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More settlements

 * The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on an appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.


 * The result of the discussion was: rename all. —  ξ xplicit  22:37, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename Category:Settlements in Cape Verde to Category:Populated places in Cape Verde
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Cayman Islands to Category:Populated places in the Cayman Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Central African Republic to Category:Populated places in the Central African Republic
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Chad to Category:Populated places in Chad
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Chile to Category:Populated places in Chile
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the People's Republic of China to Category:Populated places in the People's Republic of China
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Comoros to Category:Populated places in Comoros
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Category:Populated places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Republic of the Congo to Category:Populated places in the Republic of the Congo
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Cook Islands to Category:Populated places in the Cook Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Costa Rica to Category:Populated places in Costa Rica
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Côte d'Ivoire to Category:Populated places in Côte d'Ivoire
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Croatia to Category:Populated places in Croatia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Cuba to Category:Populated places in Cuba
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Cyprus to Category:Populated places in Cyprus
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Czech Republic to Category:Populated places in the Czech Republic
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Denmark to Category:Populated places in Denmark
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Djibouti to Category:Populated places in Djibouti
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Dominica to Category:Populated places in Dominica
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Dominican Republic to Category:Populated places in the Dominican Republic
 * Rename Category:Settlements in East Timor to Category:Populated places in East Timor
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Ecuador to Category:Populated places in Ecuador
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Egypt to Category:Populated places in Egypt
 * Rename Category:Settlements in El Salvador to Category:Populated places in El Salvador
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Equatorial Guinea to Category:Populated places in Equatorial Guinea
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Eritrea to Category:Populated places in Eritrea
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Estonia to Category:Populated places in Estonia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Ethiopia to Category:Populated places in Ethiopia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Falkland Islands to Category:Populated places in the Falkland Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Faroe Islands to Category:Populated places in the Faroe Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Fiji to Category:Populated places in Fiji
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Finland to Category:Populated places in Finland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in France to Category:Populated places in France
 * Rename Category:Settlements in French Guiana to Category:Populated places in French Guiana
 * Rename Category:Settlements in French Polynesia to Category:Populated places in French Polynesia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Gabon to Category:Populated places in Gabon
 * Rename Category:Settlements in The Gambia to Category:Populated places in The Gambia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Georgia (country) to Category:Populated places in Georgia (country)
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Germany to Category:Populated places in Germany
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Ghana to Category:Populated places in Ghana
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Greece to Category:Populated places in Greece
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Grenada to Category:Populated places in Grenada
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Guatemala to Category:Populated places in Guatemala
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Guinea to Category:Populated places in Guinea
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Guinea-Bissau to Category:Populated places in Guinea-Bissau
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Guyana to Category:Populated places in Guyana
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Haiti to Category:Populated places in Haiti
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Honduras to Category:Populated places in Honduras
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Hungary to Category:Populated places in Hungary
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Iceland to Category:Populated places in Iceland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in India to Category:Populated places in India
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Indonesia to Category:Populated places in Indonesia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Iran to Category:Populated places in Iran
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Iraq to Category:Populated places in Iraq
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Ireland to Category:Populated places in Ireland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Republic of Ireland to Category:Populated places in the Republic of Ireland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Isle of Man to Category:Populated places in the Isle of Man
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Italy to Category:Populated places in Italy
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Jamaica to Category:Populated places in Jamaica
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Japan to Category:Populated places in Japan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Jersey to Category:Populated places in Jersey
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Jordan to Category:Populated places in Jordan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Kazakhstan to Category:Populated places in Kazakhstan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Kenya to Category:Populated places in Kenya
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Kiribati to Category:Populated places in Kiribati
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Kuwait to Category:Populated places in Kuwait
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Kyrgyzstan to Category:Populated places in Kyrgyzstan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Laos to Category:Populated places in Laos
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Latvia to Category:Populated places in Latvia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Lebanon to Category:Populated places in Lebanon
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Lesotho to Category:Populated places in Lesotho
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Liberia to Category:Populated places in Liberia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Libya to Category:Populated places in Libya
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Liechtenstein to Category:Populated places in Liechtenstein
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Lithuania to Category:Populated places in Lithuania
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Luxembourg to Category:Populated places in Luxembourg
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Republic of Macedonia to Category:Populated places in the Republic of Macedonia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Madagascar to Category:Populated places in Madagascar
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Malawi to Category:Populated places in Malawi
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Malaysia to Category:Populated places in Malaysia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Maldives to Category:Populated places in the Maldives
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Mali to Category:Populated places in Mali
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Malta to Category:Populated places in Malta
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Marshall Islands to Category:Populated places in the Marshall Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Mauritania to Category:Populated places in Mauritania
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Mauritius to Category:Populated places in Mauritius
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Mayotte to Category:Populated places in Mayotte
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Mexico to Category:Populated places in Mexico
 * Rename Category:Communities in the Colorado Desert to Category:Populated places in the Colorado Desert
 * Rename Category:Communities in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico to Category:Populated places in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico
 * Rename Category:Former settlements in Mexico to Category:Former populated places in Mexico
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Federated States of Micronesia to Category:Populated places in the Federated States of Micronesia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Moldova to Category:Populated places in Moldova
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Mongolia to Category:Populated places in Mongolia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Montenegro to Category:Populated places in Montenegro
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Morocco to Category:Populated places in Morocco
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Namibia to Category:Populated places in Namibia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Nauru to Category:Populated places in Nauru
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Nepal to Category:Populated places in Nepal
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Netherlands to Category:Populated places in the Netherlands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in New Caledonia to Category:Populated places in New Caledonia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in New Zealand to Category:Populated places in New Zealand
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Nicaragua to Category:Populated places in Nicaragua
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Niger to Category:Populated places in Niger
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Nigeria to Category:Populated places in Nigeria
 * Rename Category:Settlements in North Korea to Category:Populated places in North Korea
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Northern Cyprus to Category:Populated places in Northern Cyprus
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Northern Mariana Islands to Category:Populated places in the Northern Mariana Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Norway to Category:Populated places in Norway
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Oman to Category:Populated places in Oman
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Pakistan to Category:Populated places in Pakistan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Panama to Category:Populated places in Panama
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Papua New Guinea to Category:Populated places in Papua New Guinea
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Paraguay to Category:Populated places in Paraguay
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Peru to Category:Populated places in Peru
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Philippines to Category:Populated places in the Philippines
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Poland to Category:Populated places in Poland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Portugal to Category:Populated places in Portugal
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Qatar to Category:Populated places in Qatar
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Romania to Category:Populated places in Romania
