Angela wrote:
It's possible to add a stub category without adding a stub template. Perhaps this would be a suitable compromise between those who need the categories to be there and those who don't want multiple "this is a stub..." notices on one article? Compare http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ambrosius_Stub&oldid=27617688 with http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ambrosius_Stub&oldid=27615177, for example.
Who on Earth can remember the one trillion stub types? Not me. WikiProject Stub Sorting are the ones who know them.
For those revolted by multiple stubs (and I agree that they have all Geoff's listed points against them), the talk page could be workable - they wouldn't be blots on the article warranting {{toomanyboxes}} and they'd still be findable in the relevant stub category. WSS would need collective persuasion that this was a good idea, else they would likely assume it was an error and fix it.
- d.