[WikiEN-l] Categories (was: Hello)

[The Cunctator]

On 12/13/06, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> It is clear to me from all of the dialogue, that the issue of Categories and
> their use in Wikipedia is not only controversial, but also pretty much
> unresolved and unfocused. And, what could be a powerful tool within
> Wikipedia has evolved into an unfocused mess. I believe it is going to take
> a small group of focused, objective persons, taking an equally focused,
> objective look at it, and formulate a set of firm guidelines for its use ­
> starting with, of course, its very purpose.

It didn't evolve into an unfocused mess -- it started as an unfocused
mess. As did Wikipedia. We don't necessarily need a small committee of
experts to "fix" the "problems" of Wikipedia.

One of the things that makes Wikipedia great is its flexibility.


>
> I would like to take the discussion back to my original question: May I
> include both a main category and a subcategory in the same article? I would
> like to accomplish this without creating an edit war with another editor who
> thinks it¹s wrong.

Don't.