User:David Kernow/Abbreviations and category naming

Discussion history regarding abbreviations in category names as found in Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (categories), its archives and related pages.

Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (categories)/Archive 1

 * #Previous discussions
 * Rest of page
 * Case-insensitive "abbr*" not found.

Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (categories)/Archive 2

 * Second outright disapproval to using abbreviations in category names: "There is no reason to have abbreviations in article, category, etc. titles... Semiconscious · talk 10:02, 11 January 2006 (UTC)"
 * Followed immediately by third apparent general disapproval: "...Avoid abbreviations. siafu 21:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)"
 * Subsequnet comments by Steve block may indicate a fourth general disapproval.

#Abbreviations: to expand or not to expand?

 * Query over abbreviations' status in general by JeffW.
 * Prospective support that abbreviations do not have to be expanded from David Kernow.
 * Prospective support from Mayumashu.
 * Implicit opposition from Francis Schonken.
 * Opposition from Bhoele.
 * Implicit opposition from Syrthiss.
 * Opposition from Sumahoy.
 * Opposition from William Allen Simpson.
 * Support from Rlevse.
 * Support from Coffeeboy.
 * Opposition from Hawkestone.
 * Support from Lou Crazy.
 * Support from Naha.
 * Support from Bkonrad ("older ≠ wiser")
 * Support from evrik.
 * Prospective support from Gadget850.
 * Opposition from savidan.
 * Prospective support from NThurston.

The "Avoid abbreviations..." statement's first appearance seems to be here, on August 31, 2005, without apparent support for or against.