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===Series Identifier===
 
Series tags are generated from the navigation boxes--the large boxes at the bottom of articles. HereFor a complete list, see [[:Category:Navbars]]; here is a list of themthe main ones:
 
*[[:Category: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]], use {{t|Stormlight}}
*[[:Category: Mistborn|Mistborn]], use {{t|Mistborn}}. In addition, for Mistborn articles, you can add a parameter for {{t|Mistborn}}, such as {{t|Mistborn|adventuresera 1}} for the correct Mistborn era.
*[[:Category: Elantris|Elantris]], use {{t|Elantris}}
*[[:Category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]], use {{t|Warbreaker}}
*[[:Category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]], use {{t|Alcatraz}}
*[[:Category: Legion|Legion]], use {{t|Legion}}
*[[:Category: Skyward|Skyward]], use {{t|Skyward}}. In addition, [[:Category: Defending Elysium|Defending Elysium]], useuses this with a <code>de</code> parameter, like this: {{t|Defending ElysiumSkyward|de}}
*[[:Category: Firstborn|Firstborn]], use {{t|Firstborn}}
*[[:Category: Perfect State|Perfect State]], use {{t|Perfect State}}
===High Level Content Categories===
 
There are nineeight high level content categories, which classify different articles on the Coppermind. They are:
 
*[[:Category: Books|Books]]
*[[:Category: Culture|Culture]]
*[[:Category: Events and Eras|Events and Eras]]
*[[:Category: ItemsLifeforms|ItemsLifeforms]]
*[[:Category: Locations|Locations]]
*[[:Category: Magic|Magic]]
*[[:Category: Objects and Materials|Objects and Materials]]
*[[:Category: Out of Universe|Out of Universe]]
*[[:Category: Places|Places]]
*[[:Category: Sources|Sources]]
 
Articles should never be in multiple ones of these. These categories are generated from infoboxes (the box on the upper right of an article). There are some specific exceptions to the usage of these categories, which you can read about below.
Quality tags are massively useful for editors. Quality generally indicates the amount of information on a page, and are judged on how "complete" they are. These are generated with a template that goes right above the main series navigation box.
 
The fourthree main [[category:article statuses|quality tags]] are:
 
* Stubs, use {{t|stub}}
* Partially complete articles, use {{t|partial}}
*Articles nearingComplete completionarticles, use {{t|complete}}
*Complete articles, add |reviewed=yes to {{t|complete}}
 
Stubs are articles that have barely any information. Partially completed articles have a wide range, but generally have some or most of the information on a subject.
 
When an article is complete, and editor will change the tag from {{t|stub}} or {{t|partial}} to {{t|complete}}. At this stage, a [[Coppermind:Keepers|Keeper]] will review it and and change {{t|complete}} to {{t|complete|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}, which adds that Keeper's signature to the page and moves the article from [[:Category:Articles nearing completion|the list of articles in review]] to [[:Category:Complete articles]].
Articles nearing completion is for articles that you as an editor believe to be content complete (hence the use of {{t|complete}}). Regular editors should not use the Complete articles category, which should be used when Coppermind staff look at the "nearly complete" article, verify its completeness, then add the reviewed=yes tag to it.
 
There areis twoa additionalfurther tagsquality oftag, this type that are not required: [[:Category: Notable articles{{t|Notable articles]] andexemplary}}. [[:Category: Exemplary articles|Exemplary articles]]. Notablemust articlesbe arecomplete differentand fromreviewed, otherwell qualityorganized tagsand in that it indicates the importance of the topicwritten, whichand is generally reserved for important aspects to big series or books. The exemplary tag is forare the very best articles on the Coppermind. ExemplaryThis articlestag must be Complete as well as Notable, andis also well written. To tag something as Exemplary, use {{t|exemplary}} near the topused ofby the articleKeepers.
 
Rarely, articles will lack a quality tag, or will have a {{t|meta}} quality tag. These include Coppermind articles (which are not "Content" articles), verbatim sources like epigraphs, and some summary articles.
 
==Full Hierarchy of Categories==
 
Below holds the intensely specific information on the structure and hierarchy of Coppermind categories. This structure can also be browsed at [[Special:CategoryTree]]. This is intended as a reference, but should not be needed for almost any editor, since templates like infoboxes will automatically categorize articles. But, if one is interested, here it is!
 
==The Root Category==
 
In the beginning of the universe, there was the Big Bang, and in the beginning of the Coppermind, there is the [[:Category: Root|Root]] category. This is a hidden category that should never apply to any articles directly. It is only a container for other categories. (A category of this type--that contains other categories, but rarely articles--is called a '''holding category'''.) Root's only articles are related to the Coppermind's homewelcome pagespage.
 
