User talk:Johnpacklambert/Archive 13

1860s births cats
The 1861 births category currently has 3,088 articles. 1862 births has 3,104 articles and 1863 births has 3,159 articles.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:21, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

British Empire cats
we have the Category People from the British Empire. I have been creating some broad by occupation subcats. I have also been trying to ensure we populate the by place subcats. Many of these are very under populated. I am trying to avoid too many categories, too small categories, and Category clutter. So far we have writers, historians, poets, journalists, businesspeople, medical doctors, lawyers, sportspeople, artista, male actors, actresses, architects, musicians, nurses, chess players and scientists. We have a hodge podge of by place subcats, with names all over the place. I just realized we have some American colonial categories, in addition to Thirteen Colonies categories. Both US and Canada categories are hugely divided by sub-national unit, and I have no idea how many articles belong there under the British Empire structure that are not. Right now the subcategories of People from the British Empire have no consistent naming convention. Some use of, some use from, and with British India and a few other cases some of the occupational categories use in. Some places in the British Empire are still essentially part of it, so we have demonyms for Bermudians and some other groups. We also have lots of Category names like Colony of Tasmania people. The recent trend has in general been to move more categories to use the People from Foo pattern, but the recent discussion on Cape Colony moved everything to Cape Colony people are subcats replacing people with day Cape Colony dportspeople etc. British India is one of the better developed trees, for a few reasons. However we have British people in colonial India, why is that not British people in British India? British India did not cover Goa and the other small French and Portuguese areas. It covered Pakustan, Bangladesh, and at least some time modern Myanmar and maybe Aden. In the early 19th-century it was less extensive than modern India. The sub-units of British India do not correspond to more recent units, unlike in the US and Canada, although even in the US the correspondence is messy. In India Bombay Presidency, Punjab Province, Madras Presidency, Bengal Presidency and Assam Province all covered wjat are multiple units today. We have a hodgepodge of in and of categories. Some of this reflects the fact that we have over 1000 articles in the British people in colonial India. Some of these people made large contributions in various fields, but the from preposition might not work best.

John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:52, 19 July 2023 (UTC)


 * I've nominated most of these categories for deletion, because they're a pretty trivial intersection (WP:TRIVIALCAT), and not defining. If you wanted them to be a container category, then maybe you could get around not defining. Mason (talk) 18:10, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

1850s births
The 1857 births category has 2,795 articles. 1856 births has 2,816 articles.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:53, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Springfield College (Massachusetts) has been nominated for renaming
Category:Springfield College (Massachusetts) has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Joeykai (talk) 03:26, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Antiquarians from the Kingdom of Bohemia has been nominated for deletion
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Nomination of Kylie Kofoed for deletion
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Emigrants from the Duchy of Oldenburg


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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Fur traders from the British Empire


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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Russian Empire Servants of God


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Concern regarding Draft:Brett Stewart (musician)
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Category:Filmmakers from Austria-Hungary has been nominated for deletion
Category:Filmmakers from Austria-Hungary has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Bearcat (talk) 17:36, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

What's the purpose of emigrants from occupied Germany cats?
Category:Emigrants from occupied Germany (1945-1949) to the United States and its parent cat. Are you saying that the year of emigration is defining? (t &#183; c)  buidhe  19:57, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The year of emigration is defining when they country has significant changes over time. This falls between Category:Emigrants from Nazi Germany on the one hand and Category:West German emigrants and Category:East German emigrants on the other. The polity which someone leaves as an emigrant, and the polity to which they come to as an emigrant are both defining. So, yes, the year of emigration is defining. The most obvious example is Category:East German emigrants to West Germany, where the same movement at other times would not be emigration at all. The same applies for many other cases. If someone moved from Tirana to Istanbul in 1890 that would not be an act of immigration, it would be movement within a unified country. In 1990 it would be emigration from Albania to Turkey. There are lots and lots of other examples I could give. The time someone moves is defining. While this particular tree is not yet well developed our Category:Emigrants from Nazi Germany is very large.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:02, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The year of emigration defines what the act of emigration is. However some movements are complex. Lots of people for example moved out of Nazi Germany, stayed for a few years in France or the Netherlands, and later moved to the United States. Some of these people left Nazi Germany in 1934 and arrived in the United States in 1947. However they were not nationals of France or the Netherlands. So they were not emigrants from France or the Netherlands. They were also not exactly emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States, since they arrived in the US after the fall of Nazi Germany. Even if they arrived before the fall, it does not quite work. I have decided that in multi-stage migrations just using the Emigrants from Nazi Germany, immigrants to the Netherlands, and immigrants to the United States as 3 seperate categories makes sense.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:06, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Emigrants are categorized by the country they are nationals of. Not by their ethnicity. While these at times are related, they are not the same. So Category:Emigrants from Nazi Germany, includes many people who were born in the Kingdom of Hungary (most often when it was part of Austria-Hungary), and other people who were non-German residents of Germany who decided to leave after the new government came to power. There are people who are nationals of a place they have never lived, so for example a British national resident in Egypt who then moves from there to Australia is not an Egyptian emigrant to Australia. The lines between various categories need to be carefully watched. We may have some people currently in Category:German emigrants to the United States and Category:Emigrants from West Germany to the United States, who were really Americans born in West Germany, and not ever immigrants to the United States. The lines between various emigration and expatriate categories often take close watching. However it is clear that emigration is based on the countries that exist when the movement occurs.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:16, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I guess I'm not sure that leaving Germany for another country between 1945 and 1949 is defining compared to the existing Category:German emigrants category. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  21:44, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The current system has divided the German emigrants by the political status of the country at the time they emigrated.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:05, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

