Thread:The S/@comment-995426-20160104232418/@comment-995426-20160105001540

I started on this excursion because, as a longtime wiki editor and wiki power user myself, I find it tiresome to deal with unnecessary clutter at any step of the process.

Compare libraries. A well-run library keeps tidy and well-catalogued, with all the books carefully indexed in their proper locations. Random books strewn about make look charming and rustic, but it's a hindrance for anyone trying to make heavy use of the facility.

So, when I see something out of place, my instinct is to neatly put it back in its place as a courtesy to everyone here. And the general rule of thumb for parent categories is that they remain small and contain only the most pertinent (along with as-of-yet-uncategorized) entries. It's relatively easy to search subcategory trees by topic, but tedious to browse from page 1 to page 57 of a single category just to find needle-in-haystack stragglers that haven't been subcategorized yet.

Do you see what I'm trying to say?