Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Categorization (section)

=== Categorizing list pages ===
{{see also|Category:Lists}}
If there are more than a few [[WP:Stand-alone lists|lists]] in a particular subject area, it may be appropriate to create a specific subcategory that contains only the list pages and no other types.
* For example, [[:Category:Countries]] contains the subcategory "[[:Category:Lists of countries]]", which in turn contains the list pages "[[List of Soviet Republics]]", and "[[List of countries by population]]".
When placing list pages in such a category, use a [[WP:SORTKEY|sort key]] to adjust the page title to exclude the starting words "List of", or all lists would appear under "L". 
* For example, when adding List of Soviet Republics to the category, using <code><nowiki>[[Category:Lists of countries|Soviet Republics, List of]]</nowiki></code> and will make it be sorted in the S section.