Category talk:Establishments in the United Kingdom by year

Purpose of this category
I see this category was only created in 2010, likewise the category for the United States, and for Germany, all by an editor who was banned from wikipedia in 2013. I have already questioned the reason for this category's existence on a talk page for the German category:

1. Could somebody please explain the reason for this category's existence? It seems a bizarre and arbitrary means of classification. What purpose does it serve beyond keeping people who like to make lists busy?

2. In normal English and American usage, "establishment" doesn't mean "something that is established". In both the UK and the US it is an old-fashioned term for a shop or bar. The editor who created these categories appeared to be Norwegian Robocon1 (talk) 10:45, 27 May 2015 (UTC)