| Category |
Decision |
Discussion_log
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| Category:16th/17th century in Central America |
merge. The hyphenated form (e.g., "16th-century") is appropriate when the phrase is used as a compound modifier. When it is used as a noun, as in this case, a hyphen is not needed. -- |
September 8
|
| Category:17th century in Turkey |
Closed. Since this was missed in closing the other nomination, a new discussion is not needed |
September 21
|
| Category:Academic publishing companies of the United States |
delete and upmerge contents to Category:Academic publishing companies and Category:Publishing companies of the United States |
September 1
|
| Actors by city in Connecticut |
Withdrawn by nominator. Slightly more complex than some of the recent similar "People by foo" withdrawals because there was support for the upmerge from another editor. But the truncated discussion seemed otherwise heading for "keep" or "non consensus" so the outcome would have been the same (effectively, that the category is presently retained) except without prejudice against a renomination if appropriate post-RfC (or without RfC if no RfC proceeds) |
September 24
|
| Category:Actors from Beverly Hills, California |
Withdrawn by nominator |
September 27
|
| Actors from Detroit, Michigan |
Withdrawn by nominator |
September 26
|
| Category:Actors from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire |
merge as nominated |
September 3
|
| Actors from New York City sub-cats |
Withdrawn by nomiantor |
September 25
|
| Actors of Hungarian descent |
upmerge as proposed but also upmerge to Category:Actors of Hungarian descent (there was no consensus to delete it) |
September 3
|
| Category:African-American criminals |
keep Category:Puerto Rican criminals; delete the others. The contents of the deleted categories will be upmerged as follows:
Category:African-American criminals to Category:African-American people and Category:American criminals;
Category:American criminals of Finnish descent to Category:American people of Finnish descent and Category:American criminals;
Category:American criminals of Mexican descent to Category:American people of Mexican descent and Category:American criminals;
Category:Jewish-American criminals to Category:American Jews and Category:American criminals;
Category:Hispanic and Latino American criminals to Category:Hispanic and Latino-American people and Category:American criminals. |
September 15
|
| Category:Agricultural terraces |
withdrawn |
September 4
|
| Category:American actors of Italian descent |
delete. This is re-created material, the category having been deleted most recently here. If re-creation is desired, the proper step would be to start a nomination at WP:DRV. I do not regard this discussion as involving enough editors or presenting the clear consensus that would be required to overturn the previous consensus. |
September 11
|
| Category:American actors of Mexican descent |
no consensus |
September 5
|
| Category:American Horseracing Trophies |
rename |
September 22
|
| Category:American male expatriate actors |
rename |
September 3
|
| Category:American players of American football of Polish descent |
merge to Category:American people of Polish descent; please also note the outcome of the discussion concerning Cat:American sportspeople of Polish descent. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:American sportspeople of Irish descent |
upmerge all. If the categories are created again without passing deletion review, please request speedy deletion under criterion G4. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:American Water Landmarks |
delete. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:Americans convicted of spying against Iran |
merge |
September 17
|
| Category:Association of Commonwealth Universities |
delete |
September 29
|
| Category:Australian Knights of the Thistle |
merge, and a reminder to focus one's comments on the quality of the arguments rather than the nature of the participants |
September 12
|
| Category:Australian television programs |
Withdrawn by nominator |
September 2
|
| Category:Azania |
merge |
September 23
|
| Category:Barristers' Chambers |
what a mess. So currently, we have Category:Barristers' chambers with a subcategory of Category:Barristers' chambers in the United Kingdom. I'm assuming that that meets with everyone's approval (apart from the out-of-process nature of how it came to be), so I will delete Category:Barristers' Chambers. Feel free to nominate Category:Barristers' chambers or Category:Barristers' chambers in the United Kingdom for any changes. And |
September 21
|
| Category:Baseball foods |
delete |
September 20
|
| Category:Basketball players from Chicago, Illinois |
merge to Category:Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois and Category:Basketball players from Illinois. |
September 22
|
| Category:BDSM writers (manuals and guides) |
merge to Category:BDSM writers. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:Biathlon venues |
delete |
September 24
|
| Category:Births of the September 11 attacks |
delete. Category was empty at the time of closing. |
September 12
|
| Category:Blue Ribbon schools in the United States |
delete |
September 23
|
| Category:Books about Jack the Ripper |
rename. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:Born Of Osiris |
delete |
September 21
|
| Category:California Distinguished Schools |
delete |
September 3
|
| Category:Canadian actors of Finnish descent |
merge as nominated |
September 19
|
| Category:Canadian Junior Football League players |
no consensus to delete |
September 3
|
| Category:Canadian musicians missing province or territory |
keep |
September 22
|
| Category:Candan Erçetin |
delete |
September 18
|
| Category:Candan Erçetin |
 Relisted at 2013 SEP 18 CFD |
September 2
|
| Category:Capital Ring |
delete |
September 21
|
| Category:Chemical compounds found in Acanthaceae |
delete |
September 21
|
| Category:Chemical compounds found in animals subcategories |
delete |
September 1
|
| Category:Chinese numbered policies |
Delete |
September 3
|
| Category:Cities and towns on State highway 115 |
delete |
September 24
|
| Category:Cleveland Way |
delete |
September 23
|
| Category:Colonial schools in India |
rename for now to Category:Schools in Colonial India. The renamed category may be nominated for deletion to have a discussion that focuses on the arguments for deletion that were set out by some users. |
September 17
|
| Category:Colonial schools in India |
Relisted at 2013 SEP 17 CFD |
September 6
|
| Category:Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur |
keep. (NAC) |
September 5
|
| Category:Compositions by Mischa Spoliansky |
rename |
September 15
|
| Category:Core issues in ethics |
delete |
September 19
|
| Category:Cousin marriage |
delete (merging to Category:Marriage). |
September 3
|
| Category:Danna Paola |
delete. -- |
September 12
|
| Category:Dead Dungeons & Dragons deities |
merge to Category:Dungeons & Dragons deities |
September 30
|
| Category:Democratic Republic of Armenia |
Rename |
September 5
|
| Category:Documentary films about Elvis Presley |
merge to Category:Films about Elvis Presley and Category:Documentary films about singers |
September 21
|
| Category:Duos and duets |
split to Category:Musical duos and Category:Duets. (NAC) |
September 20
|
| Category:Establishments in the Cape Colony by year |
Make categories consistent by including "the" in all names (which affects the latter three categories in the initial proposal). There is no consensus to add "British"; this can be addressed in a new CfD, if necessary |
September 1
|
| Category:Faculties in Universiti Teknologi MARA |
delete and merge to Category:Universiti Teknologi MARA |
September 5
|
| Category:Filipino actor |
merge to Category:Filipino actors |
September 27
|
| Category:Films directed by David Duchovny |
keep |
September 23
|
| Category:Films directed by G. Kruger |
rename |
September 11
|
| Category:Films directed by JP Siili |
Reverse merge. As the nominator, I'm closing this one early because its obvious where the discussion is heading |
September 3
|
| Category:Films released on holidays |
delete. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:Films that use CGI |
no consensus to delete; renaming to Category:Films using computer-generated imagery for now |
September 8
|
| Category:Flash (comics) television series |
delete. I am leaving the merging to the two articles to editors familiar with the topic |
September 5
|
| Category:Freedom Trail |
delete |
September 21
|
| Category:French Left-Backs |
delete (no need to merge given the other categories on the article) |
September 17
|
| Category:Gateway ancestors |
delete |
September 11
|
| Category:GLAAD Media Awards winners |
delete; will place the category at WP:CFDWM for "listification", since editors expressed an interest in doing that |
September 5
|
| Category:Global FC players |
rename |
September 1
|
| Category:Grand Crosses of the National Order of Vietnam |
upmerge to Category:Recipients of the National Order of Vietnam. -- |
September 11
|
| Category:Grand Officers of the National Order of Vietnam |
merge to Category:Recipients of the National Order of Vietnam. -- |
September 12
|
| Category:Greek MPs 1923–1926 |
rename |
September 2
|
| Category:HeroQuest Adventues Series |
delete |
September 18
|
| Idol (TV series) hosts |
delete |
September 30
|
| Category:Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia |
Withdrawn by nominator. WP:NAC ~ |
September 4
|
| Category:Italian British actors |
merge (also merging to Category:Actors of Italian descent) |
September 3
|
| Jewish American actors |
keep. This is re-created material. Category:Jewish American actors was deleted here, and the deletion was endorsed at DRV here. However, per WP:CCC, I regard this discussion as involving enough editors and presenting a clear enough consensus to justify overturning the previous consensus decisions. (Disclosure: I have expressed opinions about Category:Jewish American actors in the past, but I have always been in favour of deletion, so I trust my closing of this discussion will not be viewed as tainted by those previously expressed opinions.) |
September 11
|
| Category:John Jay College |
rename, retaining a category redirect at Category:John Jay College. -- |
September 12
|
| Category:Kannadigas |
merge. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:Kontinental Hockey League first round draft picks |
delete |
September 3
|
| Category:Korean Air Lines Flight 007 |
no consensus to delete |
September 1
|
| Category:Leonardo da Vinci in popular culture |
merge |
September 1
|
| LGBT people from the United States by state |
keep |
September 17
|
| LGBT scientists by nationality |
no consensus to delete |
September 17
|
| Category:Libraries in Antarctica |
delete |
September 5
|
| Lobbying firms |
rename |
September 28
|
| Category:London Loop |
delete |
September 22
|
| Category:Lorde |
delete |
September 23
|
| Category:Masjids In Kerala |
merge |
September 22
|
| Category:Memorial bridges |
delete |
September 16
|
| Category:Mental retardation |
rename. -- |
September 13
|
| Mercury quadrangles |
rename. Apparently there are no objections to the recent changes. |
September 20
|
| Category:Military bridges and ferries |
rename to Category:Military bridging equipment |
September 20
|
| Category:Military units and formation of the Bosnian War |
delete |
September 1
|
| More Syria categories B |
rename. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:Mountain biking venues in France etc |
delete |
September 10
|
| Category:Mountains-to-Sea Trail |
delete |
September 25
|
| Category:Movies in Nepal Bhasa |
rename |
September 22
|
| Muslim comedians |
keep |
September 26
|
| Category:Nazi scientists |
nothing to discuss. The category had been redirected by its creator before the nomination was made |
September 6
|
| New Kingdom-related categories |
Rename. No consensus for an upmerge; if one is needed, it can be discussed in a new CfD. |
September 2
|
| New scheme for Bishops in Ireland |
no consensus to rename/delete |
September 22
|
| Category:New South Wales Country rugby league team |
rename |
September 3
|
| Nobel Laureates by nationality |
keep, primarily (but not entirely) on procedural grounds. It is not appropriate to address the question of whether Nobel laureates should be categorized by nationality without considering Category:Nobel laureates by nationality and all of its subcategories. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:Non-qualifying Indianapolis 500 drivers |
delete (because users have expressed interest in creating a list, this will be placed at WP:CFDWM. The category will be deleted once the list has been created. |
September 11
|
| Olympic games bids by city or country |
Delete |
September 6
|
| Category:Operas by Frank Desprez |
rename to Category:Libretti by Frank Desprez. The current convention of Category:Opera libretti by writer is Libretti by FOO; to change it, please initiate a group nomination. -- |
September 12
|
| Category:Order of the Solomon Islands |
merge |
September 4
|
| Ottoman Syria categories |
No consensus. I'm note sure if there is any consensus here. One issue is the upmerge of the by year categories to by decade. I believe that these are generated by the template, so that upmerge could be messy. Then we have all of the changes to the nomination. This close does not prevent a new nomination in this area if justified |
September 3
|
| Category:Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners |
Relisted to Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2013 September 19 |
September 5
|
| Category:P4 laboratory |
rename. -- |
September 8
|
| Category:Pekan Olahraga Nasional competitors by year |
delete |
September 29
|
| People by occupation from Bakersfield, California |
Withdrawn by nominator. Slightly more complex than some of the recent similar "People by foo" withdrawals because there was support for the upmerge from another editor. But the truncated discussion seemed otherwise heading for "keep" or "non consensus" so the outcome would have been the same (effectively, that the category is presently retained) except without prejudice against a renomination if appropriate post-RfC (or without RfC if no RfC proceeds) |
September 24
|
| People by occupation from Mesa, Arizona |
Withdrawn by nominator |
September 24
|
| People by occupation from Scottsdale |
Withdrawn by nominator. Slightly more complex that some of the similar "People by foo" withdrawals because there was support for the upmerge from another editor. But the truncated discussion seemed otherwise heading for "no consensus", so the outcome would have been the same (effectively, that the category is presently retained) but without prejudice against a renomination if appropriate post-RfC (or without RfC if no RfC proceeds) |
September 24
|
| Category:People educated at the National Institute of Dramatic Art |
merge (as noted, per general practice with categories, "alumni" can cover anyone who attended the school). |
September 25
|
| Category:People from Baldwin, Pennsylvania |
merge. If, in the future, there are more than three articles that could be placed in Category:People from Baldwin, Pennsylvania, it may be re-created and then re-discussed at that stage. |
September 17
|
| Category:People from Baldwin, Pennsylvania |
Relisted at 2013 SEP 17 CFD. |
September 6
|
| Category:People from Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania |
Merge |
September 5
|
| People from Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
merge |
September 4
|
| People from Chester Heights, Pennsylvania |
merge |
September 4
|
| Category:People from Chester Township, Pennsylvania |
merge. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:People from Coal Valley, Illinois |
withdrawn by nominator request |
September 15
|
| Category:People from Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
merge. -- |
September 7
|
| Category:People from Eastlake, Ohio |
merge |
September 10
|
| Category:People from Enola, Pennsylvania |
Merge |
September 5
|
| Category:People from Guin, Alabama |
merge (only nominated category) |
September 2
|
| Category:People from Karneid |
merge |
September 9
|
| Category:People from Laureldale, Pennsylvania |
merge |
September 6
|
| Category:People from Manor, Pennsylvania |
Merge |
September 5
|
| People from Modesto, California by occupation |
result |
September 24
|
| Category:People from Salyersville, Kentucky |
merge. (NAC) |
September 20
|
| Category:People from Willowick, Ohio |
merge |
September 10
|
| Category:People with arthritis |
delete. In a situation such as this, where a characteristic that applies to many people is highly defining for some and not particularly defining for most, a focused list (a stand-alone list or one within the article about the topic) might be more appropriate. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:Perris Block |
delete |
September 18
|
| Category:Perris Block |
Relisted at 2013 SEP 18 CFD |
September 2
|
| Category:Personality with a animal survived |
delete. No articles were in any of the categories at the time of closing. |
September 12
|
| Category:Pie throwing |
relisted at CFD 2013 October 2 |
September 22
|
| Category:Pitbull (entertainer) albums |
rename |
September 13
|
| Category:Pokémon trainers |
merge |
September 24
|
| Category:Political families of Ireland |
Delete |
September 1
|
| Category:Political positions of mayors and leaders of cities in the United States |
merge |
September 9
|
| Category:Political positions of Vice Presidents of the United States |
delete. All three articles are already in two subcategories of Category:Political positions of American politicians, therefore a merge is not need per WP:SUBCAT. (NAC) |
September 9
|
| Category:Political theory journals |
merge |
September 17
|
| Category:Politics of Westminster |
rename to Category:Politics of the City of Westminster |
September 2
|
| Category:Pornographic male actors |
speedy delete per WP:CSD#G7 (deletion at request of creator, i.e |
September 11
|
| Category:Project-Class Mirza articles |
Speedy deletion. — |
September 28
|
| Category:Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley Area |
Rename |
September 5
|
| Category:Radka Toneff Memorial Award Winners |
delete |
September 18
|
| Category:Railway stations on the Cleveland Way |
delete |
September 25
|
| Recipients of Meritorious Service medals |
delete |
September 22
|
| Category:Recipients of the Bravery Medal (Australia) |
mixed. There is a rough consensus that the Bravery Medal and Cross of Valour are sufficiently defining, and the Commendation for Gallantry is not. This would suggest an outcome to delete Category:Recipients of the Commendation for Gallantry and to keep Category:Recipients of the Bravery Medal (Australia) and Category:Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Australia) |
September 11
|
| Category:Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal |
keep |
September 10
|
| Recipients of the Bronze Star |
merge |
September 27
|
| Category:Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class |
keep |
September 10
|
| Recipients of the Order of the Seraphim |
Listify. Bottom line is that the delete case is stronger. However there were opinions on both sides to listify. Listifying the contents meets the spirit of both the delete and keep opinions. Also a list can help explain the pre/post 1975 changes |
September 10
|
| Recipients of trivial military awards |
delete |
September 8
|
| Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |
rename |
September 15
|
| Category:Reynoldsburg, Ohio |
delete. As in any situation of this type, the outcome can be revisited if additional articles are created that could be categorized. -- |
September 14
|
| Category:Rheinsteig |
delete |
September 24
|
| Category:Rhodes scholars |
rename |
September 4
|
| Category:Roads in Orange County, California |
Snowball Keep (Clear concensus on basic issue.) - WP:NAC ~ |
September 6
|
| Category:Royal Fellows of the Royal Society |
listify to Royal Fellow of the Royal Society. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:Science fiction comedies |
merge to Category:Comic science fiction. -- |
September 11
|
| Category:Science fiction genres |
do not merge |
September 26
|
| Category:Scientific phenomena by status |
delete; maybe this could be re-assessed if more than one valid subcategory ever exists |
September 2
|
| Category:Snow tubing areas in Canada |
delete |
September 19
|
| Category:Software companies based in Switzerland |
speedy redirected |
September 7
|
| Category:Songs produced by Nicole Scherzinger |
rename |
September 16
|
| Category:Songs written by Jason Blume |
Speedy delete per G7, non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer • ( |
September 27
|
| Subcategories of Category:Anglican bishops by diocese in India |
rename |
September 21
|
| Category:Subspecies of Canis lupus |
no consensus to delete |
September 7
|
| Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of 198.228.216.168 |
delete |
September 24
|
| Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of 71.3.101.247 |
delete. User:GregJackP's argument based on policy is sound, at least as I read it. |
September 25
|
| Category:Targets of the State Security Service (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) |
delete. (I checked, and the names are already included in a list in State Security Service (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).) |
September 19
|
| Category:Taringa, Queensland |
keep |
September 1
|
| Test nomination: Year range guidelines in categories |
self-withdrawal. It appears that some users were thrown off by: (1) my mistake in originally including parentheses; and (2) the non-all-inclusive nature of this nomination; ie, that it was a test nomination. Since I can see some sort of support for the year range guideline in categories, I'm just going to withdraw this and start an all-inclusive nomination. If I nominate all of the relevant categories, we will get a better sample of opinion anyways. |
September 13
|
| Category:Theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico |
rename |
September 18
|
| Category:Tijuana folklore |
administrative close: already deleted as an empty category |
September 16
|
| Category:Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology almuni |
speedy rename WP:C2A (spelling fixes) |
September 5
|
| Category:Trans Pennine Trail |
delete |
September 23
|
| Category:Transformers locations |
merge both to Category:Transformers (franchise) |
September 25
|
| Category:Turkish communities in the United Kingdom |
delete |
September 26
|
| Two military award recipient categories |
Relisted at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2013 September 22. -- |
September 14
|
| Category:Télévision de Radio-Canada |
rename for now; the article name is not currently under discussion, but if it changes, this category can also be renamed via the speedy section |
September 11
|
| Category:UK BAP habitats |
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2013 September 24 |
September 10
|
| Category:Uma Thurman |
delete |
September 3
|
| Category:User cdo-N |
speedy delete (CSD C1: empty category), with no prejudice against recreation if/when it can be populated. Per Ethnologue, "cdo" is the ISO 639-3 code for Min Dong. -- |
September 8
|
| Category:Vevo Certified songs |
listify. (NAC) |
September 13
|
| Category:Visual and Noise pollution |
merge to Category:Pollution for now. |
September 15
|
| Category:Vrak.TV |
delete. -- |
September 13
|
| Category:Waterfront Trail |
delete |
September 28
|
| Category:Wearers of monocles |
delete |
September 17
|
| Category:Wikipedia essays giving advice |
relisted at CFD 2013 October 2 |
September 23
|
| Category:Wikipedian adults disgusted by "The Wikipedia Adventure" |
delete |
September 15
|
| Category:Wikipedians in Mauritius |
delete as empty; may be re-created if the need arises |
September 8
|
| Category:Wikipedians in North Korea |
keep |
September 2
|
| Category:Wikipedians in Pyongyang |
keep |
September 2
|
| Category:Wikipedians who read Wilkie Collins |
Delete |
September 10
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use DOS |
delete |
September 8
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use Microsoft Windows 3.x |
Speedily deleted by Miniapolis (talk · contribs) per CSD:G7 request -- Talk page also deleted as requested with CSD:G8 |
September 8
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use Microsoft Windows 95 |
Speedily deleted by Miniapolis (talk · contribs) per CSD:G7 request -- Talk page also deleted as requested with CSD:G8 |
September 8
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use Microsoft Windows 98 |
Speedily deleted by Miniapolis (talk · contribs) per CSD:G7 request -- Talk page also deleted as requested with CSD:G8 |
September 8
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use Microsoft Windows ME |
Speedily deleted by Miniapolis (talk · contribs) per CSD:G7 request -- Talk page also deleted as requested with CSD:G8 |
September 8
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use Microsoft Windows |
delete. Like User:Philosopher, I don't see a problem with this CFD result coupled with the "keep" consensus in the related RFC. The RFC was of a general nature and discussed a number of categories (including the one nominated here), all of which make up a particular type of category. In general, the comments at the RFC are focused on that general type of category and did not discuss the details of this specific category. This discussion, on the other hand, focused almost solely on the merits of the nominated category. I therefore cannot regard the RFC as somehow "overruling" this CFD or rendering this CFD merely a discussion of an inferior or limited nature. Upon relisting this discussion, I saw a rough consensus to delete, and this has only been strengthened by the additional comments that have been made after relisting. I posted an invitation at the RFC for any users who were interested in this specific category to comment here. The discussion has now been open for more than three weeks, and I still see a rough consensus to delete. (I have put to the side the issue of whether having the RFC was an abuse of process with respect to this category; some users have suggested at the RFC that it might be, but that issue did not enter into my assessment here.) |
September 13
|
| Category:Wikipedians who use Microsoft Windows |
delete |
September 2
|
| Category:WikiProject Canada lists |
delete (content merged to Category:List-Class Canada-related articles). |
September 19
|
| Category:Women & the Silk Road |
delete |
September 24
|
| Category:Works about the Virginia Tech massacre |
merge |
September 12
|
| Category:Worth Bingham Prize recipients |
delete |
September 30
|
| Category:Yolo Wikipedians |
delete |
September 15
|
| Category:Yorkshire Wolds Way |
delete |
September 24
|
| Young Artist Award Winners |
delete |
September 5
|
| Category:Zurich |
rename all, and leave category redirects for ease of navigation. -- |
September 12
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