It is very important — and often very difficult! — to follow the naming conventions and structures that have been established by the WikiTree community. The hierarchy is constantly growing and being improved-upon. If a category structure does not currently exist in WikiTree, or you think there need to be modifications to an existing category structure, then the structure must bedocumented, collaborated on and approved by the community.

Proposal

• Items put forward for consideration and discussion. These items are normally submitted throughformal procedures (see Step 1: Draft the Proposal) submitted to the Categorization Project or thenewcategory request form, but in some cases may be initiated via questions and discussions inG2G, as a part of new or revisedProject goals/needs, or as presented byWikiTree Leadership.

Categorization Review

• Items currently under discussion in the Categorization Project(see Step 2: Categorization Review). Often, the discussion is as simple as checking to see if something similar has already been created and can be mirrored. In other cases, as with global topics that can span multiple regional categories and category streams, thorough review will be requested by all affiliated or affected projects to verify any potential conflicts, concerns or possible needs for exclusions.

G2G Review

• Items that have passed through Categorization Review and have moved toG2G(see Step 3: Formal G2G Proposal). During the G2G Review process, all community members are invited to discuss the proposal. Any modifications and/or additions to the draft proposal will be documented (if applicable or as needed).

G2G Approval

• Items that have passed through G2G Review and have moved to formal approval stages(see Step 4: G2G Last Call). During the G2G Last Call process, all community members are invited to discuss and vote on the formal proposal. Any minor modifications and/or additions to the draft proposal will be documented (if applicable or as needed).

Policy / Usage Documentation

• Items that have been approved inG2G. At this stage, the Categorization Project Leaders will ensure that relevant Help, Project and/or Guidance pages have been documented. Once documented, an announcement is made inG2G introducing the finalized policy / usage documentation(see Step 5: G2G Structure Announcement).