Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 March 15


March 15

Category:Australian dinosaurs

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The result of the debate was Rename to Category:Dinosaurs of Australia per consistancy with Category:Fauna by country. Feel free to nominate the rest of the subcats of Category:Dinosaurs for CfD. - jc37 07:03, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Australian dinosaurs to Category:Dinosaurs of Australia
Nominator's Rationale: Rename, animal categories typically take the form type of place. Peta 23:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Video games under development

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 05:14, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Video games under development to Category:Upcoming video games
Nominator's Rationale: Rename, This is more consistent with the other Upcoming items in Category:Future products. Additionally, games like World of Warcraft are in continuos development even after their release. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 23:17, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Beta Theta Pi brothers

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 04:59, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Beta Theta Pi brothers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete Another of these non-defining cluttersome honor society categories to follow up the recent nominations. There are more of them that need to be nominated if anyone can spare the time. CalJW 22:19, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Domesticated animals by country

Relisted at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 March 26 to generate further discussion. - jc37 07:37, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Armenian terrorism

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The result of the debate was Delete. There does appear to be some support for creating a new category without the baggage of the current name. I suggest that the editors interested explore that option. Vegaswikian 03:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Armenian terrorism (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Armenian Terrorism (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

As per Wikipedia:Words_to_avoid#Terrorist, terrorism and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view the title of this category is problematic. The only linked article is a Yıldız Attempt - which seems to be an assassination attempt.

It is my belief that the category should either be deleted or renamed to something like "Armenian covert operations" or something along the line. The category is currently underpopulated anyways.

-- Cat chi? 20:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'Note to closer: see also Wikipedia:Categories for_discussion/Log/2007 March_9#Category:Armenian terrorism. Angus McLellan (Talk) 19:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete or change name: Would any other ethnic group permit such a category?? Irish terrorism?, Chinese terrorism, British terrorism, American terrorism, etc.?? It's absurd and wholly unencyclopaedic and biased.O'Donoghue 21:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    I do not believe we require ethnic groups' permission to start categories. -- Cat chi? 05:00, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. How about ASALA and the U.S. State Department says, [1], [2], [3] it was a terrorist organization. Thanks. Atabek 22:38, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    No really we all know that, you don't use the term "Terrorism" in Wikipedia look at the rules. There's already a huge list of categories and this one is absurd, I'm sure you will disagree with Turkish and Azeri terrorism and start complaining in seconds, alot of users will disagree plus these don't fall into the category, Armenian terrorism under ASALA article is a NO, since its not a incident but a group. Artaxiad 23:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    ASALA is indeed considered a terrorist organization by the many (not everybody). The article can and should discuss all that. Name-calling any organization "terrorist" is unhelpful and problematic. -- Cat chi? 05:16, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Its against the rules. Vartanm 02:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename I realized after I created the category, that it violates Wiki rules, sorry for that. But I still think all these murders, assassinations, bombings and takeovers aimed at Turkish people by armed Armenian groups, need to be categorized under one title whatever it may be. Regards.--Doktor Gonzo 10:41, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note - This category is already under discussion from March 9. For the record, my thoughts there:
  • Oppose - This would rescope the category. It would exclude assassinations of Turkish diplomats abroad and it would bring in Kurdish separatism, Grey Wolves, and others. I'd probably also oppose a delete. --Groggy Dice T | C 14:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    What are you talking about? Its just a category. -- Cat chi? 07:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, per nom. Bertilvidet 10:37, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. -- Aivazovsky 22:54, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep MustTC 05:54, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • A course on neutrality: to know if you have voted in all neutrality, ask yourself this question: "Would have I voted keep for a category on "Turkish terrorism."" Fad (ix) 17:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Category: Armenian Terrorism Stronger Delete T should be small, definitely no need to have two
Category: Armenian terrorism Strong Delete or Rename to Category:ASALA and JCAG (terrorism)
Suggestion: If we want to, we can create Category:Terrorism in Turkey (many similar cat's exist) or Category: Terrorism against Turkey (I'm for this one)
Note: Apparently, we don't need to avoid the term terrorism in categories deniz 06:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree we don't need to avoid the terms, personally, I don't have any problem about the category "terrorism" to be added on ASALA article, even though the category was more reserved for articles about terrorism and terrorist acts rather than a group itself. But creating articles about ethnic group X terrorism will push a chain of events, where various categories on terrorism will be created, while we still have a problem with the category "terrorism" alone. Fad (ix) 17:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'd prefer a no-category solution. The navigation template is more than enough. We have plenty of needless categories out there. -- Cat chi? 19:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Stronger Delete An absurd category with an aim to discredit Armenia and Armenian people in the eyes of the world. In case of keeping, this category is going to be the part of Turkish underground propaganda of Genocide Denial (many of you have seen Armenian-genocide-related websites crushed by Turkish hackers and "Armenian Genocide is a lie! See the truth about Armenian Terrorism!! written on their them"). Armatura 21:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Please stay on topic. This isn't a talk show. -- Cat chi? 07:17, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion has been closed since March 15th, please see AngusMclellan's comment above. Most of the votes were late, I guess. Anyway they were mostly delete, which is the result. Now we have Category:Terrorism in Turkey, which somehow includes ASALA and JCAG. deniz 22:46, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Telugu Visionaries

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:37, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Telugu Visionaries (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete as POV. How is visionary defined? rimshotstalk 18:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Former Sinn Féin politicians

