Consumer Action Taskforce:Categorization

An overview of the company-product category system.

This article describes how categories are chosen for different types of pages. This is useful for users who want to help maintain the wiki by clearing out uncategorized pages (list), uncategorized categories (list) and wanted categories (list).

Users who frequently create new pages also need this information.

Categorizing company pages

An example of a company article

Company articles and categories are categorized by industry. To avoid confusion, pages are categorized on this wiki based on how they are categorized on Wikipedia.

When transferring the categories from the corresponding Wikipedia page, the following apply:

• 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.
• Pages that belong to the "Companies by industry" category on Wikipedia belong to the Companies category on this wiki.

As an example, consider the Wikipedia page for Sony, one of the companies with the most categories on Wikipedia:

The following categories do not describe Sony in a way that relates to its products and services:

• TOPIX 100
• 1950s initial public offerings
• Belgian Royal Warrant holders
• Companies in the Nikkei 225
• Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
• Companies listed on the Tokyo Stick Exchange
• Conglomerate companies based in Tokyo
• Mitsui

Examples of categories on other pages that do not relate to the company's products and services include:

• Privately held companies
• Family-owned companies
• Multinational companies

Here are a few categories with years or countries of establishment removed:

• Computer companies of Japan → [[Category:Computer companies]]
• Electronics companies established in 1946 → [[Category:Electronics companies]]

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.

[[Category:Computer companies]]
[[Category:Computer hardware companies]]
[[Category:Computer storage companies]]
[[Category:Computer systems companies]]
[[Category:Display technology companies]]
[[Category:Electronics companies]]
[[Category:Headphones manufacturers]]
[[Category:Lens manufacturers]]
[[Category:Loudspeaker manufacturers]]
[[Category:Microphone manufacturers]]
[[Category:Netbook manufacturers]]
[[Category:Photography equipment manufacturers]]
[[Category:Portable audio player manufacturers]]
[[Category:Radio manufacturers]]
[[Category:Software companies]]
[[Category:Video equipment manufacturers]]