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Categories for discussion (CfD) is the central venue for discussing specific proposals to delete, merge, rename or split categories and stub types in accordance with the guidelines for categorization, category naming and stub articles.
For detailed instructions about using CfD, see "How to use CfD" below. Briefly, nominations are handled through one of two processes:
- Speedy renaming and merging, for uncontroversial proposals that meet specified criteria—see "Speedy renaming and merging" below.
- Full discussion, for all other proposals. Discussions typically remain open for at least seven days and are closed once a rough consensus has formed or no objections to the nomination are raised.
Except in uncontroversial cases such as reverting vandalism, do not amend or depopulate a category once it has been nominated at CfD as this hampers other editors' efforts to evaluate a category and participate in the discussion.
When a category is renamed or merged with another category, in limited circumstances it may be helpful to leave an instance of the {{Category redirect|...}} template on the category's former page. See "Redirecting categories" below for more information.
Wikipedia:Move review can be used to contest the outcome of a CfD request that is limited in scope to renaming, as long as all steps are followed. If a discussion on the request closer's talk page does not resolve an issue, then a move review will evaluate the close of a CfD move discussion to determine whether or not the close was reasonable and consistent with the spirit and intent of common practice, policies, and guidelines. CfDs involving deletion should be reviewed at Wikipedia:Deletion review.
Scope
CfD is intended only for specific proposals to delete, merge, rename or split categories or stub types. For general discussion about how to improve the category system, use other appropriate venues such as Wikipedia talk:Categorization, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Categories, and any relevant WikiProjects' talk pages.
Current discussions
Discussions awaiting closure
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 19 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 10 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 9 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 December 19 (2 open)
See also the list of individual discussions awaiting closure here and the list of full open discussions awaiting closure here.
How to use CfD
Nomination procedure
Twinkle
You may use Twinkle to facilitate CfD nominations. To install Twinkle, go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets and check "Twinkle" in the "Browsing" section. Use the now-installed "XfD" (Start a deletion discussion) tab while viewing the page you want to nominate.
Twinkle only allows you to nominate a single category or stub template. For bundled nominations including multiple categories, or if you prefer not to use Twinkle, follow the manual steps below.
Manual nominations
I | Preliminary steps.
Before nominating a category:
In the following special cases:
For further information, see Wikipedia:Categorization and Wikipedia:Manual of Style. |
II | Edit the category.
Add one of the following templates at the beginning of the category page (not the talk page) of every category to be discussed. For nominations involving large numbers of categories, help adding these templates can be requested here.
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III | Create the CFD section.
Click THIS LINK to edit the section of CfD for today's entries. Follow the instructions (visible in edit mode) to copy and paste one of the templates below. When inserting category names into these template's parameters, except the
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Stub types
I | Preliminary steps.
In general, a stub type consists of a stub template and a dedicated stub category. Before nominating a stub type for deletion, merging or renaming:
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II | Edit the template.
Add one of the following tags at the beginning of the template to be discussed.
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III | Create the CFD section.
Click THIS LINK to edit the section of CfD for today's entries. Follow the instructions (visible in edit mode) and paste the following text (remember to update the default parameters):
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Notifying interested projects and editors
In addition to the steps listed above, you may choose to invite participation by editors who are likely to be informed about a nominated category. All such efforts must comply with Wikipedia's guideline against biased canvassing. In addition, to help make your messages about the CfD discussion clear, avoid Wikipedia-specific abbreviations, link to relevant policies or guidelines, and link to the discussion itself.
- Notifying related WikiProjects
WikiProjects consist of groups of editors who are interested in a particular subject. If a nominated category is within the scope of one or more WikiProjects, consider adding a brief, neutral note on their talk page(s) about the nomination. You may use {{subst:cfd notice|Category name|2023 January 27|CfD section name}} ~~~~
or write a personalized message.
Tagging the nominated category's talk page with a relevant WikiProject's banner will include the category in that WikiProject's Article Alerts if they subscribe to the system. For instance, tagging a nominated category with {{WikiProject Physics}} will add the discussion to Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Article alerts.
- Notifying substantial contributors to the category
While not required, it is generally considered courteous to notify the good-faith creator and main contributors of the category that you are nominating for discussion. To find the creator and main contributors, check the category's page history or talk page. You may use {{Cfd notice}}
to inform the category's creator and all other editors.
