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Categories

Hey Contributor - I noticed you created some new categories (Black British, British, etc.). I raised a question on FSFwiki_talk:Categorization/Defaults about what kinds of categories should we have. I was thinking about gender and what kind of work people write (specifically, SF versus non-SF), but it's broader than that, and certainly applies to ethnicity, nationality, and other categories as well. It would be great to have those of us who work on FSFwiki think through some of the categorization issues. ... From Wikipedia, I've learned to be very restrained about categories, and use lists instead of categories, to create visibility. But we should really get a sense of what are the key features that we need automatic categories for. This is not a suggestion that we should not include gender, nationality, ethnicity, etc., sexuality, etc., of people, but rather a question of whether it's better to do it through categories or lists. Categories are easier to add initially, but lists are easier to maintain over time. Your thoughts would be welcome. --LQ 17:26, 21 March 2007 (PDT)