Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Criteria/Archive

A new page exists that is meant to assist in the preservation of information leading to the creation of stub-types: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Criteria/Creations. Discussions from Archives 1-6 and 8 have been copied and edited to this page; editing consists of removing text that is not aimed at the rationale for creation, the usage guidelines for the stub-type, or the position in the stub hierarchy. This is meant as a reference page to assist in using existing stub-types and in creating new ones. Courtland 02:14, 2005 May 16 (UTC)

Matters relating to stub deletion and redirection, and general discussions on stub topics are now listed according to whichever archive they appear in, below.

Archived: 15 February 2005

• Stub-type creation: biochem-stub, NYCS stub, rocket-stub
• Stub-type deletion *D: city-stub
• Stub-type redirection *R: car-stub => auto-stub
• Stub-type discussions: med-stub, Hong-Kong-stub, HK-stub, Hong-Kong-geo-stub, Palestine-stub, Taiwan-stub, Islam-stub, Christianity-stub, album-stub
• Other discussions: Science stubs organization; Geography-related stubs; sub-categories to large stub categories.
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: stub for "illustrators of books"
• Other proposals not enacted: *R mov-stub and movie-stub => film-stub; *R us-geo-stub => US-geo-stub; *D cowstub

Archived: 15 February 2005

• Stub-type creation: micro-stub, fungi-stub, bacteria-stub, biochem-stub (also in Archive 1)
• Stub-type discussions: edu-stub, philo-stub, disney-stub, city-stub, knot-stub
• Other discussions: biology (lifeform) stub type organization; people stubs organization; WikiProjects and stub types
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: entertainment-stub, language-stub
• Other proposals not enacted: *D disney-stub, *D city-stub, *R city-stub => geo-stub

Archived: 2 March 2005

• Stub-type creation: arch-stub, band-stub, climate-stub, fantasy-stub, fashion-stub, geometry-stub, scientist-stub, treatment-stub
• Stub-type discovery: sex-stub
• Stub-type redirection: *R phys-stub => physics-stub
• Other discussions: US state stubs
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: brand-stub, labor-union-stub

Archived: 16 March 2005

• Stub-type discussions: {{tl|Compu-domain-stub}}; text of {{tl|med-stub}}
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: create Cthulhu-stub; delete {{tl|eris-stub}}

Archived: 19 April 2005

• Stub-type discussions: A long discussion on the scope and divisions of stubs relating to China and Taiwan.

Archived: 19 April 2005

• Stub-type deletion *D: {{tl|Runescape stub}}; {{tl|KND-stub}}; {{tl|Banana-stub}}; {{tl|buffy-stub}} and {{tl|angel-stub}} merged into new {{tl|buffyverse-stub}}; {{tl|rugby-stub}}, contents moved into {{tl|RugbyLeague-stub}} or {{tl|RugbyUnion-stub}}
• Stub-type redirection *R: {{tl|un-stub}} => {{tl|org-stub}}
• Stub-type discussions: further division of {{tl|chem-stub}} and {{tl|med-stub}}; {{tl|Treatment-stub}}; {{tl|Pitcairn-stub}}
• Other discussions: Original structure proposal by user:Circeus
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: slang terms; {{tl|poet-stub}}; {{tl|motorcycle-stub}}; {{tl|phrase-stub}} ; business of administration stub, see also {{tl|econ-stub}}; {{tl|anthropology-stub}}; {{tl|digimon-stub}}; division of {{tl|tvseries-stub}}; {{tl|cancer-stub}} ; delete quebec- and {{tl|quebec-bio-stub}}; delete {{tl|PBS stub}}

Archived: 11 May 2005

• Stub-type discussions: dealing with the large number of people stubs; subdividing Africa-geo-stub.

Archived: 16 May 2005

• Stub-type creation: Bank-stub, Retail-stub, Comp-sci-stub, Crater-stub, Mammal-stub, Bird-stub, Reptile-stub, Fish-stub, Invertebrate-stub, Pre-columbian-stub
• Stub-type deletion *D: Shahnama-stub, Secur-stub, Lake-stub, Andorra-geo-stub, Texas-stub
• Stub-type discussions: Important-stub, Corp-stub, Org-stub, Struct-stub, Bio-stubs as a group
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: Library-stub, Comm-stub, Cerem-stub, Scholar-stub, Professor-stub, Child-book-stub, Greek-myth-stub, Digimon-stub, Fict-char-stub, Fict-bio-stub, bio-fict-stub, Native-America-Myth-Stub, Public-transport-stub

Archived: 22 May 2005

• Stub-type creation/discovery: {{tl|industry-stub}} (redirection of {{tl|manufacturing-stub}}); {{tl|wireless-stub}}; {{tl|electro-stub}}; {{tl|compu-bio-stub}}; {{tl|papal-stub}}; {{tl|dune-stub}}; {{tl|culture-stub}}; {{tl|publish-stub}}; {{tl|saint-stub}}; {{tl|lawschool-stub}}; {{tl|Uganda-stub}}; {{tl|honor-stub}}; {{tl|RC-stub}}; {{tl|zen-stub}}; {{tl|Australia-gov-stub}}; Bangladesh- and {{tl|Bangladesh-geo-stub}}; {{tl|joinery-stub}}; {{tl|California State Highway Stub}}; {{tl|Nursing-stub}}; {{tl|US-gov-stub}}; Calif- and {{tl|Calif-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Doctorwho-stub}}; Inca- and {{tl|Inca-myth-stub}}; {{tl|Venezuela-stub}}; {{tl|Wikipedia-stub}}; {{tl|Name-stub}}; {{tl|Vocab-stub}}; {{tl|Morocco-geo-stub}}; {{tl|PNG-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Nazi-stub}}; {{tl|US-road-stub}}; {{tl|UK-road-stub}}; {{tl|Forteana-stub}}; , {{tl|Philately-stub}}
• Stub-type deletion *D: {{tl|circus-stub}}; {{tl|WH40k-stub}}; {{tl|Doom-stub}}; {{tl|Islamofascism-stub}}; , {{tl|UK politicians stub}}
• Stub-type redirection *R: {{tl|manufacturing-stub}} (see above); {{tl|space-stub}} (to astro-stub); {{tl|carpentry-stub}} (to joinery-stub)
• Stub-type discussions: subdivision of {{tl|music-stub}}; subdivision of {{tl|hist-stub}}; use of {{tl|edu-stub}}
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: creation of {{tl|pern-stub}}, {{tl|anarchism-stub}}; deletion of {{tl|Hobstub}}, {{tl|Quaker-stub}}, {{tl|VRC-Stub}}; redirection of {{tl|Forteana-stub}}

Archived: 16 June 2005

• Stub-type creation: {{tl|US-actor-stub}}; {{tl|UK-actor-stub}}; {{tl|noble-stub}}; {{tl|euro-noble-stub}}; {{tl|UK-noble-stub}}; {{tl|hallucinogen-stub}}}}; {{tl|lutheran-stub}}; {{tl|fantasy-book-stub}}; {{tl|sf-book-stub}}; {{tl|nonfiction-book-stub}}; split of {{tl|struct-stub}}; {{tl|UK-comics-stub}}; {{tl|web-stub}}; {{tl|explosive-stub}}; {{tl|Poland-bio-stub}}; {{tl|ship-stub}}; {{tl|mil-ship-stub}}; {{tl|compu-graphics-stub}}.
• Stub discoveries: {{tl|2stub}}
• Stub-type deletion *D: {{tl|GenericCountryStub}}, {{tl|GenericCountryStubDetail}} and the redirects {{tl|GCS}}; {{tl|GCSD}}
• Stub-type redirection *R: {{tl|royal-stub}}; {{tl|euro-royal-stub}}; {{tl|peer-stub}} to noble-stub, euro-noble-stub, UK-noble-stub;
• Stub-type discussions: split of actor-stub; split of hist-stub; split of book-stub

Archived: 23 June 2005

• Stub-type creation:{{tl|Spain-bio-stub}}; {{tl|China-bio-stub}}; {{tl|Italy-bio-stub}}; {{tl|NZ-bio-stub}}; {{tl|Azerbaijan-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Armenia-geo-stub}}; split of {{tl|US-geo-stub}}
• Stub discoveries: {{tl|torture-stub}}; {{tl|liberalparty-stub}}; {{tl|Ad-stub}}; {{tl|Award-stub}}; {{tl|CP-stub}}; {{tl|Faroe-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Furniture-stub}}; {{tl|MEast-stub}}; {{tl|academic-bio-stub}}
• Stub-type deletion *D: {{tl|2stub}}; {{tl|3stub}}; {{tl|censorship-stub}}; {{tl|comicbookpub-stub}}; {{tl|Paleoantropology-stub}}; {{tl|Pcb21 stub test}}; {{tl|eszett-stub}}
• Stub-type redirection *R: {{tl|britcartoonist-bio-stub}} (to Comics-creator-stub); {{tl|JP-stub}} (to Japan-stub)
• Stub-type discussions: scope of {{tl|fest-stub}} and {{tl|music-stub}}; split of {{tl|Caucasus-geo-stub}} and {{tl|US-geo-stub}}
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: {{tl|US-insular-geo-stub}} (superseded by split of US-geo-stub)

