< May 11	May 13 >

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: rename. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:53, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:White horses in England to Category:Horses in art

Nominator's rationale: The articles inside aren't about actual horses, but hill figures which fits more into Horses in art. Also, categorizing by color is WP:TRIVIALCAT. Brandmeister^talk 12:07, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Surely this should be a dual upmerge proposal also to Category:Hill figures in England? --Paul_012 (talk) 14:43, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Yep, I'd support that. Brandmeister^talk 16:00, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Dual upmerge -- White horses are hill figures. There are no red grey or brown ones, so that "white" is not trivial, but because this form of art is only performed where what is underneath the topsoil is chalk. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:58, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but rename e.g. to Category:White horses (hill figures) in England to clarify the purpose of the category. It is a valid subcategory of Category:Horses in art, I do not see a good reason to merge. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:00, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Either dual upmerge per my above comment, or rename per Marcocapelle. I don't prefer either option, but the current name needs to be changed. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:24, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:13, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 18:26, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rename per Marcocapelle; I don't see a good reason to merge as this subcategory appears to have a meaningful distinction from its parent. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Rename per Marcocapelle. Based on the main article on [hill figure]]s, there are 17 extant white horse figures in England, while several have been lost. Dimadick (talk) 13:18, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Rename per Marcocapelle. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:24, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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 to Category:Politics of the British Isles , and redirect to Category:Politics of the United Kingdom. – Fayenatic London 19:55, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:British politics to Category:Politics of the British Isles

Nominator's rationale: For me 'British politics' is just an alternative name for 'Politics of the United Kingdom', British politics is redirecting to Politics of the United Kingdom too. Thus I propose to merge content of Category:British politics to Category:Politics of the British Isles and place ((Category redirect)). Balkovec (talk) 17:50, 11 April 2022 (UTC) WP:SOCKSTRIKE – Extraordinary Writ (talk) 23:34, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support in principle. Category:British politics is a relatively recent (2021) creation in the wrong format (the convention in Category:Politics by country is 'Politics of Foo') which adds nothing to Category:Politics of the British Isles and its subcat Category:Politics of the United Kingdom. Its contents should be re-distributed between these 2 categories. Oculi (talk) 00:13, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alt 1 Delete both. Politics of the United Kingdom is fine - it deals with a state that existed from 1801 to the present day. I see no purpose in Category:Politics of the British Isles - what would it cover that is not in the former? Is it to cover territory outside the territory of the UK? That would be the Republic of Ireland which has its own category, thank you very much. Or is it to cover a time period when the islands of the British isles were under different states? For that we have Category:Parliament of Great Britain. In short, both are redundant. Laurel Lodged (talk) 13:35, 13 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- It is probably better to start a separate discussion about Category:Politics of the British Isles because it also involves a discussion about the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and Category:Political movements in the British Isles should then be nominated too. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:52, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've started the discussion here. Laurel Lodged (talk) 12:30, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/Redirect to Category:Politics of the United Kingdom. The present target includes the Republic of Ireland and articles on Anglo-Irish relations. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:30, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:58, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge either way, the proposed merge and the alt merge per Peterkingiron largely have the same effect because Category:Politics of the United Kingdom is already a subcategory of Category:Politics of the British Isles. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:13, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Category:Politics of the British Isles' which can cover all sorts of polities in the British Isles without other categorization, like Category:Politics of Wessex or Category:Politics of the Picts etc-- 65.92.247.17 (talk) 22:28, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Support nom, as more general category, or possibly a split between the two. ― Qwerfjkl talk 17:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: rename. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:51, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Academy Award winners and nominees by nationality or region to Category:Lists of Academy Award winners and nominees by nationality or region

Nominator's rationale: rename and purge, normally nominees are not defining but these lists are an exception. At least make clear that they are lists indeed and purge what is not a list. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:24, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:56, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: no consensus. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:58, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:Tourist attractions in Enid, Oklahoma to Category:Tourist attractions in Garfield County, Oklahoma

