Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Category:Dead people

The following discussion comes from Wikipedia:Categories for deletion, where it is currently listed as unresolved. It may be reviewed again in the future in the light of evolving standards and guidelines for categorization.21:34, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

= [[:Category:Dead people]] =

  • 5 keep, 7 delete. No consensus. -User:Aranel ("Sarah")]] 00:22, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Is this a joke? Gamaliel 05:31, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC)

:Keep. - Isn't it a common denominator of the two subcategories? Besides, the description reads: "Do not add articles directly to this category; instead, add them to the appropriate subcategory.". -- User:Docu

:: Three subcategories now.

:Name seems kinda trite, but with above listed qualifications, I see no reason to not keep it. --ssd 12:29, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC)

::Delete - what next? Category: Alive people???? jguk 23:00, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC)

:Keep only if it is restricted to those subcategories. Delete on sight if it metastisizes beyond that. Postdlf 23:14, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC)

:Delete - The two categories could easily be part of the parent category (People), and thus eliminating an uneeded level of catagorization. Hobie 02:54, 2004 Oct 14 (UTC)

:Keep: useful parent for other categories and not intended to be used for categorization of individual articles. -Sean Curtin 03:37, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

:Should we also have a :Category:People who have lived as a parent to :Category:Births by year, and any hypothetical :Category:People born by Caesarian section and :Category:People born in strange places categories? This is not a vote.-gadfium 05:01, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)

:Delete. --Gary D 06:29, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

:Delete. It's a[gainst common sense. Etz Haim 20:48, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)