Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 September 11



Category:Pop rap albums

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete.  If the concept cannot satisfy WP:OR as an article then the presumption must overwhelmingly be against its separate retention as a category.  --  X damr  talk 14:18, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * pop rap albums


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete. There is no article on "pop rap" as there is, say, on country pop or pop rock (there was, but it was redirected to hip hop music in an AfD here, and there is no mention of it as a subgenre within that article). I'm not sure this level of subcategorization is necessary, since the term is not truly defined or even used in the industry. Wolfer68 (talk) 23:21, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep There's rock rap albums so why can't an album be classified as pop rap? Jeremy (talk) 13:22, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. There's no article on "pop rap" nor is there any definition as to what it even is. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:14, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is part of Category:Pop albums by genre. Cjc13 (talk) 12:00, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Ten Pound Hammer . What exactly is Pop rap? Vegaswikian (talk) 17:54, 18 September 2009 (UTC)


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U-boats by conflict

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 * The result of the discussion was: Merge:
 * Category:U-boats of World War I to Category:World War I submarines of Germany
 * Category:U-boats of World War II to Category:World War II submarines of Germany
 * -- X damr  talk 13:39, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Propose merging:
 * Category:U-boats of World War I upmerge to Category:World War I submarines of Germany
 * Category:U-boats of World War II upmerge to Category:World War II submarines of Germany
 * Nominator's rationale: The latter category style is the consensus style for conflct-related ship categories. In the case of World War I, there were U-boats of Austria-Hungary, but all are already categorized in Category:World War I submarines of Austria-Hungary. In World War II, there were no "U-boats" except for German ones. As far as I am aware, there were no German submarines of either conflict that were not called U-boats, so there's no reason for separate categories. — Bellhalla (talk) 22:44, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Reverse merge, but restructure the whole tree, which is a maze of different threads. Keep these two categories.  The paretn category should be submarines of Germany.  This needs to be 4 subcategories by period (listed at the top of that category) for four differnet periods.  U-boat is a well recognised name for German submarines, so that there is no need to change that. I suspect that there are a number of other categories that need merging, upmerging, or plain deleting to give a satisfactorily simple tree.  Peterkingiron (talk) 14:10, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: I agree that the Category:U-boats needs some work. In this case, however, the suggested names match the naming style of other subcats of Category:World War I submarines and Category:World War II submarines, as well as other "[Conflict/era] submarines" (Active, Cold War, etc.) That said, I wouldn't object too strenuously if the categories were named Category:World War I U-boats of Germany and Category:World War II U-boats of Germany. I think that "Germany" is necessary to make clear what country, and is especially needed for WWI to distinguish from Austro-Hungarian submarines. — Bellhalla (talk) 04:33, 14 September 2009 (UTC)


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Category:People from Kirkland, Montreal

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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename Category:People from Kirkland, Montreal to Category:People from Kirkland, Quebec.  --  X damr  talk 13:34, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Propose renaming Category:People from Kirkland, Montreal to Category:People from Kirkland, Quebec
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename or delete per WP:OC. Per the main article Kirkland, Quebec, Kirkland is not part of the city of Montreal -- though it was, briefly. It is a "de-merged" municipality on the Island of Montreal, similar to Category:People from Westmount, Quebec and several other similar categories. So rename if retained. There is a single article in the category at present. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:58, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Rename as per nom. Mayumashu (talk) 20:03, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename per nominator. Debresser (talk) 19:10, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename per nominator. Steam5 (talk) 20:54, 17 September 2009 (UTC)


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Batman film subcategories

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 * The result of the discussion was: Relisted for further comment - Categories for discussion/Log/2009 September 20.  --  X damr  talk 11:14, 20 September 2009 (UTC)


 * batman returns


 * batman & robin (film)


 * batman forever


 * batman (1989 film)


