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The result of the discussion was: keep. bibliomaniac 1 5 21:01, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:The Purge (film series) to Category:The Purge

Nominator's rationale: I suggesting to merge these and purge redirects. There are only two articles the parent category: the main one and an overview of the TV show. No reason for a container eponymous category for this media franchise made up of redirects from individual episodes or seasons and then a category for the films separately. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:46, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

~~Merge for Now~~ Not enough non-redirect content to justify separate cats but no objection to reviewing if more content appears. RevelationDirect (talk) 00:29, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, there are now 5 articles in the category. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The category includes 6 articles, and seems large enough on its own. Dimadick (talk) 09:47, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Given the additions to the cat during this nomination. RevelationDirect (talk) 01:57, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: convert to List of marine game fish and delete. – Fayenatic London 21:57, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Saltwater Game fish to Category:Saltwater game fish

Nominator's rationale: Also, there is no article for this cat. Fuddle (talk) 22:24, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, this is not a defining characteristic. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as non-defining e.g. the Elops saurus article makes no mention of fishing. DexDor^(talk) 18:45, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Purge and merge to Category:Sport fish, the main category for game fish. It does seem like there are potentially a bunch of miscats, although I think that the human usage of these fish as a game/sport fish is a WP:DEFINING characteristic. I don't think that the intersection between "salt/freshwater" and "game fish" is defining though. Alternatively, the information in the category could be listified and then deleted afterwards. bibliomaniac 1 5 21:10, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: convert to List of freshwater game fish and delete. – Fayenatic London 21:58, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Freshwater Game fish to Category:Freshwater game fish

