Draft:Template index/Category namespace

These notes are generally placed on top of category pages.

For notes about the deletion and renaming of categories, see BattleTechWiki:Template index/Deletion.

Additional templates for category pages can be found in Category:Category namespace templates and its subcategories.

Table of contents templates

For more table of contents templates, see BattleTechWiki:Template index/Compact tables of contents.

What to type	What it makes
{{category TOC}} Talk

Special types of categories

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{{set category}} Talk, links	This is a set category. It should only contain pages that are {{{1}}} or lists of {{{1}}}, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about {{{1}}} in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.
{{container category}} Talk, links	This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories.
{{File category}} Talk, links	This category contains media in the File namespace. It should not be used to categorise articles or pages in other namespaces.
{{Maintenance category}} Talk, list	This is a maintenance category, used for the maintenance of BTW. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains non-article pages, or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories.
{{possibly empty category}} Talk, list	Administrators: Please do not delete this category as empty! This category may be empty occasionally or even most of the time.
{{category disambiguation|SOMECAT}} Talk, list	This category is not in use because it has an ambiguous title. For {{{1}}}, see [[:Category:{{{2}}}]]. For {{{3}}}, see [[:Category:{{{4}}}]]. Note: This category page should be empty. All entries should be recategorized under one of the above categories or an appropriate subcategory.
{{category redirect|othercategory}} Talk	This category is located at Category:othercategory. Note: This category should be empty. See the instructions for more information. Administrators: If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming links have been cleaned up, click here to delete. This template should only be used on category pages.
{{cat exp|text including links}} Talk	This category is for text including links.

"See also" templates

What to type	What it makes
{{cat main}} Talk	The main article for this category is Template index/Category namespace.
{{cat more|Article}} Talk	For more information, see Article.

Category maintenance templates

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{{cleanup}} Talk, list, category
{{cfdnotice|SOMECAT}} Talk, list
{{category diffuse}} Talk, links	Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories.
{{overpopulated category}} talk	This category is overpopulated. It is suggested that the contents of the category be subcategorized.
{{subjective category}} Talk	Unlike others, this note is placed at the bottom of the category page See also: BattleTechWiki:BLPCAT BattleTechWiki:Categorizing articles about people
{{categorization of people disputed}} Talk	See also: BattleTechWiki:BLPCAT BattleTechWiki:Categorizing articles about people
{{uncategorized}} Talk, list, category	Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.