View source for Category talk:Collection of which the place of origin is unknown or missing

== Meaning of this category ==

@[[User:Christof Rolker|Christof Rolker]] @[[User:Danica Summerlin|Danica Summerlin]] Am I correct in assuming that this category is used when you have thought about the place of origin but are unable to even place it in either [[:Category:Collection from Southern Europe and Mediterranean]] or [[:Category:Collection from Northwestern Europe]]? And that [[:Category:Descriptions lacking categories]] is only used if you either know the place of origin but have not yet added it, or have not yet come to a final conclusion about  where the collection originated from?

I'd assume that any answer you give also applies to [[:Category:Collection of which the date is unknown/missing]] and all other categories following the same naming pattern. [[User:SStark|SStark]] ([[User talk:SStark|talk]]) 15:44, 5 November 2023 (CET)

:Oh, and I'd like to make this category and all similar ones to subcategories of e.g. [[:Category:Collections by region]] or [[:Category:Collections by century]]. This would make it simpler for a bot to distinguish between collections which should be added to [[:Category:Descriptions lacking categories]] and those that we are simply lacking information about. [[User:SStark|SStark]] ([[User talk:SStark|talk]]) 15:53, 5 November 2023 (CET)
::Oh, and one other thing: I'd like to propose to rename this and all similar named categories to "... is unknown or missing". The "/" has already caused problems in regards to machine accessibility, it would continue to be a stumbling block [[User:SStark|SStark]] ([[User talk:SStark|talk]]) 22:23, 12 November 2023 (CET)
:::go ahead! [[User:Christof Rolker|Christof Rolker]] ([[User talk:Christof Rolker|talk]]) 16:19, 16 November 2023 (CET)
:The category "place of origin is unknown/missing" and similar categories used where we for one reason or another have not decided on the place of origin and think it requires some thought. No reason not to make them subcategories of "by region" etc. - The more generic "categories missing" is used for stubs; in theory, all articles in the "place of origin unknown" category should also be in the "categories missing" category, but as long as any article with issues ends in at least one sub-category of the "known issues" category, no action needed- [[User:Christof Rolker|Christof Rolker]] ([[User talk:Christof Rolker|talk]]) 16:24, 16 November 2023 (CET)