Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/Log/2009/April/19

April 19

Spanish geography stub types

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the stub template and/or category above. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the template's or category's talk page (if any). No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was variously upmerge' and rename, per nom'

Despite being told several times over the past year and a half when he caused various problems for stub-sorting, that stub types have certain standards and that the naming, creation, and upkeep of them has to meet certain criteria, User:Satesclop has recently been creating and modifying a considerable number of templates. New ones in the last few days - apart from the Ceuta and Melilla ones mentioned yesterday - include the following problematical templates and categories:

{{BalearicIslands-geo-stub}}/Category:Balearic Islands geography stubs - will almost certainly need upmerging, and the template should ~~probably~~definitely be at {{Balearics-geo-stub}} , since the term "Balearics" is unambiguous (we usually only use the XIslands form if doing otherwise would be confusing, and since the non geo equivalent is at {{Balearics-stub}}.
{{Cantabria-geo-stub}}/Category:Cantabria geography stubs - will almost certainly need upmerging
{{Murcia-geo-stub}}/Category:Region of Murcia geography stubs - will almost certainly need upmerging
Category:Valencian Community geography stubs - a duplicate of the existing Category:Valencia geography stubs, but potentially a better name. One of the should be deleted, probably the plain Valencia one.
Category:La Rioja geography stubs - well below threshold (18 stubs) and misnamed (there are two La Riojas - this should be, if kept - at Category:La Rioja (Spain) geography stubs. Delete, unless in can be got to threshold - if it can, rename.

He also made changes to 12 other geo-stub categories - largely involving removing parent categories and interwiki links - and 9 other geo-stub templates, all of which have been either partially or completely reverted. Grutness...wha? 08:38, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Granada

On a related subject, one of Satesclop's earlier unproposed creations was Category:Granada province geography stubs. It has reached threshold, but should be at Category:Granada (province) geography stubs. Rename. Grutness...wha? 08:44, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If there are stubs of Andalusia, Estremadura, La Rioja, Canary Islands, Aragon or Castile and León, why there can no be categories of the rest of Spanish autonomies?

This happens because an ignoramus from New Zealand interferes in matters that he does not know on Spain... Satesclop 20:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind words. I suggest you read the rules on when stub categories should and should not be made, as laid out at WP:STUB. While you're there, it would be worth your while to also read WP:Etiquette. Grutness...wha? 01:44, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No one, ignoramus or otherwise, has proposed such categories in the correct venue, Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. If you want something done, do it properly. Rename Granada, btw. Pegship (talk) 20:08, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those keeping track may be interested to know that I've just had to roll back about 40 changes that Satesclop made to geo-stub categories and templates. He's one step away from a block. Grutness...wha? 02:42, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alas, I'm waiting for someone else to close this, as you and I are interested parties. Pegship (talk) 21:25, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a note with someone who can hopefully close it. Grutness...wha? 00:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the template's or category's talk page (if any). No further edits should be made to this section.