Archived: 24 June 2005

• Stub-type creation: {{tl|UK-school-stub}}; {{tl|US-school-stub}}; {{tl|galaxy-stub}}; {{tl|engineer-stub}}; {{tl|med-bio-stub}} and redirects; {{tl|inorganic-compound-stub}}; {{tl|organic-compound-stub}}; {{tl|operetta-stub}}; {{tl|board-game-stub}}; split of {{tl|lang-stub}}.
• Stub discoveries: {{tl|canada-poli-stub}}; {{tl|BBC-stub}}; {{tl|engr-stub}} (redirected to {{tl|industry-stub}}); {{tl|iran-stub}}; {{tl|film-bio-stub}}; {{tl|military-bio-stub}}; {{tl|soviet-stub}}; {{tl|journalist-stub}}; {{tl|netball-stub}}; {{tl|Malta-geo-stub}}; {{tl|cuba-stub}}; {{tl|ratu-stub}} (redirected to {{tl|Fiji-bio-stub}}); {{tl|mv-stub}}; {{tl|anarchism-stub}}; {{tl|iraq-bio-stub}}; {{tl|Lithuania-geo-stub}}.
• Stub-type deletion *D: {{tl|sikhi-stub}}; {{tl|AU-bio-stub}}; {{tl|Importantstub}}; {{tl|Important-stub}}.
• Stub-type redirection *R: {{tl|turk-stub}} redirected to {{tl|turkey-stub}}; {{tl|geol-stub}} redirected to {{tl|geology-stub}}; {{tl|list-stub}} redirected to {{tl|listdev}}.
• Stub-type discussions: problems with {{tl|Brazil-stub}}; :Category:People's Republic of China geography stubs; {{tl|Nepal-stub}}; {{tl|bot-stub}}.
• Other discussions: The late lamented {{tl|substub}}.
• Stub-type proposals not enacted: {{tl|Environ-stub}}; {{tl|school-district-stub}}; {{tl|makeup-stub}}.

Archived: 4 July 2005

• Stub types created: {{tl|lace-stub}}; {{tl|oceania-stub}}; {{tl|caribbean-stub}}; {{tl|BrColumbia-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Ontario-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Alberta-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Quebec-geo-stub}}; {{tl|law-bio-stub}} (and redirects); {{tl|Israel-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Palestine-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Azores-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Anglican-stub}}.
• Stub discoveries (kept): {{tl|Ride-stub}}; {{tl|US-poli-stub}}; {{tl|Åland-stub}}; {{tl|Unix-stub}}; {{tl|Lithuania-geo-stub}}.
• Stub discoveries (deleted): {{tl|genital-integrity-stub}}; {{tl|knot-stub (mathematics)}}; {{tl|Node/stub}}; {{tl|stub2}}; {{tl|stub3}}; {{tl|SE-actor-stub}} (renamed); {{tl|FR-actor-stub}} (renamed); {{tl|AU-actor-stub}} (renamed); {{tl|AU-bio-stub}} (renamed); {{tl|Bridge-stub}}.
• Other stub types deleted: {{tl|Star stub}} (technically not a stub template - renamed after discussion with WP: WAO).
• Stub discoveries (redirected): {{tl|Whedon-stub}} (to {{tl|buffyverse-stub}}; {{tl|Californiastatehighwaystub}} (to {{tl|California State Highway Stub}}).
• Other stub types redirected: {{tl|Caucasus-geo-stub}} (now directs to same category as {{tl|Euro-geo-stub}}, but template retained).
• Stub discussions: Split of {{tl|Canada-geo-stub}}, changes of {{tl|Ethno-stub}}.
• Other discussions: What to do with the stubberg.

