Category talk:Chinese poetry

Feb. 2012 additions - broadening

Having reviewed the Categorization and Categorization of people guidelines, I have added several dozen pages, being some of the most prominent poets as well as the Classic of Poetry and the collection Nineteen Old Poems. I did this for convenience of cross-referencing and I'm completely confident that each of these deserves a mention under the lofty generic category of Chinese poetry. These are either very major figures or else a lucky few whose isolated well-recognized poems exerted a major influence. I'm painfully aware that this broadens the assorted links under this category in a way that is inconsistent with the neat categorization of nested sub-categories that was already in place. I dared to do this in part because the guidelines allow for multiple categorization schemes. I figure people who know what they are looking for can drill down to or through the sub-category(s), but more casual visitors should be able to get a fine buffet at a glance. And what was there previously under the pages without sub-categories in many cases had a painfully miscellaneous feel. So these few dozen top poets now have a platform here in addition to their place on the list of Chinese poets or under the dynastic sub-categories of poets, both of which I think are inherently meant to be more extensive and provide worthy homes for the many more minor poets. In other words, I was not trying to be comprehensive by including who I did here at the lofty Chinese poetry generic level. I apologize if the consequences of my sense of convenience offend anyone and I do not mean to create disorder. Philipmerrill (talk) 11:23, 8 February 2012 (UTC)