In the Root category, there are the fivethree main sections of the wiki:
 
*[[:Category: Content|Content]], a holding category containing what one normally think of as "articles"
*[[:Category: Administration|Administration]], which contains all categories and pages for maintaining the wiki
*[[:Category: Help|Help]], for all help documentation
*[[:Category: Images|Images]], for images
*[[:Category: Silly|Silly]], for silly non-content articles, which should be used sparingly
 
==Content==
Content is a holding category that, through its subsets, contains every topic related to Brandon's works, both in-universe and out-of-universe. Almost all pages in the Coppermind are in this section of the wiki. As a holding category, Content should not be applied to any specific article.
 
Content holds nineeight special, mutually exclusive subcategories, the '''high level content categories''' (HLCCs). Articles should always be in one of these HLCCs and cannot be tagged with more than one of them. The high level content categories are:
 
*[[:Category: Books|Books]]
*[[:Category: Culture|Culture]]
*[[:Category: Events and Eras|Events and Eras]]
*[[:Category: ItemsLifeforms|ItemsLifeforms]]
*[[:Category: Locations|Locations]]
*[[:Category: Magic|Magic]]
*[[:Category: Objects and Materials|Objects and Materials]]
*[[:Category: Out of Universe|Out of Universe]]
*[[:Category: Places|Places]]
*[[:Category: Sources|Sources]]
 
These categories are designed to be mutually exclusive, big bins of pages. Even if there is a more specific subset that applies to the article, keep the HLCC tag. For example, [[Kelsier]] is a [[:Category: Scadrians|Scadrian]] but the [[:Category: Characters|Characters]] category remains.
For this, there is a simple rule of thumb: with exception of the HLCC tag, do not be redundant! Select the most relevant content category. The category Amaram's army is in Armies, which is a subset of Groups, but for members of Amaram's army, it is silly to include the Armies and Groups tags, since that isn't even relevant! Another example would be how Kelsier is labeled as an Allomancer, but not a Magic user, since Allomancer is automatically a Magic user.
 
Culture and Magic can be applied to members of other HLCCs, if applicable. See below for their specific usage.
In some scenarios, subcategories of HLCCs can be members of more than one HLCC, if explicitly necessary. Some pages in one HLCC can have a subcategory of another HLCC if necessary (ex: [[Cult of the Returned]]).
 
Moving on from the HLCCs, Content also holds the universe categories, which contain all articles from a given universe. The current universe categories are [[:Category: Cosmere]] and [[:Category:Cytoverse]]
There are also special subcategories of the HLCCs called '''overriding categories''' that, instead of keeping the HLCC tag, override it. This can be because this subcategory is distinct enough within its HLCC that it does not make sense to tag the article with both. For example, [[Bridge Four]] is in the [[:Category: Groups|Groups]] category. Groups are groups of characters, and thus are a member of the Character Category, but Bridge Four is not a character itself. Another reason an article could use a subset of a HLCC is because this subset is a member of multiple HLCCs, such as [[:Category: Magical entities|Magical entities]], which is a member of both [[:Category: Magic|Magic]] and [[:Category: Characters|Characters]].
 
The overriding categories are: Sapient beings, Ethnicities and Nationalities, and Groups, which are all subcategories of Characters, the largest high level content category.
 
Moving on from the HLCCs, there are some subcategories of Content that are not mutually exclusive with any of those high level categories. They are:
 
*[[:Category: Cosmere|Cosmere]], the category that contains pages related to the Cosmere universe as a whole, and can act like an HLCC
*[[:Category: Deleted material|Deleted material]], which has articles about a subject that was part of the development of a story, but later deleted before the final release
*[[:Category: Unpublished|Unpublished]], which has articles relating to unpublished works.
 
Now we go in-depth to all of the Content categories, as well as their subsets.
*[[:Category: Elantris|Elantris]]
*[[:Category: Warbreaker|Warbreaker]]
*[[:Category: White Sand|White Sand]]
*[[:Category: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
*[[:Category: The Reckoners|The Reckoners]]
===Characters===
 
[[:Category: Characters|Characters]] is the single largest category on the Coppermind, which contains every characters. A character is a sapient being, such as a human. InCharacters otherare words, to be a character, it needs to be somethinganything that could have a viewpoint in a story. Forare named things thatand are not sapient,members seeof [[:Category: Lifeforms|Lifeforms]].
 
All subcategories of Characters contain individual character pages. It contains subcategories for characters by book. For [[Cosmere]] works, these use demonyms (when known) like [[:Category: Scadrians|Scadrians]], [[:Category: Nalthians|Nalthians]], or [[:Category: Rosharans|Rosharans]]; otherwise, they are titled as [[:Category:Reckoners characters|Reckoners characters]] or [[:Category: Legion characters|Legion characters]].
 
