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Category:Hot Jewish women edit

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 03:42, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While the contents may be fun to skim, this is entirely too subjective. Dismas|(talk) 22:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:History of Polish cities edit

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The result of the debate was Delete (empty). Vegaswikian 04:02, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is already the more correct Category:Histories of Polish cities. Appleseed (Talk) 21:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Wikipedians who enjoy incest edit

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The result of the debate was Already deleted. Vegaswikian 19:07, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Only one user, inappropriate, and unlikely to grow. SCHZMO ✍ 20:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • delete - non verifiable Dismas|(talk) 23:27, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • delete -- and refer 15-year-old self-categorizer for criminal prosecution, admission against interest. --William Allen Simpson 01:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • speedy delete please, i made the category and i do not want it now. Jamie 09:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. Choalbaton 12:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since page is already been deleted, its pointless to vote delete, hence I voteLock so page can't be created. --Cat out 17:12, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a lock other than protection/semi-protection? I thought that those required the page to exist (and since the important part of the category isn't generally the text at the top, that defeats the point here by bluelinking it). Anyway, people can add themselves to the category even if it's protected. What am I missing here? SeventyThree(Talk) 00:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
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Category:Wikipedians who can autofellate edit

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The result of the debate was Already deleted. Vegaswikian 19:08, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Only one user, inappropriate, and unlikely to grow. SCHZMO ✍ 20:37, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Bearded people edit

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 03:44, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Potentially infinite and unmaintainable and of dubious usefulness. Gamaliel 19:49, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • What? I made the category because it was more practical than the list on the wikipedia article on beards. Besides, most of the categories I've seen have had the same use, and are still intact! Dark Prime 20:51, 1 June 2006 (GMT)
    • Not really. We just deleted a bunch of categories on fictional characters' hair color, for example. This deserves a similar delete, I'm afraid.--Mike Selinker 22:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Actually, what I had in mind was categories such as "Entertainers who died in theirs 20s" etc. [User:Dark_Prime|Dark Prime] 23:23, 1 June 2006 (GMT)
        • In those categories' defense, at least the subject is unlikely to change his mind.--Mike Selinker 23:04, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. People can, and do, shave. This is a ridiculous category, IMHO. I can't see this as being useful either; unmaintainable. K1Bond007 20:34, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Reminds me of "Category:Bow-tie wearers". -Will Beback 22:08, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - does anyone actually research bearded people, and need a category? Unmaintainable category. There are only 17 people in it anyway! --Tim 22:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • delete People shave... Dismas|(talk) 23:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - too transient a variable to be verifiable at any given time; might as well have Category:People currently awake. A category for famous beards might be marginally better. --Calair 08:18, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Just not useful. Chicheley 10:45, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, let's not glorify Bearded people! Shave the Wales!!! :P --Cat out 17:14, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Then what's up with that list of bearded people on this entry, if people are likely to shave? Dark Prime 20:59, 2 June 2006 (GMT)
  • Shave this category. (in other words, delete) SchuminWeb (Talk) 08:33, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete A category on bearded people. That's just really stupid. (Ibaranoff24 21:52, 7 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]
  • DeletePer nom...I think that the suggestion of a famous beards category may be workable, but this seems pretty silly to me.--Eva db 09:15, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Silly and unmaintainable; people grow beards, shave them off, it's not a constant attribute of a person. -- The Anome 09:58, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - what about stubble? Does it count as a beard? etc. etc. etc. - The Great Gavinitalk 13:11, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. After how many days without shaving does one qualify? Bertilvidet 18:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:World superlatives edit

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 03:47, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Useless; only a handful of inclusions, and certain topics may be cited as "superlatives" for a number of reasons, making it unclear. Adambiswanger1 19:12, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Comoros edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 04:03, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to List of adjectival forms of place names the correct form for Comoros is Comorian