Nominator's rationale: Also, there is no article for this cat. Fuddle (talk) 22:24, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, this is not a defining characteristic. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Purge and merge to Category:Sport fish, the main category for game fish. It does seem like there are potentially a bunch of miscats, although I think that the human usage of these fish as a game/sport fish is a WP:DEFINING characteristic. I don't think that the intersection between "salt/freshwater" and "game fish" is defining though. Alternatively, the information in the category could be listified and then deleted afterwards. bibliomaniac 1 5 21:10, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete/listify as non-defining and subjective. If not deleted then rename or merge as proposed above. DexDor^(talk) 06:10, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: merge. bibliomaniac 1 5 03:03, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Places of interest in Netrakona District (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: 'Places of interest ... ' is not an established pattern. Fuddle (talk) 22:17, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Category:Netrokona District, rationale is correct but we can keep the article in the right geographical category. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:23, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Also merge to Category:Tourist attractions in Mymensingh Division Or Category:visitor attractions in Mymensingh Division: surely there is something along those lines for Bangladesh. I prefer the latter as the one site is a place of pilgrimage rather than pure tourism. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:03, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There aren't any categories like that. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:29, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. bibliomaniac 1 5 03:45, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Places of interest in Shimla (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: 'Places of interest ... ' is not an established pattern. Fuddle (talk) 22:16, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom and the articles are already in Category:Shimla district. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:26, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Category:Tourist attractions in Shimla which has 10 articles. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:09, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Only Tara Devi Temple should be added to that category, not Shimla as a whole. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:32, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please also delete Category:Capital of Himachal Pradesh, whose content is identical to the category under discussion. Unnecessary duplicate. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:09, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:People with chronic pain (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Too generic. Difficult to populate. Fuddle (talk) 16:51, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, I created this category (and live with chronic pain myself). Chronic pain can come in many forms but there are many similarities for the people that live with it. I don't think the category being difficult to populate is a reason to delete it. Moreover, it may not be easy, but it is possible. A google search comes up with many relevant hits, like this one: https://www.foxnews.com/health/famous-people-who-live-with-chronic-pain. Plus, I would guess there are hundreds of people on wikipedia who have or have had chronic pain. It is important for wikipedia to have information that is relevant to people and it is helpful for everyone to know about well known people who live with chronic pain. I created this category to bring more representation to an underrepresented issue. I think it is more constructive to try to improve it, rather than try to delete it.Lena Key (talk) 17:09, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, this is not a defining characteristic. Marcocapelle (talk) 17:28, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I've added Category:People with chronic pain to Category:People with disabilities. It is no more relevant to wikipedia than any of the other subcategories listed on that page. See: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/chronic-pain-the-invisible-disability-2017042811360 And I would say it is a defining characteristic, just like any other disability, though people do not like to be defined by it. Lena Key (talk) 18:40, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I checked two articles (Dorothy Hamill and Elizabeth Taylor) and saw no evidence of it being anywhere near a defining characteristic; the LH article doesn't mention pain at all. Please also see WP:OSE and WP:RGW. DexDor^(talk) 11:48, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That is circular because these articles are not necessarily mature. If you mean the cart is before the horse, i.e., the wikipedia articles must be improved before such a category can exist, please say so. Samuel Coskey (talk) 19:39, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a characteristic that belongs to be mentioned as a key biographical characteristic in the header of the article. Sources do not do that either. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:47, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This is not a WP:DEFINING characteristic. @Lena Key, please read WP:DEFINING to see how it is applied to categorisation. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:59, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. DexDor^(talk) 11:48, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as non-defining. Kbdank71 22:05, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as non-defining. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 00:32, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, logically this category is no different than numerous other approved categories. I don't see it as generic (there are many causes of chronic pain but the affect on one's achievement potential is similar). I don't see it as difficult to populate (search wikipedia, search secondary sources via the internet, search pain advocacy group magazines, etc for notable figures with chronic pain). I do see it as defining, or potentially defining (in the wiki sense, not the usual sense of the word) for many figures, and I don't see an argument for non-defining anywhere above this point (just declaration). Samuel Coskey (talk) 19:39, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OSE. There is (afaik) no such thing as "approved categories"; just categories that haven't (yet) been deleted! Have you looked at WP:NONDEF? DexDor^(talk) 20:56, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I dont think we will find many articles about people who are notable because of their chronic pain. And though chronic pain is common we wont often find it mentioned in biographies. So this would be a category of people who publicised their problem which is an unsatisfactory basis for a category. Rathfelder (talk) 12:31, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and other editors. The category was created in good faith, but unfortunately Wikipedia is not a medium for WP:RIGHTINGGREATWRONGS. Place Clichy (talk) 14:53, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Shrek music (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Doesn't seem like a defining category of these songs, and could set an undesirable precedent (e.g. "MCU music"). DonIago (talk) 15:16, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support, these songs are not specifically written and composed for Shrek. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:39, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Not a defining category. Doctorhawkes (talk) 21:29, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. More or less a variety of WP:PERFCAT. Grutness...wha? 03:28, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support deletion of category but upmerge Shrek The Musical and List of songs featured in Shrek (which seems like it should be renamed) to Category:Shrek media (soon to be mass media). By the way, Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe music does exist. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 03:56, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Kind of hilarious that I picked a random category that actually exists... I'm CfDed out right now, but if someone else wants to nominate it, I'll likely support. DonIago (talk) 15:21, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Town Union Government (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Not appropriate. Fuddle (talk) 13:33, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Created by a new editor. It would not surprise me if all their edits need to be reverted. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:12, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete per WP:G1. No offense to the original editor, but this just makes no sense. Place Clichy (talk) 14:55, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Who is who in Abbi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Not appropriate. Fuddle (talk) 13:31, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support, similar as the nomination above. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:13, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- The one article is adequately categorised. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:10, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete per WP:G1. No offense to the original editor, but this just makes no sense. Place Clichy (talk) 14:55, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: Rename all; consider any mergers separately There was very little discussion about the suggestion to merge some categories so that is best handled in its own right. Timrollpickering (talk) 23:02, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming:

Category:Computer science by century to Category:Computing by century
- Category:19th century in computer science to Category:19th century in computing
- Category:20th century in computer science to Category:20th century in computing
- Category:21st century in computer science to Category:21st century in computing