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Category:Explorers by country of origin has been nominated for merging
Category:Explorers by country of origin has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 00:46, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Politicians from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Politicians from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 00:54, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Diplomats from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Diplomats from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:19, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Hunters from the Russian Empire has been nominated for renaming
Category:Hunters from the Russian Empire has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:23, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Municipal police chiefs of the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Municipal police chiefs of the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Mountain climbers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Mountain climbers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:37, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Grand Dukes from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Grand Dukes from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

September 2023
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 * I have been trying to avoid bmduplication. Many of our Category naming policies are inconsistent and it is arlt times difficult to determine the best names for categories.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:45, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree that the naming policies are inconsistent, but it's better to propose a renaming rather than making a duplicate category. Mason (talk) 22:05, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Avant-garde from the Russian Empire has been nominated for renaming
Category:Avant-garde from the Russian Empire has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:52, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Anti-capitalists from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Anti-capitalists from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:54, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Princes from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Princes from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:56, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Princesses from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Princesses from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:56, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Adoptees in the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Adoptees in the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 02:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Russian Empire escapees has been nominated for merging
Category:Russian Empire escapees has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 02:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Grand Duchesses from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Grand Duchesses from the Russian Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 02:03, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Dentists from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Dentists from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 02:04, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:British people in colonial Australia has been nominated for merging
Category:British people in colonial Australia has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 02:06, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:People from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg has been nominated for merging
Category:People from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 04:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Businesspeople from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg has been nominated for merging
Category:Businesspeople from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:49, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Foresters from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Foresters from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:44, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Inventors from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Inventors from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:45, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Bankers from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Bankers from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:46, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Academics from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Academics from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:46, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Surveyors from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Surveyors from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:49, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Actors from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Actors from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:50, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Academics in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Academics in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:51, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Engineers from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Engineers from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:52, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Scientists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Scientists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:53, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Astronomers from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Astronomers from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:54, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Mathematicians from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Mathematicians from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:57, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Biologists from British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Biologists from British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:58, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Actors in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Actors in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Male actors in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Male actors in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Social workers in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Social workers in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:02, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Trade unionists in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Trade unionists in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:03, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Linguists in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Linguists in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:03, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Agricultural researchers in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Agricultural researchers in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:05, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Circus performers in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Circus performers in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:09, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Naturalists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Naturalists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:09, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Pharmacists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Pharmacists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:12, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Artists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Artists from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:12, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Painters from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Painters from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:13, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Scholars from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Scholars from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:14, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Historians from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Historians from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:14, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Poets from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Poets from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:15, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Dramatists and Playwrights from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Dramatists and Playwrights from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Scholars in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Scholars in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Sportspeople from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Sportspeople from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:17, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Businesspeople from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Businesspeople from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:45, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Chess players from the British Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Chess players from the British Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:47, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Musicians from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Musicians from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:47, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Singers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Singers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:48, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Educators from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Educators from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:49, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Lawyers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Lawyers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:52, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Librarians from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Librarians from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:52, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Medical doctors from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Medical doctors from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 13:55, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Nurses from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Nurses from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 14:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Police officers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Police officers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 14:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Translators from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Translators from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 14:03, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Writers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Writers from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 14:04, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Journalists from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Journalists from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 14:04, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:People from the British Western Pacific Territories has been nominated for merging
Category:People from the British Western Pacific Territories has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 14:57, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Albanians in Yugoslavia has been nominated for merging
Category:Albanians in Yugoslavia has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:17, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Ethnic Albanian people has been nominated for merging
Category:Ethnic Albanian people has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:18, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Ethnic Albanian writers has been nominated for renaming
Category:Ethnic Albanian writers has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:19, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:French Senegal people has been nominated for merging
Category:French Senegal people has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:24, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:People from the Free Imperial City of Hamburg has been nominated for merging
Category:People from the Free Imperial City of Hamburg has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:People from the German Empire has been nominated for merging
Category:People from the German Empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:36, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Scientists from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Scientists from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Artists from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Artists from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Architects from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Architects from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Sculptors from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Sculptors from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Astronomers from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Astronomers from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Expatriates in the German colonial empire has been nominated for merging
Category:Expatriates in the German colonial empire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:40, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Engineers from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Engineers from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:41, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Diplomats from the German Empire has been nominated for renaming
Category:Diplomats from the German Empire has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:44, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Writers from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Writers from the German Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 15:45, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Russian Empire people of the November Uprising has been nominated for merging
Category:Russian Empire people of the November Uprising has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 18:42, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Actresses from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion
Category:Actresses from the British Empire has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 19:24, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Gardeners in British India has been nominated for renaming
Category:Gardeners in British India has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 20:12, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Judges in British India has been nominated for merging
Category:Judges in British India has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 12:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Thoughts on categories
we should not call people who did not live in a place then called Canada, Canadian. People from say Nova Scotia who died in 1865 should not be placed in Canadian categories.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:44, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * If you feel strongly, I recommend discussion this outside your talk page and seek consensus before you unilaterally make such a change that goes against the current category scheme. Mason (talk) 01:04, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

