Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Copyright Expired Encyclopedias


 * Category:Copyright Expired Encyclopedias was listed for deletion on January 16, 2005. Consensus was to rename to Category:Public domain encyclopedias.

No need for a category, and it's bad grammar anyway. Neutralitytalk 07:11, Jan 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * I think there's enough entries in this category to justify its existance. I agree with you on teh grammar, though. --ssd 18:02, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. I would agree with ssd that this category should be kept as others might find it useful for locating content (although usually dated). However, if not deleted, it should be renamed. Some possibilities might be Category:Copyright free encyclopedias or Category:Encyclopedias out of copyright . RedWolf 01:23, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep/rename. And deletion before discussion is finished is bad behavior. The category is useful. Neutrality, you even didn't bother to replace it by any other category, like "encyclopedias", or so. This is inacceptable loss of information, because categories is harder to restore than deleted articles. Mikkalai 18:50, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename Encyclopedias out of copyright is good because it begins with the noun, and will be alphabetized with other encyclopedias.  &mdash;Michael Z. 18:56, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)
 * Why not "Public domain encyclopedias"? Postdlf 05:32, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Or "Encyclopedias in the public domain", just to get "Encyclopedias" first. / u p p l a n d 11:46, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Agree with "Encyclopedias in the public domain", as it is more precise to define what they are instead of what they are not (i.e. in copyright)--MaxMad 13:45, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Ok, so we agree to a rename. Do we need to have a vote as to which name? --ssd 02:17, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Possibly :). Out of the suggestions, I would choose Category:Public domain encyclopedias over Category:Encyclopedias in the public domain. Fits better with the other subcategory Category:Online encyclopedias. RedWolf 06:40, Feb 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Can I have a seconder? RedWolf 06:17, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)

If there are no further comments as of February 21 00:00 UTC, the final decision will be to rename to Category:Public domain encyclopedias. RedWolf 04:33, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)


 * Support. Eric B. and Rakim 14:34, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)