Nominator's rationale: Upmerge to the wider category due to the latter currently being empty. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 20:36, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@TenPoundHammer: meanwhile the parent category contains three subcategories. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:18, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Marcocapelle (talk) 18:59, 10 April 2022 (UTC) [reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:56, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@TenPoundHammer: meanwhile the content has changed to 13 articles and no subcategories. Still there seems no compelling reason to merge. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:11, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: containerize. ✗plicit 13:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose containerizing Category:Iranian Muslims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose containerizing Category:Iranian Shia Muslims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: containerize per WP:DEFINING, almost all Iranian people are (Shia) Muslim, but it is not a defining characteristic for anyone who is not in the subcategories. Especially Category:Iranian Shia Muslims is full of articles about secular politicians. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:21, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:49, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support nom. ― Qwerfjkl talk 17:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: keep. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:56, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:21st-century Germanic people to Category:21st-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:20th-century Germanic people to Category:20th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:19th-century Germanic people to Category:19th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:18th-century Germanic people to Category:18th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:17th-century Germanic people to Category:17th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:16th-century Germanic people to Category:16th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:15th-century Germanic people to Category:15th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:14th-century Germanic people to Category:14th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:13th-century Germanic people to Category:13th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:12th-century Germanic people to Category:12th-century people speaking a Germanic language
Propose renaming Category:11th-century Germanic people to Category:11th-century people speaking a Germanic language

Nominator's rationale: rename, after the early middle ages historians no longer use the term "Germanic peoples". The only thing these people have in common is a language group. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:35, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose that's exactly what Germanic people means: people speaking Germanic languages Marcelus (talk) 08:52, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, the term Germanic people is used in the context of Germanic tribes, like Franks, Burgundians, Longobards, Saxons. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:02, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, so the tribes that were speaking Germanic languages Marcelus (talk) 09:54, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support this is how historians view such people; from the high middle ages onwards, they cease to be seen as loosely related tribes and are seen as nations or states in their own right. Laurel Lodged (talk) 08:31, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Some of these categories have been deleted although they were not emptied first. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:24, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- They appear to have been deleted by User:Fastily per WP:G7. Marcocapelle (talk) 17:36, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  They have now been restored, untagged and emptied. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:39, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- It looks like User:Krakkos manually emptied the remaining categories and nominated them for speedy deletion. - Eureka Lott 14:55, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Can someone provide User:Fastily and User:Krakkos with a suitable warning against this kind of false start. Peterkingiron (talk) 15:28, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:CATNAME#General conventions and WP:TITLE. The current namings are more WP:CONCISE, and WP:CONSISTENT with the namings of upstream and downstream categories. Category:11th-century Germanic people and Category:12th-century Germanic people include quite a few Lombards, and it is far from certain that Lombards in those centuries still spoke a Germanic language. The proposed moves thus fail WP:PRECISION. Categories for the later centuries have been emptied (by me) can be deleted per WP:C1. Krakkos (talk) 16:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose renaming to the non-standard form. UnitedStatesian (talk) 02:39, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:48, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Overly long title, and I doubt that there is another meaning to "Germanic". Dimadick (talk) 13:19, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- Category names should be short. If more definition is needed, the place for it is in a headnote. I hope all these are essentially containers; if not they should be. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:29, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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 to Category:Yuri (genre) anime and manga. – Fayenatic London 13:47, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Yuri (genre) comics to Category:Yuri (genre) manga