- Notifying other interested editors
It may be helpful to invite other subject-matter experts by posting a message on the talk page of the most closely related article, such as Protein family for Category:Protein families. You may use {{Cfdnotice}}
for this.
Closing procedure
After seven days, someone will close the discussion according to the consensus that formed or, if needed, relist it to allow more discussion. Editors closing discussions must follow the administrator instructions and, except in the case of a "keep" or "no consensus" outcome, implement the result or log it at the Working page to ensure it is implemented.
Redirecting categories
In general, an unpopulated category should be deleted (see speedy deletion criterion C1) because it is not useful for navigation and sorting. In limited circumstances, and because categories cannot be redirected using "hard" redirects (i.e. #REDIRECT[[''target'']]
), we use a form of "soft redirect" to solve the issue. You can "create" a category redirect by adding {{Category redirect|target}}
to the category page. Bots patrol these categories and move articles into the "redirect" targets.
In particular, category redirects are used at the former category name when we convert hyphens into en dashes (e.g. Category:Canada-Russia relations → Category:Canada–Russia relations). It is also helpful to set up category redirects from titles with plain letters (i.e. characters on a standard keyboard) where the category names include diacritics.
A list of redirected categories is available at Category:Wikipedia soft redirected categories.
Speedy renaming and merging
Speedy renaming or speedy merging of categories may be requested only if they meet a speedy criterion, for example WP:C2D (consistency with main article's name) or WP:C2C (consistency with established category tree names). Please see instructions below.
- Determine which speedy criterion applies
- Tag category page with
{{subst:cfr-speedy|New name}}
- List request along with speedy criteria reason under "Current requests" below on this page
Please note that a speedy request must state which of the narrowly defined criteria strictly applies. Hence, any other non-speedy criteria, even "common sense" or "obvious", may be suitable points, but only at a full discussion at WP:Categories for discussion.
Request may take 48 hours to process after listing if there are no objections. This delay allows other users to review the request to ensure that it meets the speedy criteria for speedy renaming or merging, and to raise objections to the proposed change.
Categories that qualify for speedy deletion (per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, e.g., "patent nonsense", "recreation") can be tagged with the regular speedy tags, such as {{db|reason}}
with no required delay. Empty categories can be deleted if they remain empty 7 days after tagging with {{db-empty}}. Renaming under C2E can also be processed instantly as it is a variation on G7.
To oppose a speedy request you must record your objection within 48 hours of the nomination. Do this by inserting immediately under the nomination:
- Oppose, (the reasons for your objection). ~~~~
You will not be able to do this by editing the page WP:Categories for discussion. Instead, you should edit the section WP:Categories for discussion#Add requests for speedy renaming and merging here or the page WP:Categories for discussion/Speedy#Add requests for speedy renaming and merging here (WP:CFDS). Be aware that in the course of any discussion, the nomination and its discussion may get moved further down the page purely for organizational convenience – you may need to search WP:CFDS to find the new location. Participate in any ongoing discussion, but unless you withdraw your opposition, a knowledgeable person may eventually bring forward the nomination and discussion to become a regular CFD discussion. At that stage you may add further comments, but your initial opposition will still be considered. However, if after seven days there has been no support for the request, and no response from the nominator, the request may be dropped from further consideration as a speedy.
Contested speedy requests become stale, and can be untagged and delisted after 7 days of inactivity. Optionally, if the discussion may be useful for future reference, it may be copied to the category talk page, with a section heading and {{moved discussion from|[[WP:CFDS]]|2=~~~~}}
. If the nominator wants to revive the process, this may be requested at WP:Categories for discussion (CfD) in accordance with its instructions.
If you belatedly notice and want to oppose a speedy move that has already been processed, contact one of the admins who process the Speedy page. If your objection seems valid, they may reverse the move, or start a full CFD discussion.
Speedy criteria
The category-specific criteria for speedy renaming, or merging are strictly limited to:
C2A: Typographic and spelling fixes
- Correction of spelling errors and capitalization fixes. Differences between British and American spelling (e.g. Harbours → Harbors) are not considered errors; however if the convention of the relevant category tree is to use one form over the other then a rename may be appropriate under C2C. If both spellings exist as otherwise-identical category names, they should be merged.
