Help:Using Categories on Judgepedia
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One thing that all Judgepedia users can do is help sort articles into useful categories.
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What is a "Category" on Judgepedia?
Categories on Judgepedia are tags at the bottom of articles that will help the reader of one page find other articles that are in a similar category. For example, this article is tagged at the bottom as belonging to two categories, Editing Help and Judgepedia basic information. When a reader of this article--a reader who is clearly looking to discover how Judgepedia works--clicks on one of those category links at the bottom, he or she will be directed to a collection of other articles that are about learning their way around Judgepedia.
Deciding How to Assign Categories
We recommend that you be bold in assigning categories to articles. As Judgepedia grows, some of the early categories may become obsolete. In that case, obsolete category tags can always be removed, so don't worry about creating categories that might not be useful or become outdated.
If you're writing an article and want to attach a category, think about whether it's on a subject that other articles will be written about. Are you writing about a newly nominated judge? A controversial judicial ruling? If another article is likely to appear on Judgepedia regarding a similar ruling, then consider assigning a category to said article.
Check to See if There is An Existing Category For Your Article
To do this, visit: Special:Categories.
How to Put Your Article in Categories
Once you have decided to put your article into a category (or categories), follow these steps:
- On the "edit" page for the article, place your cursor at the end of the article.
- Type two initial square brackets: [[
- Type the word "Category" followed by a colon, as in: Category:
- Type the name of the category, which can be a new category or a pre-existing category. For example: Judgepedia basic information
- Type two concluding square brackets: ]]
- Preview your work and then click "save page".
- You're done.
Category names are case-sensitive. If you're trying to put an article in the category "Controversial Judges" and you type "Controversial judges", your article will go into a category called "Controversial judges" which won't be good because all the other articles on Judgepedia about controversial judges are in the "Controversial Judges" category.
Seeing is Believing
This shows what was just instructed, above:
[[Category:Controversial Judges]] [[Category:Judges]] [[Category:Judicial Controversy]]
Putting articles in categories is that easy!
Example of An Article With Useful Category Tags
The Alabama Supreme Court is an example of an article that has been sorted into some useful categories.
How to Remove Category Tags From An Article
If you think an article has been mis-categorized, go to the "edit" screen of that article, scroll to the bottom of the edit screen where you'll find the category tags, and delete category tags you believe are obsolete or unhelpful.
If you do decide that an entire category is obsolete, visit that category's page and note the articles it includes so you can move all articles to a new category. Otherwise, they will end up orphaned in an obsolete category.
