User talk:Bearcat/Archive 78

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1795 in Ukraine


A tag has been placed on Category:1795 in Ukraine indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 01:05, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Kaushik Izardar Page - Nominated for Deletion
Please guide on making improvement to the Kaushik Izardar page and avoid its deletion. I have tried my best to write the content as per Wikipedia's guidelines. Still, if there are problems, kindly enlighten me so that I could do the best to save it. Wikicon07 (talk) 06:57, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Categories question
Hi Bearcat, I recently published the joint biography Jerry and Mary Newport to mainspace (with multiple redirects for alternative names of the two subjects, i.e. Gerald Newport, Jerry Newport, Mary Newport, Mary Meinel, and Mary Meinel-Newport), and I have a question about how to apply WP:INCOMPATIBLE. An editor recently removed some, but not all of the categories that apply to only one of the subjects (and removed one category that appears to apply to both), citing WP:INCOMPATIBLE in their edit summary, and has not added categories that apply to only one subject to the single-name redirects.

My question is essentially whether I should add categories that apply only to one subject to the single-name redirects. Thank you! Beccaynr (talk) 14:16, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Improper move of draft?
Hi Bearcat. I came across this and am puzzled by the reason you gave for moving the article back to draftspace. What do you mean by "improper" here? –&#8239;Joe (talk) 14:15, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Request on 20:57:42, 19 June 2023 for assistance on AfC submission by Hickeygamez
Thanks for the review. I appreciate your lack of sarcasm - truly. Can you give me an example of an academic journal with good secondary sources? I can't seem to find any on Wikipedia.

Hickeygamez (talk) 20:57, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Cfd
This one. One has reached 37. Can't you strike some of them so it can be closed? — Oculi (talk) 19:50, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Since when did closing a two-month old CFD discussion ever require waiting for me to do anything? It can already be closed as is, and nothing I can do could possibly make it happen any faster. Bearcat (talk) 20:51, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: City, University of London


A tag has been placed on Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: City, University of London indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 22:36, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Panamanian science fiction films


A tag has been placed on Category:Panamanian science fiction films indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 07:15, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

removal of categories
I saw an edit of yours removed categories in draft page Draft:Old Post Office Museum (Winnsboro, Louisiana), and I reverted that (and then made some other category modifications). FYI, I am aware that technically Draftspace articles are not supposed to be in active categories, but it is convenient when drafting articles to bop back and forth to articles in the categories. And there are bots which come by, within a few hours, to apply some template so that they are no longer active, so you don't need to. I don't mean to cause anyone stress or work, and I hope my editing has not bothered you.

thanks, Doncram (talk,contribs) 11:21, 4 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Discussion continued, by Bearcat's choice, at User talk:Doncram.
 * By the way, the discussion above at seems relevant. --Doncram (talk,contribs) 12:01, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Separation of German people + occupation cats
Apparently that comes from the German wikipedia - and the translation tool uses that scheme. I actually can see merit in it on theoretical grounds. Shyamal (talk) 15:13, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:All Wikipedia SIA-Class vital articles


A tag has been placed on Category:All Wikipedia SIA-Class vital articles indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 04:18, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Mayors in China
Hi, you appear to have slipped a line re mayors from Lhasa at Categories_for_discussion/Log/2023_July_1. I have corrected the misposted entries.

Presumably you intended to nominate Category:Mayors of Lüda‎. I would be willing to process this speedily under C2B if you wish to nominate it with a link to the CFD. – Fayenatic  L ondon 21:44, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Categories on Userspace drafts
You stated, "even if you're disabling the categories, you're still not allowed to use categories that don't exist to be used". I was not aware of that guideline. There may be other items I should know. Please share that document and location. Mgrē@sŏn ( Talk )  Mgrē@sŏn  ( Talk ) 15:49, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Mgrē@sŏn  ( Talk ) 17:24, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment from a Talk page stalker: User:Mgreason, it would be an overstatement to say that redlink categories cannot be put into place and left at least temporarily.  It makes sense when editing to try reasonable guesses for what categories may or should exist.  If it were truly terrible and absolutely not ever to be allowed, then some bot program could be put in place to identify occurrences and block editors for the transgression.
 * However, in my opinion and I think this is shared, if it turns out a category does not exist (shows as a redlink), it is more polite if the editor who put it in would take responsibility to browse about and find categories which do apply, rather than leaving that work to others. That way the responsible editor learns, too.  For example, I have had to learn, and relearn, that category names for log buildings in the United States are usually not of form  Category:Log buildings in Wyoming but rather are of form  Category:Log buildings and structures in Wyoming.  Also it is an option to create subcategories where needed, by editing the redlink (empty) category and putting in categories of higher level types, for example to create a category needed for the log buildings and structures in a U.S. state that does not yet have one.
 * Hope this helps, --Doncram (talk,contribs) 11:32, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. That does seem like a reasonable interpretation. Mgrē@sŏn ( Talk ) 19:43, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Your last edit here  WAS either vandalism or you are attempting to start an edit war. In an earlier exchange, you stated, "even if you're disabling the categories, you're still not allowed to use categories that don't exist to be used". All of the categories you removed were disabled, so what justification did you use?  Mgrē@sŏn  ( Talk ) 13:45, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Non-free graffiti with NFUR stated


A tag has been placed on Category:Non-free graffiti with NFUR stated indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 21:44, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Screen Media films
I created a category for Screen Media films so do we need all the films listed on the article for Screen Media? Jaiquiero (talk) 04:17, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello
I need your help can you please reply me  &maltese; ZenDragoX&maltese;    (contact)    12:23, 18 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Its regarding the promotion of a political party on Wikipedia by an user.  &maltese; ZenDragoX&maltese;    (contact)    12:24, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Guatemalan comedy films


A tag has been placed on Category:Guatemalan comedy films indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 00:45, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Unknown-importance the Gozo task force articles


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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 15:53, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Political movements in the Ottoman Empire


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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 04:22, 23 July 2023 (UTC)