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Navigation goes both ways with categories. Just as a specific subject in a specific game can be followed back to the basic subject category, so too can readers go from the basic subject to a specific game by going down through the increasingly focused categories. This stratified organization separates the categories from the large list pages that can be found on the sidebar (i.e. [[List of characters|Characters]], [[List of species|Species]], etc.). While the lists have everything in one place, they only show the games (or other media) the entries originated from, whereas the categories break the subject up into smaller chunks, which are easier to sift through, but require more movement around the wiki. | Navigation goes both ways with categories. Just as a specific subject in a specific game can be followed back to the basic subject category, so too can readers go from the basic subject to a specific game by going down through the increasingly focused categories. This stratified organization separates the categories from the large list pages that can be found on the sidebar (i.e. [[List of characters|Characters]], [[List of species|Species]], etc.). While the lists have everything in one place, they only show the games (or other media) the entries originated from, whereas the categories break the subject up into smaller chunks, which are easier to sift through, but require more movement around the wiki. | ||
Even then, only four subjects ''should'' have many more than that, since small lists can simply be placed on an article that's central to the subject at hand. It should also be noted that overly broad categories (e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Category:List of characters who have kissed SpongeBob]]</nowiki></code> can be even more unhelpful than overly small categories, and should not be created. Also, just because there's a good number of possible entries doesn't necessarily mean a category should be made, as they are often tenuous or of little functional use to wiki navigation. | |||
==Levels of categorization== | ==Levels of categorization== | ||
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*[[:Category:People|People]] - Real world people who have been involved or worked on | *[[:Category:People|People]] - Real world people who have been involved or worked on | ||
*[[:Category: | *[[:Category:Places|Places]] - The main category for places, especially in [[Bikini Bottom]] | ||
*[[:Category:Real world|Real world]] - All real world content | *[[:Category:Real world|Real world]] - All real world content | ||
*[[:Category:Seasons|Seasons]] - All seasons of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' television show and its spinoffs | *[[:Category:Seasons|Seasons]] - All seasons of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' television show and its spinoffs | ||
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===Level 3=== | ===Level 3=== | ||
The third-level categories sort level 2 categories into subsets. Any level 3 or higher category should have at least '''four entries''', and if are three or less entries, they should just go into the overall category. For example, there is only one ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' video game for the Game Boy Color, ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula]]'', so a "Game Boy Color games" category should not be created for it | The third-level categories sort level 2 categories into subsets. Any level 3 or higher category should have at least '''four entries''', and if are three or less entries, they should just go into the overall category. For example, there is only one ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' video game for the Game Boy Color, ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula]]'', so a "Game Boy Color games" category should not be created for it. | ||
When placing a season or a game category (such as [[:Category:Season 2]] or [[:Category:SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]]) on their actual article, add an asterisk after a pipelink, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Category:Season 2|*]]</nowiki></code>. This rule also applies to pages pertaining to a specific game. For example, besides the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]]'' article, the [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom pre-release and unused content]] must also have <code><nowiki>[[:Category:SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom|*]]</nowiki></code> placed on it. | |||
Examples of level 3 categories include: [[:Category:Season 3 episodes|Season 3 episodes]], [[:Category:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie characters|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie characters]], and [[:Category:Wii games|Wii games]] | |||
===Level 4=== | ===Level 4=== | ||
In some cases, level 4 categories are the same as level 3 ones, depending on whether level 2 categories have been sorted into sub-categories (e.g. [[:Category:Games by system]]), | In some cases, level 4 categories are the same as level 3 ones, depending on whether level 2 categories have been sorted into sub-categories (e.g. [[:Category:Games by system]]) for level 3. Therefore, categories such as [[:Category:Wii games|Wii games]] are classified as level 4. All game categories (e.g. [[:Category:SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]]) are level 4 since their level 3 category is [[:Category:SpongeBob games]] (to distinguish from [[:Category:Nicktoons games]]). | ||
Note that episodes themselves '''cannot''' have their own level 4 category (e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Category:Help Wanted]]</nowiki></code> under <code><nowiki>[[Category:Season 1]]</nowiki></code>) due to the sheer number of ''SpongeBob'' episodes and the redundancy this would cause. | Note that episodes themselves '''cannot''' have their own level 4 category (e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Category:Help Wanted]]</nowiki></code> under <code><nowiki>[[Category:Season 1]]</nowiki></code>) due to the sheer number of ''SpongeBob'' episodes and the redundancy this would cause. |