Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 November 7#Films by Title

= November 7 =

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== Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament (2)==

This CFD relates to the subcategories by nation and replaces an earlier CFD at WP:CFD#Category:Members_of_the_United_Kingdom_Parliament_from_Irish_constituencies_.281801-1922.29

It is one of two proposals which were originally made by me on 4 November 2006 at Category_talk:British_MPs#Renaming_subcategories_after_restructuring. I had hoped to leave that discussion to run for longer, in order to involve more people in exploring the issues, before hopefully reaching some sort of consensus on a proposal or set of proposals to bring to CFD.

However, the CFD above by Smerus brought the issue to a head more quickly, with a different proposal. Rather than have to separate CFDs relating to the same categories, it seemed better to start a new CFD, and Smerus has kindly agreed to withdraw the existing nomination to allow a new one to proceed.

The background to both these nominations is that all MPs elected to Westminster were originally categorised under the single {{cat|British MPs}}. This was both unwieldy and innacurate, because there have been three parliaments at Westminster:

Despite continuities of procedure and membership etc, these are legally separate institutions. So Westminster MPs are now categorised according to which parliament they are (or were) members of:

  • {{cl|Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament}}
  • {{cl|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament}}

This CFD relates solely to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament}}, i.e. MPs since 1801.

== National sub-categories of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament ==

=== Proposal 1 ===

  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Irish constituencies (1801-1922)}} to {{cl|UK MPs for Irish constituencies (1801-1922)}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Northern Ireland constituencies}} to {{cl|UK MPs for Northern Ireland constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies}} to {{cl|UK MPs for Scottish constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies}} to {{cl|UK MPs for English constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Welsh constituencies}} to {{cl|UK MPs for Welsh constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for University constituencies}} to {{cl|UK MPs for University constituencies}}

There are two reasons for this proposal:

  1. the existing category names are descriptive, but are simply too long: this change shortens them by 35 characters. A significant number of MPs (particularly in the nineteenth century) have represented constituencies in more than one nation of the United Kingdom, with the result that several lines of the category box are taken up with the categories. Every article on a MP should use the term "Member of Parliament" (MP) to explain the abbreviation (see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (abbreviations)), so the term abbreviation MP should be explained to a user who reads the categories. The abbreviation UK may be less familiar, but is widely used, and the unabbreviated term is used in the relevant category pages.
  2. it replaces the "from xxxxish constituencies" with "for xxxxish constituencies": the word "from" could mean that an MP was born there, but "for" makes it clearer that they were elected to represent the constituency, even though they may be "from" somewhere else (such as Michael Heseltine: he was born in Swansea, so is from a Welsh constituency, but was an MP for English constituencies).

This format follows the convention used in the subcategories of {{cl|MPs of the United Kingdom House of Commons, by Parliament}}, e.g. {{cl|UK MPs 1997-2001}}, which was arrived at after ojections at CFD to length of the previous names for those categories. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 00:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

=== Proposal 2 ===

  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Irish constituencies (1801-1922)}} to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament representing Irish constituencies (1801-1922)}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Northern Ireland constituencies}} to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament representing Northern Ireland constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies}} to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament representing Scottish constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies}} to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament representing English constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Welsh constituencies}} to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament representing Welsh constituencies}}
  • {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for University constituencies}} to {{cl|Members of the United Kingdom Parliament representing University constituencies}}

I have not written an explanation of this proposal, because it was advanced by User:Smerus in another CFD which he/she has kindly agreed to withdraw to allow a unified discussion. I have invited Smerus to wrire an appropriate explanation here, so please hold off commenting until that explanation is in place (Smerus, I presume you will want to delete this paragraph and replace it with your own). --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 00:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Pending any further explanation from Smerus, I have reposted the following from Smerus from the earlier CFD: --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:22, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Rename in the interests of clarity; the proposed title reflects the apparent intention of the category. Many of the MPs listed here are not from English consituencies in their origins (for example Tony Blair , who is 'from' Scotland) but they do 'represent' English consituencies. An alternative renaming, which I personally would prefer, would be Category:Members of the House of Commons representing English constituencies- as members of the other house of Parliament, the Lords, do not represent consituencies in any case. --Smerus 20:55, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

:*Comment JC37, when informed about the previous discussion, the nominator (Smerus) kindly agreed to withdraw the earlier CFD if a joint proposal was made. That is why this CFD has been created.
You are of course fully entitled to oppose the use of the term MPs in the category name, but it seems to be to be most unfortunate for a CFD to be launched which does not offer from the outset of the options which have achievced support an earlier discussion. I am pleased that Smerus agreed that it would be better to consider both options together, and I do not think that it is at all helpful to suggest that they be considered separately.
Please see my comments at User_talk:Jc37#MP_categories about your nomination of the other categories without offering the option which you already knew had achieved support at Renaming subcategories after restructuring. I feel that the effect of this omission of the supported option was to impede efforts to reach a proper consensus, and since I assume that you acted in good faith, I hope that you will agree to my suggestion of withdrawing those nominations to allow a discussion which considers all the options. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 00:55, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

::* Just as you were "fully entitled" to join in the existing nominations, rather than create this duplicative/counter nomination, that didn't even tag the categories in question, and couldn't, because to do so would be to remove tags from nominations under way, which would be counter to rules/policies, and likely be disruptive. See also: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#One CFD withdrawn needs closing, other CFDs apparent bad faith by User:Jc37. - jc37 23:34, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Support proposal 1 - As it is shortest form available, I'm not worried about the abbrievation MP as it is clear from the context constituency what the category means, and it should be clear from the article that the subject is a politican. Catchpole 15:10, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
  • My brain hurts. David Kernow (talk) 04:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose #1, do not use abbrev. No opinion on #2. >Radiant< 09:53, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support #1, please use abbrev. Oppose #2. roundhouse 13:50, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support #1. Oppose #2. - Kittybrewster 15:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment This is way to complicated. Please list each issue completely separately in future. Piccadilly 17:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support #2 as the existing names are not strictly accurate. Piccadilly 17:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

:*#1 includes changing 'from' (inaccurate) to 'for'; I support 'for' rather than 'representing' as it is shorter. roundhouse 17:13, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Oppose 2 as it is not technically correct. The Queen is a member of parliament but she is not an MP. Members of the house of Lords are members of Parliament but are never MPs. Support option 1, in this case the term MP actually exists as a separate term rather than an abbreviation. Hiding Talk 20:53, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support #1, shorter and more accurate. Support #2 if #1 is not implemented. Warofdreams talk 02:53, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support 1; Oppose 2. Why not use abbreviation ? Representing and for mean the same here, and for is much shorter. Angus McLellan (Talk) 14:22, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support 1; Oppose 2. I daresay any user interested in browsing the category will know what the abbreviations means. As a frequent creator of MP stubs, I can testify that it's quite painful to remember the exact phrasing of the present names (for? from? United Kingdom Parliament or Parliament of the United Kingdom?) and shorter names would be much easier to use. While I respect the desire for precision of phrasing, we have article space to explain exactly what Members of Parliament are and do; I don't think we need to carry that strictness into category space, provided the categories are unambiguous. Choess 17:34, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support #1; Oppose #2 per User:Catchpole ~~ Phoe talk 17:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC) ~~
  • Support #1; Oppose #2, I think this is a rare occasion where using the abbreviations is better. the wub "?!" 16:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the category's talk page (if any). No further edits should be made to this section.