Category talk:National symbols of Trinidad and Tobago

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I don't follow why these are "cultural" and yet don't belong in the top level category. National symbols are emblems of the state, so they should be in the top level category of the country, not so? In addition, they were picked on the whim of the government, so how do the count as "culture"? They are more symbols of government than of culture, and more of the nation than either government or culture, so how does one come to the conclusion that they belong (a) in Culture of TT and (b) not in the top level cat?

Please explain your logic, rather than just reverting to the "correct" category. Guettarda 14:01, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is common sense that 3 item categories should not go in main national categories as some countries have thousands of subcategories and consistency between countries is desirable. One would not expect there to be a policy for something which seems on the whole not to be controversial at all as Wikipedia's policies are only created when issues arise. Metthurst 03:29, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

National symbols are not merely "emblems of the state". I most certainly don't associate those of my country with its government or state apparatus. It may be that you are narrowly interpreting "culture" to mean "the arts". If that is the problem, please read culture to explore the full range of meanings of the term. Metthurst 03:29, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is false. There are dozens cats with 3 or fewer articles at this level. Almost every country-level cat I have looked at has some of these subcats Guettarda 06:16, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]