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The result of the debate was merge Category:Former Sinn Féin politicians into Category:Sinn Féin politicians. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:40, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Former Sinn Féin politicians (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete Wholly unnecessary category, as Category:Sinn Féin politicians and Category:Northern Irish independent politicians cover this more than adequately. One Night In Hackney303 18:06, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - "former" categories like this are not usually useful. This one is no exception. Warofdreams talk 18:22, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Agree with above. Even in cases where the group is extremely limited (which this isn't), it's not necessary to have a "former" category. For example, instead of Category:Former United States Supreme Court justices, we just have Category:United States Supreme Court justices, which includes everyone has ever been a justice. ChazBeckett 18:52, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Agree with above. Unhelpful category that is already causing problems Weggie 19:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Honey I... films

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Honey I... films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete - the various articles in the series are all extensively interlinked through the text and through a navigational template. There is no need for this category. Otto4711 16:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete per nom. Categories which only contain members of a film series are best deleted in favour of a series box. Perhaps this ought to be added to Wikipedia:Overcategorization?
Xdamrtalk 19:52, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Settlements by region

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The result of the debate was Rename per nom. However there is some cleanup that will remain for editors to follow up on after the rename.Vegaswikian 22:06, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Settlements by region to Category:Settlements by country
Nominator's Rationale: Rename, to match its three by-type categories and the hundreds of other by-country categories. All the subcategories are for countries (or for territories, which are treated the same as countries in the category system) apart from Settlements on Lake Victoria, which I have moved up a level. (That one might well merit deletion actually, but that is a separate issue best handled in a different discussion). CalJW 15:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
rename any sub-country categories can be placed in their country's category. Hmains 02:33, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. Choalbaton 22:09, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. Wilchett 15:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment-Can't vote without more information "by country" would by most definitions eliminate: Category:Settlements in Kosovo (UN supervised province of Serbia), Category:Settlements in Kurdistan (spread all over Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and who knows where else), Category:Settlements in the Falkland Islands (an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom when the Argentines aren't occupying it), Category:Settlements in the Faroe Islands (an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark), and the jury is still out on: Category:Settlements in Western Sahara (an integral part of the Moroccan kingdom or occupied territory, take a POV).

If we're going to keep these at this level, then "by country" is wrong; if these will be pruned, then perhaps "by country" will be right. Carlossuarez46 01:22, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    • Kosovo is part of Yugoslavia at present, the Falkland Islands is an overseas territory and they are treated the same as countries in the category system, ditto the Faroe Islands, Western Sahara is either a country or a part of Morocco, and should be classified both ways for neutrality. That only leaves the Kurdish category, which should be deleted as Kurdistan has no clearly defined borders. That eliminates all the problems. Wilchett 02:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. Haddiscoe 16:46, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Possible centenarians

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:42, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Possible centenarians (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
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Category:Footballers with 100 or more caps

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The result of the debate was No consensus. Rather then renominate, I'd suggest listifing as an alternative. Vegaswikian 21:59, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Footballers with 100 or more caps (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
  • Delete - This category is for football (soccer) players who have appeared in 100 or more international matches. This seems to be an arbitrary inclusion limit, a form of overcategorization, and it should therefore be deleted. Dr. Submillimeter 15:08, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep The nominator is misusing the word "arbitary". CalJW 15:27, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, this is indeed arbitrary as wel could just as easily have Category:Footballers with 97 or more caps or Category:Footballers with between 112 and 119 caps. >Radiant< 15:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • That is a fatuous argument. You know as well as I do that 100 is not arbitary in the way that 97 is. Please come up with a credible argument or withdraw your comment. CalJW 22:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as an arbitrary inclusion standard. If kept then it should be renamed so that someone unfamiliar with the terminology "caps" knows what the category is for. Otto4711 15:52, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Arbitrary is being used correctly to describe this category. ChazBeckett 16:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per Wikipedia:Overcategorization#Arbitrary_inclusion_criterion. This is exactly what "arbitrary" means. Doczilla 18:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak keep I started the category, initially as a way of collating a list for making an article of such players, before eventually discovering that such a list article exists. Upon finding that article, I abandoned trying to populate the category myself (thus my keep vote is weak), but other editors have obviously thought it worth adding players to since then. I would deny that the inclusion is arbitrary: reaching 100 caps would be considered a very significant landmark in a player's career, and such an event would be marked with considerable publicity and often with formal presentations and recognitions of the acheivement. To deny that powers of 10 have significance as landmark acheivements is to ignore countless commemorations.
Apologies: I wrote the above on 15 Mar but forgot to sign it! Kevin McE 07:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • and Listify I am in the process of writing up my response to the 3000 hits nomination, and want to treat both categories equally. I am therefore adding listify to my response here. I think that this category has arbitrary inclusion criteria which is overcategorization. However, it would be perfect for a list. ~ BigrTex 17:44, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is not arbitary, it is rational, conventional and well chosen. Winning a 100 caps defines a player as having played at the top level through the bulk of his career. AshbyJnr 12:39, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Overcategorization. Garion96 (talk) 00:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - non arbitrary, defining characteristic wrt longevity and skill. Neier 03:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. We don't need this. It's an arbitrary number chosen to give some kind of quantification to "best". A person in this category is not significantly different from a person with 99 caps, however. So it's non-defining too. — coelacan — 00:36, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Important and defining category. Abberley2 01:07, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - not a defining category by any stretch of the imagination, in this or any other reality. The limit of 100 is entirely arbitrary, and is nothing special. Nothing separates someone who has 100 caps from someone who has 99 or 101, besides the obvious (i.e. one cap). Chris cheese whine 12:22, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is far more useful than many of the categories for footballers, such as those for appearances in individual tournaments, which would be a better starting point if there is a need to cut down the number of categories on articles about footballers. Anyone who thinks that 100 is not significantly different from 99 or 101 should count their fingers, and ponder the existence of the decimal point, and indeed the meaning of the word decimal. Greg Grahame 23:56, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As suggested above, and to widen the debate, I have listed Category:3000 hit club for deletion, with an explanatory not that I am more interested in the discussion than the fate of that page. Kevin McE 08:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Thinking about the baseball category listed above, which I have just voted to delete, it seems that the difference between football and American sports is that America has the Hall of Fame concept as a way of grouping the top players, whereas football does not have a single hall of fame. Therefore this one should be kept, but I am going to amend my vote on the baseball category to delete. Honbicot 19:26, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Plymouth, Minnesota