Nominator's rationale: I don't feel very strongly about renaming, it's more of 'we have several related categories, this can be renamed, merged or deleted and I am not sure what to do, help :D'. If this is about manga, then we already have Category:Yuri (genre) anime and manga, and it could be perhaps renamed to Category:Yuri (genre) manga. Alternatively, since we have Category:Works about lesbians, this could be renamed to an even more clear Category:Comics about lesbians. Or maybe it should just be merged to Category:Lesbian-related comics? It's a bit of a mess. Given the overall perception of Yuri (genre) as Japanese/manga themed lesbian works, I can see Category:Yuri (genre) manga being a subcategory of Category:Lesbian-related comics (which I think would be better of being renamed to "comics about lesbians"...); the problem is the fact that we tend to have a ton of comic-and-animation Japanese groupings through Category:Anime and manga (instead of having properly separated and publicated Category:Anime and Category:Manga trees (which of course exist anyway). Ugh. That seems like a can of worms. Thoughts? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to parent categories per WP:SMALLCAT. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:04, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 18:28, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to parent categories since the category contains only two articles. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Category:Yuri (genre) anime and manga. However, I would potentially support splitting that category into an anime and manga category. A discussion should be done prior to the split. Either way, this category should not exist as comics is not the right term for it. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 05:29, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I did not realize this category exists. Of course that is the most appropriate target. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:29, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment A distinction between anime and manga would be a good idea, but we have the poor habit of using a single article for both an original work and its adaptations to other mediums. We even fail to distinguish that some of them are light novels which received one or more adaptations. Dimadick (talk) 13:24, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge per Zxcvbnm. ― Qwerfjkl talk 17:13, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: keep - withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 20:00, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:OCN television dramas to Category:OCN original programming

Nominator's rationale: OCN didn't have more unscripted (variety) series. -St3095 ^(?) 06:55, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, this is a valid subcategory of Category:South Korean drama television series. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:16, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 18:28, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I withdraw this proposal right now. -St3095 ^(?) 09:31, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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 all. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 20:01, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:Staryi Sambir Raion to Category:Sambir Raion
Propose merging Category:Villages in Staryi Sambir Raion to Category:Villages in Sambir Raion

Nominator's rationale: merge, following the merge in real life in the administrative reform of 2020, see also Staryi Sambir Raion. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:13, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 19:41, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 18:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete Category:Staryi Sambir Raion without merging per WP:C2F (the article is already in all parent categories). Merge Category:Villages in Staryi Sambir Raion per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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 all Timrollpickering (talk) 08:35, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category: People from Ajab Shir‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Aleshtar‎ to Category:People from Lorestan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Aligudarz‎ to Category:People from Lorestan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Azna, Lorestan to Category:People from Lorestan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Bahar, Iran‎ to Category:People from Hamadan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Bam, Iran‎ to Category:People from Kerman Province
Propose merging Category: People from Bandar Abbas to Category:People from Hormozgan Province

more categories
Propose merging Category: People from Bastam‎ to Category:People from Semnan Province Propose merging Category: People from Bonab‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Bostanabad‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Chaldoran‎ to Category:People from West Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Chalus, Iran to Category:People from Mazandaran Province Propose merging Category: People from Dashti‎ to Category:People from Bushehr Province Propose merging Category: People from Deyr‎ to Category:People from Bushehr Province Propose merging Category: People from Dinawar‎ to Category:People from Kermanshah Province Propose merging Category: People from Famenin to Category:People from Hamadan Province Propose merging Category: People from Gahwareh to Category:People from Kermanshah Province Propose merging Category: People from Hadishahr‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Hashtrud‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Jolfa, Iran (city)‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Heris to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Kabudrahang to Category:People from Hamadan Province Propose merging Category: People from Kaleybar to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Kangavar to Category:People from Kermanshah Province Propose merging Category: People from Khamaneh to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Khorramdarreh to Category:People from Zanjan Province Propose merging Category: People from Lamerd to Category:People from Fars Province Propose merging Category: People from Larestan to Category:People from Fars Province Propose merging Category: People from Mahidasht to Category:People from Kermanshah Province Propose merging Category: People from Mamulan to Category:People from Lorestan Province Propose merging Category: People from Neka to Category:People from Mazandaran Province Propose merging Category: People from Neyriz to Category:People from Fars Province Propose merging Category: People from Osku to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Parsabad to Category:People from Ardabil Province Propose merging Category: People from Qasr-e Shirin to Category:People from Kermanshah Province Propose merging Category: People from Shahin Dezh to Category:People from West Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Shush to Category:People from Khuzestan Province Propose merging Category: People from Susangerd to Category:People from Khuzestan Province Propose merging Category: People from Takab to Category:People from West Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Tangestan to Category:People from Bushehr Province Propose merging Category: People from Tekmeh Dash to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province Propose merging Category: People from Varzaqan to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province

