User blog:RRabbit42/Do you use the character categories?

I have started on one of my long-standing projects, which is to get the categories straightened out. Amongst them are categories like Category:Candace Flynn. Here's the full list:


 * Category:Baljeet Rai
 * Category:Candace Flynn
 * Category:Buford Van Stomm
 * Category:Dr. Doofenshmirtz
 * Category:Ferb Fletcher
 * Category:Irving
 * Category:Isabella Garcia-Shapiro
 * Category:Jenny


 * Category:Jeremy Johnson
 * Category:Lawrence Fletcher
 * Category:Linda Flynn
 * Category:Major Monogram
 * Category:Perry the Platypus
 * Category:Phineas Flynn
 * Category:Stacy Hirano
 * Category:Vanessa Doofenshmirtz

These are catch-all categories which are used for "any information relating to the character)". The "any information" is literally that. Any song the character sang, any episode they appeared in, friends that they have, any pets that they have, any categories relating to them like Category:Candace Flynn images, et cetera. It makes for quite a mess when trying to see how the categories are sorted and related to each other.

Part of this project will involve either straightening these kinds of categories out, or getting rid of them. Getting rid of them would be easier, but if people are actually using them, that's not the best choice.

So, here's a poll to help me guage whether the character categories are useful and if people want them to stick around. The poll will run about two weeks. If the results look pretty even, then we'll move this into a forum for a formal vote. Use the comments to give me details about whether you use them or not. — RRabbit42 ( leave a message ) 06:16, June 26, 2010 (UTC)

Do you use categories like "Phineas Flynn" or "Stacy Hirano" to find information relating to those characters? Yes, frequently. Sometimes. No. I didn't know they were there. Other. (Please leave info in a comment.)