Category talk:Earthlings
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I think this belongs in the Category:Characters by species.
- Category:Aliens is in Category:Characters by species and "alien" is not a species. We need the counter-category. If a character isn't an alien he is an Earthling.
- The description for Category:Characters by species says "Characters categorized by what species (for lack of a better term) they are." so I think that leaves wiggle-room for "Earthlings". - Starfield 13:49, 7 December 2009 (EST)
- I wrote that. And I meant taxonomic classifications, such as "race" and avoiding the question of whether "Transformers" can be considered an "species" as we know the concept. I did not write it to include planets of origin, which is not even remotely relevant to the idea at all. —Interrobang 14:36, 7 December 2009 (EST)
- And, no, we don't need "counter-categories". We note aliens because they deviate from the norm.—Interrobang 14:37, 7 December 2009 (EST)
- Now that "Aliens" has changed categories the Category:Characters by species category is totally broken. You can't find things like Quintessons, Vok, and Nebulons in the Category:Characters by species category. Why can't "Earthlings" and "Aliens" simply be sub-categories? - Starfield 14:40, 7 December 2009 (EST)
- And, no, we don't need "counter-categories". We note aliens because they deviate from the norm.—Interrobang 14:37, 7 December 2009 (EST)

