Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 August 30



Category:Columbia University Teachers College alumni

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. —  ξ xplicit  00:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Columbia University Teachers College alumni to Category:Teachers College, Columbia University alumni
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename to match title of parent article Teachers College, Columbia University, making category easier to find for readers and editors. Alansohn (talk) 20:27, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. Occuli (talk) 19:07, 2 September 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Igbo writers by genre

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. —  ξ xplicit  00:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * igbo writers by genre


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete.  This category has no members and two subcategories, each of which has only one entry, and each entry is identical (Nnedi Okorafor).  The "Category:Igbo fiction writers" is exactly the same as this (no entries, two subcategories each with this identical entry).  This is kind of weird.Artemis-Arethusa (talk) 19:30, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. It looks like the categories' creator (all one editor) got a little carried away with things. This one certainly is not needed -- it just impedes navigation. Cgingold (talk) 23:08, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Cgingold (who is well-nigh infallible on these matters). Occuli (talk) 12:07, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per Cgingold. Joaquin008  ( talk ) 05:14, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Jihad satire

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. —  ξ xplicit  00:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * jihad satire


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete. The category is a neologism based on original theories and conclusions and the article it was based on (Jihad Satire) was deleted for the same reasons. I propose that the accompanying category be also deleted. Tec15 (talk) 16:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - original research and probably unverifiable. Most of these articles are already in categories such as Category:Satirical films anyway. Robofish (talk) 13:20, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Order of the Stick characters

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge to . —  ξ xplicit  00:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * order of the stick characters


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete. Now that all the characters have been merged into Characters of The Order of the Stick the only article in the category is the aforementioned article, which could just as easily be categorized under Category:Webcomic characters instead. Harry Blue5 (talk) 13:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete and Upmerge lone article to Category:Webcomic characters.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 03:11, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete and Upmerge to Category:Webcomic characters. Joaquin008  ( talk ) 05:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Indian national agencies

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 * The result of the discussion was: on Categories_for_discussion/Log/2010_September_7. Ruslik_ Zero  19:26, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Indian national agencies to Category:Government agencies of India
 * Nominator's rationale: Merge. Duplication. Although national agencies and governmental agencies are not synonyms, the guidelines of the nominated category says "Indian government agencies". If kept, all Indian agencies categories should be reorganized, e.g. category:Government agencies of India should be a subcategory of category:Indian national agencies. Beagel (talk) 09:34, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Actors portrayed posthumously

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. —  ξ xplicit  00:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * actors portrayed posthumously


 * Nominator's rationale: Delete. Awkwardly named and defined category. Uncertain that it is a defining characteristic of the actors listed. I would have expected to see Charlie Chaplin and Andy Kaufman (and many other actors with a biopic) as actors portrayed posthumously by other actors. What about actors whose clips were used in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid? Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 06:13, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete Non-defining.  Lugnuts  (talk) 08:08, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep, but rename to something more defining. The current name is a little vague, which is likely to lead to confusion over who should be included and who not. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   19:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Biopics often portray dead people. I don't think this is a defining characteristic for anyone, actors or otherwise. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - certainly worthy of mention in a "legacy" or similar section within the subjects' article but non-defining of the actors who would be included. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 22:56, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Being a biopic is certainly a defining characteristic of the film; having had a biopic made of their lives is not, in and of itself, a defining characteristic of the film's subject. Bearcat (talk) 09:18, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Chairpersons of MMDA

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. —  ξ xplicit  00:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Chairpersons of MMDA to Category:Chairmen of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. Propose expanding abbreviation to match article Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The definition of the word "chairmen" is sufficiently encompassing to also include females, and as far as I can discover this particular organisation's head is usually referred to as a "chairman", not a "chairperson". Good Ol’factory (talk) 05:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom-- Lenticel ( talk ) 02:14, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename per nom. Joaquin008  ( talk ) 05:21, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Hebrew giants

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 * The result of the discussion was: Merge to Category:Hebrew Bible people and Category:Giants. Ruslik_ Zero 18:56, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Hebrew giants to Category:Hebrew Bible giants
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. I think "Hebrew Bible giants" is what was intended. The giants included in the category are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible but not all of them are Hebrew people. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:06, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I think I wasn't clear enough. Add to the articles alone (Goliath can be categorized with both cat:giants and cat:Hebrew Bible people) but not as a parent for. I'm oppose to a rename and prefer to merge Biblical giants to cat:Hebrew Bible people.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 01:34, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename but Category:Biblical giants will do fine. There are none in the New Testament. Johnbod (talk) 02:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Since there are none in the NT wouldn't this fit better as a named subcategory of than the broader ? Good Ol’factory (talk) 06:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge to . I think this is a relatively small cat.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 00:36, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * No objection to that, but note that if that is done, it would also need to be merged to . Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe it's better if we keep as a cat for each member articles rather than treat it as a parent cat to  if the merge will push through.-- Lenticel  ( talk ) 01:58, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Why would be a parent of ? Did you mean  as a parent of this category, whatever it is renamed to? Good Ol’factory (talk) 05:25, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sweet, thanks. I've no objection to that. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge to Category:Hebrew Bible people. Individual articles can be recategorised in Category:Giants as appropriate. Robofish (talk) 13:16, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


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