User talk:The17thedoctor
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Redundant categories[[edit source]]
I understand that your intention was good in adding what you thought was missing categories. However, this was a misunderstanding on your part. The categories were not missing. They were higher in the category tree. For instance, Dinosaur was already a member of Category:Dinosaurs, which is a subcategory of Category:Earth reptiles. Thus, the category "Earth reptiles" was already assigned to the page. Your edit assigned it the second time, which creates redundancies and difficulties for bots employed on this wiki.
I'm sorry I had to block you. But this was the only way of saving admin the trouble of undoing dozens more of your edits. When you indicate that you understand how the tree category works, I will be happy to unblock you.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask Tardis:Administrators on our talk pages. (Note that editing your own user page will not attract anyone's attention.) Amorkuz ☎ 11:37, July 4, 2019 (UTC)
