Households and Families

[quigonginger]

Asking opinions here:

I've looked at the Households and Families posts, and I must say they 
are a hodge-podge.  Are Lily and Petunia related to Snape?  Is 
James?  How about Sirius?  Are the Weasleys and DD related?  How 
about DD and Lily?  Are the teachers married?  Why are the Malfoys so 
snooty?  How many mixed marriages are there?  Who gets house elves?  
Were the Riddles really married?  Who is having sex and with whom?  

You get the idea.  About all that ties them together is the category 
definition:

General category for discussions of extended households & family 
links in WW sociology basically

Basically, it's a general category, that's for sure.  The vast 
majority of the posts are already coded to categories where they 
would fit better (Weasleys, symbolic names, individual characters, 
family planning, shipping...) and the ones that aren't either could 
be (they are in my area or in areas I have done) or they have 
probably been rejected in other peoples' areas (Hey! Lily and Petunis 
are both *flowers*!).  

So I was wondering, what was the original idea behind this category?  
Do the posts now contained herein reflect this idea?  Have new 
categories been added that makes this one redundant?  There are 
currently 50 posts.  

I hate to bug Carolyn, who is probably immersed in LV at the moment, 
but if anyone has a second, could I get some sort of idea as to 
whether I'm just dense and not getting the point or if this category 
needs a more strigent definition?

I have lots to do to keep me busy in the interim, so take your time.  
Any input is appreciated.  

Ginger, the dense