more categories

Propose merging Category: People from Bastam‎ to Category:People from Semnan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Bonab‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Bostanabad‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Chaldoran‎ to Category:People from West Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Chalus, Iran to Category:People from Mazandaran Province
Propose merging Category: People from Dashti‎ to Category:People from Bushehr Province
Propose merging Category: People from Deyr‎ to Category:People from Bushehr Province
Propose merging Category: People from Dinawar‎ to Category:People from Kermanshah Province
Propose merging Category: People from Famenin to Category:People from Hamadan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Gahwareh to Category:People from Kermanshah Province
Propose merging Category: People from Hadishahr‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Hashtrud‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Jolfa, Iran (city)‎ to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Heris to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Kabudrahang to Category:People from Hamadan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Kaleybar to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Kangavar to Category:People from Kermanshah Province
Propose merging Category: People from Khamaneh to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Khorramdarreh to Category:People from Zanjan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Lamerd to Category:People from Fars Province
Propose merging Category: People from Larestan to Category:People from Fars Province
Propose merging Category: People from Mahidasht to Category:People from Kermanshah Province
Propose merging Category: People from Mamulan to Category:People from Lorestan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Neka to Category:People from Mazandaran Province
Propose merging Category: People from Neyriz to Category:People from Fars Province
Propose merging Category: People from Osku to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Parsabad to Category:People from Ardabil Province
Propose merging Category: People from Qasr-e Shirin to Category:People from Kermanshah Province
Propose merging Category: People from Shahin Dezh to Category:People from West Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Shush to Category:People from Khuzestan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Susangerd to Category:People from Khuzestan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Takab to Category:People from West Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Tangestan to Category:People from Bushehr Province
Propose merging Category: People from Tekmeh Dash to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province
Propose merging Category: People from Varzaqan to Category:People from East Azerbaijan Province

Nominator's rationale: merge per WP:SMALLCAT, these categories currently have only one to three articles. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:15, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 20:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 18:26, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge all per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge all per nom. Oculi (talk) 20:54, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Being from a province is not the same as being from a small town and such a mass merge will create more problems in the future than it solves, some actually do not fit the small category criteria either.Abcmaxx (talk) 10:16, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Which problems would it cause? Which categories do not fit here? Marcocapelle (talk) 13:03, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Abcmaxx? ― Qwerfjkl talk 20:11, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:57, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:Amarna sites (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: merge to Category:Amarna Period, tautological categorization, obviously Amarna is the site of Amarna. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:24, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The category redundantly listed articles about the buildings and structures of the city of Amarna. But the Amarna Period is not limited to the city itself. There are Amarna-era tombs in the necropolis of Thebes. Dimadick (talk) 16:34, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:59, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Alashiya to Category:Alashiya and Category:Battles involving ancient Cyprus

Nominator's rationale: merge per WP:SMALLCAT, currently only one category. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:57, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support We have very few articles on Bronze Age battles, in part because the primary sources are not particularly detailed in this era. Dimadick (talk) 16:35, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: Delete. However, as there are categories for the preceding four centuries within Category:Albanian Roman Catholic bishops, I'll replace this with Category:18th-century Albanian Roman Catholic bishops rather than (a) leave a gap or (b) create that one from scratch. – Fayenatic London 09:56, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Albania (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: No such state as Albania existed in the 18th century. The territory was part of the Ottoman Empire. All members are already diffused to Category:Albanian bishops and to Category:18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Ottoman Empire so there is no loss of info. Laurel Lodged (talk) 14:20, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