Rename all CalJW 18:54, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Rename as requested by nominator. Athenaeum 14:50, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Famous fast-food burger restaurants to Category:Fast-food burger restaurants edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 04:05, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Although the former is a subcat of the latter, the word "Famous" is POV and not explained in either the cat page or the talk page. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:53, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Merge per nom. CalJW 18:54, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge per nom --Zoz (t) 19:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge per nom. David Kernow 03:26, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge per nom. No category name should include the word "famous". Honbicot 19:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Anti-Arabism edit

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The result of the debate was Keep. Vegaswikian 03:59, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is only 1 - the main - article in this category. I'm not sure if any other articles could be placed under this category. It would seem quite POV to categorize anything as Anti-Arabism imo. --Zoz (t) 18:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - it isn't any more POV that the widely used and accepted Category:Anti-Catholicism and Category:Anti-Semitism categories. Also, I have added a few more pages to the category. I do not think it is useful to rush this through CfD. --Ben Houston 20:32, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - if there is an Category:Anti-Semitism category, then there is nothing wrong with Category:Anti-Arabism. More articles can be added as it develops.--الأهواز 21:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per Ben and Ahwaz
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Category:Ron Sorensen albums edit

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The result of the debate was Already deleted. Vegaswikian 03:58, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not notable; see Someday, Somehow and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ron Sorensen

User:Reaverdrop May 31,2006
I transferred this from PROD, as PROD does not and should not do categories. 132.205.45.148 18:30, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And categories like this should not be nominated unless their contents finish going through AfD.--Mike Selinker 21:58, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There is only one Ron Sorensen album in existence. Even if his album is somehow found notable, and despite the fact that his own entry was speedy deleted, I don't think there should be a category with only one possible entry. Otherwise we would have to put up with a George Washington category for George Washington, and Albert Einstein category for Albert Einstein ad nauseam. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 22:18, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
category:Albums by artist works under the principle "each album has an artist," not "each artist has multiple albums."-- Mike Selinker 23:05, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Mike Selinker Athenaeum 14:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep pending AfD - if the article is deleted and the category ends up empty, we can delete, but until then keep (even if it only has one member). SeventyThree(Talk) 00:35, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Lone article has been duly deleted. Can we get on with deleting the category now? - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/w:s) 13:21, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:2000s Movies in India to Category:2000s movies in India edit

Moved from speedy. Vegaswikian 18:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the debate was rename to Category:Indian films produced in the 2000s. Conscious 08:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

caps -- Lbbzman 16:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Rename to Category:2000s films in India. Since this is specifically about film we should use film as the prefered term. Parent cats are Category:Indian films and Category:2000s films. Vegaswikian 18:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename to Category:2000s films in India per Vegaswikian. Lbbzman 19:45, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Would any of these describe this (and similar) category/ies more accurately?:
    Films made in India during the 2000s
    Films made by India during/in the 2000s
    Indian films made during/in the 2000s
    Unsure, David Kernow 03:31, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think Category:Indian films produced in the 2000s might be the best sounding. In looking at this, this seems to be the only country specific category in the classifications. So I'm thinking about changing my vote to Delete. Vegaswikian 17:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I like Vegaswikian's proposal, but I would definitely Keep the category. India is known for having an active film industry, so it makes sense that they'll want to categorize films by country. Lbbzman 22:27, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • And the US is not? I just wonder about a cat with so few entries when other more active countries are not already split up this way. I think taking them out of the main category to a sub cat would hurt the usefulness of the by year/decade category lists. Vegaswikian 00:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
          • Hi, no I'm not saying that the US (or other countries) are not active. I wouldn't be opposed to a Category:American films produced in the 2000s or a Category:British films produced in the 2000s. We categorize so many things on Wikipedia by country, I figured it would make sense to do the same with films. If there isn't the volume of films to support this, I'm ok deleting the India category. I just thought it might be helpful to keep (hence my original nomination for renaming rather than deletion). Cheers, Lbbzman 13:21, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. The category has just three entries and it keeps those films from being displayed with the other films from the year they were released in. Better to just classify those films simply by year like all of the other films. There is already a Category:Films by country. Vegaswikian 06:54, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Agriculture Department images edit

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 03:49, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate of Category:Department of Agriculture images. It is currently unpopulated while the DOA images cat is populated. Epolk 17:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Kempo to Category:Kenpo edit

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The result of the debate was Cat redirect. Vegaswikian 05:38, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kempo redirects to Kenpo. Conscious 17:04, 1 June 2006 (UTC).[reply]

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Category:Wikipedia Users to Category:Wikipedians edit

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The result of the debate was Merge. Vegaswikian 05:40, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia users are called "Wikipedians". Conscious 16:50, 1 June 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Some prefer "Wikipedists" by analogy with "encyclopedists". "Wikipedia Users" is a neutral generic term. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 20:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge -- new category contrary to recent CfD decision. Also delete the user subcategories with prejudice. --William Allen Simpson 01:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Wikipedian bibliophiles to Category:Wikipedians interested in books edit

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The result of the debate was Reverse merge. Vegaswikian 05:43, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While I see there's a subtle difference between bibliophiles and people interested in books, is there a need to have two different categories? Conscious 16:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC).[reply]

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Category:Wikipedian chemist to Category:Chemist Wikipedians edit

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The result of the debate was Rename to Category:Wikipedian chemists. Vegaswikian 05:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Same scope. Conscious 16:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC).[reply]

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Category:Disappeared people to Category:People who disappeared edit

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The result of the debate was no consensus. Conscious 08:47, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Slightly clearer title - the category talk page also mentions that "disappeared people" can imply that they were disappeared by someone or something, for example, the secret police, so this rename might help avoid those connotations. It might be an idea to subdivide or split the category into those presumed dead at the time of vanishing, and those who simply dropped off the radar of public attention. That might also help clear up the slight confusion in Category:People by status. Carcharoth 15:05, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Rename as per nom. "Disappeared people" has a too-restrictive connotation. There are several comments on the category's talk page supporting this idea. The proprosed title is better than the "Category:Missing people" alternative mentioned there. -R. S. Shaw 17:57, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. The first thing "Disappeared people" makes me think of is Argentina's Dirty War. Twittenham 18:12, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename – the cat is not limited to forced disappearances. ×Meegs 18:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom and above. David Kernow 03:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep the shorter, similarily clear name. -- User:Docu
  • I think the point trying to be made above is that in some (perhaps many) parts of the world the phrase "disappeared people" identifies people believed to have been "forcibly disappeared", so "People who (have) disappeared" is being offered as an alternative for the sake of clarity rather than refined semantics. Regards, David Kernow 17:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, to many of us, disappeared people means forced disappearance. Category:People who have disappeared is perfectly acceptable, as well as the Category:People who disappeared I supported above. Both of those names, I believe, have universally consistent meanings. ×Meegs 03:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. The contents are not restricted to (forced) "disappeared people". Hawkestone 00:13, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. the current one fits much more than the proposed new one. --Angelo 13:12, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note to admin : As this vote seems close, I have invited users Docu, Carlossuarez46 and mikka to revisit this discussion. Regards, David Kernow 09:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I still think the connotations described above are valid, with the "forced" element leading usually to the "permanent" one. However, there was that kidnapped girl in Utah awhile back. Thanks for the invite, but I haven't much more to add or change from my prior. Carlossuarez46 22:18, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Companies of Mumbai to Category:Companies based in Mumbai edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 04:06, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The form "based in" is used for a couple of other Indian categories and all the U.S. categories. It is clearer and avoids the risk of companies being added to every city/state/province etc where they have a plant. . Nathcer 14:38, 1 June 2006 (UTC).[reply]

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Category:Possibly living people to Category:People who may be alive edit