Archived: Day Month Year

• Stub types created: {{tl|singer-stub}}; Split of {{tl|musician-stub}}; {{tl|mast-stub}}; {{tl|Suriname-stub}}; {{tl|India-politician-stub}}; {{tl|crime-book-stub}}; {{tl|orthodoxy-stub}}; {{tl|architect-stub}}; {{tl|Indonesia-stub}}; {{tl|Chessplayer-stub}}; {{tl|Euro-hist-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (kept): {{tl|Tourism-stub}}; {{tl|Hawaii-stub}}; {{tl|Sect-num-stub}}; {{tl|BDSM-stub}}; {{tl|Mexico-bcast-stub}}; {{tl|Tibet-stub}}; {{tl|Oklahoma-geo-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (deleted): {{tl|Extended MEP-stub}}; {{tl|Stateinsigniastub}}; :Category:Mariah Carey Related Articles Stubs
• Other stub types deleted: {{tl|Category-stub}}; {{tl|Business-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (redirected): {{tl|fo-stub}} -> {{tl|faroe-stub}}; {{tl|Uncategorized stub}} -> {{tl|stub}}; {{tl|AU-depot-stub}} -> {{tl|Australia-depot-stub}}
• Other stub types redirected: {{tl|Egypt-stub}} -> {{tl|Ancient-Egypt-stub}}
• Stub discussions: split of {{tl|station-stub}} (i.e., railway stations - now at {{tl|depot-stub}})
• Stub proposals not enacted: Split of {{tl|Org-stub}}

Archived: Day Month Year

• Stub types created: {{tl|Motorcycle-stub}}; split of space-stub/astro-stub; {{tl|observatory-stub}}; {{tl|explorer-stub}}; {{tl|economist-stub}}; recreation of {{tl|royal-stub}}; FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Egypt-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Ethiopia-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Algeria-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Illinois-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Florida-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Ohio-geo-stub}}; {{tl|NorthCarolina-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Newfoundland-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Maritimes-geo-stub}}; {{tl|Scientology-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (kept): {{tl|Fishing-stub}}; {{tl|Nepal-geo-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (deleted): {{tl|MSDN-stub}}; {{tl|developer-stub}}; {{tl|folk-stub}}; {{tl|Christmas-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (redirected): {{tl|medicalstub}} (to {{tl|med-stub}}
• Stub discussions: {{tl|Quaker-stub}}; {{tl|sectstub}}; Frivolous suggestions;
• Other discussions: stub creation rationale (under {{tl|Nepal-geo-stub}}); creation of {{tl|WPSS-cat}}
• Stub proposals not enacted: {{tl|psychologist-stub}}; {{tl|terrorist-stub}}; {{tl|English-stub}}; {{tl|disaster-stub}}; {{tl|music-technician-stub}}; {{tl|songwriter-stub}}; {{tl|Moon-stub}}; {{tl|Current-stub}}; deletion of {{tl|kiwi-stub}}

Archived: 30 July 2005

• Stub types created: {{tl|broadcasting-stub}} and its children, {{tl|UK-writer-stub}}, {{tl|US-writer-stub}}, {{tl|drink-stub}}, {{tl|cook-tool-stub}}, {{tl|vegetable-stub}},
• Stub discoveries (kept): , {{tl|chicago-stub}}, {{tl|seminary-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (deleted): {{tl|slang-stub}}, {{tl|irc-stub}}, {{tl|professor-stub}}, {{tl|transformers-stub}}
• Stub discoveries (redirected): {{tl|judi-stub}} → {{tl|law-stub}}; {{tl|cartoon-stub}} → {{tl|animation-stub}}
• Stub discussions: :Category:Education stubs and the situation with education-related stubs in general
• Stub proposals not enacted: {{tl|director-stub}} ({{tl|film director-stub}} already exists), {{tl|reli-hist-stub}}, {{tl|LIS-stub}}
• Other proposals not enacted: Subdivision of / alternatives to {{tl|road-stub}} (e.g. {{tl|street-stub}}), subdivision of {{tl|film-stub}}, subdivision of {{tl|corp-stub}} (though other types have been folded in under it)

Archived: 14 August 2005; Archiving from "Discoveries" page

• Stub discoveries (kept): {{tl|Reenactment-stub}}; a large number of country-specific bio-stubs; {{tl|tax-stub}}; {{tl|simpsons-stub}}; {{tl|soft-eng-stub}}; {{tl|Argentina-stub}}; {{tl|statute-stub}}; {{tl|Cayman-stub}}; {{tl|case-law-stub}}; {{tl|Slovakia-geo-stub}}.
• Stub discoveries (deleted): {{tl|VRC-stub}}; {{tl|parasite-stub}}; {{tl|monrail-stub}}; {{tl|Ent-stub}}; {{tl|Halifax College-stub}}; {{tl|Mountain-stub}}; {{tl|oregon-stub}}; {{tl|Kansas-stub}}.
• Other discussions: Discovery of template:Ti and template:Tic, creation of template:Ttl (all listed under Ent-stub)

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