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Rwanda to Category:Populated places in Rwanda
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Réunion to Category:Populated places in Réunion
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Saint Barthélemy to Category:Populated places in Saint Barthélemy
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Caribbean to Category:Populated places in the Caribbean
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Saint Kitts and Nevis to Category:Populated places in Saint Kitts and Nevis
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Saint Lucia to Category:Populated places in Saint Lucia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Saint Martin (France) to Category:Populated places in Saint Martin (France)
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Category:Populated places in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Samoa to Category:Populated places in Samoa
 * Rename Category:Settlements in San Marino to Category:Populated places in San Marino
 * Rename Category:Settlements in São Tomé and Príncipe to Category:Populated places in São Tomé and Príncipe
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Saudi Arabia to Category:Populated places in Saudi Arabia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Senegal to Category:Populated places in Senegal
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Serbia to Category:Populated places in Serbia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Seychelles to Category:Populated places in Seychelles
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Sierra Leone to Category:Populated places in Sierra Leone
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Slovakia to Category:Populated places in Slovakia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Slovenia to Category:Populated places in Slovenia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Solomon Islands to Category:Populated places in the Solomon Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Somalia to Category:Populated places in Somalia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in South Africa to Category:Populated places in South Africa
 * Rename Category:Settlements in South Korea to Category:Populated places in South Korea
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Spain to Category:Populated places in Spain
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Sri Lanka to Category:Populated places in Sri Lanka
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Sudan to Category:Populated places in Sudan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Suriname to Category:Populated places in Suriname
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Swaziland to Category:Populated places in Swaziland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Sweden to Category:Populated places in Sweden
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Switzerland to Category:Populated places in Switzerland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Taiwan to Category:Populated places in Taiwan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Taipei County to Category:Populated places in Taipei County
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Tajikistan to Category:Populated places in Tajikistan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Tanzania to Category:Populated places in Tanzania
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Thailand to Category:Populated places in Thailand
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Togo to Category:Populated places in Togo
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Tonga to Category:Populated places in Tonga
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Trinidad and Tobago to Category:Populated places in Trinidad and Tobago
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Tunisia to Category:Populated places in Tunisia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Turkey to Category:Populated places in Turkey
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Turkmenistan to Category:Populated places in Turkmenistan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the Turks and Caicos Islands to Category:Populated places in the Turks and Caicos Islands
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Tuvalu to Category:Populated places in Tuvalu
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Uganda to Category:Populated places in Uganda
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Ukraine to Category:Populated places in Ukraine
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the United Arab Emirates to Category:Populated places in the United Arab Emirates
 * Rename Category:Settlements in the United Kingdom to Category:Populated places in the United Kingdom
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Uruguay to Category:Populated places in Uruguay
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Uzbekistan to Category:Populated places in Uzbekistan
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Vanuatu to Category:Populated places in Vanuatu
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Venezuela to Category:Populated places in Venezuela
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Vietnam to Category:Populated places in Vietnam
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Wallis and Futuna to Category:Populated places in Wallis and Futuna
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Western Sahara to Category:Populated places in Western Sahara
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Yemen to Category:Populated places in Yemen
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Zambia to Category:Populated places in Zambia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Zimbabwe to Category:Populated places in Zimbabwe
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Uganda to Category:Populated places in Uganda
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in the United Arab Emirates to Category:Populated places in the United Arab Emirates
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to Category:Populated places in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
 * Rename Category:Communities in the Sonoran Desert to Category:Populated places in the Sonoran Desert
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Uruguay to Category:Populated places in Uruguay
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Uzbekistan to Category:Populated places in Uzbekistan
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Vanuatu to Category:Populated places in Vanuatu
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Venezuela to Category:Populated places in Venezuela
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Vietnam to Category:Populated places in Vietnam
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Western Sahara to Category:Populated places in Western Sahara
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Yemen to Category:Populated places in Yemen
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Zambia to Category:Populated places in Zambia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Zimbabwe to Category:Populated places in Zimbabwe
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Serbia to Category:Populated places in Serbia
 * Rename Category:Settlements in England to Category:Populated places in England
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Northern Ireland to Category:Populated places in Northern Ireland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Scotland to Category:Populated places in Scotland
 * Rename Category:Settlements in Wales to Category:Populated places in Wales
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Turkmenistan to Category:Populated places in Turkmenistan
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Turkey to Category:Populated places in Turkey
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Tunisia to Category:Populated places in Tunisia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Trinidad and Tobago to Category:Populated places in Trinidad and Tobago
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Togo to Category:Populated places in Togo
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Thailand to Category:Populated places in Thailand
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Tanzania to Category:Populated places in Tanzania
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Tajikistan to Category:Populated places in Tajikistan
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Qatar to Category:Populated places in Qatar
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Rwanda to Category:Populated places in Rwanda
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Réunion to Category:Populated places in Réunion
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Saint Kitts and Nevis to Category:Populated places in Saint Kitts and Nevis
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Category:Populated places in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Samoa to Category:Populated places in Samoa
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in São Tomé and Príncipe to Category:Populated places in São Tomé and Príncipe
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Saudi Arabia to Category:Populated places in Saudi Arabia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Senegal to Category:Populated places in Senegal
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Central Serbia to Category:Populated places in Central Serbia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Kosovo to Category:Populated places in Kosovo
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina to Category:Populated places in Vojvodina
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Sierra Leone to Category:Populated places in Sierra Leone
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Slovenia to Category:Populated places in Slovenia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Solomon Islands to Category:Populated places in the Solomon Islands
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Somalia to Category:Populated places in Somalia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in South Africa to Category:Populated places in South Africa
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in South Korea to Category:Populated places in South Korea
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Sri Lanka to Category:Populated places in Sri Lanka
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Sudan to Category:Populated places in Sudan
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Suriname to Category:Populated places in Suriname
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Swaziland to Category:Populated places in Swaziland
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Sweden to Category:Populated places in Sweden
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Al-Hasakah Governorate to Category:Populated places in Al-Hasakah Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Aleppo Governorate to Category:Populated places in Aleppo Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Ar-Raqqah Governorate to Category:Populated places in Ar-Raqqah Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in As-Suwayda Governorate to Category:Populated places in As-Suwayda Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Daraa Governorate to Category:Populated places in Daraa Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Deir ez-Zor Governorate to Category:Populated places in Deir ez-Zor Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Hama Governorate to Category:Populated places in Hama Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Homs Governorate to Category:Populated places in Homs Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Idlib Governorate to Category:Populated places in Idlib Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Latakia Governorate to Category:Populated places in Latakia Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Quneitra Governorate to Category:Populated places in Quneitra Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Rif Dimashq Governorate to Category:Populated places in Rif Dimashq Governorate
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Tartus Governorate to Category:Populated places in Tartus Governorate
 * Rename Category:Former settlements in Switzerland to Category:Former populated places in Switzerland
 * Rename Category:Former settlements in Scandinavia to Category:Former populated places in Scandinavia
 * Rename Category:Cities, towns and villages in Crete to Category:Populated places in Crete