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The result of the debate was no consensus. Conscious 08:49, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I hope other folk find "Possibly living people" too ungainly a name for a category; perhaps even an "unencyclopedic" name. Proposed name also puts the subject of the category – people – as first word read or for sorting. David Kernow 14:36, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Perhaps one or more of the points made above?  My understanding of the nature of consensus is that it is open to review...?  Regards, David Kernow 10:36, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep the new proposal doesn't fit at all with the current system (Living people, Disappeared people, and so on). --Angelo 22:11, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Re "Disappeared people", see above; also, perhaps the system needs to change if it's yielding English as strained as "Possibly living people"... Regards, David Kernow 01:04, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, I've made the "still" optional. I'd say the proposal resembles English (of any variety) more than the current name, something I'd suggest is useful to those non-native speakers who visit the English Wikipedia. Regards, David Kernow 02:11, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, that's half of objection, but the other half still remains. This category is part of the Category:Living people system and as such it ought to have a parallel name. Caerwine Caerwhine 15:04, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note to admin : I have invited users Carlossuarez46 and Angelo to revisit this discussion. Regards, David Kernow 09:46, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment : thanks again David. I still lean toward keep, but if we want more specific categories such as articulated by Carcharoth, I wouldn't mind either; it's just a lot more difficult to place people in. Consider Earhart or Hoffa. Carlossuarez46 22:50, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment : I don't actually see any reason for changing my vote. Nothing has changed, I simply think the current name fits much better than the proposed one for the entire category. --Angelo 15:41, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename Although it is not the best alternative name, it is a whole lot better than the current naming. --Inahet 15:49, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Boarding schools in Sweden edit

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The result of the debate was Keep. Vegaswikian 05:49, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This category had only one member, Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket, which I moved to Category:Schools in Sweden a while ago. There aren't that many boarding schools in Sweden, and there are still relatively few schools in the general category, so at least for now I don't see the need for this category. Up+land 13:59, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep and restore the article. If there aren't many boarding schools in Sweden, that makes those that there are more interesting. Nathcer 14:38, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and populate. There is absolutely no prejudice against small categories (see Category:English popes and Category:Polish popes as classic examples of small cats that will probably never grow - both survived recent CFD noms easily). I really do not know why people keep using "its small" as an excuse to delete cats: quite the opposite - it is huge cats that are truly tedious (talking of which, have a look at Category:Men by nationality). --Mais oui! 16:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:0s BC births and Category:0s BC deaths edit

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The result of the debate was no conensus. Conscious 08:53, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This category should be deleted. The name suggests that it lists people born in the year "O BC". However, this year doesn't exist: 1 BC is immediately followed 1 AD. The sole item in this category was Jesus but I deleted this for the same reasons (apart from the historical debate about the actual date of his birth). The category also somehow serves as a parent category to the subcategories from Category:1 BC births to Category:9 BC births. While these are legitimate categories I can't see how they can be categorized into "0 BC births". There also exists a template (Template:BirthyrBC) linked to from each subcategory which bears the problematic title (and hence should be renamed).

