EverQuest 2 Wiki:Policy/Category

See Help:Category on information on how to use categories.

Category naming
When adding a category to the below list, be sure to:


 * Capitalize capitalize category names as you would in a title. For example:
 * Right: Category:Crafting Stations
 * Wrong: Category:crafting stations
 * Wrong: Category:Crafting stations


 * Make category names plural if at all possible:
 * Right: Category:Crafting Stations
 * Wrong: Category:Crafting station

A good rule of thumb is that if an article is not listed in a category and you want to create a category for it, it should have 10 or so already existing articles that would fit within it.

Category page content
The category page should contain only a precise description of what sort of articles belong in that category. Large amounts of content should not be included on a category page, but placed on a separate article page. See, for example, Category:Mounts and Mounts

Old categories and redirects
When a category is deprecated, never make it a redirect to anywhere else. Redirected categories remain as a usable categories, and articles can be filed under them, but it is impossible to view their contents for the average wiki visitor.

When deprecating a category:
 * Mark it for deletions using the tag and replace the word "reason" with an explanation that it is deprecated.
 * If there is substantive content on the page that is still relevant, it can simply be moved to a new category page..

If you find an existing category page that is a redirect:
 * Move any articles that have been added to the category after it being made a redirect (not uncommon) to the new category that was being pointed to.
 * Mark the category for deletion with the tag.