User talk:Monni1995
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[edit] Asterisks in sort keys
I cannot understand your insistence on using asterisks for a single purpose only. When I left it, Category:Asia stubs was perfectly consistent, with geographical divisions in one group, and thematic subdivisions in another. Changing them all (which you seem to have begun to do - I didn't realise that when I reverted Category:China stubs) seems like a waste of time. I am not aware of any standard about what prefix to use for what kind of subcategory, and none is listed at WP:CAT. Can you point me to a guideline where it is stated? --Stemonitis 18:30, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Well... It's what stub sorters use. It has nothing to do with general categorization. Monni 18:32, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, but why must it be one way round, and not the other? There was nothng wrong with the old system; there is no reason why geographical subcategories must precede thematic subcategories (or vice versa). Consistency between different categories is not as important as consistency within a category. Am I right in thinking that "'*' prefix is for subregions. ' ' prefix is for subtopics" is your personal choice, rather than a generally agreed principle? (I am also uncertain that you should have characterised my edit as a "bad faith revert", but I'm prepared to let it lie.) --Stemonitis 18:39, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Nope... It wasn't my idea, it was observation I made when I browsed through hundreds of stub categories. Monni 18:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
