rules as to what categories an article should have. Nevertheless, these rules do not seem to be set in stone. It is possible, though, to search through categories by ticking the namespace category on the advanced search page

On the other hand, biographies always have the year of birth and death as categories, and where the person comes from (sometimes one category related to where the person was born, and one for the place with which a person is most associated), and normally one or more categories associated with what they are notable for. In addition, there is often a category associated with the cause of death. See Categorization of people. For publications, railways, railway stations, buildings, settlements, schools etc., there is usually at least one category connected with the location, and often a category with the start and end year. There may or may not be further categories connected with the type. See Categorization. I accumulated my knowledge on categories by looking at articles about similar people or things, and by browsing through the categories.

I hope this answer helps you. Please do not hesitate to ask me or anyone else if you have further questions. Coyets (talk) 21:05, 27 January 2010 (UTC)