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== Products, services, websites and software ==
== Products, product lines, services, websites and software ==
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Articles can be about products, services, websites and software, or a combination of these. The distinction between some of these terms is vague, so this wiki chooses to take liberties from Wikipedia's system.
Articles can be about a combination of products, product lines, services, websites and software. The distinction between some of these terms is vague, so this wiki chooses to take liberties from Wikipedia's system.


=== Product line articles ===
Product categories are treated differently, so they are discussed first.


[[File:Product line category.png|thumbnail|Product line '''articles''' belong to their corresponding category. Product line '''categories''' can belong to multiple categories, each of which can also belong to multiple categories, with the top level ones belonging to the [[:Category:Products|'''Products''']] category. '''A product line's category page should belong to the manufacturer's category page.''']]
[[File:Product category.png|thumbnail]]
Product line '''articles''' belong to their respective category. For example, the [[Google Pixel]] article belongs to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Google Pixel]]</nowiki></code>.
=== Product categories ===
 
A product's category page belongs to the product line's category page. For example, [[:Category:Pixel 4a]] belongs to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Google Pixel]]</nowiki></code>.
 
<div style="clear:{{{1|both}}};"></div><!-- Add just enough space so the next section lines up with the image, in order to make it clear which image belongs to which section. -->
 
[[File:Product category when no product line.png|thumbnail|Product '''articles''' belong to their corresponding category '''when not part of a product line'''. The corresponding '''category''' page can belong to multiple categories, each of which can also belong to multiple categories, with the top level ones belonging to the [[:Category:Products|'''Products''']] category. The product's category page should belong to the manufacturer's category page.]]
=== Products that do not belong to a line of products ===
 
Some products, such as [[wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]], do not belong to a line of products. These products should be categorized as if they themselves are product lines, i.e. they should follow the rules in the following two sections.
 
=== Product line, service, website and software articles ===


=== Product line categories ===
[[File:Product line category.png|thumbnail|'''Articles''' belong to their corresponding category. '''Categories''' can belong to multiple categories, each of which can also belong to multiple categories, with the top level ones belonging to the [[:Category:Products|'''Products''']] category. '''A category page should belong to the manufacturer, service provider and/or developer's category page.''']]
Product line, service, website and software articles belong to their respective category. For example, the [[Google Pixel]] article belongs to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Google Pixel]]</nowiki></code>.
 
=== Product line, service, website and software categories ===


==== Rules ====
==== Rules ====


A product line's category page should belong to the manufacturer's category page. For example, [[:Category:Google Pixel]] should belong to [[:Category:Google]].
A category page should belong to the manufacturer, service provider and/or developer's category page. For example, [[:Category:Google Pixel]] should belong to [[:Category:Google]].


Product line '''categories''' are also categorized [[:Category:Products|by type]]. To avoid confusion, they are categorized based on the categories on Wikipedia.
Categories are also categorized by type. To avoid confusion, they are categorized based on the categories on Wikipedia.


When transferring the categories from Wikipedia, the following apply:
When transferring the categories from Wikipedia, the following apply:
* Categories must describe the type of product.
* Categories must describe the type of product, service, website or software.
* Categories do not contain extra information unrelated to the product type. This extra information should be omitted.
* Categories do not contain extra information unrelated to the type. This extra information should be omitted.
* Categories that belong to the "Products by type" category on Wikipedia belong to the [[:Category:Products|Products]] category on this wiki.
* Categories that belong to the "&lt;thing&gt; by type" category on Wikipedia belong to the "&lt;thing&gt;" category on this wiki.
* Categories are sourced from the following pages on Wikipedia if they exist:
* When categorizing product lines, categories are sourced from the following pages on Wikipedia if they exist:
** Any product's article.
** Any product article.
** That product's corresponding category.
** That product's corresponding category.
** The product line's article.
** The product line's article.
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[[File:Product category.png|thumbnail]]
=== Product articles ===
Product '''articles''' belong to their respective category. For example, the [[Pixel 4a]] article belongs to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Pixel 4a]]</nowiki></code>.
=== Product categories ===
A product's category page should belong to the product line's category page. For example, [[:Category:Pixel 4a]] belongs to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Google Pixel]]</nowiki></code>.
<div style="clear:{{{1|both}}};"></div><!-- Add just enough space so the next section lines up with the image, in order to make it clear which image belongs to which section. -->
[[File:Product category when no product line.png|thumbnail|Product '''articles''' belong to their corresponding category '''when not part of a product line'''. The corresponding '''category''' page can belong to multiple categories, each of which can also belong to multiple categories, with the top level ones belonging to the [[:Category:Products|'''Products''']] category. The product's category page should belong to the manufacturer's category page.]]
=== Products that do not belong to a line of products ===
Note that there are products that do not belong to a line of products. [[wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]] is one such product. These products should be categorized as if they themselves are product lines, i.e. they should follow the rules in [[#Product line articles]] and [[#Product line categories]] above.


[[File:Company-product category system overview.png|thumb|An overview of the company-product category system.]]
[[File:Company-product category system overview.png|thumb|An overview of the company-product category system.]]
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