 * Nominator's rationale: Rename per this discussion and this CfD. User talk:Carlaude 01:28, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Support, but let's get the rest of these country categories into this nomination whenever the nominator has time. We have precedent, so there's no need to wait.--Mike Selinker (talk) 02:15, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note still adding. Help would be nice, it is not hard, just boring, since it is mostly copy and pasting. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I thought we had a bot for this. Can we use it?--Mike Selinker (talk) 04:12, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment We seem to be on parallel paths here; I just encountered this CfD on Category:Former populated places in Mexico where I was about to place a CfR to Category:Formerly populated places in Mexico. I've already done so on the parallel Canada, Greenland, Central America ones and am about to do the same to "in the United States".  Please be mindful of correct English grammar/usages when proposing/changing category names!!Skookum1 (talk) 22:26, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * That was discussed in the early changes of the former categories. I believe the consensus was to use former over formerly.  Anyone have the time to look up that discussion? Vegaswikian (talk) 23:05, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually there were two previous nominations in this area. The last was here and the first where the former v formerly issue was raised. Vegaswikian (talk) 23:12, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I proposed "Formerly" before, but quickly withdrew the suggestion after it was made clear that it wasn't "places that were once populated" but rather "Populated places that have lost their designations."--Mike Selinker (talk) 04:12, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. I consider this to be mere rubber-stamping as there has already been a comprehensive discussion in a previous debate. __meco (talk) 07:14, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


 * You realise that you've missing tons of existing sub categories which are still named c, t and v in /.. Province. What about Afghanistan, Nepal, Bulgaria Category:Settlements in Brazil by region etc? It isn't just Syria, it is tens of other countries. If you are changing the parent categories then you must also change the sub categories from cities, towns and villages. You've even missed countries like Category:Cities, towns and villages in Costa Rica. If this must be done please esnure that all categories which have the cities, towns and villages naming or "Settlements" naming are fully changed. I suggest you carefully go through each country and list the ones which are split into provinces ordering. Dr. Blofeld       White cat 21:27, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Take a look at this subsequent nomination.--Mike Selinker (talk) 02:58, 22 May 2010 (UTC)


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South Africa international footballers

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge.  For the time being, I'm going to merge this so that the convention of Category:South African football (soccer) players is followed.  Among its six sub-cats, Category:South Africa international footballers is the odd man out, so it will be merged into Category:South Africa international football (soccer) players for now.  A full changeover to using association football should be done by nominating the entire South African tree, not one piece at a time.   Bradjamesbrown (talk) 05:27, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:South Africa international footballers and Category:South Africa international football (soccer) players
 * Nominator's rationale: No need for both cats. Consensus should be reached about a rename. Perhaps including "association football" in title to avoid disambiguation with other football codes common in South Africa. DjlnDjln (talk) 23:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge both to Category:South Africa international association footballers for clarity, particularly within the SA context. Mayumashu (talk) 00:46, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename per nomination. We should not be doing the transition to "association footballers" piecemeal. I do support that change overall, but in a deluge, not a trickle.--Mike Selinker (talk) 20:46, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


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Category:TAD albums

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename all. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 09:46, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Propose renaming Category:TAD albums to Category:Tad (band) albums
 * Propose renaming Category:TAD video albums to Category:Tad (band) video albums
 * Nominator's rationale: Per main article, Tad (band). —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:43, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. Occuli (talk) 22:55, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


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Category:List of Palestinian record producers

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 * The result of the discussion was: Merge. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:17, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting Category:List of Palestinian record producers redundant to Category:Palestinian record producers
 * Nominator's rationale: "Palestinian record producers" would be a more suitable name; redundant. Airplaneman   ✈  21:49, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Both categories were created just a few minutes apart, with the correctly-named one coming later, so it's possible this was just an error that didn't get fully corrected. But it's true that they are redundant and the target is named properly. Good Ol’factory (talk) 22:10, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Pacific Northwest Ballet

