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::I must admit, I've always presumed that every article on Sarna should have a category, based on the fact that on the "special pages" list along with options to select articles that are stubs/sub-stubs and unlinked articles is the option to list all articles that lack categories. [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]] ([[User talk:BrokenMnemonic|talk]]) 03:48, 16 March 2020 (EDT)
 
::I must admit, I've always presumed that every article on Sarna should have a category, based on the fact that on the "special pages" list along with options to select articles that are stubs/sub-stubs and unlinked articles is the option to list all articles that lack categories. [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]] ([[User talk:BrokenMnemonic|talk]]) 03:48, 16 March 2020 (EDT)
 
:::I have that strong feeling that not every group of related articles warrants a category. We don't have, want or need a category "Wolf's Dragoons Regiments" even when these are five or so related articles. Back at university, I had the mantra "''Überflüssiges ist falsch''" (translated roughly: If it's superflous then it's wrong) hammered into my head. So maybe it's just me. But since this isn't the first time that I question the validity of a category (or outright suggest deletion), perhaps we should consider a Policy:Categories? Because now that I'm trying I find it surprisingly difficult to create any helpful ruleset for when I feel a category should, or shouldn't, be created. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 07:31, 16 March 2020 (EDT)
 
:::I have that strong feeling that not every group of related articles warrants a category. We don't have, want or need a category "Wolf's Dragoons Regiments" even when these are five or so related articles. Back at university, I had the mantra "''Überflüssiges ist falsch''" (translated roughly: If it's superflous then it's wrong) hammered into my head. So maybe it's just me. But since this isn't the first time that I question the validity of a category (or outright suggest deletion), perhaps we should consider a Policy:Categories? Because now that I'm trying I find it surprisingly difficult to create any helpful ruleset for when I feel a category should, or shouldn't, be created. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 07:31, 16 March 2020 (EDT)
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::::Misspelling issue apart, I felt those articles should have been grouped that for other transcripts in other games. I did id because of this.--[[User:Pserratv|Pserratv]] ([[User talk:Pserratv|talk]]) 12:24, 16 March 2020 (EDT)

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Shouldn't that be transcript? BrokenMnemonic (talk) 15:53, 15 March 2020 (EDT)

Beyond that, I don't understand the reason for this category. There are exactly 21 articles and that number isn't ever going to change. Plus, they‘re all listed in the root article. This feels like having a category for the sake of having a category. Frabby (talk) 16:11, 15 March 2020 (EDT)
I must admit, I've always presumed that every article on Sarna should have a category, based on the fact that on the "special pages" list along with options to select articles that are stubs/sub-stubs and unlinked articles is the option to list all articles that lack categories. BrokenMnemonic (talk) 03:48, 16 March 2020 (EDT)
I have that strong feeling that not every group of related articles warrants a category. We don't have, want or need a category "Wolf's Dragoons Regiments" even when these are five or so related articles. Back at university, I had the mantra "Überflüssiges ist falsch" (translated roughly: If it's superflous then it's wrong) hammered into my head. So maybe it's just me. But since this isn't the first time that I question the validity of a category (or outright suggest deletion), perhaps we should consider a Policy:Categories? Because now that I'm trying I find it surprisingly difficult to create any helpful ruleset for when I feel a category should, or shouldn't, be created. Frabby (talk) 07:31, 16 March 2020 (EDT)
Misspelling issue apart, I felt those articles should have been grouped that for other transcripts in other games. I did id because of this.--Pserratv (talk) 12:24, 16 March 2020 (EDT)