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==Disadvantages==
==Disadvantages==
* In web searches (Google etc), a hit with the title "Category:..." doesn't seem so appealing - doesn't look like it will be an interesting page to read.  
* The title "Category:..." is a bit misleading if the page contains topical info. It doesn't seem so appealing When it shows up in web searches (Google etc) - a hit titled "Category:..." doesn't look like it will be an interesting page to read.  
* Where there is a lot of topic information, the listed pages are pushed to the bottom of the page.  
* Where there is a lot of topic information, the listed pages are pushed to the bottom of the page. A notice at the top is used, but then the page is getting cluttered.
<s>* Can't move category pages, so can't preserve history. (Unless there's a workaround, e.g. using [[Special:Export]] and [[Special:Import]]?)</s> ''Problem solved - see  [[Appropedia:Moving category pages]].''
<s>* Can't move category pages, so can't preserve history. (Unless there's a workaround, e.g. using [[Special:Export]] and [[Special:Import]]?)</s> ''Problem solved - see  [[Appropedia:Moving category pages]].''



Revision as of 09:53, 17 April 2008

Appropedia currently uses "topic category" pages, much of the time (as described on Category:Topics). Topic information (as opposed to how-tos, projects...) is placed on the category page.

Advantages

  • Due to the different content types on Appropedia, a category page is a natural place for topic info, higher in the hierarchy, with pages in the category listed below it.

Disadvantages

  • The title "Category:..." is a bit misleading if the page contains topical info. It doesn't seem so appealing When it shows up in web searches (Google etc) - a hit titled "Category:..." doesn't look like it will be an interesting page to read.
  • Where there is a lot of topic information, the listed pages are pushed to the bottom of the page. A notice at the top is used, but then the page is getting cluttered.

* Can't move category pages, so can't preserve history. (Unless there's a workaround, e.g. using Special:Export and Special:Import?) Problem solved - see Appropedia:Moving category pages.

Alternatives

  • Use a standard template, including a category tree, at the end of every topic page (which will generally have the same name as the category - but the cat name should perhaps be an argument as well, just in case the page gets moved without the category being move. If there a way of "move-protecting" that might be an alternative, but more restrictive i.e. not preferable).
    • Note that this does not show all articles in the category. However, as categories grow and have hundreds of pages, this may not be a bad thing.
    • There could be an issue with editors adding to a "See also" section - it could get subjective as to what deserves to be listed there.

Other ways of navigating between topic

I'm not sure if this is relevant, but thought it was worth exploring. --Chriswaterguy · talk 06:25, 18 December 2007 (PST)

Just looking at the SCA wiki, I noticed they use a template to put links at the top of pages, to link ideas in a hierarchy: e.g. for a Social wellbeing page like this one they use a template at the top which creates these links:

< Ideas Bank, < Social wellbeing

Immediately after that they might list a page or pages which are subordinate in the hierarchy - in this case:

< Ideas Bank, < Social wellbeing, > Community involvement UK

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