this argument applies not just to this category but to Category:18th-century Albanian people - and its predecessors. Roman Catholic bishops in Albania are clearly Albanian Roman Catholic priests, and should be attached to those categories. As far as the Roman Catholic church is concerned location is more significant than individual nationality. This category should be (and now is) a subcategory of Category:18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Ottoman Empire. There are historical categories for most of the constituent parts of the Ottoman Empire (and the Holy Roman Empire) and they should be retained. Rathfelder (talk) 14:31, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Making it more complicated, Albania was not a constituent part of the Ottoman Empire, it was just a small part of Rumelia Eyalet together with current northern Greece, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. At best there were Albanian-speaking people in the 18th century, but verifiability of language is a likely problem. This situation is very similar to the Holy Roman Empire indeed (of which Germany was not a constituent part). Marcocapelle (talk) 17:57, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - The Albanians as an ethnic group enter the historical record in the 11th century. What languages they spoke is another matter, because there were Albanian minorities throughout the Balkans and the Italian Peninsula. The Arvanites are basically Hellenized Albanians, and the Arbëreshë people are Italianized Albanians. Dimadick (talk) 13:33, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - All very interesting. I think that we are all agreed that there was no such place as "Albania" in the 18th century. The scope and title must change or the category must go. Laurel Lodged (talk) 12:29, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 17:13, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This discussion needs to be about the whole of Category:18th-century Albanian people and the earlier centuries. And how can they be Albanian bishops if Albania didnt exist? Rathfelder (talk) 10:58, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom. ― Qwerfjkl talk 17:14, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: Delete, but I will merge it to parent Category:Fundamental interactions. – Fayenatic London 13:07, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Electromagnetic interaction (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Synonymous subcategory that includes only the main article, Electromagnetism. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 02:19, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and expand/disseminate one of the four fundamental interactions. There's a slew of physics associated with this. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 18:10, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Assuming this discussion isn't going to be closed soon, delete in the spirit of WP:C2F if it still only contains one article at the time of closure. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:52, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Marcocapelle. ― Qwerfjkl talk 17:22, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: Delete, but I will merge it to parent Category:Fundamental interactions. – Fayenatic London 13:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Gravitational interaction (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Unnecessary subcategory, synonymous with Category:Gravity, that includes only the main article, Gravity. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 02:16, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and expand/disseminate one of the four fundamental interactions. There's a slew of physics associated with this. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 18:10, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Assuming this discussion isn't going to be closed soon, delete in the spirit of WP:C2F if it still only contains one article at the time of closure. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:53, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per Marcocapelle. ― Qwerfjkl talk 20:12, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the 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 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: Keep but purge. – Fayenatic London 13:01, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Fictional child prodigies (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: It's too subjective what counts as a child prodigy, Also, for many of the characters who mostly appear as adults, it's not defining JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 02:02, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: too subjective: What do reliable sources say? Apokrif (talk) 03:21, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If kept, purge. For example Sam Beckett was not portrayed as a child. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:11, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, but prune. Some the entries are legit and defining, e.g. Doogie Howser, M.D..--Mvqr (talk) 10:16, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep but purge, as List of fictional child prodigies defines it clearly enough, as does child prodigy. ― Qwerfjkl talk 21:43, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, but purge as it's certainly a defining trait and some entries are actual child prodigies such as Jimmy Neutron and Edward Elric. SuperSkaterDude45 (talk) 05:56, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

May 12

Category:White horses in England

Category:Northlane

Category:British politics

Category:Academy Award winners and nominees by nationality or region

Category:Tourist attractions in Enid, Oklahoma

Category:19th-century Russian botanists

Category:Iranian Muslims

Category:21st-century Germanic people

Category:Television series by Sande Stewart Television

Category:Television series by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

Category:Yuri (genre) comics

Category:OCN television dramas

Category:Staryi Sambir Raion

People from places in Iran

Category:Amarna sites

Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Alashiya

Category:18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Albania

Category:Fictional bikers

Category:Melodic percussion

Category:Fictional body parts

Category:Weak interaction

Category:Strong interaction

Category:Electromagnetic interaction

Category:Gravitational interaction

Category:Fictional child prodigies