SubcategoriesOther subcategories include:
*[[:Category: Dead characters|Dead characters]]
*[[:Category: Unnamed characters|Unnamed characters]]
*[[:Category: Professions|Professions]], a holding category for subsets of characters by profession, like [[:Category: Scholars]]
 
Other principalAdditional subcategories are specificholding categories setsthat ofclassify characters:
*[[:Category: Ethnicities and Nationalities|Ethnicities and Nationalities]], for categories of characters by their origin or identity
*[[:Category: Sapient beings|Sapient beings]], an overriding category
*[[:Category: Groups|Groups]], for categories of characters by specific organization
*[[:Category: Ethnicities and Nationalities|Ethnicities and Nationalities]], an overriding category
*[[:Category: Magic users|Magic users]], afor holdingcategories categoryof characters by variety of magic that they wield
*[[:Category: Magical entities|Magical entities]], see Magic
*[[:Category: Groups|Groups]], an overriding category
 
====Sapient beings====
 
This category--which overrides the Characters tag--contains articles on particular species of sapient beings. For nonsapient beings, see [[:Category: Lifeforms|Lifeforms]]. Species that are sapient can also be magical in origin, and so, pages in this category can also be in [[:Category: Magical entities|Magical entities]] (see the Magic category).
 
====Ethnicities and Nationalities====
 
This category--which overridesis thea holding category Charactersthat tag--contains categories of characters by their ethnicity or nationality, rather(and thansoon, species,) such as [[:Category: Skaa|skaa]] or [[:Category: Alethi|Alethi]]. ItSubcategories alsohere containsshould articlesbe onmembers specificof ethnicitiestheir orparticular nationalities (like [[Grand]] or [[Incarna]])planet, ifsuch theas informationa onScadrian therace ethnicitybeing aremarked not, foras exampleScadrian, inor a relevantrace articleof people in Places. Pages on sapient species should notAlcatraz be inmarked thiswith category,[[:Category: insteadAlcatraz usecharacters|Alcatraz sapient beingscharacters]].
 
Individual cultures can be found in [[:Category: Culture]].
Subcategories here should be members of their particular planet, such as a Scadrian race being marked as Scadrian, or a race of people in Alcatraz be marked with [[:Category: Alcatraz characters|Alcatraz characters]].
 
====Magic users====
====Groups====
 
This holding category contains various subcategories for specific members of such groups, such as [[:Category: Armies]], [[:Category: Businesses|Businesses]], or [[:Category: Noble Houses|Noble Houses]].
This category--which overrides the Characters tag--is for other sets of characters that are not in Sapient beings, Ethnicities and Nationalities, Magic users, or Magical entities. Generally, this means that Groups are organizations (created by characters), or named families (often nobility).
 
GroupsFor containpages various subcategories foron specific members of such groups, suchor asorganizations [[:Category:of Armies]]people, [[:Category: Businesses|Businesses]], orsee [[:Category: Noble Houses|Noble HousesCulture]].
 
===Culture===
 
The [[:Category: Culture|Culture]] category contains elementspages thaton arespecific relevantcultures to(which ado particularnot culture,have butsomething arein notLocations), inor other HLCCs,cultural likeelements. Characters, Events,should Places,never orbe Magic.in Culture.
 
If necessary, Culture can be applied to members of other HLCCs, but only if especially culturally significant.
 
*[[:Category: Currencies|Currencies]]
*[[:Category: Clothing|Clothing]], also a member of Objects and Materials
*[[:Category: Drugs|Drugs]], for medicines and poisons. This category is also in Lifeforms
*[[:Category: Food|Food]], sometimes in Lifeforms when relevant and edible. If in Lifeforms, does not need to be in Culture. Can contain restaurants
*[[:Category: Games|Games]]
===Lifeforms===
 
[[:Category: Lifeforms|Lifeforms]] contains pagesarticles ofon non-sapientparticular species, likeof plantslife, animals,where "life" butis alsodefined othervery organismsbroadly. TheseThis shouldwill becontain primarilytraditional biological inlife, naturemagical life (such as spren), or artificial life (like Machineborn). For non-biologicalparticular elements of a given beingslifeform, usesee [[:Category: Magical entities|Magical entitiesCharacters]],. andThings forderived sapientfrom beingsLifeforms, uselike [[:Category:medicine, Sapientdrugs, beings|Sapientor beings]]poisons, will be found here.
 
Subcategories are:
*[[:Category: Sapient beings|Sapient beings]], for lifeforms that are sapient, as humans are
 
*[[:Category: Diseases|Diseases]]
*[[:Category: Food|Food]] (see Culture)
*[[:Category: Drugs|Drugs]]
*Specific sets of a particular species
*Specific sets of a particular species (to be changed)
 
===Locations===
This category can also contain particular elements of a named creature, such as pets, as they are not considered Characters.
 
