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To put a page in [[:Category:Appropriate technology]] is a judgement, in a sense, that it is "[[appropriate technology]]". We shouldn't be making that judgement, at least not when we're doing bookkeeping work like categorization - we should be leaving this for the development of ideas on the page and its related talk page, and in the forums.  
To put a page in [[:Category:Appropriate technology]] is a judgement, in a sense, that it is "[[appropriate technology]]". We shouldn't be making that judgement, at least not when we're doing bookkeeping work like categorization - we should be leaving this for the development of ideas on the page and its related talk page, and in the forums.  


I therefore propose a name change for this category, to [[:Category:Technology]]. Other pages are a different story -  subcategories such as [[:Category:Appropriate technology demonstration events]] retain their name, as their defining characteristic is a focus on appropriate technology. We would definitely maintain an article on [[appropriate technology]], and probably a [[Portal:Appropriate technology]]. Some people might use the phrase "appropriate technology" in page names, and that is probably ok.
I therefore propose a name change for this category, to [[:Category:Technology]]. Other pages are a different story -  subcategories such as [[:Category:Appropriate technology demonstration events]] retain their name, as their defining characteristic is a focus on appropriate technology. We would definitely maintain an article on [[appropriate technology]], and probably a [[Portal:Appropriate technology]]. Some people might use the phrase "appropriate technology" in page names, and that is probably ok.  


How does that sound? --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 06:48, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
How does that sound? --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 06:48, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
:Just noting, a couple of years down the track, that we're now using the phrase and the category. It's still a bit problematic, but "appropriate technology" is a statement of intention of focus, and (very importantly) it's a term that people search for. We can work out the details - I'm sure our usage of the category will continue to evolve. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] 15:53, 6 July 2010 (UTC)


== Hesitate to change name ==
== Hesitate to change name ==
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