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The result of the debate was merge Category:Plymouth, Minnesota into Category:Settlements in Minnesota. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:43, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Plymouth, Minnesota (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete Currently this category contains only its (eponymous) main article. This article already serves as a navigational hub. rimshotstalk 14:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Navigational boxes

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:45, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Navigational boxes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete, empty duplicate of Category:Navigational templates. — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 14:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 23:25, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Pilsen Region

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The result of the debate was merge and redirect Category:Pilsen Region to Category:Plzeň Region. Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:10, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Pilsen Region to Category:Plzeň Region
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Category:Pennslyvania Campgrounds

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 21:24, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Pennslyvania Campgrounds (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete Apart from being badly spelled, incorrectly capitalized and not using the usual form X in Y, this is overcategorization. Category:Camping shows no sign of overcrowding. rimshotstalk 14:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Usagi Yojimbo

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The result of the debate was Keep. Vegaswikian 01:00, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Usagi Yojimbo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete - the category is unnecessary because the main article serves as an appropriate navigational hub for the material it contains. Otto4711 13:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • The main article has multiple links to every other article and subcat and the other articles have links to the main article and each other. What specifically about the items in this category require the category when the articles and subcats are all interlinked? Otto4711 03:51, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Rednecks and Category:Fictional rednecks

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The result of the debate was delete Category:Fictional rednecks. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:47, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For one, this could be perceived as insulting to the people in question, and for another it's hardly objectively definable who is or is not a redneck. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Fictional kidnappers

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The result of the debate was Merge. Clearly the consensus is to not have this category. So I'm going with the merge rather then a no consensus. Vegaswikian 00:58, 25 March 2007 (UTC) I'm all in favor of categorizing fictional characters by profession, but "kidnapper" isn't one. Most antagonists, villains (super- or otherwise) and miscellaneous bad guys have, at some point in their career, kidnapped one of the good guys or their sidekick. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Fictional characters with autism

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The result of the debate was Rename to Category:Fictional characters on the autistic spectrum. Vegaswikian 21:32, 24 March 2007 (UTC) At the very least, this should be "fictional characters on the autistic spectrum", per its non-fictional counterpart. However, as the name "spectrum" suggests, it's not at all clear when a not-so-sociable character is or is not autistic, so deletion may be in order. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Rename to Category:Fictional characters on the autistic spectrum As a rule of thumb, I think the fictional character categories should sort of match the actual people categories. So rename as indicated to match Category:People on the autistic spectrum. I agree with Radiant that the question of whether or not a specific character is in the autistic spectrum may be difficult to define in some cases, so the category should be restricted to those character which have verifiable references indicating the character is presumed to be in the autistic spectrum. If autism or the like isn't mentioned in the character's article, they shouldn't be categorized here. Dugwiki 17:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename for consistency with Category:People on the autistic spectrum. Doczilla 17:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per Dugwiki, favoring consistency. — coelacan — 22:48, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename for now, with nop prejudice to another CfD focused on deletion if Radiant!'s conerns regarding managability prove to be true. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 00:50, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per the reasonings above. However, I don't feel that deletion will be necessary. If a character is not stated to be autistic they shouldn't be in the category because the (fictional) truth of the matter is unknown. If they are defined as such within their fictional medium, then they belong in the category. -- Noneofyourbusiness 03:58, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Anthropomorphic samurai and Category:Anthropomorphic martial artists

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The result of the debate was Merge Category:Anthropomorphic samurai to Category:Anthropomorphic martial artists, which should be a subcategory of Category:Fictional martial artists and Category:Fictional anthropomorphic characters. The creation of the latter cat should help the cleanup of Category:Anthropomorphism, as discussed below. - jc37 07:20, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Silly cross-section. Arbitrary cross-section of two entirely unrelated traits. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Right, but subcats of the cat do concern themselves with specific ficional characters and the martial artists seems like a reasonable (and fun) part of the tree. Otto4711 16:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Fictional characters with extra arms

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The result of the debate was No consensus. Vegaswikian 21:55, 24 March 2007 (UTC) Trivia. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Actually my "reasoning" was supposed to be a joke at the absurdity of categorizing fictional characters on the basis of their having more than two arms. Otto4711 23:13, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Fictional chess players