[[:Category: Locations|Locations]] holds articles on specific places or geographical features.
===Items===
 
Subcategories include:
[[:Category: Items|Items]] contains specific objects or materials. Elements of this category are nouns that are not people or places, and are in the vaguer realm of "things". Keep this to physical things.
*Celestial bodies
*Caves
*Mountains
*Islands
*Nations
*Regions
*Settlements
*Structures
*Water bodies
 
It also contains subcategories for locations in particular regions or planets.
Subcategories are:
 
*[[:Category: Literature|Literature]], for specific works of literature or art (move to culture?)
*[[:Category: Railcraft|Railcraft]]
*[[:Category: Watercraft|Watercraft]]
*[[:Category: Weapons|Weapons]]
 
Other future categories will be vehicles, aircraft, and spacecraft.
 
===Magic===
*[[:Category: Magic systems|Magic systems]]
*[[:Category: Magic users|Magic users]] (see Characters)
*[[:Category: Magical entities|Magical entities]]
 
It contains subcategories of a particular type of magic, like the [[:Category: Allomancy|Allomancy]] category, and contains subcats of [[:Category: Magic users|Magic users]], like [[:Category: Allomancers|Allomancers]].
 
====MagicalObjects entities=and Materials===
 
[[:Category: Objects and Materials|Objects and Materials]] contains specific objects or materials. Elements of this category are nouns that are not people or places, and are in the vaguer realm of "things". Keep this to physical things. It also contains vehicles.
[[:Category: Magical entities|Magical entities]] is for beings that come from a magical source, or are magical constructs. Examples include [[spren]], [[Lifeless]], or [[koloss]]. This is not a mutually exclusive category with [[:Category: Sapient beings|Sapient beings]], as some beings of this type may also be thinking beings.
 
Subcategories are:
Magical entities should not be included in Magic users, as some magical aptitude may be inherent to something being a magical entity.
 
*[[:Category: Clothing|Clothing]], also a member of Culture
This category contains subcategories of specific magical beings, such as [[:Category: Kandra|kandra]].
*[[:Category: Literature|Literature]], for specific works of literature or art, also a member of Culture
*[[:Category: Railcraft|Railcraft]]
*[[:Category: Watercraft|Watercraft]]
*[[:Category: Weapons|Weapons]]
 
Other future categories will be vehicles, aircraft, and spacecraft.
 
===Out of Universe===
 
Fandom is reserved for websites, and should be used sparingly. Do not mark User pages in either People or Fandom.
 
===Places===
 
''Under construction.''
 
===Sources===
 
==Administration==
Administration contains subcategories with pages that have no content and are purely related to the mechanics of the Coppermind and subcategories used for tracking article progress. Its subcategories are:
* [[:Category:Article statuses|Article statuses]]: Holds the subcategories for each stage of article completion as well as the pages that track article status by series
* [[:Category:Articles in need of attention]]: Articles in this category are important articles in need of serious help; also holds subcategories that track less serious and more specific problems with articles
* [[:Category:Articles with spoilers|Articles with spoilers]]: Tracks all articles with spoilers, usually by way of {{t|spoilers}} or {{t|multispoilers}}
* [[:Category:Articles with theories|Articles with thories]]: Tracks all articles with theories, usually by way of {{t|theory}}
* [[:Category:Deleted material|Deleted material]]: Contains articles about a subject that was part of the development of a story, but later deleted before the final release
* [[:Category:Disambiguation pages|Disambiguation pages]]: Tracks all disambigs, usually by way of {{t|disambig}} and holds subcategories that track different kinds of article names
* [[:Category:Help|Help]]: Contains all help pages; redirects to [[Help:Contents]], which should also list all help pages
* [[:Category:Objectives]]: Tracks all current Coppermind objectives
* [[:Category:Redirects|Redirects]]: Holds subcategories for the different kinds of redirects
* [[:Category:Subpages|Subpages]]: Holds subcategories for common types of subpages and contains miscellaneous subpages that don't fit in a subcategory
* [[:Category:Templates|Templates]]: Holds subcategories for common types of templates and contains miscellaneous templates that don't fit in a subcategory
* [[:Category:Uncanonical titles|Uncanonical titles]]: Tracks all articles with uncanonical titles, usually by way of {{t|uncanonical}}
* [[:Category:Unpublished|Unpublished]]: Tracks all articles about unpublished works, usually by way of {{t|unpublished}}
* [[:Category:User awards|User awards]]: Contains all awards that can be given to users
 
''Under construction.''
 
===Help===
 
The Help category is for documentation on the wiki. There are currently no subcategories for the Help section.
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