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@2pou: you created Category:Improvisational podcasts. If I remember correctly you created it around the time we were discussing what counted as Category:Scripted podcasts and it was kind of supposed to act as the opposite of that category. However, it doesn't really look like reliable sources use the fully written out "Improvisational podcasts". I've come across "Improvised podcast" occasionally, but that isn't common either. I have, however, come across sources that use the phrase "Improv podcasts" or occasionally "Improv comedy podcasts". For instance, I found these: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. What are your thoughts on renaming the category to "Improv podcasts" and adding it to the parent category Category:Comedy podcasts. TipsyElephant (talk) 01:00, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@TipsyElephant, so category naming sometimes follows some slightly different convention in order to follow the main article title (WP:C2D) and the category tree norms (WP:C2C). I think that I used "Improvisational" based off of Improvisational theatre, which is the main article overall (i.e. an Improv comedy link will end up taking you there). I think I was inconsistent with the category tree, though, because I didn't nest it within Category:Improvisational theatre, like Category:Improvisational television series is. I think I just felt like nesting TV under theatre was already odd, and then doubling down with podcasts was just adding to that? When I look at Category:Improvisation now, though, perhaps that was a bad choice... Anyways, that was my original thinking... That's not to say it's the best title, though. As for adding it to Comedy podcasts, by all means, do so. The Improvisation theatre category is nested within Comedy theatre, so that would be consistent. I think I figured you could have an improvisational drama, but it's almost always comedy. 2pou (talk) 19:25, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
We should create a category called "indie podcasts" or at least "indie scripted podcasts". something along those lines. I'll look into what phrases reliable sources use and whether the phrase is used for scripted podcasts only or for podcasts in general. TipsyElephant (talk) 13:01, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Couple things: What is the criteria to make a podcast independent? Category:Independent films uses the major film studios defined in the parent article as the line (I think), but it's not a very well-used category from what I can tell. Theoretically, any foreign film would then fall in this category, which I don't think is the intent (definitely not the practice). That indie film line also gets fuzzy for smaller, yet still large, studios (e.g. A24 is independent, but it has some serious money behind it). Is there a good way to define the podcast inclusion criteria to avoid WP:ARBITRARYCAT? Also, while indie may be more common, consider if it's satisfies our encyclopedic WP:TONE recommendations vice slang. 2pou (talk) 19:47, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
So I took a look through the sources I've listed. It looks like a lot of the podcasts have absolutely no connection to a podcast network or studio. I think we can safely say that any podcast created without any connection to a network or studio is definitely indie. Some of the podcasts are connected to really small networks or studios (some of which I think are just made up by the creator of the podcast). So the line starts to get a little blurrier here. And then there are a couple that are connected to more notable companies like Realm Media or even Spotify Studios. I'll have to think on this further. TipsyElephant (talk) 00:49, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]