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Category:Flora of the Plains-Midwest (United States)

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The result of the discussion was: merge. MER-C 19:54, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Not a WGSRPD category as is used for geographic distribution of plants at WP:Plants. Area is vaguely and controversially defined. Category is duplicative / overlaps other more frequently used categories. Many of the plants in this category also occur in other parts of the US (and Canada / elsewhere). — Hyperik ⌜talk⌟ 23:46, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Areas of traditional spread of Ukrainians and Ukrainian language

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 February 2#Category:Areas of traditional spread of Ukrainians and Ukrainian language

Category:Climate change skepticism and denial

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. MER-C 19:55, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: In 2015, it was ruled that it was controversial to WP:SPADE "climate change denial". In the last five years, the term of phrase climate change denial has become more-or-less standard while the euphemism "climate change skepticism" has receded into more obscurity. Our main page on the subject is now climate change denial, so our categories should reflect this as such. Note that this is no judgment as to the rightness or wrongness of the position. It is simply a WP:Principle of least astonishment approach to what is normally described in reliable sources. jps (talk) 20:34, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
At least delete this and repropose it, spelling it correctly. I came here from a page where "Proposal to rename to Climat change denial" (sic) was in a big red box. 67.187.30.225 (talk) 20:41, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's an entirely different discussion. This is an existing category. jps (talk) 21:13, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The effect is the same, the result would be use of a category to label people as deniers, and that's already decided: no. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 21:36, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The category already has "climate change denial" included in it right now. If you think the category is inappropriately applied to any particular biography, the answer is to look into removing the category from that biography. At issue here is the problem of compounding terms in categories with euphemisms which has historically not been the wiki-way. jps (talk) 21:51, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It would be more than inappropriate. You could appeal the RfC result, but since the decision was recent I doubt that would work. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 01:27, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Are you understanding what I'm saying? The category is already applied to biographies and it already says, "climate change denial". This discussion has nothing to do with a different RfC about whether a separate category should be deleted. jps (talk) 02:31, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
As I understand matters, you are saying either (a) it's okay to make a "climate change denial" category for BLPs because that's way different from a "climate change deniers" category for BLPs, or (b) it's okay to overturn the October 2019 RfC, and overturn the October 2015 RfC which said the category should be deleted. Either way, you would be avoiding WP:BLP and WP:DRV. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 19:00, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Um, nope. I'm not saying either of those things. Not sure why you think that's what I'm saying. jps (talk) 19:06, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • This category should not contain any biographies at all, per WP:OPINIONCAT. We may however create a subCategory:Climate denial activists. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:09, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I would tend to agree with something like this, but it's hard to know who would self-identify as a "climate denial activist". If there are high-quality sources that so-identify them, however, that should be good enough for us. This would be something we should discuss elsewhere, however so as to not railroad this discussion (and I agree that the RfC referenced above is relevant to such a discussion). jps (talk) 18:37, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The category contains about 170 biographies (more or less, just a quick scan). My guess is that zero are climate denial activists. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 19:22, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough, creation of the subcategory was meant to be optional. In any case the biographies do not belong in the nominated category. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:15, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
So it's up to the supporters to remove them all, and then it might make sense to start this discussion again. Peter Gulutzan (talk)
  • Not every denial is a crime, the equation with Holocaust denial does not make sense. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:14, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:DC Extended Universe singles

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The result of the discussion was: rename. MER-C 19:55, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: To follow conventions of such categories as Category:Batman music and Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe music. It can then also serve as parent to Category:DC Extended Universe soundtracks. StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 19:52, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Kourosh Yaghmaei

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 January 28#Category:Kourosh Yaghmaei

Category:High Commissioners of Bangladesh to Ireland

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The result of the discussion was: rename. MER-C 19:55, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Ireland is not a member of the Commonwealth and left decades before Bangladesh became independent. It has never received High Commissioners from Bangladesh. 51.37.166.171 (talk) 13:12, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Cthulhu Mythos symbols

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 February 2#Category:Cthulhu Mythos symbols

Category:People who compete in parasports

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 February 2#Category:People who compete in parasports

