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Naming conventions[edit]

As I am reading through these categories I am beginning to believe they are massively mislabeled, primarily because of what is included within them. The egregious mistake inherent here is best summarized by the relationship between the categories for the governments of Indianapolis and Indiana. that Category:Government of Indianapolis is included under Category:Government of Indiana. However, the Government of Indianapolis is not nested appropriately under Government of Indiana, as the category includes both state agencies and local municipalities.

I think a more appropriate name for the category focused on agencies and mechanisms within the state-level governing structure of Indiana would take the form of Category:Indiana State government, rather Government of Indiana. This would allow for another higher level of categorization for each state that could take the form of Category:Governments in Indiana, which could then appropriately allow different levels of state, county, and local governments. That is as opposed to Category:Governments of Indiana, which implies the state has more than one government.

I thought I'd raise the issue here before going to CfD. This could potentially affect at least 50 categories and hundreds of subcategories. Any opinions? • Freechild'sup? 21:01, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]