Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 28

January 28

Category:Otidiphabinae

The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on an appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Otidiphabinae is a monogeneric subfamily. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:43, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Claravis (bird)

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Claravis is a monotypic genus. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:35, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Noddies (tern)

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: These categories are overlapping – noddy is the common name for members of the genus Anous. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:20, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Stiltia

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Stiltia is a monotypic genus. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:16, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Chionidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Chionidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:12, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Ibidorhynchidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Ibidorhynchidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:11, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Haematopodidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Haematopodidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:09, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Upupidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:11, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Upupidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:01, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Bucorvidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:11, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Bucorvidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 20:58, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Rhinoplax

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:11, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Rhinoplax is a monotypic genus. jlwoodwa (talk) 20:56, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Fictional alchemists

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:11, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]


This is a follow-up to Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_September_10#Category:Fictional_witches_and_wizards.

Just because someone using magic used some material components, editors label them "alchemists". This is WP:OR.

To quote: Alchemy in art and entertainment: "In twentieth and twenty-first century examples, alchemists are generally presented in a more romantic or mystic light, and often little distinction is made between alchemy, magic, and witchcraft. Alchemy has become a common theme in fantasy fiction."

And many of the characters already are in other subcats of the target (WP:OVERLAPCAT). - jc37 20:11, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Sports venues in Egypt by populated place

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:11, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Per WP:NARROWCAT User:Namiba 19:57, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Fictional summoners

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The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) —Compassionate727 (T·C) 23:58, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a follow-up to Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_September_10#Category:Fictional_witches_and_wizards. - jc37 19:54, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Hemiprocnidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:12, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Hemiprocnidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 19:41, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Albums arranged by Spencer Dryden

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The result of the discussion was: delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:12, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: It's usually jazz or orchestral albums that are heavily reliant on arrangements, and the one article in this category only mentions Dryden as responsible for horn arrangements in the credits section. It seems that that wouldn't be any more defining to the album than Dryden being the drummer on the album. StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 19:01, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Palaeospheniscinae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:12, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Palaeospheniscinae is a monogeneric subfamily. jlwoodwa (talk) 18:48, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Tolkien book characters

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The result of the discussion was: rename as nominated. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:08, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per other cats in Category:Characters in fantasy novel series of the 20th century and Category:Characters in British novels of the 20th century, etc.

And to match Category:The Lord of the Rings characters.

This could probably have been a speedy rename, but I thought I'd add them here, in case there were any concerns. - jc37 17:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Willy Wonka

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 5#Category:Willy Wonka

Category:Charmed (TV series) witches

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Charmed (TV series) characters. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:15, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:OVERLAPCAT - Most of the category members are already members of the parent. - jc37 17:01, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fictional magic characters in comics

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The result of the discussion was: merge/delete as nominated. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:25, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a follow-up to Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_September_10#Category:Fictional_witches_and_wizards. And as per Magician (fantasy), these terms are used disparately and subjectively by authors - in some cases the only similarity between the characters is the name.

Many of the first 2 categories' entries are merely female characters who use magic, that editors then decide to categorise as "witches". Similar thing with the wizard cats and male magic-users. It's WP:OR.

And it's also WP:OVERLAPCAT, as many are also in the targets. - jc37 17:01, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Michael Stipe

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The result of the discussion was: delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:13, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: WP:OCEPON, this can be handled by the "Works by" tree as only one other article to consider. --woodensuperman 15:08, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Peter Buck

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The result of the discussion was: delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:13, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: WP:OCEPON, this can be handled by the "Works by" tree as only one other article to consider. --woodensuperman 15:08, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:CKY

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The result of the discussion was: split. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:20, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Individuals should be in a separate category per WP:COPSEP, would suggest it should match the article CKY crew. Alternatively, they could be purged, as this could be a WP:PERFCAT issue. --woodensuperman 14:43, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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22nd-century decades

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The result of the discussion was: delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:23, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Propose deleting Category:2100s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2100s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2110s (1 C, 2 P)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2110s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2120s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2120s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2130s (1 C, 1 P); add the article to Category:22nd century
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2130s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2140s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2140s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2150s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2150s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2160s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2160s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2170s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2170s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2180s (1 C, 1 P)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2180s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:2190s (1 C)
  • Propose deleting Category:Fiction set in the 2190s (1 C)
Nominator's rationale: delete, two redundant category layers, diffusion by decade is only useful for the lower "works set in decade" level. Apart from one article (in the 2130s) there is no need to merge, the content is already in other 22nd-century subcats. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. This is too far in the future to gather enough articles — I checked the eclipses as well, and the four articles are all from different decades. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 14:40, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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International families needing locational disambiguation

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The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:23, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: We've recently renamed the US, Australian, and British family categories which need locational disambiguation to put the location in parentheses. These international categories should match. Mike Selinker (talk) 06:33, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Odontobatrachidae

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The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:13, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Odontobatrachidae is a monogeneric family. jlwoodwa (talk) 02:31, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per nom. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 14:51, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:July 2026 sports events in the United Kingdom

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The result of the discussion was: merge/delete as nominated. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:20, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Too soon to diffuse by country & month. –Aidan721 (talk) 01:23, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Surnames from ornamental names

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 5#Category:Surnames from ornamental names

Category:Sanskrit Aesthetics

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The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:13, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: So that the capitalization can comply with Wikipedia capitalization conventions — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oraclesto (talk • contribs) 00:04, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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