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
- 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
Proposed scheme
= Overview =
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 =
(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 by country
- :Category:Military equipment
- :Category:Military facilities
- :Category:Military life
- :Category:Military personnel
- :Category:Military units and formations
- :Category:Military decorations
- :Category:Military veterans' affairs
- ...
- :Category:Military history - root category for topics dealing with events
- :Category:Military history by branch
- :Category:Military history by country
- :Category:Military history by era
- :Category:Military history by topic
- :Category:Military diplomacy
- :Category:Military operations
- :Category:Causes of war
- :Category:Aftermath of war
- ...
- :Category:Military science - root category for topics dealing with military theory, strategy, doctrine, etc.
- :Category:Politics about the military
- :Category:Anti-war
- :Category:Military law
- :Category:Warfare by type
- ...
- :Category:Military culture - root category for topics dealing with depictions of the military in culture and art
- :Category:Military art
- :Category:Military in fiction
- :Category:Depictions of war
- :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 =
== "Military" to "Armed forces" ==
- :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 ==
- :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
- :Category:Military-related organizations → :Category:Organizations associated with
- :Category:Military locations → :Category:Locations associated with
= Consolidation checklist =
Dispositions of current top-level categories under the new scheme: