Category talk:Attorneys general

prosecutor categories

I've removed the category "Prosecutors"; not all AGs are prosecutorial. THF (talk) 00:45, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I noticed that you removed Category:Attorneys General from two parent cats pertaining to prosecution. Could you explain your reasoning on that? Also, are you aware that you left the category completely stranded, without any parent cats? Please give some thought to which categories you would suggest as suitable parents. Thanks. Cgingold (talk) 02:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

See Category_talk:Attorneys_General, where I explicitly addressed this at the same time as my edit. THF (talk) 02:17, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

As for parent categories, if they are needed, there is Category:Lawyers by type and Category:Lawyers. THF (talk) 02:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi again - I don't know what to make of your comment, "parent categories, if they are needed". Parent cats are always necessary -- they're integral to the very structure and functioning of the category system. At any rate, I was glad to see that you did select two good parent cats for the new category you created for criminal defense attorneys.

I did see your brief comment on the category talk page. I would have said that the great majority of AG's are prosecutors... Is that not the case? Unless that characterization is way off the mark, I would consider Category:Prosecutors thoroughly appropriate as a parent cat. Regards, Cgingold (talk) 04:10, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

No, it's not the case. Though AGs often oversee prosecutors, and many are former prosecutors, many never prosecute a case; for example, Edward H. Levi and Alberto Gonzales, each a United States Attorney General, never performed a single criminal prosecution. THF (talk) 04:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)