Category talk:Bridges (nautical)

Surprising categorization

Another contributor added this long-standing useful category to the brand new and questionable category Category:Driving cabs of watercraft.

There is no such term as "driving cabs of watercraft". So I reverted this surprising categorization. Geo Swan (talk) 23:59, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

I didn't deny that this category is long-standing and useful, even their name is not quite ideal. The adjective dissambiguation in brackets is not just the preferred form – wouldn't be "Nautical bridges" or "Ship bridges" better names, as well as their examples as "navigation bridges" or "admiral's bridges" or "compass platforms" use adjectives normally? Consider also whether the category name is specific enough (towards boarding bridges, observation bridges for passengers etc.) As regards appropriateness of the name "bridges (nautical)", the English article about it is poorly referenced and verified and contains no link to any source which uses the term "Bridge (nautical)" or compares the term with related terms.

I think, the fact that nautical bridges are parts of watercraft and that the ships are controlled from them is not so surprising as you exaggerate. Also the fact that the nautical bridges are mostly rather cabs or rooms than real bridges is not so surprising. Maybe, the word "control" would be really more appropriate than "driving" in case of watercraft.

The main problem is that this category was insufficiently and maybe also incorrectly categorized. It was categorized only under Category:Ship interiors and Category:Maritime navigation, the category was not categorized under any appropriate category of control stands of watercraft and vehicles generally. Categorization under Category:Maritime navigation is disputable because bridges are not specific for maritime ships (river ships and maybe also some boats have also bridges). --ŠJů (talk) 02:14, 6 January 2014 (UTC)