The same issue also pops up with the "death" equivalents. Str1977 (smile back) 11:15, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Rename to Category:00s BC births and Category:00s BC deaths. These categories are trying to cover the first decade BC. Have a look at Category:1st century BC births and Category:1st century BC deaths to see the other 'decade' categories. Carcharoth 11:23, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • I would also support a renaming to 1st decade BC and 1st decade AD, for both births and deaths. Unless someone points out the naming convention. Carcharoth 10:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - there is a similar problem with Category:0s, Category:0s births and Category:0s deaths. The categories Category:1, Category:2, Category:3, Category:4, Category:5, Category:6, Category:7, Category:8 and Category:9 also seem remarkably poorly named. I wonder if we have Category:10, Category:54, Category:673, Category:1000, Category:1000000, Category:947369?? Carcharoth 11:30, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - the nominator seems to have confused "0 BC births" with "0s BC births" - note the 's' that changes the meaning of the phrase... Carcharoth 11:32, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename or delete. "0s BC" seems too prone to misunderstanding/puzzlement. David Kernow 14:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Seems simple enough to me, considering the articles and categories 0s and 0s BC. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 19:18, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • There is the point that there are probably a lot of templates and pages pointing at "0s" type pages. People renaming categories do use the "What links here" tool to fix that sort of thing, don't they...? Carcharoth 10:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Arthur_Rubin. Lbbzman 20:10, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Fits into the standard naming strategy for decade of birth/death categories. - TexasAndroid 20:15, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Where was this standard discussed? Carcharoth 10:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep fits the established naming convention. -- ProveIt (talk) 22:03, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment (and switch to Rename) If it is supposed to mean decades than it needs to be renamed to "1st decade BC births/deaths" (and the same goes for the 1st decade AD). Forget about naming conventions - people say "in the sixities" or "in the 60s" but no one say in the "zero-ties" or "o-ties" or the "naught-ties" (no pun intended) hence WP shouldn't use such abbreviations. They confused me and they will confuse others. Str1977 (smile back) 22:12, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • If you want to rename this decade, you might want to look around for other decades in the "naughties" that might have similar problems. Carcharoth 10:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename or delete per David Kernow. There was only Jesus in the 0s BC births category, anyway. Yes, I've looked at Category:1st century BC births, where it has 0s BC births, 10s BC births, 20s BC births, etc., but as Str1977 says, we talk about the seventies, but not about the zeroties. Ambiguous, misleading, and confusing. If renaming, rename to 1st decade BC births. AnnH ♫ 22:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Regarding "There was only Jesus in the 0s BC births category" - this is true of a lot of other "year" and "decade" categories. Many have only one or two entries. I think the idea is that this will grow over time. The year articles seem to do the same job better, IMO, as you can use "What links here" (providing people link dates properly and don't overlink) to update the year articles. See for example 2005. Carcharoth 10:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep as the categories are named similar to 0s BC and 0s. -- User:Docu
  • Keep doesn't confuse me and I'm pretty thick. Carlossuarez46 04:23, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This concerns the decade 0s and not the non-existent year. User:Dimadick
    • 'Comment: We have figured that out by now. Still, the naming of that category seems awkward, as there are no "naught-ties". Str1977 (smile back) 19:30, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:United States Congressional district maps to Category:Maps of United States congressional districts edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 04:07, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rename - Like to similar categories; also grammatically clearer.—Markles 10:59, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Flops to Category:Commercial failures edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 04:08, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Either rename and improve the category, or even just delete, as this is a POV title. Note that not all articles in this category will refer to commercial failures, but many do. Carcharoth 10:37, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Rename per nom. I think it is reasonably easy to judge whether something was a commercial failure - there are plenty of things that can be included without resorting to marginal cases. Osomec 13:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. David Kernow 14:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Inquiry what is the point of this category? What would we call a commercial failure? Would Star Trek:Enterprise qualify? We are better of with a list, perhaps delete --Cat out 17:23, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Edsel. Vegaswikian 17:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I agree. Just because a category will have a grey area doesn't mean that there are not articles that fit perfectly in the category. What is required is for the category blurb to make clear that there will be articles that may or may not fit in the category, and to set out guidelines for inclusion. The open-endedness of this category justifies its existence as a category instead of a list. Carcharoth 08:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. This sort of information would be better is better implimented as a list, citing tickets/sales/rental revenue figures, etc. — Jun. 3, '06 [08:21] <freak|talk>
  • Keep and rename. Outriggr 08:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nomination. I was just thinking that "commercial failures" would be a better name, and then noticed this. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:52, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. No clear inclusion or exclusion criteria; POV; insufficiently binary in nature. TheGrappler 18:56, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Can I ask whether "delete" realy means listify? Many of these categories I see being deleted would be good starting points for new articles that could discuss the issues the categories are trying to showcase. Just deleting the categories undoes someone'e effort at bringing together related articles. Carcharoth 19:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Imposters of Moby Dick edit

