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Commons:Village pump

‎Category:Demolished buildings and the purpose of the category system
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The most obvious example for me is [[:Category:People by date of death]] and its 12 trillion subcats, although I suspect they are a hangover from wikipedia, where they do actually serve a more obvious purpose.

The most obvious example for me is [[:Category:People by date of death]] and its 12 trillion subcats, although I suspect they are a hangover from wikipedia, where they do actually serve a more obvious purpose.

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Perhaps the ''only'' thing you know about a building is that it was demolished, or the ''only'' thing you know about a person is when they died? Maybe intersecting categories would make these categories more helpful for finding stuff? --[[User:Moogsi|moogsi]] ([[User talk:Moogsi|blah]]) 04:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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Perhaps the ''only'' thing you know about a building is that it was demolished, or the ''only'' thing you know about a person is when they died? Maybe intersecting categories would make these categories more helpful for finding stuff? But really, if you are looking for a ''particular'' person/building, are you not better off doing your research somewhere else? --[[User:Moogsi|moogsi]] ([[User talk:Moogsi|blah]]) 04:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

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