97 by-year & by-decade in sub-categories
Category:1930s in computer science to Category:1930s in computing Category:1934 in computer science to Category:1934 in computing Category:1936 in computer science to Category:1936 in computing Category:1937 in computer science to Category:1937 in computing Category:1938 in computer science to Category:1938 in computing Category:1939 in computer science to Category:1939 in computing Category:1940 in computer science to Category:1940 in computing Category:1940s in computer science to Category:1940s in computing Category:1941 in computer science to Category:1941 in computing Category:1942 in computer science to Category:1942 in computing Category:1943 in computer science to Category:1943 in computing Category:1944 in computer science to Category:1944 in computing Category:1945 in computer science to Category:1945 in computing Category:1946 in computer science to Category:1946 in computing Category:1947 in computer science to Category:1947 in computing Category:1948 in computer science to Category:1948 in computing Category:1949 in computer science to Category:1949 in computing Category:1950 in computer science to Category:1950 in computing Category:1950s in computer science to Category:1950s in computing Category:1951 in computer science to Category:1951 in computing Category:1952 in computer science to Category:1952 in computing Category:1953 in computer science to Category:1953 in computing Category:1954 in computer science to Category:1954 in computing Category:1955 in computer science to Category:1955 in computing Category:1956 in computer science to Category:1956 in computing Category:1957 in computer science to Category:1957 in computing Category:1958 in computer science to Category:1958 in computing Category:1959 in computer science to Category:1959 in computing Category:1960 in computer science to Category:1960 in computing Category:1960s in computer science to Category:1960s in computing Category:1961 in computer science to Category:1961 in computing Category:1962 in computer science to Category:1962 in computing Category:1963 in computer science to Category:1963 in computing Category:1964 in computer science to Category:1964 in computing Category:1965 in computer science to Category:1965 in computing Category:1966 in computer science to Category:1966 in computing Category:1967 in computer science to Category:1967 in computing Category:1968 in computer science to Category:1968 in computing Category:1969 in computer science to Category:1969 in computing Category:1970 in computer science to Category:1970 in computing Category:1970s in computer science to Category:1970s in computing Category:1971 in computer science to Category:1971 in computing Category:1972 in computer science to Category:1972 in computing Category:1973 in computer science to Category:1973 in computing Category:1974 in computer science to Category:1974 in computing Category:1975 in computer science to Category:1975 in computing Category:1976 in computer science to Category:1976 in computing Category:1977 in computer science to Category:1977 in computing Category:1978 in computer science to Category:1978 in computing Category:1979 in computer science to Category:1979 in computing Category:1980 in computer science to Category:1980 in computing Category:1980s in computer science to Category:1980s in computing Category:1981 in computer science to Category:1981 in computing Category:1982 in computer science to Category:1982 in computing Category:1983 in computer science to Category:1983 in computing Category:1984 in computer science to Category:1984 in computing Category:1985 in computer science to Category:1985 in computing Category:1986 in computer science to Category:1986 in computing Category:1987 in computer science to Category:1987 in computing Category:1988 in computer science to Category:1988 in computing Category:1989 in computer science to Category:1989 in computing Category:1990 in computer science to Category:1990 in computing Category:1990s in computer science to Category:1990s in computing Category:1991 in computer science to Category:1991 in computing Category:1992 in computer science to Category:1992 in computing Category:1993 in computer science to Category:1993 in computing Category:1994 in computer science to Category:1994 in computing Category:1995 in computer science to Category:1995 in computing Category:1996 in computer science to Category:1996 in computing Category:1997 in computer science to Category:1997 in computing Category:1998 in computer science to Category:1998 in computing Category:1999 in computer science to Category:1999 in computing Category:2000 in computer science to Category:2000 in computing Category:2000s in computer science to Category:2000s in computing Category:2001 in computer science to Category:2001 in computing Category:2002 in computer science to Category:2002 in computing Category:2003 in computer science to Category:2003 in computing Category:2004 in computer science to Category:2004 in computing Category:2005 in computer science to Category:2005 in computing Category:2006 in computer science to Category:2006 in computing Category:2007 in computer science to Category:2007 in computing Category:2008 in computer science to Category:2008 in computing Category:2009 in computer science to Category:2009 in computing Category:2010 in computer science to Category:2010 in computing Category:2010s in computer science to Category:2010s in computing Category:2011 in computer science to Category:2011 in computing Category:2012 in computer science to Category:2012 in computing Category:2013 in computer science to Category:2013 in computing Category:2014 in computer science to Category:2014 in computing Category:2015 in computer science to Category:2015 in computing Category:2016 in computer science to Category:2016 in computing Category:2017 in computer science to Category:2017 in computing Category:2018 in computer science to Category:2018 in computing Category:2019 in computer science to Category:2019 in computing Category:2020 in computer science to Category:2020 in computing Category:2020s in computer science to Category:2020s in computing Category:2021 in computer science to Category:2021 in computing

