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* First make sure that you don't create a category that does not already exist
[[Category:Buddhist Literature]][[Category:Nyingma Literature]][[Category:Nyingma Lineages]]
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**Use the [[Special:Categories|Categories page]] to find all existing categories.
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* Make sure the category will cover a lot of material
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* When writing category names, Use Capital Letter Labels
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* Only make English-based categories, or phoneticied categories, not wylie-based categories
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* Make an index page to the category by clicking on the red Category tag so that the category page will have at least an index listing.
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* Make use of placing categories inside categories to create sub-categories.
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[[Category:Editing Instructions]]

Latest revision as of 01:45, 17 January 2006

  • First make sure that you don't create a category that does not already exist
  • Make sure the category will cover a lot of material
  • When writing category names, Use Capital Letter Labels
  • Only make English-based categories, or phoneticied categories, not wylie-based categories
  • Make an index page to the category by clicking on the red Category tag so that the category page will have at least an index listing.
  • Make use of placing categories inside categories to create sub-categories.