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 21:53, 24 March 2007 (UTC) It is not uncommon for characters in fiction to play a game of chess, generally with no relevance whatsoever to the plot or the character depth. This is not a defining characteristic. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Fictional geniuses and Category:Fictional evil geniuses

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The result of the debate was Delete. There were many points made about this on both side. The consensus here in my opinion points to deletion. If I had voted, it would have been to delete adding more towards a delete consensus. Vegaswikian 21:51, 24 March 2007 (UTC) Boils down to "fictional characters who are smarter than the other characters in the same fiction". Not objectively definable, WP:OCAT. It contains Seymour Skinner, a smattering of tech-savvy superheroes, and even Wile E. Coyote... >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - The term is indeed a scientific term. In one specific episode of Prison Break, for example, Michael's therapist specifically told Sara that Michael Scofield is a creative genius in the traditional sense. Evil Geniuses you can lose though. --T smitts 15:55, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Most works of fiction have at least one character with superior intelligence that could arguably be considered geniuses. Any definition would be subjective and/or arbitrary. ChazBeckett 16:19, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete both as per ChazBeckett --rimshotstalk 17:13, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge into appropriate Fictional categories I agree that "evil genius" and "genius" are a bit subjective. So I say merge the articles into things like Category:Fictional inventors or Category:Fictional scientists or Category:Supervillains, etc, depending on exactly how the character manifests his particular form of "genius". Dugwiki 17:19, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete both as subjective categories. Yes genius is a scientific term, but rarely have the examples been scientifically identified as having I.Q. of 145 or higher. Some have, but the category as named simply invites editors to add characters not known to have taken I.Q. tests. Doczilla 17:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep.--Gonzalo84 00:06, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and cleanup. For characters who are explicitly created and defined as geniuses, this is useful, interesting and encyclopedic. Genius is a trait that's meaningful in characters like Sherlock Holmes, Adrian Monk and River and Simon Tam. Let'snot delete the category because of some ill-advised additions; instead, let's remove the category from any character who hasn't been defined in some meaningful way as being a "genius" rather than just "intelligent" or "clever." Maybe a list should be created in addition to (ar at least instead of) the category, to provide citations for each of the categories and make it easier to identify unsourced additions. LeaHazel : talk : contribs 08:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. "Genius" has a very loose definition anyway. By the literal definition, it is remarkably broad, including everything from Dexter and Mandark to any character with a Bat-prefix attached to their name.~ZytheTalk to me! 00:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep. Classification as a genius is more objective than it seems at first glance. A character can be stated with canon to be a certified genius. A genius is defined as someone with an IQ above a certain level. Genius-level intellect and the presence or absence of typical savant behavior are objectively verifiable or falsifiable traits. If a character is not stated to be a genius or to have a high IQ but is merely in the category by virtue of being smarter than other characters, then they should be removed. -- Noneofyourbusiness 03:58, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - How many of the characters in this category have subjected themselves to formal IQ tests? IQ values are probably only explicitly stated for a few characters. Usually, editors have to subjectively determine whether characters belong in this category. Dr. Submillimeter 13:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • The ones who have submitted to formal IQ tests or are otherwise certified geniuses belong in the category, those for whom it is vague do not. -- Noneofyourbusiness 16:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • Comment - Realistically, how many articles on characters in this category contain referenced information stating that these characters have taken formal IQ tests or are otherwise "certified geniuses"? How are geniuses formally "certified", anyway? I challenge anyone reading to produce a list of ten articles that meet this "referenced IQ test" criteria. Dr. Submillimeter 09:40, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Fictional lottery winners

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The result of the debate was Keep. Vegaswikian 21:34, 24 March 2007 (UTC) Winning the lottery is a common plot among soap series and comic books and the like, and is hardly a defining characteristic. >Radiant< 13:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - a review of the articles in the category indicate that it actually is a defining characteristic for them. Every flashback involving Lost's Hurley, for example, has been about how his lottery win has affected his life in one way or another and his lottery win (using the numbers) is what landed him on the Island. Not sure about having show-based articles, though the shows are premised on the lottery win and are thus defining. Otto4711 13:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • But your rationale is based on the suggestion that the category should be used in a manner different from what its title suggests. For instance, just about every character in Category:Characters in the Scrooge McDuck universe has won the lottery at some point. >Radiant< 13:44, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm talking about the category as is, not the category as it might be. Otto4711 14:39, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, I get that. I'm talking about the category as written, not the category as it happens to be used at the moment. I'd expect a cat named "lottery winners" to include, well, lottery winners, with no inclusion criteria beyond what is obvious from the title. Thus I would indeed expect (nearly) every Donald Duck character to be in there, since they are "fictional lottery winners". >Radiant< 14:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • It seems to be reasonably defining for the characters currently listed. Even Zonker Harris qualifies, as his lottery win was used as a springboard for a number of storylines for some time after. Were there a sudden influx of characters who, say, won $5 on a scratch-off ticket then I would reconsider. Otto4711 16:54, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I did, however, remove Roseanne (TV series) from the category because since the last season was fiction within the fiction no one on the show actually won the lottery. Otto4711 17:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:DWI/DUI arrests

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, as repost of deleted content. -- Prove It (talk) 13:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Bitmap graphics editors

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 21:39, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Bitmap graphics editors to Category:Raster graphics editors
Nominator's Rationale: For clarity, and because the main article for the category is raster graphics editor, not "bitmap graphics editor". --Stratadrake 12:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)}}}[reply]
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Category:Sport in Middlesex

