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:: That's awesome! I'm currently working on writing a lot on this months article about Osama bin Laden, it's important that we keep the Wikipedia updated:) Let me know if there are anything I can help you with! Translations or other things! [[Brúkari:Niceley|Niceley]] 8. mai 2011 kl. 03:20 (UTC)
== About the category confusion ==
Hey RgC! I read your request on [[Brúkarakjak:Niceley]]. Great to have more people trying to tidy up the category structure here! A few comments:
You ''also'' may use the template <nowiki>{{stríka}}</nowiki> on pages or categories you want to have removed.
There are a number of cases of doubleton categories. One reason is, that some categories have been created in the singular, where the plural should be preferred. There are also synonyms (e.g., "Dýr" = "Djór"). When I see troubles of this kind (in the rare times I have for fo-wp), I try to fix them. I try to follow some guidelines:
**When there is no obvious reason to prefer one name above the other (like plural forms), I check who created the categories, and (if they are active users) ask them for their opinion.
**I try to ensure that all categories (except the top one: [[:Bólkur:Bólkar]]) get placed as appropriate subcategories of existing categories. They should be possible to find in a natural manner from going down in the top category.
**I check whether there is a corresponding category on en-wp. If so, I interwikilink the new fo-category to the en-category, and vice versa. (In a couple of days, robots will complete the iw-linking in all concerned languages.)
**I never mark a category for deletion, until I've checked that it is empty. The articles there should be recategorized first.
''I am very happy to note, that you seem to place your new categories equally carefully, within the category structure!''
A couple of days ago, I started to work with the articles and subcategories of [[:Bólkur:Amerikanari]] (i.e., "Category:American", in singular). The direct reason was the correct complaint by [[Brúkari:Tofts|Tofts]]; see [[Bólkakjak:Amerikanari]]. Among others, I created [[:Bólkur:Amerikanskir tónleikarar]], and placed it as a subcategory.
'''In my work, I noted that there already existed a category [[:Bólkur:Amerikanskur tónleikari]], which was not placed as an appropriate subcategory. I also noted that it unhappily was not empty...''' (Explanation: See [[Bólkakjak:Amerikanari]].) Thus, I decided to wait , until al articles there had been placed properly; which in the most cases would mean '''only''' in the new category '''Amerikanskir tónleikarar''', and anyhow ''as seldom as possible'' in the super category '''Amerikanari'''.
Happily, someone else (you or Niceley, I guess) seems to have moved them to the new category. Unhappily, they still seem to belong also to inappropriate super categories.
Another thing I try to do is never to create an article or template, without categorising them. Cf. [[:Bólkur:Fyrimyndir]].
Best, [[Brúkari:JoergenB|Jörgen B]] 14. mai 2011 kl. 11:45 (UTC)
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