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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:45, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian physical chemists to :Category:Physical chemists and :Category:Lithuanian chemists and :Category:Lithuanian physicists

:* Propose merging :Category:Iraqi physical chemists to :Category:Physical chemists and :Category:Iraqi chemists and :Category:Iraqi physicists

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 21:46, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Agree, merge as proposed above. --Bduke (talk) 00:17, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:23, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 12:50, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:45, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Estonian oncologists to :Category:Oncologists and :Category:Estonian physicians

:* Propose merging :Category:Danish oncologists to :Category:Oncologists and :Category:Danish physicians

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian oncologists to :Category:Oncologists and :Category:Lithuanian physicians

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 21:39, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge, but not to :Category:Estonian physicians because the article is already in a 20th-century subcategory thereof. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:26, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 12:50, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:46, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian memoirists to :Category:Lithuanian non-fiction writers

:* Propose merging :Category:Kosovan memoirists to :Category:Kosovan non-fiction writers

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 21:02, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Support for now --Lenticel ^(talk) 00:02, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:28, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose Why should we remove them from the category tree on :Category:Memoirists? Dimadick (talk) 06:02, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge plus to :Category:20th-century memoirists.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 12:54, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:46, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:1814 floods in the United Kingdom to :Category:1814 floods, :Category:1814 disasters in the United Kingdom and :Category:Floods in the United Kingdom

:* Propose merging :Category:1821 floods in the United Kingdom to :Category:1821 floods, :Category:1821 disasters in the United Kingdom and :Category:Floods in the United Kingdom

:* Propose merging :Category:1852 floods in the United Kingdom to :Category:1852 floods, :Category:1852 disasters in the United Kingdom and :Category:Floods in the United Kingdom

:Nominator's rationale: WP:SMALLCATs for just one flood each. As always, it does not aid navigation to obsessively subcategorize everything all the way down to the most granular level possible, without regard to the actual size of any given category -- these would be fine if there were several floods per year to file in them, but are not warranted for just one. Bearcat (talk) 17:35, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge all All of the year categories for floods in the United Kingdom have 1–3 articles each. Some of these can be merged to decade categories, but the United Kingdom is evidently too small to support a yearly flood category. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 09:04, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge all per LaundryPizza03. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:30, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

:Oppose For the 20th and 21st century the number per year is up to 2 or 3; enough to warrant a category of floods per year for the United Kingdom. United Kingdom by year categories extend back to 1801 ie the 19th century; so the categories of floods by year in the United Kingdom should include the 19th as well as the 20th and 2st centuries. Hugo999 (talk) 22:35, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

:* In order to keep the tree I would expect some 5 articles per year category on average. The average currently is well below 2. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:30, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge all per LaundryPizza03. Yet more WP:SMALLCAT categories created by this user who seems insistent on creating tons of small categories for no benefit. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:50, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge all — tired of cleaning up all the small categories by Hugo999.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 12:57, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge all -- There is not enough content for a category tree. We should merge all floods in UK subcats: there might be enough for one 19th century category and for decade categories in 20th and 21st century. I am surprised not to see an article on the 1795 floods on river Severn, which broke most of the bridges on that river. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:07, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:47, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Sasanian governors of Yemen to :Category:Sasanian governors and :Category:Ancient history of Yemen

:Nominator's rationale: merge per WP:SMALLCAT, only two articles in the category. Marcocapelle (talk) 16:22, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 12:57, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:48, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose renaming :Category:Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex to :Category:Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

:Nominator's rationale: HRH has a new title. Richiepip (talk) 15:29, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Rename per WP:C2D, this could have been listed at speedy. Marcocapelle (talk) 16:13, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Support per above --Lenticel ^(talk) 00:02, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
• Support agree this could have been a speedy. --Bcp67 (talk) 21:45, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
• Support Agree, this could be a speedy. SAAeh (talk) 07:41, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:48, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:1830s in the Southern Netherlands to :Category:1830s in Belgium

