Tardis:Beware recursion

Categorisation Category page descriptions → What categories are not → Category naming conventions → "Real world" versus "from the real world" → Category tree → Don't over-categorise → Rule of three → Even good categories can be removed → HotCat → Beware recursion

Nyssa tried to tell us: recursion is where ideas fall back in on themselves. And while that might help you find the TARDIS' index file, it's no way to run the Tardis Data Core.

Shortcut:

T:RECURSION

This wiki is largely maintained by a bot. And while bots are fast, a lean, mean category tree will make them run even faster. If you nest categories within themselves, you create a recursive loop that traps the bot in an endless cycle. So don't do it.

…more to come…