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The result of the debate was Merge only those that mention "Middlesex" into Category:Middlesex. It looks like the category's members may also need to be recategorised to whatever appropriate "Sport in current location" category may be applicable. I'm not listing this on the "working page". Drop a message to me, or any other admin, to delete Category:Sport in Middlesex once it's been properly emptied. - jc37 07:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Sport in Middlesex to Category:Middlesex
  • Merge, The county of Middlesex no longer exists, so it is not appropriate for articles to be subcategorised by topic with regard to Middlesex on the same basis as other counties as though it does still exist. These articles are also in the relevant modern categories. Category:Middlesex should be purely a historical category, not part of the geographical subcategorisation of British articles. Outright deletion would also be an acceptable option. Dominictimms 12:07, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Recat to appropriate "Sport in current location" category. Don't dump contents into Category:Middlesex unless Middlesex actually appears in the article title. Jheald 19:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge only those that mention "Middlesex" into Category:Middlesex. Most of the items were already in the correct modern category, and I've added a category to those that weren't. AshbyJnr 12:43, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Members of service and social organizations

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The result of the discussion was: delete. >Radiant< 12:28, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Elks (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Kinsmen (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Kiwanians (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Knights of Pythias (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Lions Club members (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Loyal Order of Moose members (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Members of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:National Puzzlers' League members (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Sigma Pi Phi brothers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
  • Delete - The decisions on Category:Freemasons and Category:Rotary Club members have demonstrated that categorization of people by fraternal/service/social organization is not useful. Among other things, membership in these organizations is frequently not relevant to the people's notability (for example, Jimmy Carter is not notable as a member of the Lions Club), and sometimes no references are provided that people were members of these clubs. Therefore, these categories should be deleted. Dr. Submillimeter 11:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. Pavel Vozenilek 11:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Non-defining (however much good comradeship etc they provide). Mowsbury 12:00, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as non defining. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 17:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 23:27, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Members of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto As a private club with a small membership, it's different from the Kinsmen and such. Membership in the club was relevant to the notability of the people in it, such as the Group of Seven (artists) who formed at the club in 1920. It was a centre of arts and culture in Canada, and it's useful to know who would have met there. A history of the club is coming out in November and will document the memberships. Also, having the category means there's no need for a list such as the Athenaeum Club has. In fact, I think a category should be created for that club too. (Note: I created the category in question.) WilliamDenton 01:33, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep National Puzzlers League. Many of the people listed are professional puzzlers and have had careers influenced by their membership in the NPL. Although references for membership have not been provided, they could be; the information is verifiable via the NPL's membership lists, which are widely distributed, and its History, which covers 1883-1998. (BTW, I created and mostly populated this category, along with the {{npler}} template.)
Delete large service/fraternal organization categories as non-defining and clutter.
Abstain for now on A&L of Toronto.
Matchups 02:31, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Past Grand Governors of the Loyal Order of Moose in Great Britain

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 21:37, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Past Grand Governors of the Loyal Order of Moose in Great Britain (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
  • Delete/Move to article space - This is a subcategory of Category:Loyal Order of Moose members, which is nominated for deletion above. The category is actually mostly a text list with only one article. The category is overly-specific (a form of overcategorization), sorts people inappropriately according to status (we generally do not separate "former" and "present" people), and is underpopulated (the category only contains one article). However, the list looks like it may be useful as an article. So, regardless of what happens with the parent category, I recommend turning this list into an article and deleting it from category space. Dr. Submillimeter 11:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. Mowsbury 11:57, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. Choalbaton 22:11, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Female porn stars with natural busts & other

