Commons:Categories for discussion/2020/04/Category:User categories

Category:User categories

This category should definitely be cleaned up. I would say we should remove thematical or annual subcats of categories already present here. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 21:26, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@1234qwer1234qwer4: yes, categories in here must be explicitly different from topic categories. Eg the name of category:Abraham Samuel is invalid--Estopedist1 (talk) 08:39, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@1234qwer1234qwer4: Can you give specific examples of what you see that needs to be done? --Auntof6 (talk) 10:11, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Estopedist1: That's not what I meant. @Auntof6: For example, Category:2016 Photographs by Ailura and other subcategories of Category:Photographs by Ailura should not be in this category, because Category:Photographs by Ailura already is. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 15:52, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@1234qwer1234qwer4: I am normally strongly in favor of not overcategorizing like that, but that mainly applies to content categories and not administrative categories. I think designating categories as user categories is administrative and needs to be done for each category, even if it has a parent that is also a user category.

Another point: one thing that goes along with being a user category (at least if it's set up correctly) is that the category is hidden. All user categories should be hidden, and to do that, they all have to be tagged as hidden even if they have a parent that is also hidden. --Auntof6 (talk) 00:08, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The parent category Category:User categories should be hidden too, as it it absolutely not useful for searching for a specific user category in it as it is too big. It's a maintenace category an not a normal category and therefore should not be bigger than my personal parent user categories. Kersti (talk) 16:30, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As the category is mainly for administrative purposes, as already pointed out, I'd vote for leaving it like it is. Plozessor (talk) 20:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly this is the reason why it should be a hidden category. If you look in this category, Category:Kersti Nebelsiek - Gerhard-Holten-Hütte, Osterbachtal, Tauberseck, Mühlbach, Untermühle in Knickhagen, Gänseberg, Krummbachtal (15. und 17. November 2022) You will notice that Category:User categories looks really big, but the much more useful category Category:Pictures of User Kersti Nebelsiek looks much smaller. This should be exactly the other way round as Category:Pictures of User Kersti Nebelsiek gives a useful overview over my persomal pictures. Kersti (talk) 22:10, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I find "Category:Kersti Nebelsiek - Gerhard-Holten-Hütte, Osterbachtal, Tauberseck, Mühlbach, Untermühle in Knickhagen, Gänseberg, Krummbachtal (15. und 17. November 2022)" problematic for Special:Search.

Couldn't just pick the name of the general area where these were taken? Enhancing999 (talk) 22:45, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's a specific hike I made near my home. The area is Reinhardswald but most hikes listed in the main category are in the Reinhardswald and therefore that doesn't work. Kersti (talk) 15:57, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I guess this is related to this discussion: Template_talk:User_category#default_category_if_no_cat= . Enhancing999 (talk) 08:14, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I totally agree with Auntof6 and other users above about a specific matter: whatever we decide to do about user categories, all of them must stay hidden, even if they are subcategories of cats already in C:User categories. Daniele Fisichella 04:48, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]