Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Category restructuring
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This is a brainstorming page; everything is subject to change. Comments and suggestions are extremely welcome!
Objectives[edit]
- Create a category system derived from a single root category.
- Minimize the use of "military" in reference to all armed forces.
- Simplify the overall structure by eliminating redundant categories.
Current scheme[edit]
Proposed scheme[edit]
Overview[edit]
Create a single tree branched along a few general lines:
- [Root category]
- [History/events]
- [Actual armed forces]
- [Science/theory]
- [Culture]
- [Association categories (people, groups, places)]
- [Technical categories (lists, images, stubs)]
Restructuring phase[edit]
(Categories in italics are slated for renaming in Phase 2.)
- Category:Armed conflict/Category:Military/Category:War/Category:Warfare - overall root category
- Category:Armed forces - root category for topics dealing with specific armed forces (e.g. personnel, units, locations, etc.)
- Category:Military history - root category for topics dealing with events
- Category:Military science - root category for topics dealing with military theory, strategy, doctrine, etc.
- Category:Military culture - root category for topics dealing with depictions of the military in culture and art
- Category:People associated with war - root category for people associated with armed conflict (even if not part of the armed forces)
- Category:Military-related organizations - root category for groups associated with armed conflict (even if not part of the armed forces)
- Category:Military locations - root category for locations associated with armed conflict (even if not part of the armed forces)
- Category:Military lists
- Category:Military images
- Category:Military stubs
Renaming phase[edit]
"Military" to "Armed forces"[edit]
- Category:Military by country + "Military of..." sub-cats → Category:Armed forces by country + "Armed forces of..." sub-cats
- Category:Military personnel + "Military personnel..." sub-cats → Category:Armed forces personnel + "Armed forces personnel..." sub-cats
- Category:Military branches → Category:Armed forces by branch
- Category:Types of military forces → Category:Armed forces by type
Other[edit]
- Category:Military units and formations + "Military units and formations..." sub-cats → Category:Units and formations + "Units and formations..." sub-cats
- Category:People associated with war → [[:Category:People associated with <root category>]]
- Category:Military-related organizations → [[:Category:Organizations associated with <root category>]]
- Category:Military locations → [[:Category:Locations associated with <root category>]]
Consolidation checklist[edit]
Dispositions of current top-level categories under the new scheme: