Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of cat breeds originating in the United States


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The result was   merge to List of cat breeds. (and can then be deleted per Flatscan's comment) Black Kite (t) (c) 11:57, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

List of cat breeds originating in the United States

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Delete. This page looks like a direct cut and paste of the category and as such serves no extra purpose on Wikipedia. If it were to summarise the main points about each of the cat breeds it would be of more use but I don't think that is needed at this stage. Note that I created the Cats in the United States article earlier today. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 07:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge into List of cat breeds. It is redundant to the main list but currently contains entries not found there such as polydactyl cat. Warden (talk) 08:10, 17 July 2011 (UTC)


 * And then delete? -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 09:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
 * An edit history merger would be needed before deletion of the redundant redirect title. Warden (talk) 10:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The list content might fall under WP:Copying within Wikipedia, "Simple, non-creative lists of information". The inclusion criteria are factual, not creative. Flatscan (talk) 04:21, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organisms-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 19:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 19:35, 17 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge non-duplicate items to list of cat breeds. Anna  talk 20:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
 * , despite its odd formatting, was not an exact copy of Category:Cat breeds originating in the United States. It included Polydactyl cat piped to American Polydactyl, which until . The sourcing at Polydactyl cat seems weak – I'm not sure that they are recognized breeds . List of cat breeds has contained an entry for American Polydactyl at least as far back as . Flatscan (talk) 04:33, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. Maintenance nightmare. Stuartyeates (talk) 03:23, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of US-related deletion discussions.  —-- Alan Liefting (talk) - 19:51, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.