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Users who frequently create new pages also need this information.
Users who frequently create new pages also need this information.


== Categorizing company pages ==
== Company pages ==


[[File:Screenshot of top of Nike page.png|thumbnail|An example of a company article]]
[[File:Screenshot of top of Nike page.png|thumbnail|An example of a company article]]


Company articles and categories are categorized [[:Category:Companies|by industry]]. To avoid confusion, pages are categorized on this wiki based on how they are categorized on Wikipedia.
=== Company articles ===


When transferring the categories from the corresponding Wikipedia page, the following apply:
[[File:Company category.drawio.png|thumbnail|Company '''articles''' belong to their corresponding category. Company '''categories''' can belong to multiple categories, each of which can also belong to multiple categories, with the top level ones belonging to the [[:Category:Companies|Companies]] category.]]
Company '''articles''' belong to their respective category. For example, the [[Sony]] article belongs to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Sony]]</nowiki></code>.
 
=== Company categories ===
 
Company '''categories''' are categorized [[:Category:Companies|by industry]]. To avoid confusion, they are categorized based on how the corresponding article is categorized on Wikipedia.
 
When transferring the categories from the corresponding Wikipedia article, the following apply:
* Categories must describe the company in a way that relates to the products and services it provides.
* Categories must describe the company in a way that relates to the products and services it provides.
* Categories do not contain information about the year or country of establishment. These are not important for the purposes of this wiki.
* Categories do not contain information about the year or country of establishment. These are not important for the purposes of this wiki.
* Pages that belong to the "Companies by industry" category on Wikipedia belong to the [[:Category:Companies|Companies]] category on this wiki.
* Categories that belong to the "Companies by industry" category on Wikipedia belong to the [[:Category:Companies|Companies]] category on this wiki.


As an example, consider the Wikipedia page for [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]], one of the companies with the most categories on Wikipedia:
As an example, consider the Wikipedia page for [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]], one of the companies with the most categories on Wikipedia:
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After applying these rules, this is the final list of categories at the bottom of the [[Sony]] and [[:Category:Sony]] pages. Click "[Expand]" on the right to view them.
Click "[Expand]" on the right to view the final list of categories at the bottom of the [[:Category:Sony]] page.


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