  <h1 align="center">Building New Categories from Scratch</h1>
  <ul class="toc">
    <li><a href="#why">Why would I want to?</a></li>
    <li><a href="#topic">What could I create a category for?</a></li>
    <li><a href="#how">How do I make the category?</a></li>
  </ul>
  <h3><b><a name="why"></a></b>Why would I want to?</h3>
  <ul>
    <li>The more topics the directory covers, the more comprehensive it will be. 
      If you know that a topic not covered, then consider making a category for 
      it.</li>
    <li>You only have to include the sites you want to, as opposed to the type 
      of sites that you sometimes come across in unreviewed.</li>
    <li>You have a completely free reign (well, in reason anyway) to structure 
      the category how you wish.</li>
    <li>A sense of achievement; you've just created the first ever DMOZ category 
      for squirrel farming, for instance...</li>
  </ul>
  <h3><b><a name="topic"></a></b>What could I create a category for?</h3>
  <p>As long as the category doesn't already exist, and you can find relevant 
    sites to fill it, you're basically limited by your imagination. However if 
    you're the unimaginative sort, here's some suggestions:</p>
  
<ul>
  <li><b>A celebrity - </b>Categories are located within <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Celebrities/">Arts/Celebrities</a> 
    and must contain a site created by a fan. For further details see the <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/editors/charter.cgi?cat=Arts%2FCelebrities">category 
    charter</a>.</li>
  <li><b>A musician</b> - Categories are generally located within <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/">Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists</a> 
    but if the artist has a distinctive an easily identifiable style, you may 
    wish to place the category within <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Music/Styles/">Arts/Music/Styles</a> 
    . For further details see the <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/editors/charter.cgi?cat=Arts%2FMusic%2FBands_and_Artists">Bands 
    and Artists category charter</a>.</li>
  <li> <b>A criminal - </b>Categories are located in <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Society/Crime/">Society/Crime</a> 
    under the most specific type of crime which the person committed.</li>
  <li> <b>A computer game - </b>Categories are located within <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Games/Video_Games/Genres/">Games/Video_Games/Genres</a> 
    under the most specific genre.</li>
  <li> <b>An illness - </b>Categories are generally located in the most specific 
    category of <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/">Health/Conditions_and_Diseases</a>.</li>
  <li> <b>A breed of dog - </b>Categories are located under the relevant group 
    in <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Recreation/Pets/Dogs/Breeds/">Recreation/Pets/Dogs/Breeds</a>. 
  </li>
  <li><b>A film - </b>Categories are located within <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Movies/Titles/">Arts/Movies/Titles</a> 
    . See the <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/editors/charter.cgi?cat=Arts%2FMovies%2FTitles">category 
    charter</a> for further details. </li>
  <li> <b>A book - </b>Categories are generally located under the book's author's 
    category in <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Literature/Authors/">Arts/Literature/Authors</a> 
    .</li>
  <li><b>A university or college - </b>Categories are located under the appropriate 
    continent category of <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/">Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities</a> 
  </li>
  <li> <b>A locality</b> - Categories are located within the <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Regional/">Regional/</a> 
    hierarchy, under the most appropriate pre-existing category. For more information 
    see the <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/regionalguidelines.html">Regional Guidelines</a>.</li>
  <li> <b>A sport - </b>Depending on the type of sport, it will either be located 
    directly under <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Sports/">Sports</a>, or if it is a 
    variant of sport that already has a category, it may be located under that. 
  </li>
  <li><b>A painter - </b>Categories are located within <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Art_History/Artists/">Arts/Art_History/Artists</a>. 
  </li>
  <li><b> An album - </b>Categories are located in a Reviews sub-category of the 
    artist's category. For example, <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/R/Radiohead/Reviews/">Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/R/Radiohead/Reviews</a>. 
  </li>
</ul>
  <h3><b><a name="how"></a></b>How do I make the category?</h3>
  <ol>
    <li>After you've determined the need for such a category, i.e. it does not 
      already exist and there are a number of sites to fill it, I suggest that 
      you make it in your bookmarks. Try to name the category in the same way 
      similar ones are named, so for example, if the other categories are named 
      in the form Smith,_John, name yours in the same format. This is not mandatory, 
      as catmv editors can easily rename the category when they move it into the 
      main directory, but it's good practice.</li>
    <li> Find some sites. For many subjects you can simply use a search engine 
      like Google, type your query in and away you go. If you are building up 
      a regional category then using the post/area code as the query text generally 
      produces relevant results.</li>
    <li> After you've found all the sites that you can via conventional methods, 
      find out whether any you've already added have links pages. If so, add those 
      sites to the category as well. If the links page is large, you may wish 
      to use the <a href="/ddp/06005/">Add 
      a Page of Links to Unreviewed</a> feature.</li>
    <li> Other avenues to explore are webrings, newsgroups, and other web directories. 
    </li>
    <li>After you've found all of the links that you can, and you've subdivided 
      the category if deemed necessary, ensure that all the sites have appropriate 
      titles and descriptions.</li>
    <li> Add the appropriate relcats, @links, and altlangs (if applicable), and 
      write a category description.</li>
    <li> If the category you've made is for a very templated category, such as 
      Arts/Celebrities, then you can simply post in the Rename/Move/Delete/Sort 
      Request thread in the appropriate top-level forum. So for example if you'd 
      made a category for a celebrity you'd post in the Arts forum.</li>
    <li> If you're unsure as to where the category should be moved to, I suggest 
      that you start a thread in the appropriate top-level forum. If you can't 
      even determine the most appropriate top-level category, then start the thread 
      in the Ontology forum. </li>
  </ol>
