Categorization and sorting

Overview

Over the past month I have chewed through all of the uncategorized pages and given them a category whether it be a real category or filed under Category:Requires Updating through the update tag, etc. Now that everything has been somewhat categorized, I've started looking at the category structure itself and am starting to realize that various sections has good structure, others don't, and for the most part there isn't any correlation to each other or "super tree" so to speak which shows how all of the categories in the wiki are put together.

• Example of some good category structure: Category:Order of Battle
• Example of some not so good category structure: Category:Ship Classes (one of mine, none the less)

Plan of Attack

1. Decide upon what the upper level or over-arching categories should be
2. Map out some of the current category structure in place
3. Start matching up various categories and subcategories together
4. Map out a top-to-bottom category tree
5. Fix those categories and pages which need to be edited to fit to category tree

Category Tree

January Proposal

See proposals at Talk:Main Page.

Heavy's Proposal

I'm not sure if categories IC and OOC would be effective or possibly even worthwhile categories if a large number of pages have both elements to them. The best bet for those pages may be to have a discernable IC/OOC split within the page itself (headings or such) while leave categorization to more of a location or unit grouping.

Another area where there may be a lot of overlap and double categorization would be things like units and squadrons. Dragon Squadron for example could be categorized as: Squadron, VSG, RgF, etc. as it does fit in all of those categories.

Proposed Tree: Category:Main Category:General Help Category:Wiki Editing Category:Communication Category:Terminology Category:Modes of Communication Etc. Category:Wiki Maintenance Category:Requires Updating Category:Requires Confirmation Category:Candidates for deletion Category:Candidates for merging Category:Rebel Squadrons Category:Units Category:Executive Category:Executive Positions For pages like RSFC, RSXO, etc. Category:Unit Positions For pages like CO and XO. Category:Executive Offices Category:Council of Justice Category:Department of External Affairs Category:Clubs Category:Allies Category:Historical Office Category:Internet Office Category:Logistics Office Category:TacOps Category:Interactive Tours of Duty Category:Fleet and Group ITODs Category:RgF ITOD Missions Category:VSG ITOD Missions Category:Division and Wing ITODs Category:Squadron ITODs Specific Projects, i.e. Craft Database, ITOD Mapping Project Category:Medals Office Category:Operations Office Category:Activity Category:Competition Category:Training Office Category:Academy Beginner's Path Category:Groups (Using Bylaws Update terminology currently under vote) Category:Vigilance Starfighter Group Category:VSG ITOD Missions Category:VSG Tour 1 Category:Dragon Squadron Category:Allegiance Battle Group Category:Retired Groups and Fleets Category:Renegade Fleet Category:RgF ITOD Missions Category:Dragon Squadron Category:Intrepid Battle Group Category:Divisions and Wings Category:Righteous Indignation Division Category:Squadrons Category:Dragon Squadron Category:Order of Battle Category:Current Assignment Category:Greeop Defense Force Category:Historical Assignments Category:Minos Investigation Group Category:Subterrel Strike Force Category:Enemy Fleets Category:Zodiac Assault Fleet (RgF Tour 4) Category:Ship Class Category:Imperial Star Destroyers Category:Victory Star Destroyers Category:Calamari Cruisers Category:Nebulon-B Frigates Category:Corellian Corvettes Category:Ship Design This category would be for listing pages like Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Category:Membership Category:Ranks Category:People Category:Characters Category:Personal Ships Category:Personal Notepads Category:Projects and Proposals Category:Old Projects and Proposals

Built so far: Main General Help Wiki Editing Communication Terminology Modes of Communication Communication Website Communication Program IRC Wiki Maintenance Disambiguation Requires Updating Requires Confirmation Candidates for deletion Candidates for merging Template Rebel Squadrons Units Executive Executive Offices External Affairs Clubs Allies Historical Office Retired Groups and Fleets Retired Divisions and Wings Retired Squadrons Internet Office Internet Office Projects Internet Office Proposals HeavyD Operations Office Operations Office Proposals Competition Competition Proposals Fun Activities Fun Activity Proposals Logistics Office Logistics Office Projects HeavyD Tactical Operations Fleet ITOD PBF Tour 1 RgF Tour 4 Wing ITOD Zealot Tour 1 Squadron ITOD Medals Office Medals Office Proposals Training Office Academy Academy Proposals Academy Projects Courses Under-graduate courses Post-graduate courses Retired Executive Offices Executive Positions Retired Executive Positions Unit Positions Groups Retired Groups and Fleets Aurora Force Backlash Wing Crusader Fleet Intrepid Battle Group Renegade Fleet Defense Operations Wing Guardian Wing Havoc Wing Scorpian Wing RgF ITOD RgF Tour 4 Retribution Fleet Storm Wing Vanguard Fleet Allegiance Battle Group ABG Projects Patriot Starfighter Group Crusader Wing Hope Wing Valor Wing PSG ITOD PBF Tour 1 Redemption Fleet Zealot Special Operations Zealot ITOD Zealot Tour 1 Vigilance Starfighter Group Divisions and Wings Retired Divisions and Wings Backlash Wing Crusader Wing Defense Operations Wing Guardian Wing Hope Wing Scorpion Wing Valor Wing Squadrons Retired Squadrons Order of Battle Active Task Force Disbanded Task Force Ally Task Force Imperial Task Force Enemy Task Force Ship Class Assassin-class Corvette Assault-class Frigate Asteroid Hangar C-3 passenger liner CR90 Corellian Corvette Cargo Facility Carrack-class light cruiser DP-20 Gunship Delta-class DX-9 transport Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser EF76-B Nebulon-class escort frigate EF76-B2 Nebulon-class escort frigate Executor-class Star Dreadnaught Golan Space Colony 2 Golan I Space Defense SpaceGun Golan III Space Defense NovaGun IPV-1 System Patrol Craft Immobilizer 418-class heavy cruiser Imperial-class Star Destroyer Industrial Complex Kuat-class Escort Carrier Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Lancer-class frigate MC40a Light Star Cruiser MC80 Star Cruiser Marauder-class corvette Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser Processing Plant Rebel Platform RX-200 Ferryboat Liner SF01-C Nebulon-class strike frigate Strike-class medium cruiser Telgorn Shipyard Victory-class Star Destroyer X7 Deep Space Manufacturing Facility XQ1 Space Platform XQ2 Space Platform XQ3 Space Platform XQ4 Space Platform XQ5 Space Platform XQ6 Space Platform Cartographic Information Sector Aurora Sector Binaural Sector Faltera system Pachic system Quassica system Scadae system Torea system Cadrel Expanse Dia Pas system Elenian system Elornia system Genji system Malkoria system Oberon system Titania system Vectain system Yuen Lon system Greeop Sector Baphoment system Greeop system Subterrel Sector Anshife system Minos Cluster Adarlon system Corva Yag system Dar'Telis system Eliad system Gesaril system Karideph system Lantare system Lyccos system Onadax system Pergitor system Quockra system Saloth system Shesharile system Teh'Jar system System Adarlon system Andor system Anshife system Baphoment system Corva Yag system Dar'Telis system Dia Pas system Elenian system Eliad system Elornia system Faltera system Genji system Gesaril system Greeop system Karideph system Lantare system Lyccos system Malkoria system Oberon system Onadax system Pachic system Pergitor sytem Quassica system Quockra system Saloth system Scadae system Shesharile system Taris system Teh'Jar system Telemikes system Titania system Torea system Vectain system Yuen Lon system Planet Stellar Object Membership Ranks People Characters Personal Notepads Personal Ships Club Expansion Proposals Old Proposals Projects Old Projects Completed Projects

External Links

• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category