 * batman


 * batman


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete. The first five are self titled categories dealing with individual films. Each contains a limited number of articles that should already be interlinked, covered by a navigation box, or tangential (example songs not written for but used in the films). The sixth is an unneeded fine grain splitting of of two of its parent categories - Category:Animated Batman films and Category:DC animated universe films. J Greb (talk) 17:04, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete – the first 5 are the sort of eponymous categories which merely gather together loosely connected material. The last should be upmerged (if necessary) to Category:Animated Batman films and Category:DC animated universe films. Occuli (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment - would it be more use to upmerge the first few into a new ? Grutness...wha?  23:56, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually... the current structure is:
 * Category:Batman films (4 films unrelated to the above)
 * ├Category:Batman fan films (unrelated)
 * ├Category:Animated Batman films
 * │ ├Category:Batman: Gotham Knight (#5 in the nom, film already in the parent)
 * │ └Category:Batman: The Animated Series films (#6 in the nom, all but 1 of the films already in the parent)
 * └Category:Warner Bros. Batman films
 * ├Category:Batman Returns (#1 in the nom, film already in the parent)
 * ├Category:Batman & Robin (film) (#2 in the nom, film already in the parent)
 * ├Category:Batman Forever (#3 in the nom, film already in the parent)
 * ├Category:Batman (1989 film) (#4 in the nom, film already in the parent)
 * ├Category:Batman: Gotham Knight (#5 in the nom, film already in the parent)
 * └Category:Batman: The Animated Series films (#6 in the nom, of the films already in the parent)
 * The live action films (#1-4) can colapse back to Category:Batman films, the remainder (#5-6) can colabe back to Category:Animated Batman films. The material in #6 can also colapse back to Category:DC animated universe films. - J Greb (talk) 01:48, 13 September 2009 (UTC)


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Category:The Wild Wild West

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete.  --  X damr  talk 14:14, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * the wild wild west


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete. Self titled category for 1 TV show and 1 film. Very limited number of articles involved that should already be interlinked. J Greb (talk) 16:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - per SMALL and EPONYMOUS, and per nom. Otto4711 (talk) 02:50, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


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Deans of Lincoln

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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename Category:Deans of Lincoln since 1908 to Category:Deans of Lincoln Cathedral.  --  X damr  talk 13:36, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Propose renaming Category:Deans of Lincoln since 1908 to Category:Deans of Lincoln.


 * Nominator's rationale: There is no valid reason for the date cut-off (matches a template, is all), since Deans of Lincoln have existed for many centuries. This should be uncontroversial. Charles Matthews (talk) 11:14, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. There are quite a few articles to add to the expanded version, eg Joseph Williams Blakesley. Occuli (talk) 13:07, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename as nom. I am not sure that Deans are notable per se, but they were often promoted to being bishop and would be netable as such.  There is no reason for any cut off.  Peterkingiron (talk) 15:43, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * On the notability, see Dean of Lincoln for a sample (they're not all notable as far as I can see); but in a sense the notability has decreased over time, not increased, in that the diocese used to be huge, and medieval Deans would have been major figures. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:37, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Rename to  to match parent category . is terribly ambiguous. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:41, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * No, really, Lincoln Cathedral isn't, is it? And a Dean is a dean of a cathedral. Charles Matthews (talk) 16:59, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * This is about as ambiguous as it can get in such a short name. Dean itself is ambiguous. A dean is also an academic head. Know of any universities or colleges named "Lincoln"? (Not to mention schools, high schools, and primary schools.) And none of the other places named Lincoln have a cathedral? Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:58, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * No "Lincoln College" is actually called Lincoln. Lincoln Cathedral requires no disambiguation: have a look. No mention of deans of a whole university or college at Dean (education), if you are going that far. Dean of a faculty, in some parts of the world, maybe. If there ever appears an ambiguity - well, we can discuss it. The principle of crossing bridges when you come to them is good, as is avoiding needlessly verbose names for categories. I see nothing to support your idea at the basic category naming outline. If there ever were a need to disambiguate, then Category:Deans of Lincoln Cathedral is more correct, since a Dean is not attached to a city but to a church, and bringing in a local government term is just wrong. Sheesh. Charles Matthews (talk) 21:04, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Ambiguity seems to be in the eye of the beholder. To me, this name is exceedingly ambiguous. I don't see why my perception is worth any less than yours. And the comment below by Postdlf indicates that I am not alone in this regard. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:43, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Rename to to avoid ambiguity.  I was positive it was referring to a university until I read through the discussion.  Postdlf (talk) 02:03, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename to Category:Deans of Lincoln Cathedral or Category:Deans of Lincoln, Lincolnshire per the discussion to avoid a doubly ambiguous name. Vegaswikian (talk) 07:00, 18 September 2009 (UTC)