97 by-year & by-decade in sub-categories

- Category:1930s in computer science to Category:1930s in computing
- Category:1934 in computer science to Category:1934 in computing
- Category:1936 in computer science to Category:1936 in computing
- Category:1937 in computer science to Category:1937 in computing
- Category:1938 in computer science to Category:1938 in computing
- Category:1939 in computer science to Category:1939 in computing
- Category:1940 in computer science to Category:1940 in computing
- Category:1940s in computer science to Category:1940s in computing
- Category:1941 in computer science to Category:1941 in computing
- Category:1942 in computer science to Category:1942 in computing
- Category:1943 in computer science to Category:1943 in computing
- Category:1944 in computer science to Category:1944 in computing
- Category:1945 in computer science to Category:1945 in computing
- Category:1946 in computer science to Category:1946 in computing
- Category:1947 in computer science to Category:1947 in computing
- Category:1948 in computer science to Category:1948 in computing
- Category:1949 in computer science to Category:1949 in computing
- Category:1950 in computer science to Category:1950 in computing
- Category:1950s in computer science to Category:1950s in computing
- Category:1951 in computer science to Category:1951 in computing
- Category:1952 in computer science to Category:1952 in computing
- Category:1953 in computer science to Category:1953 in computing
- Category:1954 in computer science to Category:1954 in computing
- Category:1955 in computer science to Category:1955 in computing
- Category:1956 in computer science to Category:1956 in computing
- Category:1957 in computer science to Category:1957 in computing
- Category:1958 in computer science to Category:1958 in computing
- Category:1959 in computer science to Category:1959 in computing
- Category:1960 in computer science to Category:1960 in computing
- Category:1960s in computer science to Category:1960s in computing
- Category:1961 in computer science to Category:1961 in computing
- Category:1962 in computer science to Category:1962 in computing
- Category:1963 in computer science to Category:1963 in computing
- Category:1964 in computer science to Category:1964 in computing
- Category:1965 in computer science to Category:1965 in computing
- Category:1966 in computer science to Category:1966 in computing
- Category:1967 in computer science to Category:1967 in computing
- Category:1968 in computer science to Category:1968 in computing
- Category:1969 in computer science to Category:1969 in computing
- Category:1970 in computer science to Category:1970 in computing
- Category:1970s in computer science to Category:1970s in computing
- Category:1971 in computer science to Category:1971 in computing
- Category:1972 in computer science to Category:1972 in computing
- Category:1973 in computer science to Category:1973 in computing
- Category:1974 in computer science to Category:1974 in computing
- Category:1975 in computer science to Category:1975 in computing
- Category:1976 in computer science to Category:1976 in computing
- Category:1977 in computer science to Category:1977 in computing
- Category:1978 in computer science to Category:1978 in computing
- Category:1979 in computer science to Category:1979 in computing
- Category:1980 in computer science to Category:1980 in computing
- Category:1980s in computer science to Category:1980s in computing
- Category:1981 in computer science to Category:1981 in computing
- Category:1982 in computer science to Category:1982 in computing
- Category:1983 in computer science to Category:1983 in computing
- Category:1984 in computer science to Category:1984 in computing
- Category:1985 in computer science to Category:1985 in computing
- Category:1986 in computer science to Category:1986 in computing
- Category:1987 in computer science to Category:1987 in computing
- Category:1988 in computer science to Category:1988 in computing
- Category:1989 in computer science to Category:1989 in computing
- Category:1990 in computer science to Category:1990 in computing
- Category:1990s in computer science to Category:1990s in computing
- Category:1991 in computer science to Category:1991 in computing
- Category:1992 in computer science to Category:1992 in computing
- Category:1993 in computer science to Category:1993 in computing
- Category:1994 in computer science to Category:1994 in computing
- Category:1995 in computer science to Category:1995 in computing
- Category:1996 in computer science to Category:1996 in computing
- Category:1997 in computer science to Category:1997 in computing
- Category:1998 in computer science to Category:1998 in computing
- Category:1999 in computer science to Category:1999 in computing
- Category:2000 in computer science to Category:2000 in computing
- Category:2000s in computer science to Category:2000s in computing
- Category:2001 in computer science to Category:2001 in computing
- Category:2002 in computer science to Category:2002 in computing
- Category:2003 in computer science to Category:2003 in computing
- Category:2004 in computer science to Category:2004 in computing
- Category:2005 in computer science to Category:2005 in computing
- Category:2006 in computer science to Category:2006 in computing
- Category:2007 in computer science to Category:2007 in computing
- Category:2008 in computer science to Category:2008 in computing
- Category:2009 in computer science to Category:2009 in computing
- Category:2010 in computer science to Category:2010 in computing
- Category:2010s in computer science to Category:2010s in computing
- Category:2011 in computer science to Category:2011 in computing
- Category:2012 in computer science to Category:2012 in computing
- Category:2013 in computer science to Category:2013 in computing
- Category:2014 in computer science to Category:2014 in computing
- Category:2015 in computer science to Category:2015 in computing
- Category:2016 in computer science to Category:2016 in computing
- Category:2017 in computer science to Category:2017 in computing
- Category:2018 in computer science to Category:2018 in computing
- Category:2019 in computer science to Category:2019 in computing
- Category:2020 in computer science to Category:2020 in computing
- Category:2020s in computer science to Category:2020s in computing
- Category:2021 in computer science to Category:2021 in computing

