Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Categorization (section)

==Inappropriate categorization==
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Anyone may edit an article and remove a questionable categorization. If an article has an "incorrect" or "inappropriate" category, remove that category from the article, and replace it (if applicable) with a more correct category.

Even if an article may occupy the grey areas of a category's inclusion criteria, that is not a valid reason to keep the article in a category. If a particular article does not fit the inclusion criteria of a category, ''then the article simply should not be added to it''.

If categorization of any particular page is [[WP:DR|disputed]], please [[WP:CON|discuss]] the categorization on the [[WP:TALK|talk page]] of the page in question. If the category seems reasonable, but questionable in some cases, consider whether you can solve (part of) the problem by writing a clearer [[#Category description]].

If you have a proposal for a better name for the category or for a wider re-arrangement of the categorization scheme; or if you have a concern that may apply to several members of the category (such as if the category violates one or more sections on this page, [[Wikipedia:Categorizing articles about people]], [[Wikipedia:Overcategorization]], or other Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]]), you can participate in, or post a new, discussion about the category. 

Category talk pages are not always widely [[Help:Watchlist|watched]]. Consider whether you can [[Wikipedia:Canvassing#Appropriate_notification|invite more potentially interested people]] to take part in a discussion, such as by discussing it at a relevant [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]], or at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories]]. Another option could be to nominate the category for discussion at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion]], or if the [[Wikipedia:Category names|category name]] has an obvious typographical error, you can list it for speedy renaming at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy]].

''See [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/How-to]] for instructions on how to use the templates for: '''deletion''' ({{tl|cfd}}), '''renaming''' ({{tl|cfr}}), or '''merging''' ({{tl|cfm}}).''

If you are in a content dispute, see [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution]] for what to do next.