brendah:Thanks for the input but my category " other monuments or plaques" does not just include subjects of history... there are many subjects... it could be an enviromental significant areas that has no reference to history.
It is also nice to have a category that is more specific to an area then just a catch-all that would cover any where in the world.
Thanks again,
brenda
My apologies for not reading the category closer in regards to thinking these would be covered under the signs of history category. The category is no longer in peer review, so I cannot go back and reread it.
I'm torn on the geographic sizing issue. Based on many other State/Provincial categories, restricting it to just Ontario makes sense, however, I think it would be a much better category if it was for all of Canada (or possibly the entire world, but that's a VERY ambitious undertaking).
One thing that it is difficult for people new to waymarking to understand is that just because there are already categories that are set up a particular way does not mean that is the best way to do things. Often those of us who object to a category even though it is similar to existing categories, do so because we learned from the existing categories and do not want to repeat past problems. Also please realize that because waymarking is a community of people, the community has changed over the years and what might have been acceptable 2 years ago when a comparable category was approved may not be acceptable to the community today. We are not bound to precedents the same way a court of law is.
Some (Many?) people would love to roll all the state/province historical maker categories into one category. Others would like to start categories for individual cities and universities. This tension is what makes creating new categories that are restricted to particular geographic locations tricky.
Good luck! If your category was declined, I hope you will not give up. Most of us have had our first category rejected and have had to work through the process. Please do not let any of the negative comments you may get discourage you. Unfortunately some people forget the process is supposed to be for constructive criticism.