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topic can be one of the following (if you don't remember which – some do overlap a bit – use the descriptions and "includes" links below to find the article in the correct topic list):

People – includes: all individual or group (e.g. band) biographies, regardless of possible topic below – except sports teams/squads/clubs (under Society as organizations). For peoples, use Society (current) or History (ancient)
Arts, a.k.a. Art – includes: fine, literary, musical, performing, and visual (but not mass-media) arts; architecture; cultural venues; fictional subjects
Geography – includes: landmasses; extant places, except architectural works; bodies of water; cartography
History – includes: prehistory to modern history (general); historical (defunct) places; histories of disciplines (of science, technology, etc., but not philosophy); history as a discipline itself
Everyday life, a.k.a. Life – includes: fashion; color; food and drink; family and kinship; household items; sexuality and gender; stages of life; sports and recreation;
Mathematics – includes: all maths topics, from arithmetic to calculus, including statistics
Philosophy, or Religion – includes: philosophy and philosophies; history of philosophy; philosophy of disciplines (of science, etc.); religions and deities; spirituality; esotericism; new religious movements; mythology
Biology, a.k.a. Health – includes: general biology (zoology, botany, bacteriology, etc.); anatomy and morphology; biochemistry and molecular biology; bodily process and physiology; cell biology; ecology; health (including fitness and disabilities, but not spiritual beliefs about health); medicine (including medical fields, practice, and procedures, but not medical or bio-tech), and disease (including contagions, parasites, disabilities, and mental disorders); organisms (animals, plants, fungi, etc.).
Society includes: anthropology; business and economics; culture; education; ethnology and ethnic groups; international organizations; language; law; mass media (but not communications tech); politics and government; psychology; society, institutions, class, and discrimination (but not transportation); sociology; war and military (but not military tech).
Science – includes: all sciences besides bio/health, social, and engineering (see below for subcategorization into: Basics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth science, and Physics)
Technology – includes: agriculture, biotech and medical tech, computing and IT, electronics, engineering, industry, infrastructure, machinery and tools, media and communication, military tech, navigation and timekeeping, optics, space (but not astronomy/cosmology), textiles, transportation

level can be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

class can be A, B, C, FA, GA, Start, or Stub

A subpage parameter can be used on level-4 Science articles to determine which subpage to link to. Use one of the following (they do not do much as of 2017, but will likely become level-5 subcategories in the future):

One of: Basics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth science, or Physics – includes: those named major disciplines, plus: measurement; cosmology; weather and natural disasters; nuclear science; excludes engineering, and philosophy of science.
Deprecated: Biology – includes: general biology (zoology, botany, bacteriology, etc.); anatomy and morphology; biochemistry and molecular biology; bodily process and physiology; cell biology; ecology; health (including fitness and disabilities, but not spiritual beliefs about health); medicine (including medical fields, practice, and procedures, but not medical or bio-tech), and disease (including contagions, parasites, disabilities, and mental disorders); organisms (animals, plants, fungi, etc.).
Update: Use |topic=Biology, which has been split from the Science topic.

For level 5 articles, the subpage options are:

People:
- Writers, a.k.a. Journalists – includes: writers and journalists (ancient to modern)
- Artists, a.k.a. Musicians – includes: artists, musicians, and composers
- Entertainers – includes: entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters
- Philosophers, a.k.a. Historians, or Social scientists – includes: philosophers, historians, political and social scientists
- Religious figures – includes: religious figures
- Politicians a.k.a. Leaders – includes: politicians and leaders (ancient to modern)
- Military leaders, a.k.a. Revolutionaries, or Activists – includes: military leaders, revolutionaries, and activists
- Scientists, a.k.a. Inventors, or Mathematicians – includes: scientists, inventors, and mathematicians
- Sports figures, a.k.a. Sportspeople, Sports, or Sport – includes: sports-related biographies of all sorts, except teams/squads/clubs (under the main Society topic as organizations)
- Miscellaneous a.k.a. Businesspeople, Business, Explorers, Jurists Law enforcement, fire service, Chefs, bartenders, winemakers,Hobbyists,Case studies, Make-up artists|, hairdressers, Sex work, Socialites, Tradespeople, Other, or Criminals – includes: Many other types of biographies
Geography:
- Cities – includes: only the 2,500 most important cities and major towns in the world.
- Countries, or Country subdivisions – includes: all the world's countries (broadly defined), and major subnational divisions of the larger ones.
- Physical – includes: general geography and cartography; the earth, its continents, islands; bodies of water and the sea bed; regions and peninsulas; land relief (mountain ranges, canyons); deserts; forests; parks and preserves.
Biology:
- Animals - includes species and breeds of animals, as well as individual animals.
- Plants - includes species and breeds of plants. Fungi and Microorganisms are included on the same page.
- Health, Medicine, and Disease - includes topics related to medicine and medication, diseases, and health and fitness.
- General - includes other biological topics, including biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology.
Science:
- Basics - includes high-level concepts about science as a whole, as well as units of measurement.
- Astronomy - includes topics related to the study of astronomy, as well as stars and constellations.
- Chemistry - includes topics related to the study of chemistry, as well as chemical elements and compounds.
- Earth science - includes topics related to the study of earth science, as well as types of rocks and gems.
- Physics - includes topics related to the study of physics.
Everyday life:
- Sports, games and recreation , a.k.a. Sports, Games, Entertainment or Recreation - includes topics related to sports, games, entertainment and recreation.

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