User blog comment:Silvak/A Lesson on Categories/@comment-25539177-20150421055456/@comment-48947-20150421145957

You'll notice that GalNet is a subcategory of a lot of categories if you scroll down to the bottom. It shouldn't be a subcategory at all and only contain subcategories. So for your example edit the GalNet page/category and remove the category by clicking the x button on the right of the category. Publish. (In VisualEditor you need to use the menu with 3 horizontal bars in the top right, then categories, select the category you want to remove the page from and click the trash bin.)

As for advice placing a page in the right category, if the category system was working properly it would be very simple. Right now, it's a mess so it's easy to get confused. For a content page you are uncertain about ask yourself what is the purpose of the page and what is it about. You can start with the 8 main categories. Is it a person? Is it a place? Is it a living organism? There may be similarities but there should be distinct differences between these main categories either in content or purpose.

Science describes how the universe works and why. Technology makes use of science but is less concerned about how or why and focuses on and object and what it can do. People and places are featured in history, but a character page describes a person and their personal history while a history page describes the events that the person and often many people took part in from a galactic perspective.

Then move on to the subcategories within the main category. Does this person have a major or minor role in the events in the stories and tales? Oh, this person does not actually personally appear in the story and is only mentioned, Historical Figures.

If you are still unsure you can ask in the forum. That being said, nearly every category needs major work and defining. Until that is complete, there is always going to be uncertainty and guess work.

History looks as it should, even if the pages could use work. Category:Y'All being the exception, as a place holder to the Y'All pages that need consolidating. I think Stories needs to be next and I'll need your help Dusty because I have no idea where to look for the completed story pages and current rewrite pages.