Nominator's rationale: computer science is a sub-topic of the broader field of computing. Computer science is the theoretical side, but computing includes the uses of computers, the computer industry, and the societal impact of computing.

Despite their current names, these categories are in practice being used for the broader topic of computing. See e.g. Category:2019 in computer science, which includes Category:Computer companies established in 2019 and |disestablished, plus Category:Computer-related introductions in 2019 with its subcats such as Category:Internet properties established in 2019 and Category:Mobile phones introduced in 2019. The articles include 2019 Bulgarian revenue agency hack and Block of Wikipedia in Venezuela, neither of which is a good fit for computer science.

In theory, there is an Option B: keep the existing categories, but create a set of parent categories for Computing by time. However, in practice, I don't think that we have enough material to make that viable. For example, in Category:2019 in computer science, I can see in only one item which should be left in the compsci category, rather than moved to the broader computing category: that's Category:Programming languages created in 2019. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 10:46, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tagging: categories all tagged, in these 101 edits. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:06, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Notification: WikiProject Computer science has been notified.[1]. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:15, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support - indeed much of 'computing' is not 'computer science'. Oculi (talk) 11:24, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support move to Computing as the empirically more accurate category. --((u|Mark viking)) {Talk} 15:37, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support but also merge all 1930s years into a single decade category; probably also 1940s, as there is not (and never will be enough content for decent categories. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:15, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support new name is a better description of what's in the categories. ~Kvng (talk) 15:49, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree with the approach to rename the categories rather than remap them. Making the category broader is appealing and practical. We can always go back later and create computer science sub categories, which is a much easier task compared to doing the opposite. BthompsonHV (talk) 06:57, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @BthompsonHV, yes in theory we could created subcats for computer science by year. But in practice, I didn't see enough articles to populate a computer science by year series unless it is filled with articles which don't really fit, like now. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 12:04, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Moses Sumney songs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Contains no articles, only redirects which all redirect to the same target album. No benefit to readers Richhoncho (talk) 06:52, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:05, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Frustrating and serves no better purpose than Moses Sumney albums. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 03:05, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: Rename Timrollpickering (talk) 23:03, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Films directed by Sundaram Balachander to Category:Films directed by S. Balachander

Nominator's rationale: The move discussion ended with the consensus to move. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:33, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:25, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: rename both. This is mostly keeping in line with the logic of the rationale. There's no consensus about deleting the "films about" category, and purging would be something anyone can do on their own. bibliomaniac 1 5 03:12, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Fictional Presidents of the United States to Category:Fictional presidents of the United States

Nominator's rationale: MOS:JOBTITLES WikiWikiHigh (talk) 03:47, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Films about fictional Presidents of the United States to Category:Films about fictional presidents of the United States

Support per nom. BD2412 T 01:29, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Rename Category:Fictional Presidents of the United States per nom, and Delete the "films about" category, which suffers the usual problems of works "about" topic: what objective criteria dictate how much about the topic must it be and what reliable sources tell us it is at least that much about the topic? What's included and what's not show precisely this problem. Take a few examples Independence Day (1996 film) and Monsters vs. Aliens which one might think were about alien invasions where the fictional POTUS plays a role but surely, these films aren't about that. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 00:39, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Purge the films category, remove films that aren't primarily about a fictional president. Carlossuarez has a point, though deleting the category entirely is a bit too drastic. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:30, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: reverse merge. bibliomaniac 1 5 03:05, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Category:American Civil War nurses to Category:Female nurses in the American Civil War‎

