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Category:Critical response to films

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The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Film criticism. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:05, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator's rationale: Category only has one remaining article after many articles in this category were redirected or deleted. No other current articles fit into this category. –Dream out loud (talk) 22:00, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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African-American women's basketball players

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The result of the discussion was: merge. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:06, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Media affected by the Columbine High School Massacre

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The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Propose deleting Category:Media affected by the Columbine High School Massacre (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Not a defining charisteric. The connection to the massacre in most cases is small and trivial. Most of these articles devote about one sentence to "there was violence, but then this happened so they removed it." See, it is too small a connection. Beerest 2 talk 20:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Fictional intersex people

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The result of the discussion was: rename. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:00, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator's rationale: Rename. Per the convention of Category:Fictional characters and its many sub-categories. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 18:28, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:White Star Woluwé F.C. players

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The result of the discussion was: rename. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:02, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator's rationale: Team name has changed in 2013, from White Star Woluwe FC to R. White Star Bruxelles. Pelotastalk|contribs 16:36, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Tattooed people

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The result of the discussion was: delete. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 22:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator's rationale: Delete. A somewhat problematic WP:NOTDEFINING and fan-like category requiring regular checks since some people may completely remove their tattoos. Overall, looks like an unnecessary spinoff of Category:Tattooing. Brandmeistertalk 16:04, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Tree frogs

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The result of the discussion was: KEEP. This is a tricky pair of debates. Reading this one, I see that we would be making a scientific error in re-categorising some things as hylidae when they are not. There are also two suggestions that perhaps a dual tree is needed here. Therefore, I think this debate cannot be concluded as having consensus for the proposed rename. However, some degree of consistency is needed. Following largely on the scientific principle, I will move the related stub cat to the same name. However, in both cases I will also allow that this might need re-visiting if some dual-tree structure is created, and/or the articles are split and pruned better. -Splash - tk 00:56, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Per head article Hylidae, which notes that not all hylidae are tree frogs.
Note that this meets speedy renaming criterion WP:C2D, but I think that it should have a full discussion because of the related CfD 2014 January 15 discussion about Category:Hylidae stubs (nominated by Od Mishehu). The two categories should be consistent: either they should both use "hylidae", or they should both use "tree frogs". BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 12:10, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Assyrian Turkish writers

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The result of the discussion was: DELETE. I understand from below that the category has been shrunk by re-categorisation during the debate. There is only one article remaining, and it appears (to my inexpert eye) that it is adequately categorised even without this category for which there seems to be no support to retain. Therefore, I'm going to delete the category but note that the remaining article is Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani, so if anyone wants to check the cats of that, I'd be grateful. -Splash - tk 23:33, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Assyria does not exist in present day. Just because there's an overlap between ancient boundaries and current Turkey does not make a proper categorical overlap. Category should never be created, and must have been created due to a misinterpretation of policy ES&L 11:50, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Emptying it would go against our policy on what Turkish means. Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani is without question Turkish. He was living in Turkey in the 1950s, was born within the boundaries of modern Turkey, had been living in Turkey since it was formed, and died in Turkey. If he is not Turkish, than neither was Ataturk. Turkish in Wikipedia is a nationality identifier, and Dolabani was by nationality Turkish. On the other hand Assyrian is an ethnic identifier, and he was by ethnicity Assyrian.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:52, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My rationale for this was making a page for ethnically Assyrian (Syraic) writers in history that lived in and/or were born in the area corresponding to modern-day Turkey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penguins53 (talkcontribs) 04:29, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • This category needs to be limited to those who were nationals of the current nation state of Turkey. That is what we use the term "Turkish" to mean in Wikipedia. This is a by ethnicity sub-grouing of a by nationality group. It thus has to be limited to people who were actually subjects of that nation.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:56, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Why bother? Category:Turkish writers already exists for this purpose. Otherwise, it sounds like you're actually arguing for a re-name t something like "Turkish writers who are ethnic Assyrians". Laurel Lodged (talk) 20:44, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
What next, will you want to rename Category:Jewish American writers to Category:American writers of Jewish descent. Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani was not "of Assyrian descent" anymore than Joseph Liberman is "of Jewish descent". Dolbani was by both religion and ethnicity fully Assyrian, and by nationality Turkish. He was Assyrian Turkish just like Liberman is Jewish American.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:56, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe it's daft, but this was the wiki consensus/compromise sometime in 2009, when the parent cat was moved by Cydebot [1], most likely as a result of another CfD. It has been stable since then. Someone not using his real name (talk) 02:57, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
This compromise is widely used in Category:Turkish people by ethnic or national origin by the way. And the other parent cat of Category:Turkish people of Assyrian descent is Category:People of Assyrian descent. I see a shitload of renames necessary if all these are somehow wrong. Someone not using his real name (talk) 03:05, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Those 10 Assyrians would probably be equally insulted to be described as Turks, even if they carried passports issued by the Republic of Turkey. The nomination does not deny that Assyrians exist today. Clearly they do. What is is about is recognising that the category blurrs, to an unreasonable degree, the lines between nationality and statedom. In the case of the French, Germans, etc, this is not a problem; in the case of the Assyrians and Armenians, it very much is a problem. Laurel Lodged (talk) 20:33, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@JohnPackLambert, thank you so much. For everyone here, I am sorry that I caused this disruption. I honestly just waned to create a category for ethnic "Assyrians" who were born in and/or lived in the area that is the modern-day nation of Turkey. JPL exactly explains what I've been trying to get across. I think there had been a confusion of ethnic definitions by some here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penguins53 (talkcontribs) 00:22, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Laurel, thank you; I think your suggestion is a good idea and would create less confusion. Would there have been any proper way for me to have described what country these Assyrian writers were from, then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penguins53 (talkcontribs) 00:24, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:Jimmy Savile