- Appropriate conversion of hyphens into en dashes or vice versa (e.g. Category:Canada-Russia relations → Category:Canada–Russia relations).
- Correction of obvious grammatical errors, such as a missing conjunction (e.g. Individual frogs toads → Individual frogs and toads). This includes pluralizing a noun in the name of a set category, but not when disagreement might reasonably be anticipated as to whether the category is a topic or set category.
C2B: Consistency with established Wikipedia naming conventions and practices
- Expanding abbreviated country names (e.g. U.S. → United States).
- Disambiguation fixes from an unqualified name (e.g. Category:Washington → Category:Washington (state) or Category:Washington, D.C.).
C2C: Consistency with established category tree names
Bringing a category into line with established naming conventions for that category tree, or into line with the various "x by y", "x of y", or "x in y" categorization conventions specified at Wikipedia:Category names
- This should be used only where there is no room for doubt that the category in question is being used for the standard purpose instead of being a potential subcategory.
- This criterion should be applied only when there is no ambiguity or doubt over the existence of a category naming convention. Such a convention must be well defined and must be overwhelmingly used within the tree. If this is not the case then the category in question must be brought forward to a full Cfd nomination.
- This criterion will not apply in cases where the category tree observes distinctions in local usage (e.g. Category:Transportation in the United States and Category:Transport in the United Kingdom).
C2D: Consistency with main article's name
- Renaming a topic category to match its eponymous page (e.g. Category:The Beatles and The Beatles).
- This applies only if the related page's current name (and by extension, the proposed name for the category) is:
- unambiguous (so it generally does not apply to proposals to remove a disambiguator from the category name, even when the main article is the primary topic of its name, i.e. it does not contain a disambiguator); and
- uncontroversial, either because of longstanding stability at that particular name, or because the page was just moved (i) after a page move discussion resulted in explicit consensus to rename, or (ii) unilaterally to reflect an official renaming which is verified by one or more citations (provided in the nomination). C2D does not apply if the result would be contrary to guidelines at WP:CATNAME, or there is any ongoing discussion about the name of the page or category, or there has been a recent discussion concerning any of the pages that resulted in a no consensus result, or it is controversial in some other way.
- This criterion may also be used to rename a set category in the same circumstances, where the set is defined by a renamed topic; e.g. players for a sports team, or places in a district.
- Before nominating a category to be renamed per WP:C2D, consider whether it makes more sense to move the article instead of the category.
C2E: Author request
- This criterion applies only if the author of a category requests or agrees to renaming within six months of creating the category.
- The criterion does not apply if other editors have populated or changed the category since it was created. "Other editors" includes bots that populated the category, but excludes an editor working with the author on the renaming.
C2F: One eponymous article
- This criterion applies if the category contains only an eponymous article, list or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories, where applicable. Nominations should use
{{subst:cfm-speedy}}
(speedy merger) linking to a suitable parent category, or to another appropriate category (e.g. one that is currently on the article).
Admin instructions
When handling the listings:
- Make sure that the listing meets one of the above criteria.
- With the exception of C2E, make sure that it was both listed and tagged at least 48 hours previously.
- Make sure that there is no opposition to the listing; if there is a discussion, check if the opposing user(s) ended up withdrawing their opposition.
If the listing meets these criteria, simply have the category renamed or merged – follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Administrator instructions, in the section "If the decision is to Rename, Merge, or Delete"; to list it for the bots, use the Speedy moves section.
Applying speedy criteria in full discussions
- A nomination to merge or rename, brought forward as a full CfD, may be speedily closed if the closing administrator is satisfied that:
- The nomination clearly falls within the scope of one of the criteria listed here, and
- No objections have been made within 48 hours of the initial nomination.
- If both these conditions are satisfied, the closure will be regarded as having been a result of a speedy nomination. If any objections have been raised then the CfD nomination will remain in place for the usual 7-day discussion period, to be decided in accordance with expressed consensus.
Add requests for speedy renaming and merging here
If the category and desired change do not match one of the criteria mentioned in C2, do not list it here. Instead, list it in the main CFD section.
If you are in any doubt as to whether it qualifies, do not list it here.
Use the following format on a new line at the beginning of the list:
* [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~
(The four ~ will sign and datestamp the entry automatically.)
