Category talk:Articles needing original script

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What is the relationship between this category structure and Category:Lacking non-English text? I don't see much of a distinction between the two, but perhaps I'm missing something. At the very least, the two hierarchies need to be integrated, so the categories for a specific language link to each other. But perhaps a more general merge is needed?-- Visviva 14:06, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't see the difference either. I think they were made independently, around the same time. I think a merge is appropriate. The categories here specify the template that should be used; I don't see that mentioned on the other articles, but I notice some do exist. I think some of them could be put into more general categories, like Chinese characters/Korean hanja/Japanese kanji being put in the category here. Rigadoun (talk) 19:22, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I think the other hierarchy is mostly populated by {{Lacks}}, although in some cases other templates (such as {{Koreanname}}) also populate the category. If we can get a consensus on which should be preferred, it should be easy to update the templates involved. On the kanji/hanja/hanzi thing, I think it is worthwhile to keep kanji and hanja as subcats, since filling in those gaps often calls for specific Japanese or Korean expertise. -- Visviva 02:28, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

The merge target needs some thought. Per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories), these categories really should have "Wikipedia" in the title. Also, "text" seems too general, but "script" is too specific for many of those in the other hierarchy (such as Maltese). What about Wikipedia articles lacking a non-English name? -- Visviva 04:54, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm, if that's true there's a lot of misnamed categories in Category:Wikipedia cleanup categories, which is where this category is, or Category:Wikipedia maintenance, where the other one is. "Name" seems good, as long as it's clear that it can refer to anything, not just personal or place names. I used "script" originally because it was specifically for languages that don't use the Roman alphabet, but since it's useful for the ones that do as well, you're right that it should be something else. Rigadoun (talk) 18:57, 6 December 2006 (UTC)