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The result of the discussion was: NO CONSENSUS. Most of the debate here is useful. In particular, since a strong policy is cited in the nomination, I conclude that WP:BLPCRIME does not apply to this category because (1) it is more than two years since the subject's death and (2) none of (a) the category name; nor (b) the category page; imply a crime. Even the main eponymous article is not accusing in any way that might be libellous (to the deceased's family and/or friends), but the article is out of scope here anyway. I tend to find the arguments to do with 'too small' to be have been refuted on the facts, and the complaints of inappropriate content are not very believable as they are stated, since it is not explained why shows he presented as a key feature are somehow not relevant (and I do agree that removing articles during the CfD was not the best move). So, in summary, on both numbers and strength of argument, there is no consensus to delete this category. -Splash - tk 23:28, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Appears to be violating WP:BLPCRIME as it's being added to people in the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal. Quite frankly, seems like an odd category to have anyway. EvergreenFir (talk) 08:04, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • JP wasn't being pointy or disruptive - just removing articles from the category that should never have been there. DexDor (talk) 19:21, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hey Lugnuts, thanks for the multiple false accusations, despite my explaining exactly what I did and why I did it right in my comment. Can't wait to see if you have the "lugnuts" to retract and apologize. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 03:10, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hey Pepsi. I'd only apologize/retract if I was wrong. Which I'm not. Now please, no more disruptive editing from you to get your point across. Thanks. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 08:28, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The only disruptive editing here is your lying about my edits and then refusing to own your own lies. And if my edits were all so "disruptive" you would have undone them all. You didn't, adding back only the ones you believe bolster your argument for the category. Blatant attempt to prove your own point, deflected by accusing me of your offense. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 16:33, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, I'm sorry that I expected you to treat your fellow editors with civility and not suspicion. I'm also sorry that your life is such that you're so deeply invested in a Wikipedia category that you deem this conduct necessary and appropriate. Feel free to fire another shot, since I won't bother to come back to read it. I've made my position clear without resorting to falsehoods and character assassination and have no need to state it again. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 21:35, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Pepsi: you deleted clearly improperly categorized articles like the shows Saville presented? JS shows not in category:JS? Put them back, this is (even outside of this CfD) disruptive and revertable. And then conclude here: don't believe the remaining material is so extensive to warrant an eponymous cat: makes your edits and conclusion self-serving. IOW, if you didn't delete in the first place, you could not conclude that. Your point here is idle. -DePiep (talk) 17:03, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Couldn't have put it better myself. Thanks DePiep. Not that Jerry will hear you. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 19:23, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Jimmy Savile
  2. Jim'll Fix It
  3. Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal
  4. Operation Yewtree - investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile
  5. Clunk Click Every Trip - series of public information films starring Jimmy Savile.
Some others are margin calls:
  1. Young at Heart (1960 TV series) presented by TV Jimmy Savile and Valerie Masters. Arguably defined by Savile's role.
  2. BBC sexual abuse cases started by the Savile affair, but became much wider.
With 5 definites and 2 possibles, I can see no reason not to keep the category. The scandal continues, and we may well have more articles; but even if it remains at 5 or 7, that's enough to make a useful category. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 19:56, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
