Forum:Trying to add links to categories but it categorizes the page instead

I created a new wiki and on the main page I want to list some of the common categories that the wiki will use. I wrote the category links as follows:

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I put about fifty lines like this on my main page but instead of listing links in a bulleted list the way I wanted, the main page was categorizes under all fifty or so categories. What did I do wrong or what do I need to change in order to put links to categories on my main page? Thank you for your considerate response.


 * Simply put a colon in front of the word category. So Famous Buildings will work.--


 * Thank you. That worked perfectly. I'm still curious why it worked. I never had to do that before. --Bejjinks 20:08, March 18, 2012 (UTC)