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Category:Science fiction genres

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: no consensus on any merging proposal. -- Tavix (talk) 16:07, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: I cannot understand their difference. CN1 (talk) 21:12, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The new proposal is the same as the first proposal above, just worded differently--I chose to do so, based on advice from admin Fayenatic, because it might help to understand the proposal better.
What is important, is, that in the final outcome, only one category remains, and its name is not Category:Science fiction by genre, but instead Category:Science fiction genres. I think his way; not exactly because of the name of Category:Fantasy genres, but because I believe -- as principle -- that its beneficial to avoid "by X" in the naming, wherever possible. CN1 (talk) 13:20, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
"Category:Science fiction genres should be for articles about specific genres." I concur.
"Category:Science fiction by genre should contain the stories themselves" Wishful thinking--at this point in time the category does not do, what you described you want it to do. Both contain the same: science fiction genres.
You are envisioning something like Category:Science fiction works by genre. Subcategories would need to have the general form of--for example-- Category:Science fantasy works. But the science fiction subgenres do not have subcategoris which group all their works together, so it would a bad decision to build a category branch like this, in my opinion.
CN1 (talk) 13:20, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Kelly Wearstler

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The result of the discussion was: delete. While there was little participation in the discussion, the argument made is convincing enough to close it. (non-admin closure) Marcocapelle (talk) 20:45, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Eponymous category for a person without the volume of spinoff content needed to warrant one. Even the eponym itself hasn't actually been filed here -- the only content this actually has is a "Books by Kelly Wearstler" subcategory. As always, every author of books does not automatically get an eponymous category just to parent her "Books by" category -- it would be fine if there were a substantial number of other articles to file here, but not if the only other thing that could be added to it is her BLP. Bearcat (talk) 19:28, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Anthozoa of Algeria

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). Marcocapelle (talk) 20:48, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: That a species (e.g. Eunicella verrucosa) is found in a particular country is WP:NON-DEFINING of the species. Example previous CFD: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2016_July_23#Category:Mammals_of_Algeria. Note: a merge to Category:Fauna of the Mediterranean is also a possibility. DexDor (talk) 12:58, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:David (Michelangelo)

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The result of the discussion was: delete. -- Tavix (talk) 15:55, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: delete per WP:SMALLCAT. Cross linking in the articles should suffice. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:55, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Arthropods of the United Kingdom

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). Marcocapelle (talk) 20:52, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: This is categorizing species etc by small (on a global scale) countries which is generally WP:NON-DEFINING - some of the articles make no mention of the country they are categorized for (e.g. I've recently removed Cucujus cinnaberinus from several country categories). Example previous discussion: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2014_March_2#Category:Spiders_by_European_country. Note: Some of these categories were created by NotWith/Nono64. DexDor (talk) 07:23, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Star Wars people

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The result of the discussion was: delete. -- Tavix (talk) 15:54, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: WP:PERFCAT. This contains lots of actors etc (e.g. Samuel L. Jackson) who have appeared in many films. Listing the films in the text of the actor's article and listing the main cast of each film in the film's article is the way to do things - we don't need categories like this as well (the people are well categorized by Category:20th-century American male actors etc). DexDor (talk) 06:58, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:People banned from entering China

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Marcocapelle (talk) 18:08, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: For the people in this category (e.g. Justin Bieber, Harrison Ford) being banned from China is WP:NON-DEFINING. A list (which could also explain the background of each persons banning) may be appropriate. Other subcats of Category:Excluded people also look dubious - e.g. Steve Rosenberg was banned from entering Ukraine for 1 day - is that really defining? DexDor (talk) 06:48, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Capitals00:, I would support its deletion. Mangoe (talk) 17:00, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, and categorization should only be for permanent characteristics (not for current status). DexDor (talk) 06:18, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Songs written by D.O.E.

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Songs written by John Maultsby. -- Tavix (talk) 16:04, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Seems weird to have a category about a subject whose article has been deleted. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/D.O.E. Onel5969 TT me 14:21, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support renaming as per Starcheer below. --Richhoncho (talk) 21:15, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ℯxplicit 04:49, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Epic science fiction films

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Marcocapelle (talk) 18:13, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: No clear criteria for inclusion. Not likely to be one, since "epic" doesn't have a crisp definition. Mikeblas (talk) 03:12, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Galaxy Express 999

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: delete (non-admin closure). Marcocapelle (talk) 06:56, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: With only four articles, all of which are already interlinked, this is too few members for categorization (WP:SMALLCAT) —Farix (t | c) 09:57, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Marcocapelle (talk) 06:44, 16 November 2017 (UTC) [reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ℯxplicit 00:42, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Military physicians

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The result of the discussion was: rename all. No consensus on merging at this time, that may need to be dealt with on its own. -- Tavix (talk) 15:58, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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