:Nominator's rationale: Selective merge and redirect. {{c|19th century in the Southern Netherlands}} is the predecessor category to the history of Belgium by that name, which begins at 1830. Only Province of Limburg (1815–1839) needs to be moved across; the other 2 pages are already categorised in 1830/1831 in Belgium. – Fayenatic London 14:00, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Just delete, a province article does not belong in a decade category. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:07, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Delete per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:24, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:48, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian writers' organizations to :Category:Writers' organizations and :Category:Lithuanian literature and :Category:Arts organizations based in Lithuania

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 13:24, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge per nom, though tbh I think that :Category:Lithuanian literature is a rather odd merge target for this. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:03, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge, except :Category:Lithuanian literature.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 12:59, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:49, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian xylographers to :Category:Lithuanian artists and :Category:Woodcut cutters

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 13:20, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Delete (or else merge to :Category:Woodcut cutters only), it is not clear from the article text that it belongs in :Category:Woodcut cutters. Merging to :Category:Lithuanian artists is redundant since the article is already in :Category:Lithuanian illustrators. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:13, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Delete — Xylography means woodcutting. The sole article won an award for woodcuts, so it was one of the reasons for notability. But :Category:Woodcut cutters says it is not for the artists who designed them.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:06, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:49, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian gothic rock groups to :Category:Gothic rock groups and :Category:Lithuanian rock music groups

:* Propose merging :Category:Danish gothic rock groups to :Category:Gothic rock groups and :Category:Danish rock music groups

:* Propose merging :Category:Norwegian gothic rock groups to :Category:Gothic rock groups and :Category:Norwegian rock music groups

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 09:19, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge to :Category:Gothic rock groups only, the articles are already in the tree of the other merge target. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:15, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:13, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:50, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian generals in other armies to :Category:Lithuanian generals

:* Propose merging :Category:Polish generals in other armies to :Category:Polish generals

:Nominator's rationale: words like "in other Foo" should be avoided, confusing. Estopedist1 (talk) 09:13, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge per WP:OCMISC. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:18, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:14, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian country singers to :Category:Country singers and :Category:Lithuanian singers

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 08:20, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge only to :Category:Country singers, the article is already in :Category:20th-century Lithuanian male singers. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:44, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:14, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian cosmetics businesspeople to :Category:Cosmetics businesspeople and :Category:Lithuanian businesspeople

:* Propose merging :Category:Israeli cosmetics businesspeople to :Category:Cosmetics businesspeople and :Category:Israeli businesspeople

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 08:13, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge only to :Category:Cosmetics businesspeople. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:47, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:14, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:51, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian commands to :Category:Military units and formations of Lithuania and :Category:Commands (military formations)

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 08:09, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:48, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:14, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:* Propose merging :Category:Lithuanian classical violists to :Category:Classical violists and :Category:Lithuanian violists and :Category:Lithuanian classical musicians

:* Propose merging :Category:Danish classical violists to :Category:Classical violists and :Category:Danish violists and :Category:Danish classical musicians

:* Propose merging :Category:Finnish classical violists to :Category:Classical violists and :Category:Finnish violists and :Category:Finnish classical musicians

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 08:03, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• Merge but not to :Category:Danish classical musicians and :Category:Finnish classical musicians. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:51, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
• Merge per Marcocapelle.
  William Allen Simpson (talk) 13:16, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkltalk 17:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:* Propose renaming :Category:Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to :Category:Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

:** Propose renaming :Category:Subdivisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina to :Category:Administrative divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

:Nominator's rationale: WP:C2D main article {{la|Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}.

:Followup to:

:#Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 December 23#Category:Subdivisions of Russia result renamed :Category:Political divisions of Russia

:William Allen Simpson (talk) 00:15, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

• I suggest that :Category:Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina might be renamed to political divisions, and :Category:Subdivisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina to "administrative divisions" like other countries. – Fayenatic London 14:11, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

:*Currently, :Category:Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sub-category, and {{la|Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina}} was created in 2004 by Joy as a redirect to Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Political divisions is the top level, so these must be re-parented.
William Allen Simpson (talk) 04:54, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

• Rename per nom plus the fact that there are legally only 2 "entities" in BiH: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and the Republika Srpska (RS). That's a WP:SMALLCAT by definition. Cheers,— Preceding unsigned comment added by Nederlandse Leeuw (talk • contribs) 2023-03-15 23:39:13 (UTC)

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