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Short descriptions

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It appears that a page can be simultaneously placed in this category and the seemingly inconsistent category Short description matches Wikidata. For example, see UEFA Europa Conference League. I don't know enough to identify where exactly this issue is coming from, or whether the issue is with the logic for this category or the other one, but it would be great if someone could look into this and report back. Coining ( talk) 00:37, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I think it has been ever thus unless you jump through some hoops. See this discussion from 2020. There may be a way around it using {{#if:{{Has short description}} as seen at {{ Infobox film/short description}}. I could be wrong. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 05:40, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks, although the 2020 discussion says that issue was fixed. Coining ( talk) 13:17, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Another example of inconsistent results is 2024–25_CONCACAF_Nations_League Coining ( talk) 16:11, 22 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I don't know what this means, so I don't know how to resolve the issue. FourLights ( talk) 06:22, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

There is nothing to resolve, it is a useless category which doesn't require any maintenance at all. Fram ( talk) 07:19, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

If it is true that this is a "useless category," why does it exist, and should we inquire with someone to turn it off based on it being a distraction? Coining ( talk) 15:47, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Is the bold text on the category page confusing to you? It says "No action is needed at this time. This is a tracking category only." If it does not make sense to you, please propose new language. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 22:22, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

The problem is the category page is not how most users encounter this category. They encounter it in the list of categories applicable to articles when they go to edit article. The only thing shown then is "Short description is different from Wikidata," and that implies something needs to be fixed. Perhaps the title of the category should be changed to something like "Short description is different from Wikidata, but no action is needed at this time." Coining ( talk) 01:07, 24 April 2024 (UTC) reply

That's just not how we name categories. If you want to know what a hidden category is for, it is typically explained at the category's page. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 04:24, 24 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Perhaps this category would be less confusing if it couldn't simultaneously appear with the seemingly inconsistent hidden category "Short description matches Wikidata" (see prior topic). Do you have thoughts on how to address that issue? Coining ( talk) 12:06, 24 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Yes. See the section above. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 13:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks, but I think we need some folks with more technical expertise to look into this. How can we get some more attention to this point? Coining ( talk) 14:11, 25 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Wikipedia talk:Short description is probably the best venue with the most page watchers. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 16:22, 25 April 2024 (UTC) reply