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Secondly, [[T:CAT NAME]] is rather harsh on the naming issue: it must be unambiguous. When the possession is by an individual or by a species, everything's fine. But for this here category, we have a possession using a piece of technology. The technology was never named in the story explicitly, and I (being the main editor of the novel on the Wikia) did not invent the name. "Joyrider" is the term used for the clients of [[Joyriders]] company. However, the technology was also used by the original alien proprietors of the technology and by [[Coal Hill defenders]] in retaliation. So about half of the people currently in the category should not be there under the current name. I'm guessing this is not what you intended. Am I right? [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:13, December 29, 2016 (UTC) | Secondly, [[T:CAT NAME]] is rather harsh on the naming issue: it must be unambiguous. When the possession is by an individual or by a species, everything's fine. But for this here category, we have a possession using a piece of technology. The technology was never named in the story explicitly, and I (being the main editor of the novel on the Wikia) did not invent the name. "Joyrider" is the term used for the clients of [[Joyriders]] company. However, the technology was also used by the original alien proprietors of the technology and by [[Coal Hill defenders]] in retaliation. So about half of the people currently in the category should not be there under the current name. I'm guessing this is not what you intended. Am I right? [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:13, December 29, 2016 (UTC) | ||
:It doesn't make sense to include the people taken over by the joyriders and not the Coal Hill defenders. They all became hosts in exactly the same way. [[User:Xx-connor-xX|Xx-connor-xX]] [[User talk:Xx-connor-xX|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:44, December 30, 2016 (UTC) | :It doesn't make sense to include the people taken over by the joyriders and not the Coal Hill defenders. They all became hosts in exactly the same way. [[User:Xx-connor-xX|Xx-connor-xX]] [[User talk:Xx-connor-xX|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:44, December 30, 2016 (UTC) | ||
:: At least I was right in guessing your original intent. Unfortunately, it does not match the current name of the category (nor its current description). Let me reiterate the policy I mentioned above: "Above all else, category names must not be open to multiple interpretation" and "Your category should '''unambiguously''' name its contents". "Joyrider hosts" means hosts used by clients of Joyriders company. No possible stretch of imagination can apply this monicker to a child taken over by a passing alien to seek help from the locals, which happened before Joyriders company was ever established. | |||
:: I do agree with you completely that the category should be for everyone affected by this technology, but it requires renaming and redescribing the category. The best name I can come up with is "Human hosts of the alien technology, used by [[Joyriders]] company". If you can simplify it, I'd be happy. But the current name is way too simple to relay your meaning. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:25, December 30, 2016 (UTC) | |||
