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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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== 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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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)