Consumer Action Taskforce:Categorization
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.
Company pages
Company articles
Company articles belong to their respective category. For example, the Sony article belongs to [[Category:Sony]].
Company categories
Company categories are categorized 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 do not contain information about the year or country of establishment. These are not important for the purposes of this wiki.
- Categories 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]]
Click "[Expand]" on the right to view the final list of categories at the bottom of the Category:Sony page.
[[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]]