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Category:Plays by the Marquis de Sade

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The result of the discussion was: speedy delete as empty. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:56, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Category is completely empty and hence of no use. 89.139.177.244 (talk) 20:32, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note: Should be tagged with ((db-catempty)) template, assuming it wasn't emptied out of process. --StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 18:50, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It was emptied by the nominating IP recategorising its two articles: Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man into "Works by the Marquis de Sade", and Philosophy in the Bedroom into "Novels". --McGeddon (talk) 20:46, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Shinigami in Bleach

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The result of the discussion was: relisted at CFD 2013 December 19. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 09:35, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: This category is functionally pointless after the reduction of character articles. There are only three who don't fit into it, so it should just made into a single category. TTN (talk) 20:25, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Fictional killers

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The result of the discussion was: relisted at CFD 2013 December 19. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 09:34, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Overly broad inchoate category capturing everything from lawmen who killed in the line of duty to characters who accidentally caused a death to fictional demons. Unlike its sub-categories, which are much more focused and can for the most part be seen as occupational. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 19:38, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
First recategorize contents in subcats for anyone who fits, then purge, then merge to Category:Fictional characters by behavioral attribute. I concur that "killers" is rather vague, and a cannibal and an assassin have little in common (also, perhaps other people killed the food and the cannibals just ate it?) But I hope someone is willing to at least clean the category first and diffuse it to subcats as relevant, as otherwise potentially valid categorization could be missed, then the remnants (e.g. people who just, in the course of some novel, happened to kill someone by accident or in self-defence or ... it ends up being not defining, as sadly, many of our fictional heros still end up killing - wed' have to add Gandalf, and Frodo, and Bilbo, and Yoda, and Chewbacca, and ... I struggle to think of a sci-fi hero who hasn't killed someone.--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 20:39, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Maloideae

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The result of the discussion was: delete. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:54, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: From article Rosaceae: "The family [Rosaceae] was traditionally divided into four subfamilies: Rosoideae, Spiraeoideae, Maloideae, and Amygdaloideae, primarily diagnosed by the structure of the fruits. More recent work has identified that not all of these groups were monophyletic. A more modern model comprises three subfamilies [Rosoideae, Dryadoideae, and Amygdaloideae], one of which (Rosoideae) has largely remained the same." Content inside the square brackets was added by me to complete the context, but you can read the whole article. As shown in it, Maloideae is no longer considered a Rosaceae subfamily under modern models; I understand that Maloideae may deserve an article, even if it's only for historical reasons, but think that categories structure should mirror current taxonomical standards to avoid being misleading.Canyq (talk) 16:10, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: well expressed rationale for removing the category. Since the 2011 International Botanical Congress, the name of this subfamily cannot be applied to the taxonomic group as it is now understood. The page Maloideae, however, provides an important link to the older literature and should be retained. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 21:36, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Politics of Orkney and Shetland

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The result of the discussion was: MERGE as nominated. -Splash - tk 21:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging:
Nominator's rationale: Pointless duplicates. There is no Category:County of Orkney‎ or Category:County of Shetland. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 10:02, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I support the rationale. Ben MacDui 19:22, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Burial sites of Presidents of the United States

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 20:00, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: We don't normally categorize cemeteries etc by who is buried there. This looks ("This is a list of...") like an attempt to create a list (inappropriately) in category space. The subcategory should be moved up to here or moved to here. For info: There is List of burial places of Presidents of the United States. For info: A related category was recently deleted (although this category is not as bad as that one was). DexDor (talk) 07:27, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Rabbis whose tombs have become pilgrimage sites

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 20:02, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Whether (or not) someone's tomb has become a pilgrimage site is not generally a WP:DEFINING characteristic of the person. It's not how we usually categorise bio articles (it's the only "have become pilgrimage" category in EnWP). Inclusion criteria are subjective. I've checked a sample of the articles in this category and all are in at least one other rabbis category so no upmerge is necessary. DexDor (talk) 06:42, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • that observation calls into question the validity of all "pilgrimage sites" categories. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 08:04, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:The Hogs

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Washington Redskins players. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:39, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: /Upmerge Per other such line-up categories. We don't have Category:1973 Miami Dolphins special team. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:00, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Purple People Eaters

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Minnesota Vikings players. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:40, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: /Upmerge: Per other such line-ups categories below. Categorizing by one (part of) one line-up of a sports team is a bad idea. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:35, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Green Bay Packers championship games

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Green Bay Packers postseason. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:53, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: /Upmerge There is no scheme of Championship games by team. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:22, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:The Dream Backfield

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Chicago Cardinals players. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:42, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: /Upmerge Trivial line-up. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:07, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:The Steel Curtain

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:51, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Trivial. Alternately, rename Category:Steel Curtain per main article. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:06, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Chicago Bears training camp venues

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The result of the discussion was: delete. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:43, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Trivial association, no scheme for training venues by NFL franchise —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:00, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
delete d'oh, I can't believe those are all red links. Seriously? But this one has to go, it's not defining of those places. --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 20:41, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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