Category:Areas of computer science

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. MER-C 19:56, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: rename, none of the siblings in Category:Subfields by academic discipline uses "areas", while "subfields" is the most frequently occurring alternative. An earlier speedy renaming request was opposed. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:01, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
discussion at CFDS
  • Category:Areas of computer science to Category:Subfields of computer science – C2C: Both the parent, Category:Subfields by academic discipline, and nearly half of the other subcats use "Subfields". (The rest are a hodgepodge of different words, such as Fields, Branches, Subdisciplines, etc.) NONE of them use "Areas". Anomalous+0 (talk) 07:36, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    "The rest are a hodgepodge of different words" = no clear convention in the category, so oppose speedy. Armbrust The Homunculus 11:32, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    If I was proposing to rename ALL of the other subcats to "Subfields" I would entirely agree with you - THAT would indeed require a fullblown CFD. But please note that this subcat is a very lonely outlier: the ONLY one that uses "Areas", and also the only one I'm trying to rename. Given that "Subfields" stands head & shoulders above the rest of the subcats and is also used in the parent category, it seems to me that Speedy can be allowed for this single category, just to get it out of the way. Anomalous+0 (talk) 16:14, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Category:Hostage dramas

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The result of the discussion was: merge manually. MER-C 19:56, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: option A: merge to Category:Films about hostage takings; option B: rename to Category:Hostage drama films and make this a subcategory of Category:Films about hostage takings. All entries in this category are films and the 'drama' aspect is not a very defining distinction within the hostage film topic category. An earlier speedy merge request was opposed. Marcocapelle (talk) 10:47, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Health and social care trusts

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The result of the discussion was: rename. MER-C 19:58, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Less ambiguous. We have had health and social care trusts in England (though not many, and they didnt have their own category, as far as I know) and we may well have them again. Rathfelder (talk) 23:22, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Marcocapelle Ah, okay, yeah that's very high-level, so, if there's no other synonymous category to this one that doesn't use the word trusts or something, then I'm wondering why we even need to sub-arrange "Health and social care trusts" by geography? Why not just keep them where they are and add in other countries' health and social care trusts (or similar) as we find them? As demand warrants, we could then create sub-categories of this one for each national jurisdiction. So, I guess call this a reluctant support; prefer keep but, in either case, make the category (whatever it's named) a sub-category of Category:Publicly funded health care. --Doug Mehus T·C 22:50, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Sustainable fisheries

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The result of the discussion was: merge as nominated. MER-C 19:58, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: merge or reverse merge, the scope of the two categories is largely overlapping. The parent categories of both existing categories should be kept in the merged category. Marcocapelle (talk) 22:25, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Seafood red list

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 08:18, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: delete per WP:NONDEF, without objection to listification. The fact that the existence of this seafood is in danger is important, but it is not defining for any specific species. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:55, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Middle-earth wizards

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The result of the discussion was: do not merge. MER-C 20:00, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: I suggest that we consolidate these small categories. ―Susmuffin Talk 06:36, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Hog Farm: these are all subcategories of Category:Middle-earth deities at present. So wether or not we upmerge, it seems the categories are already claiming that wizards and balrogs are "deities". I would be happy to rename Category:Middle-earth deities to Category:Middle-earth Ainur, with Ainur being the term used in-universe for immortal spirits including Valar, Maiar, wizards, and balrogs. Wether or not all ainur are "deities" is a theological subtlety; but all these categories are certainly subclasses of Ainur. BenKuykendall (talk) 19:27, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Middle-earth Orcs

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The result of the discussion was: merge. MER-C 19:59, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: There is no point in preserving a small category that has no potential for growth. ―Susmuffin Talk 05:50, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Businesspeople from Enid, Oklahoma

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The result of the discussion was: do not merge. MER-C 20:01, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Small (5 entries) and overly specific. We don't need businesspeople from every American city pbp 04:31, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I'll make that change. pbp 14:46, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I have relocated your brackets so that it is clear what you are referring to. Peterkingiron (talk) 13:07, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Businesspeople from Vancouver, Washington

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 February 8#Category:Businesspeople from Vancouver, Washington

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