Talk:Concord of Kapteyn

Categorization

I was thinking about introducing a new category that would be for laws, treaties, court cases, and other documents. This could include this article as well as others such as Camlann v. Free Worlds League (allowed planets to leave their provinces) and Resolution 288 (Captain-General stayed in power "for the duration of the crisis"). I was thinking about either "Documents" or the more descriptive "Laws, Treaties & Court Cases" for the title. Any and all comments and suggestions welcome. --Scaletail 20:19, 19 January 2008 (CST)

Sounds like a good idea. But how many of these laws, treaties, and court cases are there in BattleTech? I know the agreement between Steiner and Davion was one though I can't remember the name. Haruspex 00:21, 20 January 2008 (CST)

But these documents would have nothing in common besides being documents, which is why I do not think a "Documents" category makes sense to have. Instead I suggest to categorize the signing of a certain document, the passing of an important law etc. among Category:Events if it had sufficient impact on history (usually indicated by an entry in the timeline, i.e. Concord of Kapteyn signed). Frabby 08:12, 20 January 2008 (CST)

Nothing says that they can only be in one category. --Scaletail 08:45, 20 January 2008 (CST)

I concede that point. But I still do not see why anybody would find a "documents" category helpful. Possibly superflous, but certainly not detrimental. Frabby 08:49, 20 January 2008 (CST)

Fair enough. I do eventually plan to create articles for Camlann v. Free Worlds League, Resolution 288, Addendum to the Incorporation, and Home Defense Act (for starters). Would you categorize those as events, or do you think something else should be created for them? --Scaletail 17:47, 20 January 2008 (CST)

I think that "Documents" is potentially too broad a category. Do we expect that it will encompass treaties and legal documents only? What other kinds of documents would we include in this category? If it's just those two things, I would recommend "Legal and Governmental Documents" or something similar. I can't off the top of my head think of other things we might want to include beyond treaties, agreements, and potentially in-game court cases. Bdevoe 17:44, 29 January 2008 (CST)