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A subject's religion, ethnicity, national identity or sexual orientation can often be ambiguous. Categories using these attributes (e.g. ]) should be avoided, unless the following conditions are met; | ||
| #There is little or no ambiguity regarding the appropriateness of attribute, and consensus for the attribute can be easily demonstrated (e.g. ] in ] or ] in ]), '''or''' | #There is little or no ambiguity regarding the appropriateness of attribute, and consensus for the attribute can be easily demonstrated (e.g. ] in ] or ] in ]), '''or''' | ||
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| Caution should be used with categories that suggest a person has a poor reputation (see ]). For example, ] and its subcategories should only be added for an incident that is relevant to the person's notability; the incident was published by reliable third-party sources; the subject was convicted; and the conviction was not overturned on appeal. | Caution should be used with categories that suggest a person has a poor reputation (see ]). For example, ] and its subcategories should only be added for an incident that is relevant to the person's notability; the incident was published by reliable third-party sources; the subject was convicted; and the conviction was not overturned on appeal. | ||
| These principles apply equally to lists, navigation templates, and {{Tl|Infobox}} statements (referring to living persons within ''any'' Misplaced Pages page) that are based on ethnicity, religious beliefs, |
These principles apply equally to lists, navigation templates, and {{Tl|Infobox}} statements (referring to living persons within ''any'' Misplaced Pages page) that are based on ethnicity, religious beliefs, national identity or sexual orientation or suggest that any living person has a poor reputation. | ||
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Categories, lists and navigation templates
Shortcut See also: Misplaced Pages:Categorization of people; Misplaced Pages:Categories, lists, and navigation templates; and Misplaced Pages:Categorization/Ethnicity, gender, religion and sexualityA subject's religion, ethnicity, national identity or sexual orientation can often be ambiguous. Categories using these attributes (e.g. African American musicians) should be avoided, unless the following conditions are met;
- There is little or no ambiguity regarding the appropriateness of attribute, and consensus for the attribute can be easily demonstrated (e.g. Pope Benedict XVI in Roman Catholic writers or Martin Luther King, Jr. in African Americans rights activists), or
- the subject has publicly self-identified in a verifiable manner as a having the attribute in question (e.g. Elton John in Gay musicians, because many references exist in which he talks about being gay) and
- the attribute is in some manner relevant to the person's notability. (e.g. Guion Bluford in African Americans in science, because he was the first African American in space)
Caution should be used with categories that suggest a person has a poor reputation (see false light). For example, Category:Criminals and its subcategories should only be added for an incident that is relevant to the person's notability; the incident was published by reliable third-party sources; the subject was convicted; and the conviction was not overturned on appeal.
These principles apply equally to lists, navigation templates, and {{Infobox}} statements (referring to living persons within any Misplaced Pages page) that are based on ethnicity, religious beliefs, national identity or sexual orientation or suggest that any living person has a poor reputation.