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Category:Avatar (film)

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 to Category:Avatar (2009 film). The previous discussion listed below was no consensus, but this discussion has a very strong consensus for this rename. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:43, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Avatar (film) to Category:James Cameron's Avatar
Nominator's rationale: There are other movies called or referred to as Avatar. This is another name that helps to disambiguate it. I am also proposing that if the template survives tfd then it should also be moved to the same name. Simply south (talk) 23:02, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:People from the Karoo

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:People from the Karoo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Category overlaps numerous distinctive categories.TM 19:41, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • This category was created on 24 Jan 2010 and hasn't replaced any other categories; so it can be deleted without loss. Occuli (talk) 11:45, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Contra SmokeyJoe, there is a strong feeling about being from the Karoo, a sparsely populated and neglected rural area. Current efforts are being expended by four provinces that converge at their remote edges in the Karoo to promote awareness of the distinctiveness of the region.Blarcrean (talk) 18:36, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Notable visitors to the Karoo

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:47, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Notable visitors to the Karoo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Visting a place is never considered notable.TM 19:42, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My reasoning was that there are important historical commentators on the Karoo, and actors in Karoo history, who cannot be described as "people from the Karoo" or "of the Karoo". Would one propose instead a category "people associated with the Karoo"? The Karoo is an arid fascinating area, often neglected or overlooked in historical and other writing (the stereotype suggests "miles and miles of bugger all"), that most people have and still do traverse rather than reside in (today, generally in a fast car with windows up and air con on, or by jet 10 000 m overhead), and many of the major characters in Karoo history, or who have recognised anything of interest in the place, are people who have visited rather than lived here. If someone can suggest an alternative that would serve to bring together these individuals from many very diverse contexts, let's hear it.Blarcrean (talk) 18:03, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Malaysian Sunni Muslims

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The result of the discussion was: merge and redirect Category:Malaysian Sunni Muslims to Category:Malaysian Muslims. Alansohn's objection should be met by the retention of the now-emptied category as a redirect. Angus McLellan (Talk) 19:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Malaysian Sunni Muslims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Irrelevant since more than 97% or maybe 99% of Muslims in Malaysia are Sunni. Arteyu ? Blame it on me ! 16:12, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Yes it might be part of the above category you mentioned, but don't you think that the category is irrelevant to Malaysian Muslims? The Malaysian authorities have strict policies against other Islamic sects including Shia Islam (taken from Islam in Malaysia). You may also want to read this [1]. Imho Category:Malaysian Muslims is more than enough to cover the above subject. Arteyu ? Blame it on me ! 22:31, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Norway national men's ice hockey team coaches

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The result of the discussion was: rename Category:Norway national men's ice hockey team coaches to Category:Norway men's national ice hockey team coaches to match parent article. Angus McLellan (Talk) 19:05, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Norway national men's ice hockey team coaches to Category:Norway men's national ice hockey team coaches
Nominator's rationale: To follow the naming conventions for the teams. LarRan (talk) 11:38, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:People associated with the 2010 Haiti earthquake

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The result of the discussion was: Procedural close. A CfD discussion on this category was closed only a few hours ago. There was a consensus to revisit this category after some time has passed, so I am closing this debate. However, there is nothing to stop the creation of a new sub-category for victims of the earthquake. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 19:33, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:People associated with the 2010 Haiti earthquake to Category:Victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Nominator's rationale: Rename. The current category inclusion criteria are vague, I propose to restrict the category to a more concrete set of criteria. See also the discussion at the talk page, Category talk: People associated with the 2010 Haiti earthquake. I propose that this category be renamed, and its scope be restricted to persons killed, injured, or trapped in the rubble of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. 76.66.192.206 (talk) 08:59, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Including articles like Wyclef Jean and Raymond Joseph, who were very prominent in the hours and days following the earthquake but were not victims, help readers gain a broader scope of the impact of the disaster.--TM 21:16, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment see the talk page, for the problem with the current naming. Also note that very prominent people associated with the earthquake include Pat Robertson, Danny Glover, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton... 76.66.192.206 (talk) 03:43, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not going to !vote here. I created the category, with the eventual thought of creating a sub-category for victims. But Mr IP here has raised good questions about the scoping of the category if it is to remain as it is. If it is to include living people, we need a good concise set of criteria for who can and cannot be included. And I am unable to come up with such a set of criteria. In the absence of such, then, as 76... stated, what's to prevent the people he mentioned from being included? So, ultimately, while I am not going to !vote in favor of the change... without the criteria, the category as it is is woefully vague in it's membership, and is not all that useful. - TexasAndroid (talk) 18:00, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:European Capitals of Culture

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The result of the discussion was: withdrawn (self-close); I'm happy to have this kept for now. The nomination originated in a misunderstanding on my part. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:41, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:European Capitals of Culture (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Yuck. This is subjective, POV, arbitrary, unclear inclusionary criteria—take your pick. Amended to a simple discussion on whether it is defining. Essentially an "award"-type category. Good Ol’factory (talk) 08:16, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Vector-Images.com images

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:33, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Vector-Images.com images (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Unused. Apparently, it was formerly populated by a deprecated template. —Justin (koavf)TCM☯ 06:09, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Common Cases in U.S. Legal Education

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Jafeluv (talk) 12:20, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Common Cases in U.S. Legal Education (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete as trivia. Wikipedia's categorisation system is not a tool for creating reading lists for undergraduates. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 05:49, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Rapid transit stations with bike stations

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:46, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Rapid transit stations with bike stations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Commuter train stations with bike stations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete as trivia. If we start categorising stations according to every type of facility, we'll have dozens of complex categories for stations with toilets, stations with disabled access, stations without disabled access, stations with covered waiting areas, stations with a cafe, stations with a staffed ticket office, and so on. That sort of thing is quite properly covered on the website of the rail and rapid transit companies, but this is an encyclopedia not a replacement for those websites, and we will cause horrible category clutter if we try replicating this level of detail in the category system. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 05:40, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Move info to infobox, then delete cat. This type of information is perfect for the infobox. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:14, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I support moving the information to the infobox. --Stevevance (talk) 07:32, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as trivial overcategorisation.--BelovedFreak 23:04, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Telangana freedom fighters

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The result of the discussion was:  Relisted at today's CfD page. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:40, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Telangana freedom fighters (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Blatantly POV category. "Freedom fighter" is listed as a term to avoid, in WP:FREEDOMFIGHTER. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 05:27, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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