We don't, AFAIK, normally categorize articles about TV programmes under their presenters as (1) most presenters don't have an eponymous category and (2) most TV programmes (over a long period) have multiple presenters. Jimmy Saville should be categorized as a presenter and Jim'll Fix It (etc) should be categorized as a programme; there should be (and are) fairly obvious links directly connecting those two articles, but not a category. DexDor (talk) 20:19, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Most presenters don't have an epon cat, but this one does, and while others programmes may have had multiple presenters, Jim'll Fix It only ever had one. Savile was the whole point of the show.
Are you going to try persuading me that Jimmy Savile is not a WP:DEFINING characteristic of Jim'll Fix It? --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:50, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm saying that consensus is strong not to categorize TV shows by the people who appeared in them, even if they were the show's sole presenter. It's the same reason why Clink Clunk Every Trip and Young At Heart shouldn't be here either. The shows Saville presented are all prominently linked in his article. And honestly, I find the idea that the person's own article supports having a category a little bizarre. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 03:10, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@BHG. JS may be a defining characteristic of JFI, but not every defining characteristic should be categorized. If we categorize JFI under JS should we also (for example) categorize Newsnight under Jeremy Paxman (if he has an epon cat) ? - that type of categorization could cause a lot of conflict. That type of categorization (programme under presenter iff presenter has eponcat) also means inconsistent categorization - some programs would be categorized under TV presenters and some not would be (depending on whether the presenter has "earned" an epon cat - e.g. by being naughty). DexDor (talk) 07:01, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@DexDor: no topic "earns" any category. Categories facilitate navigation between a set of articles with a shared defining characteristic. Other TV programmes may not be defined by the presence of a particular presenter (Paxman is one of many presenters of Newsnight), but Jim'll Fix It is clearly defined by having created as a vehicle for its sole presenter, Savile. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 10:48, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@BrownHairedGirl: The things JS has done (some good, some bad) mean there are articles (in which he features prominently) that some people think should be in a JS eponcat; that's what I meant by "earned". An eponcat like this isn't needed to navigate between JS and JFI - that's what ordinary bluelinks in text are for. Where would you draw the line between JFI (in eponcat) and Newsnight (not in eponcat) - how about Richard & Judy or Columbo ? Also, we currently often categorize celebrities under their programmes (e.g. in Category:Strictly Come Dancing) so categorizing programmes under celebrities could lead to circular categorization (unless we put rules in place to prevent it). Currently, this category means that (for example) Clunk Click Every Trip is categorized under Category:Modern pederasty and Stoke Mandeville Hospital is under Category:Wrestlers; isn't that wrong per WP:SUBCAT ? Programmes-under-presenters categorization would be, IMO, more trouble than it's worth. DexDor (talk) 19:56, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
DexDor, your original argument here was only 3 to 4 articles; BHG listed 5 to 7 (while still excluding your two named dismissals). Dooesn't that change your position in this? Then, I add that "other presenters do not" to me is a weak argument, if not OF otherstuffexists irrelevance. And most importantly, Savile is not only a presenter any more. He, eh, gained notoriety in two different aspects, which make the "only a presenter" moot. -DePiep (talk) 11:05, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Latin words found in species names

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The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: This category appears to be categorizing pages by their title (i.e. their title is a Latin word) rather than categorizing by topic. In fact, most/all of the pages in this category are disambiguation pages, some of which (e.g. Hara and Barbados (disambiguation)) refer to many things other than species. Placing dab pages in categories like this can blur the line between dab pages and articles. If a wikiproject (e.g. in biology, taxonomy or Latin) wants to tag those pages that it has an interest in then it should use a talk page category like Category:Disambig-Class Biology articles (see a recent CFD). For info: There is a list at List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. DexDor (talk) 05:21, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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