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Lyndon Johnson administration

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The result of the discussion was: rename all using uppercase A. Kbdank71 16:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming
Category:Lyndon Johnson administration to Category:Lyndon B. Johnson administration
Category:Lyndon Johnson administration personnel to Category:Lyndon B. Johnson administration personnel
Category:Lyndon Johnson administration cabinet members to Category:Lyndon B. Johnson administration cabinet members
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Add middle initial to match main article Lyndon B. Johnson and main category Category:Lyndon B. Johnson. (There were 2 U.S. presidents "Johnson", which is why the full name is used rather than just the surname as in similar categories for other presidents.) Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:41, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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U.S. presidential administrations

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The result of the discussion was: keep uppercase. Wizardman 21:29, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming
Category:George W. Bush Administration to Category:George W. Bush administration
Category:George W. Bush Administration personnel to Category:George W. Bush administration personnel
Category:George W. Bush Administration cabinet members to Category:George W. Bush administration cabinet members
Category:Clinton Administration to Category:Clinton administration
Category:Clinton Administration initiatives to Category:Clinton administration initiatives
Category:Clinton Administration cabinet members to Category:Clinton administration cabinet members
Category:Clinton Administration commissioners to Category:Clinton administration commissioners
Category:Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration to Category:Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
Category:Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration personnel to Category:Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel
Category:Obama Administration to Category:Obama administration
Category:Obama Administration personnel to Category:Obama administration personnel
Category:Obama Administration cabinet members to Category:Obama administration cabinet members
Category:Reagan Administration to Category:Reagan administration
Category:Reagan Administration personnel to Category:Reagan administration personnel
Category:Reagan Administration controversies to Category:Reagan administration controversies
Nominator's rationale: This is a follow-up to this discussion. Most who commented suggested the "A" on "Administration" should be lowercase for these U.S. presidential administration categories. This nomination includes all that currently use uppercase. This is just under half of the existing categories in this area—the other half already use "administration". (Technically this is a speedy change but since there is at least potential for disagreement, I'm bringing it here.) The targets that already exist are currently redirects. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:12, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
hmmm. i think perhaps it's caps for things like "Clinton Administration officials say..." while it's lower-case for things like "overall federal spending held even during the Clinton administration..." --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:56, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
One use when it's an adjective and one use when it's a noun? Not a bad suggestion, but I can't see any consistency that backs up that theory. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:17, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
actually, no, what I meant was, one use when it's an honorific as used in identifying someone's role or status, and another when it's a mere term identifying a chronological era. thanks for your reply by the way. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:13, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Statistical lists and tables

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The result of the discussion was: Rename to Category:Statistics-related lists. - jc37 23:35, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Statistical lists and tables to Category:Statistics lists
Nominator's rationale: Rename. There were only two tables in this cat that I have recategorised. This cat now only contains statistics lists. See previous discussion hereG716 <T·C> 15:59, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Articles viewed more than 10,000 times a day

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:35, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Articles viewed more than 10,000 times a day (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete I don't see how the category is really useful. Wikipedia:Statistics should suffice. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:40, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Fair use Vibe magazine covers

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The result of the discussion was: keep as not empty. If you want to re-nominated on other grounds, feel free. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:27, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fair use Vibe magazine covers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete Empty Damiens.rf 13:33, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Landmarks in Wales

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The result of the discussion was: keep, mainly for reasons of standardisation across categories, though perhaps a deletion/renaming nomination could be had for all of these landmark categories on subjectivity grounds or for the British ones alone if it's thought that the phrasing here is out of whack with UK English. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:14, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:ObsoleteCategory (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete Since there is no single authoritative source for what is or isn't a landmark in Wales, additions and deletions will be arbitrary and fail WP:NPOV.Pondle (talk) 11:16, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The problem is that many jurisdictions do have a legal standard for what is and is not a "landmark". By adopting this loosey-goosey "anything that's recognizable" standard we are creating the false impression that the included articles do meet the appropriate local standard for landmark status. We should not be in the business of presenting false information through the category system or any other part of Wikipedia. Otto4711 (talk) 07:28, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I disagree that the use of the unelaborated term "landmark," unaccompanied by modifiers such as "designated" or "registered" or "official," gives the incorrect impression that we meant a designated, registered or official landmark of some kind. The informal usage is too common for a formal usage to be presumed without some express indication that formal usage is meant. But I welcome your suggestions for a rename that would have the same connotations and serve the same convenient function. Postdlf (talk) 08:11, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have no suggestions for a rename if the category is intended to retain its current purpose, because whether going by the definition currently on the category page or your suggested substitute definition the category casts far too broad a net. Buildings and places are already categorized by the type of building and the sort of place so categorizing them vaguely as "landmarks" is pointless. What building or place with its own Wikipedia article couldn't be argued as being either historically, culturally or geographically significant? Every lake or rock formation has geographical significance. Every sports stadium has cultural significance. Every building that's been standing for more than a few decades probably has historical significance. This category and its brethren that don't rely on any sort of official designation have insurmountable POV and OR problems and are simply too squishy to support. Otto4711 (talk) 10:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see no indication in either of the above-mentioned articles that anyone goes to the bridges just to see the bridges. This again raises the complete subjectivity of the category as it is currently conceived, since there is no possible objective definition to guide editors as to what structures or geographical features draw sufficient visitors so as to be considered an "attraction" and nothing at all to guide editors as to when something is objectively classified as a "landmark". Squish squish squish. Otto4711 (talk) 04:31, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think I see what you're getting at. The answer, of course, would be sources noting that they are such. But it occurs to me that an "attraction" could be anything someone is interested in. And that includes everything in this encyclopedia. So as a potentially all-inclusive category scheme, I agree with you that this scheme should be repurposed. That said, it doesn't look like that's going to happen in this discussion, and as such, this category needs to be dealt with, (on the short term at least). I think my comments above would seem to be the best course. Do you support that at least? - jc37 15:57, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • According to the Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography (edited by Brian Goodall, published 1987) a landmark is a feature or point-reference in a landscape or townscape that can be observed but not normally entered or passed through. To me, this makes a "landmark" fundamentally different to a "visitor attraction" - you'd expect to be able to enter a castle, zoo, park, museum or gallery - although I accept that monuments and mountains could be both landmarks (on Goodall's definition) and attractions. Pondle (talk) 20:46, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Turkish football clubs players

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The result of the discussion was: rename both. Close is without prejudice to a future CfD re: the special characters. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:37, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Groups

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The result of the discussion was:  Relisted at 2008 NOV 27. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:26, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming:
Nominator's rationale: Rename. The current name is ambiguous. --Eliyak T·C 02:09, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Eliyak, are you planning to add Category:Groups of the United States and Category:British groups? They both need renaming, too. Cgingold (talk) 02:30, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I would have, but I got disconnected. They are there now. --Eliyak T·C 03:03, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • That was, indeed, my concern -- both of the subcats would end up with pretty unwieldy names. Would it make sense to use a different formulation for the sub-cats? I'm thinking perhaps Category:Military aviation groups of the United Kingdom. For that matter, how about using that formulation for the parent cat? (Or does that come across too much like "Military aviation fan clubs"?) Cgingold (talk) 03:55, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Interesting that you've suggested Category:Military aviation groups for the main category. The thought had crossed my mind, since it would be consistent with the sub-cat I suggested, Category:Military aviation groups of the United Kingdom. I would like to know what other editors think of this formulation. Cgingold (talk) 13:31, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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