Nominator's rationale: They are all female. Rathfelder (talk) 09:57, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support simply because of the existance of the tree of Category:Women nurses. The gender split is perhaps questionable for the entire tree but that is not at stake with this particular nomination. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:18, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Reverse merge. As nurse is a predominently female profession, and was so at the time of the American Civil War it is the male nurses that should be placed in a non-diffusing gender category, per WP:GHETTO. Place Clichy (talk) 18:23, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Its still true now that about 90% of nurses are female. I think before 1900 there were probably no men who would have described themselves as nurses. Rathfelder (talk) 19:23, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Male nurses were common during this period. Walt Whitman, for example, was a Civil War nurse.[2]--User:Namiba 21:02, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If they were so common why are there no articles about them? Rathfelder (talk) 14:11, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Prefer reverse merge -- I suspect that the males employed in military hospitals were doing similar work, but called Hospital orderlies (or such like). Peterkingiron (talk) 17:17, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Place Clichy. Male nurses were and still are unusual. I dont much mind which way the merger goes, but 2 identical categories isnt helpful. Rathfelder (talk) 22:22, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: rename without the "Template" prefix and with lower-case i. bibliomaniac 1 5 03:07, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose renaming Category:Articles using Template:Infobox television season with invalid colour combination to Category:Pages using Template:Infobox television season with invalid colour combination
Propose renaming Category:Infobox television season articles that use the season name parameter to Category:Pages using Template:Infobox television season with the season name parameter
Propose renaming Category:Pages using infobox television season with unknown parameters to Category:Pages using Template:Infobox television season with unknown parameters
Propose renaming Category:Television season articles that use custom fields to Category:Pages using Template:Infobox television season with custom fields

These should have a consistent style. I'm ambivalent if the prefix "Template:" is needed or not. --Gonnym (talk) 16:27, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If we're going to talk about consistency then we should mention:

Category:Pages using infobox television with unknown parameters
Category:Pages using infobox television with alias parameters
Category:Pages using infobox television with potentially unnecessary parameters

None of these are nominated for renaming. I don't see a need for the inclusion of "Template:" as it just makes the category name longer and is really redundant as "infobox" makes it clear we are referring to a template. --AussieLegend (✉) 17:46, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't add the 3 above as they are for a different template. Yeah I guess the template prefix isn't needed, as I said, I was ambivalent about it. What about the uppercase "I" in "Infobox", as it's a proper noun? --Gonnym (talk) 09:13, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I mentioned the other cats only because if we're going to rename cats, we should consistently rename all related cats. I have no real opinion on whether "i" should be capitalised although I have seen capitalised cats un-capitalised in the past. Either way is fine with me. I'm happy to go with the majority. --AussieLegend (✉) 11:59, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Rename without "Template:". Keep the "i" of infobox capital. I'm indifferent if we want to lump in the other cats that should be renamed. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 16:47, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose Deleting/Listifying Category:Recipients of the Gold Medal of the City of Milan (France)

Nominator's rationale: Per WP:V and WP:NONDEF (WP:OCAWARD)

In 1859, French regiments were involved in the Second Italian War of Independence centering around Milan. 50 years later, the Gold Medal of the City of Milan was created as an anniversary campaign medal for those regiments. The only articles in the category are 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment and 9th Hussar Regiment (France) neither one of which even mentions this campaign (although the medal is mentioned in passing) so this doesn't seem defining. I just listed those 2 articles here in the main article for any readers interested in the topic. - RevelationDirect (talk) 00:48, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*RFC There is an open request for comments on proposed changes to WP:OCAWARD. Your input (pro/con/other) is always welcome here. -RD

Support per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:33, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Campaign medals do not need a category. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:19, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was: delete. MER-C 09:48, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose Deleting/Listifying Category:Stardust Awards winners

Nominator's rationale: Per WP:NONDEFINING (WP:OCAWARD)

Stardust is an Indian film and celebrity gossip magazine that used to have annual Stardust Awards for Bollywood films. A large majority of the articles in this category don't even mention this award so it doesn't seem defining. The winners are already listified here in individual list articles for any reader interested in this former award. -

Background We deleted similar British film magazine awards here. - RevelationDirect (talk) 00:48, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:34, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
delete if we have it Listified. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:21, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:The Purge (film series)

Category:Saltwater Game fish

Category:Freshwater Game fish

Category:Places of interest in Netrakona District

Category:Places of interest in Shimla

Category:People with chronic pain

Category:Shrek music

Category:Town Union Government

Category:Who is who in Abbi

Computing by time

Category:Moses Sumney songs

Category:Films directed by Sundaram Balachander

Category:Fictional Presidents of the United States

Films by demographic audience

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Infobox television season tracking categories

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Category:Stardust Awards winners

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