On 31/03/07, Virgil Ierubino <virgil.ierubino(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Seen as category pages work even if they DO contain no
text, treating them
in the same way as a nonexistent article is unhelpful (especially to newer
users who only think they see a broken link). I was thinking that perhaps
This has been discussed before, and such a change was made, and then
reverted due to user complaint.
from, blue otherwise. Text on a category page is
largely unneeded.
Category pages are intended to provide descriptions, which can include
explanations of the criteria required for a page to be included, as
well as a general overview. I know of projects which transclude parts
of an article into category pages, for example. I therefore beg to
differ with the assertion that text is unneeded on a category page.
Rob Church