User talk:DOUGLAS DUBE

Hello, DOUGLAS DUBE, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask at the help desk, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to help you get started. Happy editing! DB1729 (talk) 22:14, 18 April 2021 (UTC) Getting started Introduction Contributing to Wikipedia The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Intuitive guide to Wikipedia Finding your way around Table of contents Directories and indexes Department directory Editing articles Developing an article Simplified Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Our help forum for new editors, the Teahouse The Help Desk, for more advanced questions Help pages Article Wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles How you can help Community Portal Join a WikiProject Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community

Adding pages to categories

Hello. I noticed you have been attempting to add articles directly to category pages. A category is a grouping of related existing articles.

In Wikipedia, we do not add pages to a category by editing the category page, we add them by editing the individual articles' pages and linking the category from there. Please read Help:Category#Putting pages into categories and Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization#How do I add an article to a category?.

A Wikipedia article necessarily has to exist before that article can be placed into a category.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you and have a great day! --DB1729 (talk) 21:45, 18 April 2021 (UTC)