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== Consistent Spelling ==

I have made an effort to change all instances of the word "categorisation" or the like to "categorization". I figure that since the name of the article spells it the American way, then it should be consistent throughout the entire article. I don't mind British English, but I prefer the spellings to be the same throughout the article, and I think that if it is inconsistent, it could possibly be distracting to readers. --[[User:Sbrools|'''Sbrools''']] ^{([[User_talk:Sbrools|'''<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">talk</fontspan>''']] . [[Special:Contributions/Sbrools|'''<fontspan colorstyle="color:green;">contribs</fontspan>''']])} 17:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

== Tags & Tagging versus Categorization ==

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== New ==

This FAQ doesn't seem to explain how you create a new category. How do you do so? Thanks. [[User:AstroHurricane001/ASTRO|<fontspan colorstyle="color:blue;">A</fontspan>]][[User:AstroHurricane001|<fontspan colorstyle="color:Purple;">stroHur</fontspan>]][[WP:WPTC|<fontspan colorstyle="color:Gray;">ricane</fontspan>]][[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Dinosaurs|<fontspan colorstyle="color:green;">00</fontspan>]][[Comet McNaught|<fontspan colorstyle="color:Red;">1</fontspan>]]^{([[User_talk:AstroHurricane001|Talk]]+[[Special:Contributions/AstroHurricane001|Contribs]]+[[User:AstroHurricane001/Userboxes|Ubx]])} 19:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

*You can find that information at [[Help:Category]]. If you take a look and want some additional assistance, please feel free to drop a note on my talk page. --[[User:After Midnight|After Midnight]] ^{<small>[[User talk:After Midnight|0001]]</small>} 03:06, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

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Reason: cleanup after [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 April 8|CFD]]<br>

Thanks. --[[Special:Contributions/92.6.211.228|92.6.211.228]] ([[User talk:92.6.211.228|talk]]) 13:49, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

*Done. [[User:Monty845|<fontspan colorstyle="Greencolor:green;">Monty</fontspan>]][[User talk:Monty845|<small>_{<font colorstyle="color:#A3BFBF;">845</font>}</small>]] 04:43, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

== Noticeboard ==

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== Need a subcategory in this main category: "[[:Category:Submarines of the United States]]" ==

Hello editors! Analyzing this main category, '''"[[:Category:Submarines of the United States]]"''', I saw that is missing an important subcategory: '''"[[:Category:Interwar submarines of the United States]]"'''. So is my tip for this new inclusion of a new subcategory. Good editions! [[User:Luz28|<fontspan colorstyle="color:orange;">Luz28</fontspan>]]^{[[User Talk:Luz28|<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">Talk me</fontspan>]]} 17:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

== Portrait painters / artists ==

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* [[:Category:Portrait artists]]

I found this out when I began to work on subcategories, by nationality, of the portrait painters category - and then started a conversation at [[Category talk:Portrait painters]]. Should the 2 categories be merged... meaning only have one main category: Portrait artist or Portrait painter, with subcategories by nationality under the main category? Thanks!--[[User:CaroleHenson|<span style='text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD;'><fontspan colorstyle=' "color:#4997D0';">'''''CaroleHenson'''''</fontspan></span>]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson#top|<fontspan colorstyle=' "color:#4997D0';">talk</fontspan>]]) 18:33, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

== First discuss, or just go ahead? ==

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I'm a Teahouse volunteer. Another editor [[Wikipedia:Teahouse#How_to_create_subcategory_page|asked about creating a subcategory]] and I was looking up the answer and found this page. There doesn't seem to be info about creating categories or linking subcategories. Can someone add that info? [[User:Timtempleton|<b style="color:#7F007F">TimTempleton</b>]] [[User talk:Timtempleton|<sup style="color:#800080">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Timtempleton|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 20:56, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

:Commenting to trigger watchlist alerts for interested parties. [[User:Timtempleton|<b style="color:#7F007F">TimTempleton</b>]] [[User talk:Timtempleton|<sup style="color:#800080">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Timtempleton|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 17:30, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

== Regarding adding name in the list of cricket commentators ==

Devender Kumar cricket commentator who commentates proficiently on multiple sports including cricket for more than half a decade on international cricket featuring Afghanistan cricket but his name isn't on the Wikipedia list of cricket commentators..

Please add it.. There are various newspaper articles featuring his work on the Google [[Special:Contributions/182.64.76.197|182.64.76.197]] ([[User talk:182.64.76.197|talk]]) 21:08, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

:This is the [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] for discussing improvements to the page [[:Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization]]. Please make your suggestion at the talk page for the article concerned. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] &#x1f339; ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 22:27, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2022 ==

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Im wanting to know about Maryanne Baker and Patricia Tauroa who were also awarded the NZ Sufferage Centennial Medal. Why there names are Not there on the list [[Special:Contributions/219.89.83.99|219.89.83.99]] ([[User talk:219.89.83.99|talk]]) 03:01, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a [[WP:EDITXY|"change X to Y" format]] and provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> In general, adding a page to a category requires the page to exist. Neither [[Maryanne Baker]] nor [[Patricia Tauroa]] seems to be an existing page currently. [[User:Victor Schmidt|Victor Schmidt]] ([[User talk:Victor Schmidt|talk]]) 08:09, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2023 ==

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Add a person [[User:DrHawat|DrHawat]] ([[User talk:DrHawat|talk]]) 02:21, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

:{{reply to|DrHawat}} If you would like to add a biography to a category, please see the instructions on this FAQ page, read the [[WP:CAT|categorization guideline]], or seek help on the article's talk page. This talk page is for discussion of and improvement of the categorization FAQ page, not for requests to add categories. <span style="background-color:#D4ECFF;border-radius:10px;padding:0px 6px"><b>[[User:PlanetJuice|PlanetJuice]]</b></span> ([[User talk:PlanetJuice|talk]] • [[Special:Contribs/PlanetJuice|contribs]]) 03:13, 10 January 2023 (UTC)