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User categories are categories that contain the user pages of Wikipedia users. This page attempts to provide a descriptive account of prevailing consensus regarding user categories and user categorisation. It examines the following questions:

  1. What is the purpose of user categories?
  2. What types of user categories are generally considered appropriate or inappropriate?
  3. What role do and should userboxes play in user categorisation?


Purpose of user categories

Types of user categories

Appropriate types of user categories

Inappropriate types of user categories

Userboxes and user categories

Further information: Wikipedia:Userboxes § User categories

See also

Policies and guidelines

Proposed guidelines

Rejected guidelines

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