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At categories for discussion, there are sometimes discussions that look a little something like this:
Category:Big fooians
ReliableSourcesFan has a very common misconception about WP:SUBJECTIVECAT, which reads:
Adjectives which imply a subjective, vague, or inherently non-neutral inclusion criterion should not be used in naming/defining a category. Examples include subjective descriptions (famous, popular, notable, great, important), any reference to relative size (large, small, tall, short), relative distance (near, far), or personal trait (beautiful, evil, friendly, greedy, honest, intelligent, old, ugly, young).
It does not say:
Adjectives which imply a subjective, vague, or inherently non-neutral inclusion criterion should only be used when they are widely documented in reliable sources.
Subjective descriptions are subjective regardless of how frequently reliable sources describe them that way. Plenty of reliable sources call things "big", "small", "young", "far", "tall", "short", etc., but that does not mean they are objective, defining characteristics.
![]() | This is an
essay on the
deletion policy. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
At categories for discussion, there are sometimes discussions that look a little something like this:
Category:Big fooians
ReliableSourcesFan has a very common misconception about WP:SUBJECTIVECAT, which reads:
Adjectives which imply a subjective, vague, or inherently non-neutral inclusion criterion should not be used in naming/defining a category. Examples include subjective descriptions (famous, popular, notable, great, important), any reference to relative size (large, small, tall, short), relative distance (near, far), or personal trait (beautiful, evil, friendly, greedy, honest, intelligent, old, ugly, young).
It does not say:
Adjectives which imply a subjective, vague, or inherently non-neutral inclusion criterion should only be used when they are widely documented in reliable sources.
Subjective descriptions are subjective regardless of how frequently reliable sources describe them that way. Plenty of reliable sources call things "big", "small", "young", "far", "tall", "short", etc., but that does not mean they are objective, defining characteristics.