Categories-Tree Notes

• This article lists ideas for future Categories-Tree maintenance, strategy for implementation, as well as pertinent notes for each idea, so that they do not get "lost" in the growing discussion in the forums.
• The Categories-Tree article illustrates current and proposed categories-tree structure.
• Discussions are in the Wiki forum, and include the following thread(s):
  • Storing freqs in the wiki

• This list was last updated with ideas up to and including those in this discussion post:
  • Last Post Gleaned For Ideas

Ideas for Categories

Idea: New Category "Wiki Frequencies"

• Idea: Build large "Wiki Frequencies" category parallel to existing "Collaboration" category.
  • Discussion Link

• Status: Completed

Idea: New Category "Ground Transportation"

• Idea: "Ground Transportation" instead of just "Transportation"?
  • Discussion Link

• Status: Pending

Idea: Standardize Category Names To Match Real-World Names

Idea: "Aircraft Monitoring Frequencies" category

• Discussion Link

• Status: Category has been dropped. Completed

Idea: Rename "Aircraft Monitoring" to "Aviation"

• Discussion Link

• Status: Completed

Idea: Eliminate "MilCom" Category

• Discussion Link, Discussion Link

• Status: Completed

Idea: Create Additional Specific Aviation Categories

• Idea: Consider categories for "...airline company frequencies, airline ramp communication systems, ATC frequencies, and airport operations frequencies"
  • Discussion Link

• Status: Completed

Idea: Consolidating Overlapping Categories

• Idea: "We might also look into consolidation where it makes sense to do so."
  • Discussion Link
• Example: The recreation and attractions categories often overlap each other, and each could be interpreted to be the other in many cases. For example, golf courses can be both

• Status: Still being discussed

Idea: Consolidate or Migrate Categories that have all frequencies

• Idea: Categories that have children as frequency categories might be unnecessarily redundant if everything in that parent category has frequencies in the first place
  • [Discussion Link]
• Status: new idea not yet in the discussion forum.

Ideas for Templates

Idea: "Frequencies" Template

• Idea: Create a template to standardize the narrative at the top of the "...Frequencies" category pages.
  • Discussion Link
  • Template Link: Template:FreqWiki

• Status: Created and being implemented

Idea: Template between Frequency articles and State articles

• Idea: "another template can be used to send the <statename> frequency articles to their collaboration state name"
  • Discussion Link
  • Template Link: ...

• Status: Pending

Idea:Use standardized template for displaying trunked frequencies

• Idea: Where neither the extensions nor the trunking infobox template is being used, if a trunk system is being defined in the article with frequencies, use the Motofreq and ELTRfreq templates. These display the frequencies in a table similar to what is currently in the database
• Status: The templates already exist, and will be installed where appropriate

Idea:Remove ELTRfreq/Motofreq templates where the data already exists in the DB

• Idea: If the frequencies for a new trunk system are already in the database, then using these templates simply creates 2 different versions of the same data, which would become a maintenance nightmare over time. Instead, use either the extensions or the trunking infobox templates to do this job.

• Status: Completed

Ideas for Articles

Idea: Article: Software that can copy-paste data

• Idea: "...article to identify which applications have the ability to copy the frequency data into their application editor"
  • Discussion Link
• Idea: "an article to document the applications that can copy/paste data from the wiki"
  • Discussion Link

• Status: In Progress. The article already exists, but documentation needs to be added to show which BuTel products could actually copy data from the wiki (or if they all can)

Idea: Article to Explain Large Categories

• Idea: "article off the collaboration page for the various broader categories"
  • Discussion Link

• Status: Completed

Idea: List Amateur Radio Networks

• Note: Could be treated as a new category, or built as an article.
• Idea: "listing amateur radio networks in the Wiki"
  • Discussion Link

• Status: Pending

Idea: Create separate articles for RID/UID details

• Idea: "We do have a number of RID/UID lists posted on articles that are just for a trunked system - so perhaps it would be a good idea to split them off onto their own article. It would certainly allow for future growth."
  • Discussion Link

• Status: Still being discussed

Idea: Split off FTO and RID/UID lists by state

• Idea: Once all the states have been scanned, split the RID/UID lists and FTO categories which are getting very large into sub categories by state. Then attach these sub-categories to their parent states' home page. So (for example) there would be a Maryland Frequencies, Maryland FTO and Maryland RID/UIDs link on the Maryland collaboration page. This would help isolate these topics by state making them easier to find. This would be a long term project, after the frequencies are completely implemented.
• Status: To be discussed

Idea: Move Trunked Systems links on State pages to the top

• Idea: There is a great deal of information on trunked systems linked by a table that appears to exist for each state page in the collaboration area. To make it more visible and appear to be a part of the 'database structure', these links should be moved to the top. The first couple of links in each state page should be the frequencies, then the list of trunk systems. This sets the stage for having links for the FTO and RID/UID lists, which would all be under one topic right at the top. Rename the topic to something along the lines of 'Scanner Data in the Wiki'
• Status: Completed

Idea: Fix Trunked Radio Systems article to seperate federal/military trunks

• Idea: In all the trunked radio systems tables, federal and military trunks are mixed together, when they shouldn't be. These are 2 distinct areas of the government, and should be listed as such. This article shows an example of what the separation will look like when complete. Categories should also be added to these articles as warranted.
• Status: Completed

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