If the current name should be redirected rather than deleted, use:
* REDIRECT [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~
To note that human action is required, e.g. updating a template that populates the category, use:
* NO BOTS [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~
Remember to tag the category page with: {{subst:Cfr-speedy|New name}}
A request may be completed if it is more than 48 hours old; that is, if the time stamp shown is earlier than 23:56, 25 January 2023 (UTC). Currently, there are 76 open requests (. )
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Current requests
Please add new requests at the top of the list, preferably with a link to the parent category (in case of C2C) or relevant article (in case of C2D).
- Category:Faculty by university in Cuba to Category:Faculty by university or college in Cuba – C2C: per parent Category:People by university or college in Cuba, sibling Category:Alumni by university or college in Cuba.. Oculi (talk) 22:24, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Club Brugge KV head coaches to Category:Club Brugge KV managers – C2C, match every other category in Category:Football managers in Belgium by club. GiantSnowman 19:19, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Chicago to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Chicago – C2B, for instance: Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Bolivia and Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Argentina. Woko Sapien (talk) 17:28, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Honolulu to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Honolulu
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Las Vegas to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Las Vegas
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of San Diego to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of San Diego
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of San Francisco to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of San Francisco
- Category:First Ladies of Denver to Category:First ladies of Denver
- Category:Japanese tribes to Category:Bemin – refers to a specific institution which was badly translated. Also confused easily with Category:Tribes of ancient Japan Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 16:18, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose Speedy as not eligible. There is a draft Draft:Bemin but no article Bemin, so this is not eligible for Speedy processing under C2D, and none of the other above criteria apply. This would therefore need a full CFD discussion. – Fayenatic London 17:53, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Costa Rica – C2B, for instance: Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Bolivia and Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Argentina. Woko Sapien (talk) 14:53, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of East Timor to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of East Timor
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Finland to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Finland
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Gabon to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Gabon
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Georgia (country) to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Georgia (country)
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Haiti to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Haiti
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Indonesia to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Kyrgyzstan to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Kyrgyzstan
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Latvia to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Latvia
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Liberia to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Liberia
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Malawi to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Malawi
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of the Marshall Islands to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of the Marshall Islands
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Mauritius to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Mauritius
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Moldova to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Moldova
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Nepal to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Nepal
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Panama to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Panama
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Singapore to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Singapore
- Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Sri Lanka to Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Sri Lanka
- Category:Faculty by university in Brazil to Category:Faculty by university or college in Brazil – C2C: per parent Category:People by university or college in Brazil, sibling Category:Alumni by university or college in Brazil. Oculi (talk) 09:18, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Faculty by university in Venezuela to Category:Faculty by university or college in Venezuela – C2C: per parent Category:People by university or college in Venezuela, sibling Category:Alumni by university or college in Venezuela. Oculi (talk) 09:12, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the West Coast, New Zealand to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the West Coast, New Zealand – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- I suggest that we can leave off the
, New Zealand
bit where applicable; the country is already mentioned in the organisation's title. Schwede66 06:27, 27 January 2023 (UTC)- Lengthy but follows the tree which is History of the West Coast, New Zealand, etc. so should be kept. Gonnym (talk) 10:08, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the West Coast, New Zealand (with or without the terminal New Zealand). Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- I suggest that we can leave off the
- Category:NZHPT register in the Wellington Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Wellington Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Wellington Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in Waikato to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in Waikato – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in Waikato. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Tasman Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Tasman Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Tasman Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in Southland, New Zealand to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in Southland, New Zealand – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:39, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in Southland, New Zealand. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in Otago to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in Otago – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:39, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in Otago. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Northland Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Northland Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:39, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Northland Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Nelson Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Nelson Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:39, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Nelson Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Marlborough Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Marlborough Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:38, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Marlborough Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in Manawatū-Whanganui to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in Manawatū-Whanganui – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:38, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in Manawatū-Whanganui. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Auckland Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Auckland Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:38, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Auckland Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Hawke's Bay Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Hawke's Bay Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:37, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Hawke's Bay Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Gisborne District to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Gisborne District – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:37, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Gisborne District. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in Canterbury, New Zealand to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in Canterbury, New Zealand – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:37, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in Canterbury, New Zealand. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT register in the Bay of Plenty Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand register in the Bay of Plenty Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:36, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, but instead uses list, and the category is not for the list but for items on the list or listings, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand listings in the Bay of Plenty Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT historic areas register in the Wellington Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand historic areas register in the Wellington Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. This category is for historic areas on the Heritage New Zealand list for the particular region, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New historic areas in the Wellington Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT historic areas register in the Canterbury Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand historic areas register in the Canterbury Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. This category is for historic areas on the Heritage New Zealand list for the particular region, and the parent categories use Canterbury, New Zealand, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New historic areas in Canterbury, New Zealand. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT historic areas register in the Bay of Plenty Region to Category:Heritage New Zealand historic areas register in the Bay of Plenty Region – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. This category is for historic areas on the Heritage New Zealand list for the particular region, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New historic areas in the Bay of Plenty Region. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:NZHPT historic areas register to Category:Heritage New Zealand historic areas register – C2D. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed. Heritage New Zealand no longer uses the term register, and now uses the term list, so the category name should become Category:Heritage New Zealand historic area listings. Paora (talk) 11:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:New Zealand Historic Places Trust to Category:Heritage New Zealand – C2D: Organization name change in 2014. Two of the subcats and their subcats need other renaming and are at full discussion (January 25). Others will be nominated here. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Plays by Steve Carter to Category:Plays by Steve Carter (playwright) – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 00:15, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Government polytechnic in Uttar Pradesh to Category:Government polytechnics in Uttar Pradesh – C2B: set category - should be plural. Oculi (talk) 15:47, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Elsevier ScienceDirect to Category:Wikipedians who have access to ScienceDirect – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 08:06, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Past Masters to Category:Wikipedians who have access to InteLex Past Masters – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 08:01, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to OpenEdition to Category:Wikipedians who have access to OpenEdition.org – C2D: OpenEdition is a disambiguation page. Gonnym (talk) 08:00, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Nomos to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Nomos Publishing House – C2D: though its also empty and Wikipedia:Nomos was redirected, so could also be deleted. Gonnym (talk) 07:58, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to MIT to Category:Wikipedians who have access to MIT Press – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 07:55, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Loeb to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Loeb Classical Library – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 07:50, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to IMF to Category:Wikipedians who have access to International Monetary Fund – C2D: or "International Monetary Fund elibrary" which is what specifically is meant here. Gonnym (talk) 07:43, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Find My Past to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Findmypast – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 07:35, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Wikipedians who have access to Erudit to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Érudit – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 07:34, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Emerald to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Emerald Group Publishing – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 07:34, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to EBSCO to Category:Wikipedians who have access to EBSCO Information Services – C2D: or EBSCO Publishing. Unclear to what the category refers to, but it probably isn't EBSCO. Also, see Category:Wikipedians who have access to EBSCOhost which might be a duplicate category. Gonnym (talk) 07:32, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Nikkimaria, Graham11, and Guerillero: please can you advise whether these categories cover different access rights, or should be merged – and if so to what name? – Fayenatic London 11:43, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie albums to Category:Goodbye Mr Mackenzie albums – C2D: Main article was renamed without the period in 2018 and has remained stable since. StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 01:30, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Harlem Race Track to Category:Defunct horse racing venues in Illinois – C2F. –Aidan721 (talk) 00:32, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Sports venues in the United States by state and city to Category:Sports venues in the United States by state and populated place – C2E. –Aidan721 (talk) 23:45, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Sports venues in Massachusetts by city to Category:Sports venues in Massachusetts by populated place – C2E. –Aidan721 (talk) 23:46, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Celaenorrhini to Category:Celaenorrhinini – C2A (use spelling of original author (Swinhoe, 1912) as per corrected article title Celaenorrhinini). Loopy30 (talk) 14:47, 25 January 2023
