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: Implement Gateway Categories

• Idea: Multiple disconnected, or parent-less, or stove-piped, categories make navigation across the Wiki difficult/impossible, because they act as a branch severed from the category-tree. To prevent this, all categories should be under a Gateway category.
• Example of suggested-implementation of gateway-categories shown on: Categories-Tree
• Example of stove-piped categories:
  

  Category:Alinco Radios Category:Amateur Radio Gear Category:Antennas Category:Broadcasting Category:Collaboration Category:D-STAR Category:DMA Radios Hints and Kinks Category:Desktop Receivers Category:Desktop Scanners Category:Digital Voice Category:Downloads Category:EBay Category:FAQ Category:Gateways Category:HF Topics Category:Handheld Receivers Category:Handheld Scanners

  Category:Help Category:Legal Category:Live Audio Broadcasting Category:Mobile Scanners Category:Modifications Category:Object Oriented Scanners Category:Online Radios Category:PC Receivers Category:Personal Radio Services Category:Professional Radios Category:Programming FAQs and Tips Category:Propagation Links Category:Radio Models Category:RR Glossary Category:Software Applications Category:Trunktracking Topics Category:Wiki Frequencies

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  • Status: Pending

  
  

  Idea: Consider Better/More-Specific Category Names

  • Idea: Consider Better/More Specific Category Names for
    Category:Propagation_Links
    Category:Broadcasting
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  • Status: (New Idea Status: Pending, Being Discussed, In-Progress, Complete, Cancelled, etc.)

  
  

  Idea: Use Natural Names/Descriptions Not Artificial Ones

  • Idea: Just as the MilCom category was replaced by Branch-specific categories, and as the seven US-Regional Categories were replaced with state-categories, the Category:Province Data should be replaced with Category:Canada.
    • Discussion: Using real-world names instead of made-up names...
  • Status: Done

  Idea: Change the Name "Collaboration" to "Geographic" (or something similar)

  • Idea: The entire Wiki is a community-maintained collaboration environment. The Collaboration Category has become functionally a Geographic category that mirrors the structure of continents, countries, states, counties, etc. just like the RRDB. The name "Collaboration" seems to be inherently redundant with the entire Wiki's purpose, and too broad for the current purpose of the category.
    • (New Idea Forum Link for related Discussion)
  • Status: Pending

  
  

  Idea: Separate hybrid categories to match themes

  • Idea: Consider replacing Category:Alinco Radios with Category:Alinco Receivers
    Could also use Category:Alinco Transceivers if needed later. This would match the Equipment: Receivers example shown on Categories-Tree
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  • Status: Pending

  
  

  Idea: Rename technology-categories to generic technology-name

  • Idea 1: Should/Can we rename "MOTOTRBO" categories to be "DMR" categories or "DMR MOTOTRBO"?
  • Idea 2: Should/Can we rename "NXDN NEXEDGE" categories to be "NXDN" categories or to be "NXDN NEXEDGE ICAS" categories?
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  • Status: (New Idea Status: Pending, Being Discussed, In-Progress, Complete, Cancelled, etc.)

  
  

  Idea: Put Theme categories under Gateway Special Topics

  • Idea: The top-category for each theme should be under Special Topics, instead of being lost in the Collaboration Category.
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  • Status: Pending

  
  

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  Ideas for Articles

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  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: 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

  
  

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