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While the search bar is useful for finding specific articles, the category system | While the search bar is useful for finding specific articles, the category system is essential for users who need to find articles of a particular category. In order for this system to function, every page needs to belong to a useful set of categories. A page with a poor choice of categories risks being hard to discover, which can lead to important consumer protection incidents not being seen by those who need to see them. This defeats the purpose of the page and wastes the effort of those who contributed the article. | ||
This article | This article describes how categories are determined for different types of pages. This is useful for users who want to help maintain the wiki by clearing out uncategorized pages ([[Special:UncategorizedPages|list]]), uncategorized categories ([[Special:UncategorizedCategories|list]]) and wanted categories ([[Special:WantedCategories|list]]). Users who frequently create new pages also need this information. | ||
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When transferring the categories from the corresponding Wikipedia page, the following apply: | When transferring the categories from the corresponding Wikipedia page, the following apply: | ||
* Categories describe the company in a way that relates to the products and services it provides. | * Categories must describe the company in a way that relates to the products and services it provides. | ||
* Categories do not contain information about the year or country of establishment. These are not important for the purposes of this wiki. | * Categories do not contain information about the year or country of establishment. These are not important for the purposes of this wiki. | ||
* Categories that belong to the "Companies by industry" category on Wikipedia belong to the [[:Category:Companies|Companies]] category on this wiki. | * Categories that belong to the "Companies by industry" category on Wikipedia belong to the [[:Category:Companies|Companies]] category on this wiki. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:10, 23 January 2025
While the search bar is useful for finding specific articles, the category system is essential for users who need to find articles of a particular category. In order for this system to function, every page needs to belong to a useful set of categories. A page with a poor choice of categories risks being hard to discover, which can lead to important consumer protection incidents not being seen by those who need to see them. This defeats the purpose of the page and wastes the effort of those who contributed the article.
This article describes how categories are determined for different types of pages. This is useful for users who want to help maintain the wiki by clearing out uncategorized pages (list), uncategorized categories (list) and wanted categories (list). Users who frequently create new pages also need this information.
Categorizing company pages[edit | edit source]
Company articles and categories are categorized by industry. To avoid confusion, categories are categorized on this wiki based on how they are categorized on Wikipedia.
When transferring the categories from the corresponding Wikipedia page, the following apply:
- Categories must describe the company in a way that relates to the products and services it provides.
- Categories do not contain information about the year or country of establishment. These are not important for the purposes of this wiki.
- Categories that belong to the "Companies by industry" category on Wikipedia belong to the Companies category on this wiki.
As an example, consider the Wikipedia page for Sony, one of the companies with the most categories on Wikipedia:
The following categories do not describe Sony in a way that relates to the products and services:
- TOPIX 100
- 1950s initial public offerings
- Belgian Royal Warrant holders
- Companies in the Nikkei 225
- Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Companies listed on the Tokyo Stick Exchange
- Conglomerate companies based in Tokyo
- Mitsui
Examples of categories on other pages that do not relate to the company's products and services include:
- Privately held companies
- Family-owned companies
- Multinational
Here are a few categories with years or countries of establishment removed:
- Computer companies of Japan →
[[Category:Computer companies]] - Electronics companies established in 1946 →
[[Category:Electronics companies]]
After applying these rules, this is the final list of categories at the bottom of the Sony and Category:Sony pages:
[[Category:Computer companies]] [[Category:Computer hardware companies]] [[Category:Computer storage companies]] [[Category:Computer systems companies]] [[Category:Display technology companies]] [[Category:Electronics companies]] [[Category:Headphones manufacturers]] [[Category:Lens manufacturers]] [[Category:Loudspeaker manufacturers]] [[Category:Microphone manufacturers]] [[Category:Netbook manufacturers]] [[Category:Photography equipment manufacturers]] [[Category:Portable audio player manufacturers]] [[Category:Radio manufacturers]] [[Category:Software companies]] [[Category:Video equipment manufacturers]]