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to RSUK to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Royal Society – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 17:10, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed This should be renamed to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Royal Society journals per Wikipedia:Royal Society journals. Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 18:48, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- But there is no Royal Society journals... Gonnym (talk) 19:12, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- I would support Armbrust's version, invoking WP:IAR if that's necessary. WP:RSUK redirects to what he says. RSUK redirects to Resuscitation Council UK, so the category name is currently misleading. – Fayenatic London 19:46, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Looking at the options, I found Royal Society Publishing which might be a better name. Gonnym (talk) 06:52, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm fine with using Royal Society Publishing.Armbrust The Homunculus 14:32, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Looking at the options, I found Royal Society Publishing which might be a better name. Gonnym (talk) 06:52, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- I would support Armbrust's version, invoking WP:IAR if that's necessary. WP:RSUK redirects to what he says. RSUK redirects to Resuscitation Council UK, so the category name is currently misleading. – Fayenatic London 19:46, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- But there is no Royal Society journals... Gonnym (talk) 19:12, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose as proposed This should be renamed to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Royal Society journals per Wikipedia:Royal Society journals. Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 18:48, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Opposed requests
- Category:Wikipedians who have access to Baylor to Category:Wikipedians who have access to Baylor University – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 17:23, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose These users have access to "Baylor University Press", but as that doesn't has an article this can't be speedily renamed. Armbrust The Homunculus 18:45, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- I believe that the redirect Baylor University Press might be still valid for C2D. Gonnym (talk) 19:14, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- IMO redirects don't qualify for C2D. Armbrust The Homunculus 14:29, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Although you had no objection to [2]? If you still oppose this, we might as well wait pending other Speedies, and then nominate this together with other unclear sub-cats of Category:Wikipedians by access to a digital library. – Fayenatic London 11:49, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Fayenatic london: Oh, I didn’t notice that was a redirect. I struck that. Armbrust The Homunculus 13:01, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Although you had no objection to [2]? If you still oppose this, we might as well wait pending other Speedies, and then nominate this together with other unclear sub-cats of Category:Wikipedians by access to a digital library. – Fayenatic London 11:49, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- IMO redirects don't qualify for C2D. Armbrust The Homunculus 14:29, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- I believe that the redirect Baylor University Press might be still valid for C2D. Gonnym (talk) 19:14, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose These users have access to "Baylor University Press", but as that doesn't has an article this can't be speedily renamed. Armbrust The Homunculus 18:45, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
On hold pending other discussion
- Category:Quaker meeting houses to Category:Friends meeting house – C2D. User:Namiba 13:37, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy. Namiba The overall category is Category:Quakerism and then Category:Quaker meetings, which are consistent with the current name. Also there are numerous subcategories that should also be changed if this one is. TSventon (talk) 23:50, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
- I am proposing a reverse rename for the article. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:12, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
- On hold pending discussion at Talk:Friends meeting house. – Fayenatic London 17:35, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
- I am proposing a reverse rename for the article. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:12, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy. Namiba The overall category is Category:Quakerism and then Category:Quaker meetings, which are consistent with the current name. Also there are numerous subcategories that should also be changed if this one is. TSventon (talk) 23:50, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
Moved to full discussion
- Category:FFA Cup of Nations to Category:Cup of Nations (Australia) – C2D as per parent article Cup of Nations (Australia) --SuperJew (talk) 09:22, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy Main article was only recently moved and without discussion, thus C2D doesn't apply. Armbrust The Homunculus 19:01, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Now at full discussion. – Fayenatic London 12:04, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy Main article was only recently moved and without discussion, thus C2D doesn't apply. Armbrust The Homunculus 19:01, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Collage (singer) songs to Category:Collage (American duo) songs – C2D: Topic has been moved to Collage (American duo). – robertsky (talk) 16:55, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
- Category:Collage (singer) albums to Category:Collage (American duo) albums – C2D: Topic has moved to Collage (American duo). – robertsky (talk) 16:55, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy for above two. Main article was only recently moved and without discussion, thus C2D doesn't apply. Armbrust The Homunculus 19:07, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Armbrust, the main article was residing at Collage (duo) since 26 April 2021, and the category names have been a mismatch since then. I would have requested to move to that title as the new category names if I had encountered before approving the Collage (Taiwanese duo) article at AfC. Upon looking further, the (singer) dab may be at best a partial or ambigious term given that there are multiple groups and a DJ with the same name, or at worst, an incorrect one. – robertsky (talk) 07:35, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Now at full discussion. – Fayenatic London 11:58, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Armbrust, the main article was residing at Collage (duo) since 26 April 2021, and the category names have been a mismatch since then. I would have requested to move to that title as the new category names if I had encountered before approving the Collage (Taiwanese duo) article at AfC. Upon looking further, the (singer) dab may be at best a partial or ambigious term given that there are multiple groups and a DJ with the same name, or at worst, an incorrect one. – robertsky (talk) 07:35, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy for above two. Main article was only recently moved and without discussion, thus C2D doesn't apply. Armbrust The Homunculus 19:07, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
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