Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 December 6

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Farmers from Telangana to :Category:People from Telangana

:Nominator's rationale: Category with just one entry. Lost in Quebec (talk) 19:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Soccer clubs in Burlington, Ontario to :Category:Sports clubs and teams in Burlington, Ontario and :Category:Soccer clubs in Ontario

:Nominator's rationale: Does not help navigation. User:Namiba 19:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Merge, only two clubs here. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page discussions. GiantSnowman 15:29, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
• Merge as above, too narrow. GiantSnowman 15:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
• Merge not enough articles. A category for soccer clubs in Halton Region (Burlington, Oakville, and Milton) may be appropriate. BLAIXX 17:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename to :Category:Population data templates. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose renaming :Category:Template:Metadata Population to :Category:Metadata population templates :Category:Population data templates

:Nominator's rationale: rename for better clarification what the category is about, it is also WP:C2Cish. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

::Rename to {{cat|Population data templates}}. This isn't metadata, this is just plain data. jlwoodwa (talk) 03:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

::* That is also a good point. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

: Propose renaming:

• :Category:Eastern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• :Category:Battles of the Eastern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Battles of the Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• :Category:Northern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• :Category:Battles of the Northern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Battles of the Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• :Category:Southern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• :Category:Battles of the Southern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Battles of the Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

:Nominator's rationale: rename, less ambiguous names and in line with recent (bold) renaming of articles. If this is opposed, the article renames should be reverted. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

{{Cot|copy of speedy discussion}}

• :Category:Eastern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – C2D: per Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Family27390 (talk) 18:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
• :Category:Battles of the Eastern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Battles of the Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• : Oppose speedy Main article was only recently renamed and without discussion, thus C2D doesn't apply. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:31, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
• :Category:Northern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – C2D: per Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Family27390 (talk) 18:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
• :Category:Battles of the Northern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Battles of the Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• :Category:Southern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – C2D: per Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Family27390 (talk) 18:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
• :Category:Battles of the Southern Ukraine campaign to :Category:Battles of the Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• : Oppose speedy Main article was only recently renamed and without discussion, thus C2D doesn't apply. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

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: {{ping|Family27390|Armbrust}} pinging contributors to speedy discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:09, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: manual merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:35, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Events associated with apartheid to :Category:Apartheid in South Africa

:Nominator's rationale: Per WP:OCASSOC. It is duplicative and hinders navigation. User:Namiba 16:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Manually merge/mostly delete, many articles, such as about elections and Witzieshoek revolt do not belong here and others are already in :Category:Opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Marcocapelle (talk) 17:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:10th century BC in international relations (1 C) to :Category:10th century BC

:* Propose merging :Category:9th century BC in international relations (1 C) to :Category:9th century BC

:* Propose merging :Category:8th century BC in international relations (1 C) to :Category:8th century BC

:Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one subcategory each. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:55, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support, unnecessary layer. BLAIXX 17:31, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose renaming :Category:Berber Algerians to :Category:Algerian Berbers

:* Propose renaming :Category:Berber Egyptians to :Category:Egyptian Berbers

:* Propose renaming :Category:Berber Malians to :Category:Malian Berbers

:* Propose renaming :Category:Berber Moroccans to :Category:Moroccan Berbers

:* Propose renaming :Category:Berber Nigeriens to :Category:Nigerien Berbers

:* Propose renaming :Category:Berber Tunisians to :Category:Tunisian Berbers

:Nominator's rationale: More consistent with others e.g. within :Category:Egyptian people by descent, and with subcats by descent ({{c|People of Moroccan-Berber descent}}) or occupation ({{c|Moroccan Berber politicians}}). – Fayenatic London 12:26, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:1st-century BC natural events to :Category:1st century BC

:Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:38, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Mountain climbers from Andhra Pradesh to :Category:Sportspeople from Andhra Pradesh

:Nominator's rationale: Also nominating for merge :Category:Mountain climbers from Delhi to :Category:Sportspeople from Delhi

• :Category:Mountain climbers from Kerala to :Category:Sportspeople from Kerala
• :Category:Mountain climbers from Ladakh to :Category:Sportspeople from Ladakh
• :Category:Mountain climbers from Manipur to :Category:Sportspeople from Manipur
• :Category:Mountain climbers from Jammu and Kashmir to :Category:Sportspeople from Jammu and Kashmir
• :Category:Mountain climbers from Telangana to :Category:Sportspeople from Telangana

All categories with just one entry. Lost in Quebec (talk) 11:36, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Delete or merge per nom. Not sure if mountaineers directly belong in a sportspeople category. They are all in :Category:Indian mountain climbers anyway. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:00, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment Mountain climbers have been categorized as Sportspeople at non-Indian Sportspeople from categories.Lost in Quebec (talk) 12:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:31, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose renaming :Category:Foreign policy strategies in the Islamic Republic of Iran to :Category:Foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

:Nominator's rationale: Strangely named category. It could also be merged to Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ^SMason_Garrison 05:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Rename per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:30, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge to :Category:Control engineering. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Control theory publications to :Category:Control theory

:Nominator's rationale: underpopulated category. upmerge for now ^SMason_Garrison 04:30, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support in principle but :Category:Control engineering may be a better target than :Category:Control theory. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:37, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
• :Fine with me. ^SMason_Garrison 13:14, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:People related to Iran's nuclear program to :Category:Iranian nuclear physicists

:Nominator's rationale: Selective merge. People by association isn't typically defining. ^SMason_Garrison 03:28, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Just delete, most of these articles aren't about nuclear physicists, and the few that are are already in the target. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
• :Fine with me ^SMason_Garrison 13:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose renaming :Category:Executed people from Iran during the Islamic Republic to :Category:Executed Iranian people by the Islamic Republic of Iran

:Nominator's rationale: Or something to that effect ^SMason_Garrison 03:23, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Rename, more in line with naming conventions. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:49, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: rename to :Category:History of Islam templates. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Template:History of Islam to :Category:Islam templates

:Nominator's rationale: If not merged, it needs to be renamed. The category creator keeps creating categories with this undesired naming convention. ^SMason_Garrison 03:20, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Rename to :Category:History of Islam templates, more in line with naming conventions. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
• :Equally fine with me ^SMason_Garrison 13:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: keep. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:29, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose deleting {{lc|Conspiracist media}}

:Nominator's rationale: this category contains mainstream medias and generally only concentrated in certain countries Coddlebean (talk) 02:43, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose, I checked a number of articles and they were all about promotion of conspiracy theories. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:02, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose as the category accurately describes the outlets in question. - Amigao (talk) 19:18, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

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:The result of the discussion was: merge. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:38, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:* Propose merging :Category:Writers by populated place in Northumberland to :Category:Writers from Northumberland

:Nominator's rationale: Upmerge. This redundant category isn't needed for navigation. ^SMason_Garrison 02:41, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

• Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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