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Kosovar things

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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename/Merge per nom.  --  X damr  talk 13:37, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Propose renaming Category:Kosovo law to Category:Kosovar law
 * Category:Kosovo academics to Category:Kosovar academics
 * Category:Kosovo actors to Category:Kosovar actors
 * Category:Kosovo criminals to Category:Kosovar criminals
 * Category:Kosovo painters to Category:Kosovar painters
 * Category:Kosovo poets to Category:Kosovar poets (merge)
 * Category:Kosovo politicians to Category:Kosovar politicians
 * Category:Kosovo soldiers to Category:Kosovar soldiers
 * Category:Kosovo screenwriters to Category:Kosovar screenwriters
 * Category:Kosovo sportspeople to Category:Kosovar sportspeople
 * Category:Kosovo footballers to Category:Kosovar footballers
 * Category:Kosovo kickboxers to Category:Kosovar kickboxers
 * Category:Kosovo football managers to Category:Kosovar football managers
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename/merge. As a follow-up to this discussion, where "Kosovar" was confirmed as the chosen "FOOian" form of things and people from Kosovo, I propose these renames to standardise the categories for Kosovo that use the format "Fooian xxx". Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:46, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Rename all per nominator (=previous discussion). Debresser (talk) 08:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename all per nominator. Occuli (talk) 09:11, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename all as "Kosovan foo" and re-open the previous discussion which appears to have reached a very odd conclusion. The discussion, if you look, points out that "Kosovan" should probably be used for neutrality. A second editor points out that one of the categories contains only articles which need not be in it, so should be deleted irrespective of which name it has. Other commenters suggest that this view is correct, that there should be a deletion/merger off the two categories, but with no real comment as to which name is the correct one. The final commenter suggests that the discussion is likely to continue to see which name is most appropriate (note that this is not the final commenter in terms of position in the discussion, but is in terms of time of comment). The discussion is then closed as a merge to use Kosovar, with little apparent suggestion that the previous comments or the convention mentioned have been considered by the closer. As pointed out in the initial discussion, "Kosovan" is more widely used on wikipedia for articles, and is seen as more neutral. It is also worth noting in passing that as a result of the same naming convention several stub categories rewlating to Kosovo were recently changed to "Kosovan". Grutness...wha?  10:04, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I doubt whether we can say that "Kosovan" is more widely-used in WP. From my inspection, its widespread usage seems to be attributable to the efforts of precisely one editor, who recently did a lot of changing. I see no consensus anywhere for the view that one should be preferred above the other. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:38, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename to some adjectival form. If I remember correctly the dispute is whether the state should be Kosovo (Serbian) or Kosova (Albanian).  Kosovar is a derivative of the Albanian form (they being the majority of the population).  I would thus perefer "Kosovar", but I could live with Kosovan.  I do not accept that the previous discussion was closed prematurely.  Peterkingiron (talk) 15:56, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


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Subcats of Category:Racecar drivers by century

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete/Merge per nom.  --  X damr  talk 11:11, 20 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Propose deleting:
 * Category:Formula racecar drivers by century
 * Category:Sports racecar drivers by century
 * Category:Stock racecar drivers by century
 * Propose merging:
 * Category:20th-century formula racecar drivers into Category:20th-century racecar drivers
 * Category:20th-century sports racecar drivers into Category:20th-century racecar drivers
 * Category:20th-century stock racecar drivers into Category:20th-century racecar drivers
 * Category:21st-century formula racecar drivers into Category:21st-century racecar drivers
 * Category:21st-century sports racecar drivers into Category:21st-century racecar drivers
 * Category:21st-century stock racecar drivers into Category:21st-century racecar drivers
 * Nominator's rationale: Delete/merge I consider this to be unnecessary overcategorisation, especially considering that the notional parent categories, and  don't exist. I think it's sufficient for drivers to be categorised into  and/or . DH85868993 (talk) 02:30, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete: So many driver would qualify for almost all of these categories. Will bloat out racing drivers categories for neglible gain. --Falcadore (talk) 04:14, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Upmerge per nom, or further back to Category:20th-century sportspeople etc. Occuli (talk) 08:47, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Question Why do we need sports people by century at all? This is an attempt to create a "former" category by the backdoor.  Peterkingiron (talk) 15:46, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, we have Category:People by century which then leads inexorably to 'Fooian Booian left-footed expatriate immigrant footballers of the 1910s' etc. Occuli (talk) 19:40, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


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