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The result of the discussion was: delete. >Radiant< 12:30, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Nondefining, rather hard to verify, volatile. Created few days ago by someone who disagreed with deletion of Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_March_8#Category:Naturally_busty_porn_stars. Pavel Vozenilek 11:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I also nominate Category:Natural big-bust models and performers (created yesterday) here. In addition to arguments above there's no clear distinction between these two categories. If kept they should be merged together. Pavel Vozenilek 11:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bold text:*You have cast two opposite !votes here. Please clarify. Otto4711 12:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry. To clarify, I mean delete Category:Female porn stars with natural busts and keep Category:Natural big-bust models and performers. It's a shame that these weren't considered for deletion seperately. Already people have voted to delete both categories using arguments that only apply to one. Epbr123 18:22, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also, Category:Natural big-bust models and performers is not volatile. Very few natural big-bust models go on to eventually acquire implants. It is also not 'nondefining'. Epbr123 17:29, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete both per WP:POINT and because we should not be categorizing performers on the basis of whether they use artificial means to enhance their performance or not. We would not have Category:Male porn stars who don't use Viagra or Category:Uncircumcised male porn stars or the like. Otto4711 12:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • I don't think it's unreasonable to categorise porn stars by genre. All other types of artists are categorised on Wikipedia. Painters are divided into Impressionist painters, muralists, Dutch Golden Age painters, miniature painters, Graffiti artists, Gothic painters, etc. Non-pornographic actors are divided into Shakespearean actors, child actors, actors with dwarfism, LGBT actors, film actors, voice actors, musical theatre actors, character actors. Epbr123 17:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • No one appears to be suggesting that categorizing models who work in the big bust genre is undesirable. What people are saying is that they disagree with the notion of then subdividing the genre models into with or without implants. Otto4711 23:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • You are actually the first person in this discussion to express that opinion. Subdividing the big-bust genre models is justified as natural big-busts is a major genre itself. Epbr123 00:56, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • A large number of big-bust fans find models with huge implants unappealing, so there is an important difference between the two types of models. It is not just categorizing performers on the basis of whether they use artificial means to enhance their performance. No-one cares whether or not male porn stars use Viagra or are uncircumsticised, but it does matter whether large breasts look real or not. Epbr123 01:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your understanding of gay porn is limited, which is fine, but saying that no one care whether a male porn star is circumcised or not has a whiff of bias about it. Uncut stars are often if not as a matter of course mentioned in marketing material. But I wouldn't advocate subdividing male porn star categories on that basis. I don't think it's desirable or necessary to categorize on the basis of every fetish or variation of sexual desire. It's not like if someone really needs to know whether a porn star has implants or a foreskin (or both for that matter) there aren't resources outside of Wikipedia where they can find it. As has been noted elsewhere, this is a negative categorization by something the people don't have, which is generally something that we avoid here. I'm not seeing any reason to make an exception to that for this category. Otto4711 02:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • It is not negative categorization because having large natural breasts is more notable than having large fake breasts as large natural breasts are more sought after. I agree it isn't necessary to categorize on the basis of every fetish or variation of sexual desire but this is one of the most notable and popular genres, as shown by the number of models within it. I don't mean to be offensive but as a homosexual you might not understand the important distinction between big-bust models with and without implants. Epbr123 03:34, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete both per Pavel, not per Otto. Such categories are not evidently WP:POINT at all, and making such an accusation is basically an assuption of bad faith. Looking at the categories, they appear to be being used honestly and in good faith by people who evidently care about such things in their smut and want to pointlessly categorize articles. — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 14:38, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • SPEEDY DELETE RECREATION. Doczilla 17:55, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • There is a significant distinction between Category:Natural big-bust models and performers and Category:Naturally busty pornstars. Category:Natural big-bust models and performers is not subjective as it refers to models in the big-bust genre rather than any model with big breasts. Epbr123 18:09, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy delete WP:CSD#G4, so tagged. — coelacan — 22:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Category:Female porn stars with natural busts was created before the deleted Category:Naturally busty pornstars so WP:CSD#G4 doesn't apply. Epbr123 23:16, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thank you for pointing that out. Category:Naturally busty porn stars was CFD'd at 23:29, 8 March 2007, and you had already made this category at 23:01, 8 March 2007. My apologies. I'll go remove the speedy tag. — coelacan — 02:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Non-defining, possibly irrelevant categorization. — coelacan — 02:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Which category are you refering to? There are two categories up for deletion here. May I suggest you read through the whole discussion before forming an opinion. Epbr123 02:43, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Both. I do not believe that implants or lack thereof are anything like a defining characteristic to categorize people by. — coelacan — 06:01, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • Its not defining for people in general, but surely you can see that porn stars are the exception? Epbr123 12:54, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
          • Surely I cannot. No more defining than a Prince Albert piercing, which I would not categorize porn stars by. I wouldn't categorize "porn stars who don't bleach their asshole" either and I don't see this as any less crufty. — coelacan — 20:16, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
            • Do you think that natural big-busts is a major genre within pornography? Epbr123 21:01, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
              • No, I don't. It's a minor distinction within an already narrow interest. A niche within a niche. Overcategorization. — coelacan — 23:50, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                • If you look at the number of articles in Category:Big-bust models and performers and Category:Natural big-bust models and performers, you will see that neither are minor niches. Epbr123 00:21, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                  • Porn models and performers number in the millions. The fact that you could find fifty women to put into the "natural" category still doesn't suggest to me that we're talking about anything but a niche within a niche. You created the "natural" category, so it really only tells me that you consider it important enough to categorize people by. I guess that's where we disagree. It sounds to me the same as separately subcategorizing "plumber on housewife" and "electrician on housewife", under "handyman on housewife". — coelacan — 01:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete I am pro big all-natural chests. However, this category is unecessary as useless due to verifyability difficulties. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 23:38, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • The verifyability difficulties are very minor. Why is 'natural bust' included in the template for female adult bio boxes if it is regarded as unverifyable? Some articles, such as the one for Maria Swan, give conclusive evidence proving the nature of the models' breasts. Epbr123 00:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - This category is far too important to let minor issues like verifiability get in the way. Based on the passion of this discussion and the volume of the so-called natural bust porn market, it's clear that this category will be well policed. I can foresee models providing verifiable information (an exam by an admin?) to get their name on this list. The category name could be improved, but I'll leave that to others. If wikipedians can see beyond the technicalities, this category could be a tremendous contribution to society at large.Ghosts&empties 16:50, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete No porn-related category is important, and this one looks like it will create problems that are not worth spending charitable bandwidth on. Wilchett 02:54, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Birds in Britain

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The result of the debate was rename to Category:Ornithology in the United Kingdom. --RobertG ♬ talk 08:27, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Birds in Britain to Category:UNKNOWN
Nominator's Rationale: Rename - This category includes a series of unrelated articles, including articles specifically about the natural histories of birds in Britain (e.g. ospreys in Britain), articles about ornithology and bird watching (e.g. British Ornithologists' Union), and list articles identifying the birds in Britain (e.g. list of British birds: passerines). The category needs to be renamed, or else it will be used like other "fauna by country" categories as a collection of articles on individual animals found within Great Britain. (For example, see how Zebra Waxbill is categorized; also see this 8 Mar 2007 discussion, where it was decided not to categorize Eurpoean animals by country.) However, I have no good suggestions on how to rename this category. Deletion may also be appropriate. Dr. Submillimeter 10:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Birds of Europe subcategories