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 03:50, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Usernames that were in this category, User:PenisMoby, User:PenisMoby have been blocked due to being inappropriate (and vandalism); there is no proof that they intended to "impersonate" me, and it is only speculation that they intended to attack me. I do not believe in building shrines to malicious users and do not feel the need to dignify their actions with a category. --User:Moby Dick 10:35, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete per nom. There's a "deny recognition" policy I think, or maybe it was only a proposal. Anyway, it was a good idea. Sumahoy 14:55, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Inquiry why the sudden change in heart, Moby? You reported the two users on ANB/I. You yourself said It would appear that someone created these accounts based on my username... --Cat out 17:10, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy delete. Sadened to see Wikipedia being used for such harrasments below the belt against co-editors. Bertilvidet 21:27, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Dead people rumoured to be living edit

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The result of the debate was Delete. Vegaswikian 03:53, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - rumours are not a solid basis for encyclopaedic categorisation: "A rumor or rumour (see spelling differences) is a piece of purportedly true information that circulates without substantiating evidence". (Which indicates to me that the Wikipedia Rumor article is a dicdef.) Mais oui! 06:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete -- overlap with Category:Possibly living people - Longhair 06:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - unencyclopedic.--Peta 06:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete It doesn't really overlap with Category:Possibly living people as it is mainly being used for people who are dead, period, regardless any nonsense that may appear in the tabloids. Choalbaton 12:29, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom and above. David Kernow 14:36, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. If someone were to write a quality article about this phenomenon, that would be another story. ×Meegs 18:26, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Suggestion -- if the category doesn't already exist elsewhere, rename to Unconfirmed Deaths??? That term should be both concise and encyclopedic. Calilasseia 17:17, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oops. Thought this was a serious category, as opposed to one dealing in wackiness such as Elvis being seen riding Shergar in a shopping mall. Though I notice Lord Lucan is in there, and his status vis-a-vis living or dead is the subject of some serious inquiry by Scotland Yard. Expunge the wackiness, move the serious cases into a category labelled Unconfirmed Deaths if it doesn't already exist. While it may be approrpiate to make brief mention within the articles of the individual persons concerned that there exist believers in strange notions regarding said individual deaths or otherwise, devoting a category to tabloid fluff strikes me as being at variance with what Wikipedia stands for. That'll teach me to check more thoroughly next time :) .... Calilasseia 17:25, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
You may be interested in Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 1#Category:Possibly living people to Category:People who may still be alive. ×Meegs 20:54, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Pro-life Activists to Category:Pro-life activists edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. For cap fix only other naming issues should be raised as a new CfD after the rename is completed. Vegaswikian 05:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