British Empire categories
Within the British Empire there were generalized systems of education. I think this makes it possible to argue in many professions, especially medical doctors, there was a unified set of people in the field even if there were not geographically close.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:09, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * This would especially apply to lawyers from the British Empire since the British Empire had its own unique form of law.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:47, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Then make the argument on the categories for discussion page. Mason (talk) 01:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I am not allowed to participate in discussions of categories directly, because a ban on me participating in another type of discussion in Wikupedia was written in a way that it covered any participation in the categories discussions pages, even though categories themselves were not under discussion at all there. I am not sure the simulation makes any sense, but it is the way things are.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:18, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ahh, sorry, I thought it was just for article deletion discussions, I can now see that your ban includes "participating in deletion discussions, broadly construed". That's unfortunate. Mason (talk) 01:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Of, in and from
I am thinking that we want to use from in almost all cases when a denonym is not supportable. That may be more cases than we have used in the past. I think using from avoids many of the issues with of.

The biggest issue I see is with which exact categories we want to limit to agents of a particular government. That we need to think through closely.

For example do we can That a soldier was a national of France, Argentina, Yugoslavia or The Russian Empire, or do we iy care that a soldier served in the military of those countries, regardless of what country they were nationals of? The same with diplomats. Do we want a Category that tells us someone was a French national, and worked as a diplomat, even f they only worked for Spain, or do we still only count them as a Spanish diplomat because they worked for Spain as a diplomat?John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:30, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * So I'm glad to see that you're thinking about how in, of, and from are being used. But please, see if another category already exists before you start changing all the category names. I've spent a lot of time trying ot clean up your categories, as many of them aren't fully parented. I've noticed that many only have the parent category related to the kingdom/empire, but not the century or nationality, and not have the parent category for their occupation, etc. Mason (talk) 17:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I think a lot of parenting of empires to non-empire related similar named categories is highly debatable. Parenting say Writers from the Russian Empire to Russian writers I do not think is justified. Many people in the Russian Empire would never have self-described as Russian, they were Finnish, Tatar, etc. To define them as Russian, even at a step removed I do not think is justified.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:35, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Could you at least do it for their occupations? Mason (talk) 17:38, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Like for example: Landowners from the Kingdom of England should have at least one parent category related to landowners.  Mason (talk) 17:39, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Landowners from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for splitting
Category:Landowners from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for splitting. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 03:56, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Antiquarians from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for merging
Category:Antiquarians from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 03:58, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Art patrons from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for merging
Category:Art patrons from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 03:59, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:Businesspeople from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for merging
Category:Businesspeople from the Kingdom of England has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 03:59, 18 September 2023 (UTC)