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The result of the discussion was: merge. See also a related CFD earlier this week that had broader input and the same outcome. >Radiant< 12:34, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Birds of Italy to Category:Birds of Europe
Category:Birds of Norway to Category:Birds of Europe
Category:Birds of Scotland to Category:Birds of Europe
Category:Birds of Spain to Category:Birds of Europe
Comment - Since subdividing European animals by country does not work, how about categorized them according to the scheme for geographic subregions used by the United Nations: United Nations geoscheme. I would suggest to recategorize all the fauna articles according to this scheme. By the way, Europe is way too big, covering about 10,400,000 square kilometres which I don't think is a good choice to replace just a few countries covering less than 2,000,000 square kilometres. Luffy487 11:30, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - This is a bad idea for multiple reasons. First, the United Nations geoscheme is based on arbitrary political boundaries that may or may not be related to the distributions of flora and fauna. Second, some similar categories (such as Category:Fauna of Scandinavia and Category:Fauna of the Baltic States) were already deleted following this 8 Mar 2007 discussion. Third, many of these animals are found across vast stretches of Europe anyway, so categorization by continent is more approrpriate here. If some animals are found in specific regions, then the categories for those animals should begin with the word "endemic". Dr. Submillimeter 11:42, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Well, in my humble opinion, I am suggesting to sub divide the Europe continent into four smaller regions: Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Western Europe from the United Nations geoscheme guideline. Categorization by continent is what I am afraid that may not be a feasible idea as the range is just too wide. It is true that many of these animals can be found across vast stretches of Europe, but don't forget there are still some which can't be found in most parts of Europe. Luffy487 12:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - If you really want to subdivide Europe, I recommend using ecoregions, such as those describe by the WWF at this website. These are geographical regions that are based on the distributions of animals instead of regions based on political boundaries. Dr. Submillimeter 13:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I support the idea to rename the categories as eco-regions describe by the WWF. Well, it is a better guideline to categorize the animals instead of political boundaries. Haha.
As regards to the comment made by Andy Mabbett, it is true that although those animals are not restricted by political boundaries but somehow they are been forced to be conserved in a particular location and research are been done by individual country. See Giant Panda or external link: News on birds in Spain and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for example. Luffy487 06:17, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm concerned by this proposal. National avifaunas are published, and are relevant for issues such as conservation, treatment as alien, and so forth. Andy Mabbett 12:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Don't merge This is simply an attempt to slip past what is amounting to User:Dr. Submillimeter's attempt to change Wikipedia policy regarding categorizing by country. It needs broader overall community discussion, rather than this user posting them one at a time until everything is changed without the majority of Wikipedians knowing or having any input into what is going on. KP Botany 21:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - We already had a debate in this 8 Mar 2007 discussion where multiple people, including KP Botany, contributed to the discussion. The consensus was not to categorize European animals by country because the categorization was not meaningful. This is not an attempt to do away with categorization by country in general, nor is it an attempt to change Wikipedia policy. Political boundaries are meaningful for most human beings and most human institutions, as so division by country is meaningful for human beings. However, division by country is not meaningful for animals with ranges that are mostly unaffected by human political boundaries (although the treatment of specific animals in specific countries may be a factor in a few limited cases). Dr. Submillimeter 07:42, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Insects of the British Isles

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The result of the discussion was: rename. There was only an objection to merging, which wasn't being proposed in the first place. >Radiant< 12:34, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Insects of the British Isles to Category:Lists of insects in the British Isles
Propose renaming Category:Beetles recorded in Britain to Category:Lists of beetles in the British Isles
Nominator's Rationale: Rename - These categories mostly contain lists of insects found in the British Isles, not articles on specific animals. (The parent category also contained two articles on specific animals found only in the British Isles; I moved those to Category:Endemic insects of the British Isles.) The category should be renamed to indicate that it is for list articles and not for articles on individual animals. (See the this 8 Mar 2007 discussion to see reasons why animals should not be categorized by country in general). Dr. Submillimeter 10:17, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Don't merge This is simply an attempt to slip past what is amounting to User:Dr. Submillimeter's attempt to change Wikipedia policy regarding categorizing by country. It needs broader overall community discussion, rather than this user posting them one at a time until everything is changed without the majority of Wikipedians knowing or having any input into what is going on. KP Botany 21:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Extinct animals of the United Kingdom

