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Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Dukes and Kings of Bohemia

  • Listed for deletion on December 25, 2004 but no clear consensus reached.

:Category:Dukes of Bohemia and :Category:Kings of Bohemia should be merged into :Category:Bohemian monarchs. These two categories are redundant and violate common standard of :Category:Monarchs. Qertis 14:27, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC)

:Um...who wrote this? Grutness|hello? Image:Grutness.jpg

:Ducal titels have generally so little in common, that even :Category:Dukes may be seen as redundant. This is certainly no argument against single and transparent category populated by all Bohemian monarchs ruling in a direct succession for over 1000 years. Splitting this line into two is absolutely useless. BTW what about :Category:Kings? It's empty. And Maria Theresa of Austria? She was qeen, not king. And what about :Category:Polish monarchs? It should be than also depopulated and subcategorized into :Category:Dukes of Poland and :Category:Kings of Poland. Be consistent! -- Qertis 10:14, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)

::I agree that the whole :Category:Heads of state subcategories are a bit of a mess. However, whether a subcategorization of rulers of the country makes sense depends on the particular historical situation; there's certainly no one-size-fits-all solution. If subcategories add information, I think it is beneficial. I am still contemplating how to best subcategorize :Category:Rulers of Austria (dynasties? proclaimed or officially recognized titles?). With respect to Maria Theresa, you are right, this was my mistake when I created the kings category. Maybe :Category:Kings and Queens of Bohemia would be better. Martg76 16:54, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)

  • Keep per Martg76 comments. Sortior 05:00, Dec 27, 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete. In the case of Bohemia, such a distinction is rather artificial, as there wasn't really a difference, other than prestige, between the title of Duke and King of Bohemia. -- Naive cynic 12:19, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)