Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 December 6
December 6
Publicity photographs
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Category:Farmers from Telangana
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- The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Farmers from Telangana to Category:People from Telangana
- Nominator's rationale: Category with just one entry. Lost in Quebec (talk) 19:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Soccer clubs in Burlington, Ontario
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- The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Soccer clubs in Burlington, Ontario to Category:Sports clubs and teams in Burlington, Ontario and Category:Soccer clubs in Ontario
- Nominator's rationale: Does not help navigation. User:Namiba 19:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Merge, only two clubs here. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page discussions. GiantSnowman 15:29, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Merge as above, too narrow. GiantSnowman 15:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Merge not enough articles. A category for soccer clubs in Halton Region (Burlington, Oakville, and Milton) may be appropriate. BLAIXX 17:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Template:Metadata Population
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- The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Population data templates. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose renaming Category:Template:Metadata Population to
Category:Metadata population templatesCategory:Population data templates
- Propose renaming Category:Template:Metadata Population to
- Nominator's rationale: rename for better clarification what the category is about, it is also WP:C2Cish. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Rename to Category:Population data templates. This isn't metadata, this is just plain data. jlwoodwa (talk) 03:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- That is also a good point. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Rename to Category:Population data templates. This isn't metadata, this is just plain data. jlwoodwa (talk) 03:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
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Ukrainian campaigns
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- The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose renaming:
- Category:Eastern Ukraine campaign to Category:Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Category:Battles of the Eastern Ukraine campaign to Category:Battles of the Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Category:Northern Ukraine campaign to Category:Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Category:Battles of the Northern Ukraine campaign to Category:Battles of the Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Category:Southern Ukraine campaign to Category:Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Category:Battles of the Southern Ukraine campaign to Category:Battles of the Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nominator's rationale: rename, less ambiguous names and in line with recent (bold) renaming of articles. If this is opposed, the article renames should be reverted. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Family27390 and Armbrust: pinging contributors to speedy discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:09, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Events associated with apartheid
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- The result of the discussion was: manual merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:35, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Events associated with apartheid to Category:Apartheid in South Africa
- Nominator's rationale: Per WP:OCASSOC. It is duplicative and hinders navigation. User:Namiba 16:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Manually merge/mostly delete, many articles, such as about elections and Witzieshoek revolt do not belong here and others are already in Category:Opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Marcocapelle (talk) 17:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Ancient international relations
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- The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:10th century BC in international relations (1 C) to Category:10th century BC
- Propose merging Category:9th century BC in international relations (1 C) to Category:9th century BC
- Propose merging Category:8th century BC in international relations (1 C) to Category:8th century BC
- Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one subcategory each. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:55, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Support, unnecessary layer. BLAIXX 17:31, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
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Berbers by nationality
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- The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose renaming Category:Berber Algerians to Category:Algerian Berbers
- Propose renaming Category:Berber Egyptians to Category:Egyptian Berbers
- Propose renaming Category:Berber Malians to Category:Malian Berbers
- Propose renaming Category:Berber Moroccans to Category:Moroccan Berbers
- Propose renaming Category:Berber Nigeriens to Category:Nigerien Berbers
- Propose renaming Category:Berber Tunisians to Category:Tunisian Berbers
- Nominator's rationale: More consistent with others e.g. within Category:Egyptian people by descent, and with subcats by descent (People of Moroccan-Berber descent) or occupation (Moroccan Berber politicians). – Fayenatic London 12:26, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:1st-century BC natural events
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- The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:1st-century BC natural events to Category:1st century BC
- Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Mountain climbers from Andhra Pradesh
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- The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:38, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Mountain climbers from Andhra Pradesh to Category:Sportspeople from Andhra Pradesh
- Nominator's rationale: Also nominating for merge Category:Mountain climbers from Delhi to Category:Sportspeople from Delhi
- Category:Mountain climbers from Kerala to Category:Sportspeople from Kerala
- Category:Mountain climbers from Ladakh to Category:Sportspeople from Ladakh
- Category:Mountain climbers from Manipur to Category:Sportspeople from Manipur
- Category:Mountain climbers from Jammu and Kashmir to Category:Sportspeople from Jammu and Kashmir
- Category:Mountain climbers from Telangana to Category:Sportspeople from Telangana
All categories with just one entry. Lost in Quebec (talk) 11:36, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete or merge per nom. Not sure if mountaineers directly belong in a sportspeople category. They are all in Category:Indian mountain climbers anyway. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:00, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Mountain climbers have been categorized as Sportspeople at non-Indian Sportspeople from categories.Lost in Quebec (talk) 12:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Years AD by century
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Category:Foreign policy strategies in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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- The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose renaming Category:Foreign policy strategies in the Islamic Republic of Iran to Category:Foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Nominator's rationale: Strangely named category. It could also be merged to Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran SMasonGarrison 05:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Rename per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:30, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Control theory publications
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- The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Control engineering. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Control theory publications to Category:Control theory
- Nominator's rationale: underpopulated category. upmerge for now SMasonGarrison 04:30, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Support in principle but Category:Control engineering may be a better target than Category:Control theory. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:37, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Fine with me. SMasonGarrison 13:14, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:People related to Iran's nuclear program
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- The result of the discussion was: delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:People related to Iran's nuclear program to Category:Iranian nuclear physicists
- Nominator's rationale: Selective merge. People by association isn't typically defining. SMasonGarrison 03:28, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Just delete, most of these articles aren't about nuclear physicists, and the few that are are already in the target. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Fine with me SMasonGarrison 13:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Executed people from Iran during the Islamic Republic
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- The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose renaming Category:Executed people from Iran during the Islamic Republic to Category:Executed Iranian people by the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Nominator's rationale: Or something to that effect SMasonGarrison 03:23, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Rename, more in line with naming conventions. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:49, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Template:History of Islam
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- The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:History of Islam templates. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Template:History of Islam to Category:Islam templates
- Nominator's rationale: If not merged, it needs to be renamed. The category creator keeps creating categories with this undesired naming convention. SMasonGarrison 03:20, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Rename to Category:History of Islam templates, more in line with naming conventions. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Equally fine with me SMasonGarrison 13:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Conspiracist media
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- The result of the discussion was: keep. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:29, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Nominator's rationale: this category contains mainstream medias and generally only concentrated in certain countries Coddlebean (talk) 02:43, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose, I checked a number of articles and they were all about promotion of conspiracy theories. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:02, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose as the category accurately describes the outlets in question. - Amigao (talk) 19:18, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Writers by populated place in Northumberland
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- The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:38, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Propose merging Category:Writers by populated place in Northumberland to Category:Writers from Northumberland
- Nominator's rationale: Upmerge. This redundant category isn't needed for navigation. SMasonGarrison 02:41, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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