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The result of the discussion was: merge. This is the same discussion as [March 8th], just a category that was missing from the list. No need to repeat ourselves. >Radiant< 08:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Extinct animals of the United Kingdom to Category:Extinct animals of Europe
  • Merge - The decision in this 8 Mar 2007 discussion was to avoid categorizing animals by European country because the political boundaries do not necessarily correspond to the distributions of animals and because the animals are listed in too many categories. An argument may be put forth that some of these animals are endemic to the United Kingdom. However, only one animal (the grice (extinct pig) may be described as endemic; the other animals were (or still are) found elsewhere. List of extinct animals of the British Isles already contains a more complete list with more detail. Given the precedent for deleting similar categories and the problems with implementing categories such as this one, this category should be deleted. Dr. Submillimeter 10:06, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The precedent for deleting previous categories was based on the assumption that, "Indeed, animals do not mind human borders, so anything found in one country is likely also found in the next country over," and now you're saying that there is such a thing as endemism? If all animals are likely to be found everywhere in the world, how can you even argue for lists? And User:Radiant! now admits he/she was wrong.[[4]] "Proof by assertion isn't." So, his/her closing of the CfD that you say establishes precedent for all future categories to be deleted does not apply here, as it was closed based on the false assumption that all animals occur everywhere on any given continent when they appear in any one country ("anything found in one country is likely also found in the next country over"), and he/she now admits that his proof by assertion that "anything found anywhere is everywhere" isn't proof of anything. If you want to delete ALL categories for animals by country make it a policy discusion, instead of pulling it one by one, saying endemism means something, then having categories deleted because there is no such thing as endemism. This is also categories for discussion, so discussion is appropriate. Don't merge unless and until the issue of categories versus lists is discussed as a matter of Wikipedia style/policy, rather than this method of slipping in one, not discussing it, then using it as precedent for everything being changed. You want policy changes, discuss it openly with Wikipedians.KP Botany 21:55, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - We already had a debate in this 8 Mar 2007 discussion where multiple people, including KP Botany, contributed to the discussion. The consensus was not to categorize European animals by country because the categorization was not meaningful. This is not an attempt to do away with categorization by country in general, nor is it an attempt to change Wikipedia policy. Political boundaries are meaningful for most human beings and most human institutions, as so division by country is meaningful for human beings. However, division by country is not meaningful for animals with ranges that are mostly unaffected by human political boundaries (although the treatment of specific animals in specific countries may be a factor in a few limited cases). (Also, the assertion about User:Radiant! makes no sense; I see nothing that indicates that he agrees with KP Botany's viewpoint.) Dr. Submillimeter 07:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't merge Plate tectonics happened. There are some countries (such as Scotland), islands (such as Great Britain), archipelagoes (such as the British Isles), kingdoms (such as the United Kingdom), and even peninsulas (such as Iberia, Alaska, and Florida) that are or were so separated from the larger continents by water or mountains that they developed their own ecosystems with unique species living there, and some of those species are extinct. In a more localized context, there are also some bodies of water and slow-moving river systems (such as all Endorheic basins (including the Caspian Sea, the Great Salt Lake, and the Dead Sea), Loch Ness, various Great Lakes, Lake Okeechobee, the Nile (and more recently Lake Nasser), and the Mississippi River), that are or were so separated from larger bodies of water by land that they developed their own ecosystems with unique species living there, and some of those species are also extinct. Why shouldn't those species have their own geography-specific categories? To take a specific, somewhat ridiculous example, Loch Ness Monster could be in Category:Animals of Loch Ness (alleged), which could be in Category:Animals of Loch Ness (oh, the heated debates this categorical inclusion could engender!), which could be in Category:Animals of the Scottish Highlands, which could be in Category:Animals of Scotland, which could be in Category:Animals of the British Isles, which could be in Category:Animals of the United Kingdom, which could be in Category:Animals of Northern Europe, which could be in Category:Animals of Europe, which could be in various categories of animals of former continents and former supercontinents, which could be in Category:Animals of the Northern Hemisphere, which could be in the extant Category:Animals. Using the example cited above, Grice (extinct pig) could be in Category:Extinct animals of the Shetland Isles, which could be in Category:Extinct animals of Scotland, which could be in Category:Extinct animals of the British Isles, which could be in Category:Extinct animals of Great Britain and the extant Category:Extinct animals of the United Kingdom, which could be in Category:Extinct animals of Northern Europe, which could be in the extant Category:Extinct animals of Europe, which could be in Category:Extinct animals of Eurasia, which could be in various categories of extinct animals of former continents and former supercontinents, which could be in the extant Category:Extinct animals.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 06:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Controversial video games

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The result of the debate was delete. --RobertG ♬ talk 08:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Controversial video games (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
And should we also investigate deleting some or all of the subcategories of Category:Controversial entertainment media? Dugwiki 17:29, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 21:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete: This category has only one article, its main page. Its one-and-only subcategory can be easily moved to its parent category. Kevinkor2 05:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Images of Canberra

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The result of the debate was delete. Angus McLellan (Talk) 21:30, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Images of Canberra (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

All media that were in this category are on the commons; image cats have been superseded by the commons. Delete Peta 05:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No they haven't. Image cats are still valid on Wikipedia, and not all free pictures can and have been uploaded to Commons. You should just nominate this for deletion on the grounds that all images HERE are in Commons, and add a Commons tag on the Canberra page. Delete for THIS reason. JRG 02:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But it's not about what you think - it's about what is done per consensus at present. Images are still validly entitled to be uploaded on Wikipedia. JRG 04:34, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:City parts of Miskolc

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The result of the debate was rename. --RobertG ♬ talk 08:22, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:City parts of Miskolc to Category:Neighbourhoods of Miskolc
Nominator's Rationale: Rename. The present name is not quite the right translation from the Hungarian. ReeseM 03:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Famicom games

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The result of the debate was No consensus - jc37 07:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Famicom games to Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games
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Category:List of people with breast implants

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The result of the debate was delete. --RobertG ♬ talk 08:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:List of people with breast implants (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Incorrectly named but there's already a list of people with breast implants. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 00:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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