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Categories - to be determined (priority 3)

 * Help categorize these pages
 * Problem: When pages are not Categorization they are hard to search.
 * Why fix: This makes these pages more useful.
 * Help links: Help:Categorization
 * How to report: This is automatically done.
 * Steps to resolve:
 * 1. Look at the title and the links on the page for hints about a category to use.
 * 2. To see if a category already exists place category:possible name into the search box on upper right.
 * 3. Search the possible categories for the best.
 * 4. If no category fits, place Category:Best name, make sure the words are just what you want it to say, and search.
 * 5. Click on the Red lettered words.
 * 6. This takes you to a new page.
 * 7. This will create a new category to place on your page.
 * 8. This category will need an existing category added to it.
 * 9. Now go to the page and add the new category between.

Uncategorized pages (3)

 * Help categorize these pages
 * Problem: When pages are not Categorization they are hard to search.
 * Why fix: This makes these pages more useful.
 * Help links:
 * How to report: this is automatically done.
 * Steps to resolve:
 * 1. Look at the title and the links on the page for hints about a category to use.
 * 2. To see if a category already exists place category:possible name into the search box on upper right.
 * 3. Search the possible categories for the best.
 * 4. If no category fits, place Category:Best name, make sure the words are just what you want it to say, and search.
 * 5. Click on the Red lettered words.
 * 6. This takes you to a new page.
 * 7. This will create a new category to place on your page.
 * 8. This category will need a category added to it.
 * 9. Now go to the page and add the new category between.

Uncategorized categories (3)

 * Help categorize these categories
 * Problem: When pages are not Categorization they are hard to search.
 * Why fix: This makes these pages more useful.
 * Help links:
 * How to report: this is automatically done.
 * Steps to resolve:
 * 1. Look at the title and the links on the page for hints about a category to use.
 * 2. To see if a category already exists place category:possible name into the search box on upper right.
 * 3. Search the possible categories for the best and place on page between
 * 4. If no category fits, place Category:Best name, make sure the words are just what you want it to say, and search.
 * 5. Click on the Red lettered words.
 * 6. This takes you to a new page.
 * 7. This will create a new category to place on your page.
 * 8. This category will need a category added to it.
 * 9. Now go to the page and add the new category between.

Very large categories (4)

 * Help review these categories
 * Problem: When Category pages are too large they are hard to search.
 * Why fix: This makes these pages more useful.
 * Help links:
 * How to report: The template verylarge is applied
 * Steps to resolve: 1. Go to the page 2 Decide what pages or sub categories can be reorganized and do it.

Uncategorized files (5)

 * Help categorize these files
 * Problem: When files are not Categorization they are hard to search.
 * Why fix: This makes these file more accessible.
 * Help links:
 * How to report: This is automatically done.
 * Steps to resolve:
 * 1. Look at the title and the links on the page for hints about a category to use.
 * 2. To see if a category already exists place category:possible name into the search box on upper right.
 * 3. Search the possible categories for the best, then add to page between
 * 4. If no category fits, place Category:Best name, make sure the words are just what you want it to say, and search.
 * 5. Click on the Red lettered words.
 * 6. This takes you to a new page.
 * 7. This will create a new category to place on your page.
 * 8. This category will need a category added to it.
 * 9. Now go to the page and add the new category between.

Uncategorized templates (5)

 * Help categorize these templates
 * Problem:
 * Why fix:
 * Help links:
 * How to report:
 * Steps to resolve:
 * 1. Look at the title and the links on the template for hints about a category to use.
 * 2. To see if a category already exists place category:possible name into the search box on upper right.
 * 3. Search the possible categories for the best, if found add to page between.
 * 4. If no category fits, place Category:Best name, make sure the words are just what you want it to say, and search.
 * 5. Click on the Red lettered words.
 * 6. This takes you to a new page.
 * 7. This will create a new category to place on your page.
 * 8. This category will need a category added to it.
 * 9. Now go to the page and add the new category between.

Wanted categories (5)

 * Help create these categories
 * Problem: When categories are not Categorization they are hard to search.
 * Why fix: This makes these categories more useful.
 * Help links:
 * How to report: This is automatically done.
 * Steps to resolve: All the red links are uncreated categories.
 * 1. First check to see if another category may fit.
 * 2. Look at the items linked to this page.
 * 3. Do search for other pages or categories in this area to find possible matches to move these pages to.
 * 4. If none are found. Then find what category will fit this category to make it active, and add that category.

Unused categories (5)

 * Help review the need for these categories
 * Problem: These Categories are not being used at this time.
 * Why fix: Only if one of these are a duplicate should they be deleted.
 * Help links:
 * How to report: This is automatically done.
 * Steps to resolve: