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October 14

Category:Pearls Before Swine (comic strip)

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Kbdank71 13:30, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Pearls Before Swine (comic strip) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Not enough content for a category. Just the main strip article, two subarticles, and the cartoonist. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshellsOtter chirps • HELP) 20:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Chilean deputies

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:58, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Chilean deputies to Category:Chilean Chamber of Deputies members
Nominator's rationale: Rename - see Argentine nomination below; current name is ambiguous. Otto4711 (talk) 19:50, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have no objection to either of the proposed renames. Whatever people think is clearest. Otto4711 (talk) 18:04, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Argentine deputies

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:55, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Argentine deputies to Category:Argentine Chamber of Deputies members
Nominator's rationale: Rename - current name is ambiguous, could refer to law enforcement personnel among other things. Otto4711 (talk) 19:45, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have no objection to either of the proposed renames. Whatever people think is clearest. Otto4711 (talk) 18:04, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:List of current and former Navy JROTC members

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:54, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:List of current and former Navy JROTC members (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - overcategorization by non-defining characteristic. Otto4711 (talk) 19:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Current female members of the United States House of Representatives

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The result of the discussion was: merge. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:52, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest merging Category:Current female members of the United States House of Representatives to Category:Female members of the United States House of Representatives
Nominator's rationale: Merge - I thought we didn't categorize politicians based on current vs former. Otto4711 (talk) 19:07, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Sarah Palin controversies

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The result of the discussion was: delete; similar McCain and Obama categories were deleted in 2008 OCT 13 CfDs. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:07, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Sarah Palin controversies (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - for the same reasons the various subcats for McCain, Obama and McCain-Palin controversies are up for deletion. The articles are already in Palin's category. Otto4711 (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Tamil film actors

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The result of the discussion was: SPEEDY DELETED. Postdlf (talk) 16:12, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Tamil film actors (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Duplicate cat. Deletion requested by authorRavichandarMy coffee shop 14:30, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Royal Rumble winners

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The result of the discussion was: delete; no reason to salt unless we find it's being continually re-created after deletion consensus. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Royal Rumble winners (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Category empty. Request it be Salted. Darrenhusted (talk) 12:34, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:King of the Ring winners

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The result of the discussion was: delete; no reason to salt unless we find it's being continually re-created after deletion consensus. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:King of the Ring winners (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Category empty. Request it be Salted. Darrenhusted (talk) 12:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]



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Category:Artillery ordnance operation

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The result of the discussion was: merge. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:40, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest merging Category:Artillery ordnance operation to Category:Artillery operation
Nominator's rationale: The word ordnance is superfluous. All articles are within Category:Artillery operation. Josh (talk) 10:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Ordnance components

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The result of the discussion was: rename. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Ordnance components to Category:Artillery components
Nominator's rationale: The word ordnance can be unknown or confusing to readers not expert in artillery terminology. It is unnecessary to use it in place of artillery which is clearer as to what is included. As this is primarily found under Category:Artillery, this should avoid misunderstandings. Josh (talk) 10:45, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Lancashire County League cricket clubs

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The result of the discussion was: delete, empty. Kbdank71 13:31, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Lancashire County League cricket clubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. This is a minor cricket league which fails the notability criteria set out in WP:CRIN and thereby WP:N and WP:ORG. The sole article has been AfDed for the same reason. An article about the league may just about qualify but a category certainly does not since none of its member clubs can possibly meet the criteria. BlackJack | talk page 07:04, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nomination. non-notable (potential) members. -- Mattinbgn\talk 08:39, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Yes, that is a very good point and I would stress that the Lancashire and Central Lancashire leagues have much higher status than the Lancashire County. BlackJack | talk page 14:21, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Member clubs of the Lancs County League are highly unlikely to warrant articles, so a category is not justifiable. --bigissue (talk) 00:58, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Per nom. Johnlp (talk) 20:53, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Public domain characters

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The result of the discussion was: delete per WP:NOT issues. Not listify, as me creating the list would not be able to include sources. If anyone wants to create a properly-sourced list of out this, I can provide the articles/subcats. Kbdank71 13:37, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Public domain characters

I can't believe that I'm going to say this, but Wikipedia:NOT#Wikipedia_is_not_a_directory.

I think that this is one instance where this really is similar to a list of phone numbers.

And further, the category itself notes a big problem, in that the characters in the cat may not even be public doamin, since it varies by country (and presumably treaty?). - jc37 06:31, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Open source fictional characters

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The result of the discussion was: delete, if further articles are found, a sourced list would be appropriate. Kbdank71 13:40, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Open source fictional characters

Single member category.

Beyond that, since this is a question of licensing, I would presume that this should be part of a list (which can then be sourced), and not a category. - jc37 06:27, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Fictional slaves

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The result of the discussion was: no consensus. Kbdank71 13:45, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fictional slaves

How often in a story is a character enslaved? It's a common plot point, often done by an author in order to provide a motivation for the other characters.

Should we consider Princess Leia a slave?

And further, are we differentiating between slave, indentured servant, serf, etc.?

And of course, the issue of literary present tense. Has the character always been a "slave"? Were they born into slavery? Were they ever "freed"? Did they escape? If they escaped, would they still be considered slaves "somewhere"?

Too broad, and too ill-defined. Needs supporting sources at the very least. - jc37 05:57, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Fictional characters with disabilities

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The result of the discussion was: no consensus (<personal opinion>I don't think albinism is a handicap</personal opinion>). Kbdank71 13:56, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fictional characters with disabilities

Per Disability, this is incredibly too vague.

And further, the term itself is subjective (as noted in the article). - jc37 05:42, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Fictional characters with mental retardation

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Kbdank71 13:47, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fictional characters with mental retardation

Per Mental retardation#Causes, this is entirely too vague. - jc37 05:38, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Fictional characters with spinal disabilities

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Kbdank71 13:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fictional characters with spinal disabilities

Is this any "spinal disability"? I'm looking at Spinal cord injury (of which there are apparently quite a few), Spinal cord compression, and Central nervous system disease.

Does this include nearly every character in a wheelchair? Or does the text have to actually state the reason is due to the spine? (Note that the central nervous system is considered to be both the brain and the spinal cord.) And whether it's due to compression, actual injury (of various types), or disease?

And what about those who have a spinal disability due to an event? If I read an issue of Batman from the 60's, Barbara Gordon is Batgirl, not Oracle. So now we have another situation of literary present tense. - jc37 05:35, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Fictional amputees

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The result of the discussion was: no consensus. Kbdank71 13:52, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fictional amputees

It is not someone's "nature" to be an amputee, for one thing (the parent of the parent cat).

And this is another example of categorising a fictional character by a fictional event. (In this case, amputation.)

Any time there is an "event", there is a "before" and an "after". And since the guidelines state we have to follow Listerary present tense, characters may be included in this cat regardless of when in their character history it may have been accurate.

An excellent example of the problem is Chucky (Child's Play). This is clearly a fictional character. But the character doesn't even have a human form. Should that be presumed? And the character was "rebuilt", so the category doesn't necessarily apply "now". But then, when is "now"?

And what about a character that can regenerate?

Categorisation should simply not be due to some fictional event in the history of a fictional character. - jc37 05:23, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator suggests deletion! What do you mean by keep per nom? -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:07, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I think the word is "norm", not "nom". Alansohn (talk) 04:51, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:McCain-Palin controversies

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The result of the discussion was: delete; categories specific to McCain and Palin were also deleted in 2008 OCT 13&14 CfDs. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:10, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Category:McCain-Palin controversies (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - as a container category it's unnecessary. As a category for content it's duplicative. Either we we don't need it. Otto4711 (talk) 00:04, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • John Hagee and the McCain lobbyist article don't belong in Palin's category and the others are already there. Otto4711 (talk) 18:54, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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