Thread:ReadingMinds/@comment-27491757-20161103021730

Considering the fact that I've recently seen a lot of invalid/variations of categories added to pages, I've decided to do this guide on how to categorize a page. Please be sure to follow this guide when categorizing a page, so others won't have to tidy up behind you!

Clan/Pack/Group/Tribe Pages
You can only categorize these pages with ONE of the following: Clans, Packs, Groups, or Tribes. No pages can be both a Pack and a Group, a Group and a Tribe, a Clan and a Group, or any other sort of combination with these categories. You may have ONE only.

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Clans: To be added to every Clan page on the Wiki. Many/All Clan pages have the word "Clan" somewhere in their name and/or follow Clan customs/ranks/systems almost completely directly.

Traditional Clans: To be added to every ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, WindClan, BloodClan, and StarClan page on the Wiki. These are the "traditional" or canon Clans from the books, and no other Clan besides for these can be categorized as a traditional Clan.

Nontraditional Clans: To be added to every Clan that isn't traditional. The Clan name can be anything besides for the canon ones. You cannot categorize traditional Clans as nontraditional Clans or vice versa.

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Packs: To be added to any Pack pages. Regularly the page will include the word "Pack" somewhere in its name, but there can also be "Hounds" to replace "Packs" at certain times.

Groups: To be added to any Group pages. Traditionally a Group will not fit into the description for a Clan, Pack, or Tribe, and henceforth is considered a Group. Normally Groups will have an adjective with a plural noun, a plural noun, or "The (???)" as a name, but it all differs on what the Group is. It can also be added to pages that advertise systems of groups (i.e Four Clan Systems, Pack Systems, etc.).

Tribes: To be added to any Tribe pages on the Wiki. Most often, Tribes contain the word "Tribe" in their name and/or follow almost directly the customs/ranks/systems of a canon Tribe.

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Multi-species: To be added to any Clan/Pack/Group/Tribe on the Wiki that accepts more than one species into their group. Cannot be added to any other pages.

Subpages
Clan Subpages: Only to be used for Clans' subpages; i.e (???)Clan/Shipping, (???)Clan/Rules, etc.

Pack Subpages: Only to be used for Packs' subpages; i.e The Pack of (???)/Shipping, The Pack of (???)/Rules, etc.

Group Subpages: Only to be used for Groups' subpages; i.e The (???)/Shipping, The (???)/Rules, etc.

OC Pages
Original Characters: To be added to any OC or original character pages on the Wiki. Must be added to all of these sorts of pages, and you cannot use any variations of this for your page.

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Cats: To be added to any OC pages where the OC is a cat. Cannot be added to any other types of pages. No other variations of this category are allowed.

Dogs: To be added to any OC pages where the OC is a dog. Cannot be added to any other types of pages. No other variations of this category are allowed.

Wolves: To be added to any OC pages where the OC is a wolf. Cannot be added to any other types of pages. No other variations of this category are allowed.

Big Cats: To be added to any OC pages where the OC is a big cat. Cannot be added to any other types of pages. No other variations of this category are allowed.

Nontraditional Species: To be added to any OC pages where the OC isn't a cat, dog, wolf, or big cat. Cannot be added to any other types of pages.

Categories w/ Templates
Candidates for Deletion: To be added to any pages whose creators desire it to be deleted, or because it should/needs to be deleted; must be added along with the template. Shouldn't be added for any other reasons. Mainly used instead of Candidates for Speedy Deletion.

Candidates for Speedy Deletion: To be added to any pages that require a swift deletion; i.e spam pages, pages that violate major policies, etc. Must be added along with the template. Shouldn't be added to pages without a good reason. Generally used less, with Candidates for Deletion being used more.

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Article stubs: To be added to pages that lack content or are incomplete; mainly the content is below ???px(??). Must be added along with the template. Should only be added to pages that are unfinished or lack content; can be removed once the page is complete/has more content than required.

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Open To Criticism: To be added to pages whose creators/users want criticism for; must be added along with the template. Shouldn't be added for any other reason, and criticism shouldn't be on the page if it doesn't have this category/template.

Other
Guides: To be added to any guides on the Wiki. Can include guides for roleplay and guides to the Wiki itself. Cannot be added to any other pages besides for guides.

Religion and Beliefs: To be added to any pages on the Wiki that are comprised of religions and/or various spiritual beliefs. Cannot be added to any other pages.

I hope this helped you with categorizing pages! Please keep in mind that no other variations of these may be used, and capitalization counts. If you still need any help or may be confused on how a specific page should be categorized, take the initiative to contact a staff member or me with your questions/concerns; I'm sure we'll all be glad to help! 