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Category:St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational

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The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 10:40, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category contains only the article on which it is based. User:Namiba 22:44, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Roman-era historians

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#Category:Roman-era historians

Category:Boxing matches by venue

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#Category:Boxing matches by venue

categories named after sports venues

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#categories named after sports venues

Category:Japanese road movies

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: merge as modified. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 23:23, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Redundant. Genre isn't big enough to encompass both categories and can lead to confusion as to which category a film should belong. There are currently 2 films listed as Category:Japanese comedy-drama films and 7 total films in Category:Japanese road movies with 2 subcategories each with 2 or less films. All 9 films could be listed in the main category without the need for subcategories.
subcategories as redundant. Matsujima (talk) 21:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Removed Category:Japanese drama road movies, as "comedy-drama" is a special compound name (AKA "dramedy") to distinguish it from mere "comedy" or "drama". A dramedy is its own thing and own tree. It's a term based upon the frequency and vibe of jokes.
William Allen Simpson (talk) 17:35, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkltalk 22:14, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Rabbis from Prague

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#Category:Rabbis from Prague

Category:European sportspeople by ethnic or national origin

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) Qwerfjkltalk 23:27, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: WP:SMALLCAT recent proliferation of tiny categories with unusual and irrelevant hierarchical organization. Wikipedia:Category naming does not provide for by region encapsulating by country.
Summary: Convoluted tree, entangled with others, very few articles. Redundantly, Europeans are of European descent.
Note that although Latin American and South American have already been deleted, a new parallel arises under Carribean.
Note that although Asian and African have already been deleted, 2 new parallels under Arab and Middle Eastern. None of these are actually "Arab", rather they speak Arabic-language. So this runs into a somewhat racist stereotypical grouping by language, not continent.
Already deleted:
  1. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 3#Category:American sportspeople of European descent
  2. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 12#Category:Latin American sportspeople by ethnic or national origin
  3. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 13#Category:South American sportspeople by ethnic or national origin
  4. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 14#Category:African sportspeople by ethnic or national origin
  5. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 14#Category:Middle Eastern sportspeople by ethnic or national origin
  6. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 14#Category:Oceanian sportspeople by ethnic or national origin
  7. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 15#Category:Asian sportspeople by ethnic or national origin looks like categorization by “race.”
William Allen Simpson (talk) 19:04, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question: should you also include from the same creator: Category:Sportspeople of European descent (Category:French sportspeople of European descent, Category:German sportspeople of European descent), and more largely the content of Category:Sportspeople by continent and ethnic or national descent and Category:Sportspeople by region of descent)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Place Clichy (talk • contribs) 2023-01-27 15:45:53 (UTC)
  • Answer: Eventually. I've been working on the prefix side, an hour or so per day. There were so many crosslinks and entanglements, that is complicated. As seen above, that reaches into the suffix side too. Moreover, that stalled (relisted) when not enough folks supported. Once that is cleared up, and a suitable guideline written, it should be easier to handle the suffix side. Also, there are parts that were never well-connected to the rest, so search and destroy will be necessary.
    William Allen Simpson (talk) 18:29, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Serbian Romani writers

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#Category:Serbian Romani writers

Category:Academics who falsely claimed minority ancestry

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The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 23:31, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: I am doubtful about the propriety of this category. I stumbled upon it when it was linked from Elizabeth Warren's page. As far as I can see, it appears to be a collection of disparate incidents. For example, the BethAnn McLaughlin and Science Femme articles more properly describe hoaxes, rather than an identifiable individual claiming minority ancestry. Others, such as Gina Adams are unproven and therefore potential WP:BLP violations, since the category uses the word "falsely" in Wikipedia's voice. In my view, this category is not so useful as to overcome the potential BLP and COATRACK problems it raises. MediaKill13 (talk) 10:21, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Croatian writers from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#Category:Croatian writers from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Category:Wikipedians who have access to Miramar

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Miramar Ship Index. Kbdank71 23:03, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: The name of the website is Miramar Ship Index. Gonnym (talk) 07:55, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Wikipedians who have access to Informit

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 4#Category:Wikipedians who have access to Informit

Category:Former Radio-Canada television affiliates

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The result of the discussion was: delete. Kbdank71 23:17, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: Unneeded; similar to other deleted categories. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 04:55, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 May 30#Category:Former NET affiliates
  2. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 December 18#Category:Former North American Soccer League teams nominated by The Bushranger
  3. Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 December 6#Wikipedia does not categorize based on current status. nominated by Namiba
William Allen Simpson (talk) 04:23, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Cultural depictions of Novak Djokovic

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The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 23:34, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's rationale: WP:NONDEF - none of the items in this category are remotely defined by having Novak Djokovic in them. fuzzy510 (talk) 03:58, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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