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Categories should be created when they can encompass a significant number of relevant articles. If someone wishes to contest the relevance of a newly created category, they can do so on its talk page.
Categories should be created when they can encompass a significant number of relevant articles. If someone wishes to contest the relevance of a newly created category, they can do so on its talk page.
==Naming conventions==
==Naming conventions==
*Standard article naming conventions apply (see [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]); in particular, do not capitalize regular nouns except when they come at the beginning of the title.
*Standard article naming conventions apply (see our [[Project:Policy|Manual of Style]]); in particular, do not capitalize regular nouns except when they come at the beginning of the title.
*Names of topic categories should be singular, normally corresponding to the name of an article. Examples: "Rhythm Rally", "Forthington".
*Names of topic categories should be singular, normally corresponding to the name of an article. Examples: "Rhythm Rally", "Forthington".
*Names of set categories should be plural. Example: "Characters".
*Names of set categories should be plural. Example: "Characters".
==Categorizing pages==
==Categorizing pages==
Each categorized page should be placed in all categories to which it logically belongs. This means that if a page belongs to a subcategory of C (or a subcategory of a subcategory of C, and so on), then it should also be placed into C ''if and only if'' C would also logically and directly apply to the page. For example:
Each categorized page should be placed in all categories to which it logically belongs. This means that if a page belongs to a subcategory of C (or a subcategory of a subcategory of C, and so on), then it should also be placed into C ''if and only if'' C would also logically and directly apply to the page. For example: