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Category:Characters in Cats

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The result of the discussion was: Rename per nom. Ruslik_Zero 09:10, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Characters in Cats to Category:Characters in Cats (musical)
Nominator's rationale: I'm not sure if this classifies as a speedy but as there are many characters that are cats and so this is both to distinguish and to match the parent category.Simply south...... 23:58, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Trekkies

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Courcelles 23:46, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Trekkies (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Category:Star Trek fans was deleted in 2006, and there has never been much dispute that we do not categorize people who are otherwise notable by their hobbies, interests, or fandom. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:40, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Video game companies by country

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The result of the discussion was: Rename all. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 20:49, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming
Nominator's rationale: Category:Video game companies by country is part of a super-mega-large categorization scheme for companies. For example, Category:Australian video game companies is ultimately part of Category:Companies of Australia by industry, which always lists their subcategories as "Foobar companies in Australia". Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 20:34, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Video game developers of New Zealand

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The result of the discussion was: Rename. Dana boomer (talk) 21:47, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming
Nominator's rationale: Category:Video game companies by country always lists "video game companies" and not "video game developers". I'm separating this one from above since the reason and rationale is different, and is possibly a speedy rename candidate, unlike the above. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 20:34, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Old Edwardians

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham; Category:People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield; and Category:People educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton. -- Black Falcon (talk) 06:58, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Closer's notes

In this CFD, there is a local consensus to abandon the "Old Fooians" format, and "People educated at Foo" seems to be the most acceptable compromise. Whether a more general consensus exists to rename in a similar manner the other 300+ subcategories of Category:Former pupils by school in England will be determined in a future discussion; if such consensus proves elusive, then this change, too, should be reconsidered.

For the sake of summary, the options which were considered in this discussion included: "Old Fooians" (no change); "Old Fooians (Bar school)", where "Bar" is the location; "Former pupils of Foo"; "Foo alumni" or "Alumni of Foo"; and "People educated at Foo". The main argument for renaming was that "Old Fooians" is school-specific and obscure jargon, and the main argument against renaming was that "Old Fooians" is the official and common form used by the schools (and their alumni/pupils/students).

Two final thoughts:

  • I will list Category:Old Edwardians (Sheffield) for renaming to Category:People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield as this was the option proposed by Bduke and supported by several other participants. The school's article, however, is titled King Edward VII School (Sheffield).
  • If there is general consensus to adopt the "People educated at Foo" format, what will be the new title of the container category (currently, Category:Former pupils by school in England)?
Propose renaming
  • Category:Old Edwardians (Birmingham) to Category:Former pupils of King Edward's School, Birmingham
  • Category:Old Edwardians (Sheffield) to Category:Former pupils of King Edward VII School, Sheffield
  • Category:Old Edwardians (Southampton) to Category:Former pupils of King Edward VI School, Southampton
Nominator's rationale: Rename to a plain English term which clearly conveys to the reader the purpose of the category, by using the same form of the name as is used in the text of the article: none of the 138 biographical articles in these categories uses the term "Old Edwardian" in the body text. Where they refer to the psrson ahving been educated at the school, they simply use the school's name. This is a followup to CFD Jan 7, in which Category:Old Edwardians was renamed to Category:Former pupils of King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham.
Per WP:JARGON, "While some topics are intrinsically technical, editors should take every opportunity to make them accessible to an audience wider than the specialists in the field, and to a general audience where possible. Jargon should be explained or avoided." The Manual of Style at WP:JARGON specifically warns editors to

Avoid introducing too many new words for the purpose of "teaching the reader some new words" that are specialized to a field, when more common alternates will do

In these cases, "Old Edwardian" is a term used internally by the schools. Howver, it is meaningless to anyone unfamiliar with the internal terminology of the schools, and a simple plain English alternative is available. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 19:54, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Rename all per nom, per WP:JARGON, per this CFD and this one. Let's make these categories understandable for the widest possible audience. Timrollpickering (talk) 21:00, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is used outside the schools, for instance rugby and other sporting clubs, eg Nuneaton Old Edwardians founded in 1910 originally "to provide rugby football for the Old Boys of King Edward VI Grammar School". [1] These clubs play in recognised leagues and are widely known. Cjc13 (talk) 21:03, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
So someone familiar with the football team will assume that the category refers to footballers, rather than to former pupils. that's another good reason for using a plain English descriptive term rather than asking the reader to decode the jargon. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 22:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No, because the football club would have F.C. or footbal club in its name, as in the example given. Cjc13 (talk) 23:51, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nuneaton Old Edwardians plays in Midlands 3 West (South) league. It's a minor local team, without any national significance let alone an international one. Wikipedia is written for a global audience, and your argument presupposes local knoeledge.
Even for those in Warwickshire who follow rugby and have heard of the team, So someone familiar with the football team will assume that the category refers to footballers, rather than to former pupils. that's another good reason for using a plain English descriptive term rather than asking the reader to decode the jargon.
You're asking readers to a) recognise an obscure term not used in the text of the article, whose plain English meaning is entirely different; b) infer that the absence' of a qualifier indicates that it means something different to the more familiar usage; c) infer that the absence of the qualifier indicates another specific meaning. Why? How on earth does using jargon rather than a plain English description assist the purpose of categories, which is to allow readers to navigate between similar articles? --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 02:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I still think what I said above is correct, but I have moved to support a compromise, "People educated at (name of school). See below. --Bduke (Discussion) 21:19, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
And how would that be, when "alumni" is a word that everybody knows and understands what it means? - The Bushranger One ping only 20:47, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
To some people "alumni" is a unknown word. Cjc13 (talk) 21:01, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
But are you seriously suggesting that more people don't understand "alumni" than don't understand "Old Edwardians"? Anyway it's kind of moot, since the proposal is for using "former pupils", not "alumni", and I have little doubt about which—between "Old Edwardians" and "Former pupils of ..."—one would cause more confusion and which one would cause less. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:35, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My point is that just as "alumni" is widely understood so is "Old Edwardians" so there is no need for the long-winded "Former pupils of...". Since in this case there is more than one group of Old Edwardians, some clarification is required to avoid ambiguity. I would suggest perhaps a change to Category:Old Edwardians (King Edward's School, Birmingham) etc or similar to avoid any ambiguity. Cjc13 (talk) 23:51, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
But if we had to select one for being most clear, which would we pick? I also like the suggestion above to use "people educated at FOO". Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:06, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Old Edwardian" is not widely understood. I consider myself well-read, but I had never even heard of the term before now. The vast majority of people will be confused by the term "Old Edwardian", disambiguated or not - your proposed alternative will just have them thinking 'old people from the Edwardian era who went to King Edward's School'. - The Bushranger One ping only 06:46, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Old Fooian" is widely understood as in "Old Etonian". Cjc13 (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
We can sit here all day and say such-and-such is widely understood, but the real question is which version is clearer. We have to compare the options. And you haven't answered the question of which you think would be more clear. Good Ol’factory (talk) 12:52, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS? I've never heard "Old Etonian" either. Or "Old Fooian" at all with regards to people who'e been to any college. "Formal pupils", as suggested, is clear to everybody what is being referred to. "Old Fooians" is not. - The Bushranger One ping only 20:17, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If the current title is clearly understood than there is no need to change it. Cjc13 (talk) 19:40, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It may be understood by you, but it clearly is not by everyone. Your reluctance to say which you think would be more clear is telling. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:18, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
For me the most clear would be Category:Old Edwardians (King Edward's School, Birmingham). Cjc13 (talk) 12:23, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I do find that curious and unusual. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:45, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Old Etonian" is very much the exception that proves the rule and it's telling it's the example constantly raised. That one is so well known because of the dominance of the school's output (and the debate about that). The vast majority of the Old Fooian terms are not widely known and are often difficult to translate back into the name of the school for those outside the Old Boys networks and inter-networks. Timrollpickering (talk) 14:23, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Alumni" are people that graduated from an educational institution. Unfortunately, within Wikipedia categorization, "Alumni" seems to have become jargon for anyone who stepped foot on a campus and maybe took a class, regardless of their graduation status. RevelationDirect (talk) 02:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not true. Most definitions define "alumnus" as a "graduate or former student" of an institution. See, e.g. One doesn't need to be a graduate to be an alumnus. If a person graduates then they are a "graduate". Good Ol’factory (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Alumni, however, is a term generally only used for universities in the UK. Timrollpickering (talk) 14:23, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. We should stick to "students of" or "pupils of" or "educated at" rather than "alumni". Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:19, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The first 2 google hits on alumni school uk relate to secondary schools (the 2nd hit being one of the schools discussed above); although I concede that the majority of the top 100 are medical schools etc, a good number relate to secondary schools. Alumni becomes more prevalent in UK schools each year, along with other US imports such as 'proms' and Halloween. Occuli (talk) 17:51, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm looking at that link and I don't get those results. The top hit I see is for an international directory of independent/private schools with the English page. The second is for a university department. Everything else on the first page is for universities and/or business schools. Timrollpickering (talk) 18:42, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You have now !voted twice in this discussion. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I remeber when sock puppets actually bothered to have separate login IDs. People are just getting lazy nowadays. RevelationDirect (talk) 01:24, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My previous entries were a suggestion and a comment, I had not previously expressed a specific vote. Cjc13 (talk) 11:25, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Works for me. I'm guessing some of us Yanks find parsing those wonders difficult too. Category:Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne alumni, anyone?--Mike Selinker (talk) 18:56, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Modern weapons part two

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The result of the discussion was: Merge, delete and rename all per nom. Dana boomer (talk) 21:47, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Modern weapons part two
Propose deleting Category:Modern air-to-air missiles
Propose merging Category:Modern anti-aircraft guns to Category:Anti-aircraft guns
Propose deleting Category:Modern anti-ship missiles
Propose merging Category:Modern howitzers to Category:Howitzers
Propose deleting Category:Guided missiles in current service
Propose renaming Category:Modern firearms of Switzerland to Category:Firearms of Switzerland
Propose merging Category:Modern rifles to Category:Rifles
Propose deleting Category:Modern firearms
Propose merging Category:Modern field artillery to Category:Field artillery
Propose deleting Category:Modern artillery
Propose merging Category:Modern anti-tank missiles to Category:Anti-tank missiles
Propose deleting Category:Modern Austrian weapons
Propose deleting Category:Modern Azerbaijani weapons
Propose deleting Category:Modern weapons of Canada
Propose merging Category:Modern Chinese weapons to Category:Weapons of the People's Republic of China
Propose renaming Category:Modern Chinese anti-tank missiles to Category:Anti-tank missiles of the People's Republic of China
Propose deleting Category:Modern weapons of the Republic of China
Propose merging Category:Modern rifles of Finland to Category:Rifles of Finland
Propose deleting Category:Modern weapons of Finland
Propose deleting Category:Modern Indonesian weapons
Propose merging Category:Modern Mexican weapons to Category:Weapons of Mexico
Propose merging Category:Modern Turkish air-to-surface missiles to Category:Air-to-surface missiles of Turkey
Propose deleting Category:Modern missiles of Turkey
Propose renaming Category:Modern Turkish anti-tank missiles to Category:Anti-tank missiles of Turkey
Propose deleting Category:Modern Turkish weapons
Propose merging Category:Modern Pakistani weapons to Category:Weapons of Pakistan
Propose merging Category:Modern Peruvian weapons to Category:Weapons of Peru
Propose merging Category:Modern Philippine weapons to Category:Weapons of the Philippines
Propose deleting Category:Modern weapons of the United Arab Emirates
Propose merging Category:Modern French air-to-surface missiles to Category:Air-to-surface missiles of France
Propose merging Category:Modern French anti-ship missiles to Category:Anti-ship missiles of France
Propose renaming Category:Modern French nuclear warheads to Category:Nuclear warheads of France
Propose merging Category:Modern French weapons to Category:Weapons of France
Nominator's Rationale: Per the disucssion here. A second batch of "modern weapons" categories which, as noted in the previous CfD, is a nebulous, indiscriminate, and non-preferred type of categorisation. The cats nommed for deletion have been checked to ensure no articles would be orphaned. - The Bushranger One ping only 20:30, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you're worried about the articles in them getting "category orphaned" from their countries/classes, I double-checked each article in the ones nominated for deletion to be sure that wouldn't happen. - The Bushranger One ping only 18:36, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Video game companies based in Maryland

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The result of the discussion was: Merge to Category:Video game companies of the United States. Ruslik_Zero 15:44, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Video game companies based in Maryland (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Only US state category. Category:Video game companies of the United States seems sufficient to me. The alternative would be to create categories for all states, which I suppose could be done too, although I don't think should be done. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 19:38, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Towns founded by Afrikaners

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The result of the discussion was: Keep. Ruslik_Zero 15:12, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Towns founded by Afrikaners (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Largely empty category, somewhat trivial criteria. WP:OVERCAT, specifically [intersections by ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation] HiltonLange (talk) 17:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Common Era

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The result of the discussion was: Delete both. Ruslik_Zero 15:21, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Common Era (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Before the Common Era (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Recently created categories, with no criteria for inclusion. Perhaps rename to "Millennia of the Common Era" and "Millennia before the Common Era", but I don't really see the purpose. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 16:33, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Squash-related Maccabiah Games categories

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The result of the discussion was: Upmerge all. Courcelles 23:50, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
7 nominated categories
  • Category:Maccabiah squash players of the United States
  • Category:Maccabiah squash players by country
  • Category:Squash players at the Maccabiah by year
  • Category:Squash players at the 1981 Maccabiah Games
  • Category:Squash players at the 1985 Maccabiah Games
  • Category:Squash players at the 1997 Maccabiah Games
  • Category:Squash players at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
Delete all: Nominator's rationale: One off categories which appear to have been crafted for one individual player (Brian Roberts). Note: Category:Maccabiah competitors by sport not recommended for deletion as populated category.no other individual sports categories, to the knowledge of this nominator, found related to Games in question. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Pakistani development specialists

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The result of the discussion was: Merge per nom. Ruslik_Zero 15:23, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging Category:Pakistani development specialists to Category:Development specialists
Nominator's rationale: Upmerge. Only one page in this category. Other countries don't have their own national subcats for Category:Development specialists, which only has 63 pages plus this category. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 13:21, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Sports in Düsseldorf

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The result of the discussion was: Rename per nom. Ruslik_Zero 15:25, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Proposed renaming' Category:Sports in Düsseldorf to Category:Sport in Düsseldorf
Nominator's rationale: There is currently 17 subcategories in the Category:Sport in Germany by city, and all are in the style of Category:Sport in city X, except Düsseldorf. A renaming would make all subcategories uniform, provide a clear naming guideline for future entries and help when searching for them with hotcat. The current name actually made me miss it when searching for it with the later. Calistemon (talk) 11:42, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Pocketbike

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The result of the discussion was:  Relisted at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 February 2. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:54, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Pocketbike to Category:Minibikes
Nominator's rationale: Category should match main article name (minibike), and use standard Category-namespace convention of plural not singular. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ Contribs. 09:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Railway attractions in Maryland

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The result of the discussion was: Delete all three. Ruslik_Zero 15:31, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging Category:Railway attractions in Maryland to both parents
Nominator's rationale: Merge to both parents. Single entry category with limited growth potential. This is another one from Hike so I'm not sure what the reasoning for this was. Vegaswikian (talk) 07:53, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Rivers of the Puget Sound Watershed

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Ruslik_Zero 09:13, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Rivers of the Puget Sound Watershed (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Single entry category where it appears that the category is being used in place of an article. Let's get an article on the watershed first, then we can add categories if needed. Vegaswikian (talk) 07:46, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Nemaha River basin
What is this text here for? Peterkingiron (talk) 16:12, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Apparently that was added by Twiceuponatime. Vegaswikian (talk) 17:52, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Basins of the United States

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The result of the discussion was: Rename to Category:Structural basins in the United States and Category:Geological depressions in the United States. Ruslik_Zero 09:19, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Basins of the United States to Category:Structural basins of the United States
Propose renaming Category:Depressions of the United States to Category:Geological depressions in the United States
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Basin is ambiguous. Vegaswikian (talk) 07:43, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Codename: Kids Next Door characters

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Courcelles 23:54, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Codename: Kids Next Door characters (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Unnecessary category, most of the characters of Codename: Kids Next Door got merged or deleted due to lack of sources. JJ98 (Talk) 07:39, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Stanley Cup championship templates

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Dana boomer (talk) 21:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Stanley Cup championship templates (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. The current consensus is to delete such Stanley Cup championship templates (see example TFD discussions: 18 April 2007, 12 October 2007, 23 November 2007, 21 April 2008, 12 May 2009, 14 June 2009). The only other page currently in this category is a user sandbox subpage, which would also most likely be posted on TFD if it was ever moved to the main article namespace. Zzyzx11 (talk) 07:32, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Existentialist films

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Ruslik_Zero 15:37, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Existentialist films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: I can find no factual basis for the implied claim of this category. What exactly is the definition of an "existentialist film"? The films with which the category has been populated seem to share very little in common, ranging from sci-fi to drama to war films. There are a few films listed here that might be said to relate somewhat directly to the philosophical movement of Existentialism, but even that is a stretch. Most of these seem to be random. RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 03:42, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Some of the other Existential Works sub-categories seem to have become a bit of a gathering ground for works by Philip K Dick and Bolesław Prus (the latter not usually regarded as an existentialist?) and ripe for pruning to more rigorous inclusion criteria. AllyD (talk) 19:31, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Tolstoyism

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The result of the discussion was: Rename. Dana boomer (talk) 21:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Tolstoyism to Category:Tolstoyan movement
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Should this be renamed to match the main article Tolstoyan movement? Tolstoyism redirects there and the two terms seem to be synonyms. Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:09, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Basins of the Gulf of Guinea

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The result of the discussion was: Merge. Dana boomer (talk) 21:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging Category:Basins of the Gulf of Guinea to Category:Atlantic African basins
Nominator's rationale: Merge. Another single entry category. Upmerge to parent until we have more articles and maybe a main article. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:51, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Member bodies of IFAC

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The result of the discussion was: Rename. Dana boomer (talk) 21:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Member bodies of IFAC to Category:Member bodies of the International Federation of Accountants
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Suggest renaming to match International Federation of Accountants. IFAC is ambiguous. Good Ol’factory (talk) 02:49, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Atlantic North American basins

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The result of the discussion was: Rename per nom. Ruslik_Zero 08:55, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Atlantic North American basins to Category:North American watersheds of the Atlantic Ocean
Propose renaming Category:Atlantic African basins to Category:African drainage basins of the Atlantic Ocean
Propose renaming Category:Atlantic South American basins to Category:South American drainage basins of the Atlantic Ocean
Propose renaming Category:Atlantic European basins to Category:European drainage basins of the Atlantic Ocean
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Basins is ambiguous. Watersheds is the normal name in North America. The proposed name, while longer, reads better. If someone has a better alternative, suggest it. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:46, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Basins of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

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The result of the discussion was: merge. -- Black Falcon (talk) 04:15, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging Category:Basins of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to Category:Atlantic North American basins Category:North American watersheds of the Atlantic Ocean
Nominator's rationale: Merge. Single entry category with limited growth potential with the existing articles. I think the encyclopedia would be better served if we had an article for this area before the category. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:42, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Beatified people from Thrissur District

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The result of the discussion was: Merge. Dana boomer (talk) 21:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging Category:Beatified people from Thrissur District to Category:People from Thrissur district
Nominator's rationale: Merge. This seems like way overcategorization at this stage. We don't even have Category:Beatified people divided by country or nationality at this stage, let alone divided into subregions of countries. This is currently the only one of its kind and both articles are currently in Category:Beatified people already (but they are not in the target category). Good Ol’factory (talk) 02:40, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per nominator.Shyamsunder (talk) 10:44, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Climbing Injuries

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The result of the discussion was:  Relisted at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 February 2. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:51, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Climbing Injuries (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. I think that this topic would be better addressed exclusively in the article climbing injuries. Most of these injuries—carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, etc.—are not injuries that are limited to (or even most commonly experienced by) climbers. If every sport or activity categorized what injuries could be suffered while doing that activity, we would have mass overcategorization. Good Ol’factory (talk) 02:32, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Critics of the LaRouche Movement

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Ruslik_Zero 09:07, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Critics of the LaRouche Movement (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete as a trivial and unnecessary intersection. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 02:27, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Belinda

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The result of the discussion was: Rename all. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:29, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Belinda to Category:Belinda (entertainer)
Propose renaming Category:Belinda songs to Category:Belinda (entertainer) songs
Propose renaming Category:Belinda albums to Category:Belinda (entertainer) albums
Propose renaming Category:Belinda video albums to Category:Belinda (entertainer) video albums
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Suggest renaming to match Belinda (entertainer). Belinda is ambiguous. Category:Songs written by Belinda (entertainer) and Category:Belinda (entertainer) album covers already exist. Good Ol’factory (talk) 02:21, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Monmouth University Department of Art and Design

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Good Ol’factory (talk) 05:12, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Monmouth University Department of Art and Design (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:New Jersey Animation programs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:New Jersey Graphic Design programs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:New Jersey Photography programs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: These four categories each contain one article (Monmouth University Department of Art and Design) and several redirects to the categories. A single department of a university does not require so many categories, particularly when they do not fit into an established categorization scheme. Upmerging is not appropriate, since the topic is too narrow for the parent categories, and not necessary; the article (a possible candidate for merging or deletion) is otherwise sufficiently categorized in Category:Monmouth University and Category:University and college departments. -- Black Falcon (talk) 01:31, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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