Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Categorization (section)

=== Choosing a name for the category <span class="anchor" id="CATNAME"></span> ===
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{{see also|#Naming conventions}}
A good category name is accurate and '''[[Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Naming|neutral]]''', and, as much as possible, defines the category's inclusion criteria in the name itself. 

{{OOUI icon|alert}} ''Important:'' Moving non-conventionally categorized pages to another category name (see {{tl|Category redirect}}) imposes an additional overhead – an edit for ''every'' categorized page and subcategory. 

So, when choosing a name for the category, please be sure a similar category does not exist. Before creating a category, try to find it under a similar name. You can search existing category names as described [[Help:Searching|here]] (top of page). Another way to determine if suitable categories already exist for a particular page is to check the categories of pages concerning similar or related topics. 
*For example: You might want to add a subcategory for people to [[:Category:Mexicans]]. By starting at [[:Category:People by nationality]], you will discover that Mexicans are placed in [[:Category:Mexican people]].

{{OOUI icon|information}} ''Note:'' [[#Eponymous categories|Eponymous categories]] (categories whose name and topic is the same as an article, such as a category named after a person) should only be created if enough directly related articles exist.