moved from speedy after discusion. Vegaswikian 05:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- caps - ProveIt (talk) 14:25, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It would be better if this were Category:Anti-abortion activists, otherwise you could legitimately categorize anti-death penalty activists under it. 132.205.93.89 21:07, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neither, name is ambiguous. Does this refer to anti-euthanasia, abortion, death penalty, war, starvation, or what? Right now, it's so general as to be effectively meaningless, since groups with those interests and many more could rightly be called pro-life activists. Oh, I see anon above makes the same point. Well, then, obviously I agree with that. Derex 05:46, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom. The name is clear, and this is not the place for abortion debates. - EurekaLott 14:18, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename to Category:Anti-abortion activists as this identifies topic; "Pro-life activists" might mean anything from those supporting (say) more physical exercise, those against contraception, those for life sentences rather than death penalties, etc, etc. Regards, David Kernow 14:36, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename without the capital for now. I would prefer to see category:Pro-abortion activists and category:Anti-abortion activists as Wikipedia should call a spade a spade and avoid media-friendly labels, but they would have to be renamed at the same time or not at all. Sumahoy 14:53, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • COMMENT "Anti-abortion activist" is a very common term. So it's not like we're choosing to rename it to something weird. 132.205.45.148 19:29, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment See also: Category:Pro-life organizations, Category:Pro-life politicians, and Pro-life. Change all or none, but please do keep them consistant. -- ProveIt (talk) 19:38, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with the above. Rename all three from "Pro-life X" to "Anti-abortion X", and, similarly, also rename any "Pro-choice X" categories to "Pro-abortion X". Blunt, but descriptive, and no euphemisms on either side. -- Karada 20:03, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom to fix capitalization. Between the names of the other "Pro-Life" categories, and the fact that "Pro-Choice" categories are still Pro-choice, not Pro-Abortion, I think that this one should stay as it is. A fuller debate to rename all the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice categories at once might deserve a different outcome, but for now, moving just one out of the set is not the right way to handle it. Fix the capitalization, and leave the rest for a more comprehensive debate. - TexasAndroid 20:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Seems this is as relevant a moment and place to have said debate...?  Regards, David Kernow 03:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename per nom -- Activists get to decide what to call themselves; the fact that they are pro-death penalty, pro-theocracy, and anti-science is irrelevant to their Orwellian word play. Wikipedia policy is NOR. --William Allen Simpson 01:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Passing thought: Do all terrorists (as in "extreme activists") call themselves terrorists?  Regards, David Kernow 03:46, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • rename, to what I am not certain. Pro- Anti- is highly subjectual and should be avoided at all costs. Anti-Abrotion implies a complete opposition to Abortion, which inst the case for all pro-life people. --Cat out 17:24, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • I see this conflict as Abortion should be legal vs. Abortion should be illegal. -- ProveIt (talk) 21:36, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. There are too people who are pro-life activists, and the category can be easily maintained. 12.73.196.200 23:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename to get rid of the capital, without prejudice as to the rest of the category name. As a separate point, I don't see pro-life as ambiguous at all - in my mind, it clearly refers to beliefs about abortion. SeventyThree(Talk) 00:51, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
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Category:Syracuse, New York edit

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The result of the debate was Rename to Category:Greater Syracuse, New York. Vegaswikian 05:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More precise, and in line with other city categories Paul 04:25, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Wikipedians who play mainly as Marth in Super Smash Bros. Melee edit

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The result of the debate was Already deleted. Vegaswikian 19:06, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You have GOT to be kidding. Part of Category:Wikipedians who play Nintendo GameCube, a category that seems pretty ripe for deletion to begin with. Calton | Talk 02:08, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete, useless.--Peta 06:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, useless. CalJW 19:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Category:Famous Muhajir to Category:Muhajir edit

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The result of the debate was Rename. Vegaswikian 04:12, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We don't need to say famous ... if they weren't notable in some way they wouldn't be here -- ProveIt (talk) 01:02, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • The objection "if they weren't notable in some way they wouldn't be here" does not appear logical. Obviously the category is established to categorize Famous/Renowned/Notable Muhajirs not other Muhajir releted matters.
Well, I've no objection on changing the category Category: Famous Muhajir to Category Muhajir if the intention is not denying Muhajir itself. But I am afraid that few people (like Siddiqui) will not stop here and will again put the tag that this category is not necessary, not suitable and bla bla bla because the name itself against their political views. When there exist Afghani, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Bengali people categories then WHY NOT A SINGLE CATEGORY FOR MUHAJIR.
I named the category Famous Muhajir in order to distinguish Urdu speaking celebrities of Pakistan from other Muhajir related issues.
User:M.Imran. 12:55, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What category is currently used to group the other related issues together? If we need the split, I would go for Muhajir people or maybe Muhajirs - I'm not an expert on the language. We don't tend to include subjective terms like "famous" in category names. SeventyThree(Talk) 00:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Rename Category:Mujahirs, assuming that is the correct plural. No category name should include the word "famous". Honbicot 19:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename it to Muhajirs (Pakistan). As there are many Muhajir who are not living in Karachi but still are Muhajir (trace their roots to undivided India). So it will do justice with them as well. But make sure that we have a category representing Muhajirs of Pakistan. --Spasage 05:35, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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