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 09:48, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Pacific Northwest Ballet to Category:Ballet companies in the United States and Category:Pacific Northwest
 * Nominator's rationale: Merge. Merge into both parents. Single entry category with limited short term expansion. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:36, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — ξ xplicit  19:58, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Support merge per the nominator's rationale. Airplaneman   ✈  21:59, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


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Controversies in the United States by year

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 * The result of the discussion was: Triple upmerge into proposed targets and . עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:20, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:2006 controversies in the United States to Category:2006 controversies and Category:2006 in the United States
 * Propose merging Category:2009 controversies in the United States to Category:2009 controversies and Category:2009 in the United States
 * Nominator's rationale: Merge. There are not so many articles in the parent controversies by year as to require further subdivision by country. Tim! (talk) 17:35, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — ξ xplicit  19:58, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Upmerge both per nom, but also to Category:Controversies in the United States (3rd parent). Occuli (talk) 22:58, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Upmerge to all three per Occuli. JackJud (talk) 11:08, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


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Category:QWERTY smartphones

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. —  ξ xplicit  22:37, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming category:QWERTY smartphones to category:QWERTY mobile phones
 * Nominator's rationale:QWERTY mobile phones are not necessarily smartphones. There are a few QWERTY keyboard mobile phone that are not clearly smartphones e.g. LG KS360 and Nokia C3. No dedicated category QWERTY feature phones exists, nor should it be created because QWERTY phone is more or less independent from feature phone versus smartphone. Andries (talk) 16:17, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * See also The definition of a smartphone was updated recently. Andries (talk) 11:27, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note. Category is not tagged. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:28, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Support rename - The proposed name more accurately describes the articles in the category, as the nominator said. Airplaneman   ✈  22:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Mexican Plateau states by state

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 04:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Propose renaming Category:Mexican Plateau states by state to Category:Mexican Plateau states
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. "by state" is unnecessary here. Good Ol’factory (talk) 06:49, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Support rename - the "by state" isn't necessary, as the nominator said. Airplaneman   ✈  22:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


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Loyola University Maryland

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename all. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 09:53, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Propose renaming:
 * Category:Loyola College in Maryland to Category:Loyola University Maryland
 * Category:Loyola College in Maryland alumni to Category:Loyola University Maryland alumni
 * Category:Loyola College in Maryland faculty to Category:Loyola University Maryland faculty
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. The school adopted the "University" designation in August 2009. Dale Arnett (talk) 05:13, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Support rename of all per the university's new name: Loyola University Maryland. Airplaneman   ✈  22:03, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


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Category:Activists for Japanese-American civil rights
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 * The result of the discussion was: rename as nominated. —  ξ <sup style="color:#000000;">xplicit  21:04, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Activists for Japanese-American civil rights to Category:Japanese-American civil rights activists
 * Nominator's rationale: Restore the previous name for the category, as not all members of the category were activists specifically for Japanese-American civil rights. Some petitioned for Asian American civil rights.  Others such as Richard Aoki participated in larger civil rights movements.Myasuda (talk) 04:30, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Request - could we have some info on why the previous one was renamed, and how? (It seems to have been Category:Japanese American civil rights activists.) The 2 categories seem to me to be quite different. Occuli (talk) 13:47, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm also curious about the rationale for the prior rename -- I took a quick look for the related discussion but couldn't find it.  Since the history of Category:Activists for Japanese-American civil rights mentions the user Mayumashu, I've placed a request at User talk:Mayumashu for more information.  &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 14:10, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Google suggests it was a speedy nominated by Mayumashu. See eg cached page. It shouldn't have been a speedy. Category:Latino civil rights activists is being speedied by M at the moment, but in a different direction. Occuli (talk) 14:57, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename (then) to Category:American civil rights activists of Japanese descent (as per standard Category:American people of Japanese descent). I thought that listed were activists for Japanese-American rights, but if some petitioned for Asian-American rights and not particularly Japanese-American ones, then, indeed, the rename was erroneous. Mayumashu (talk) 15:35, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * remame per nom A review of the articles shows the people worked for civil rights (Japanese or more general), not just 'activism', whatever that is. Hmains (talk) 17:56, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


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Albums by artist
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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename all. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:38, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming:


 * Category:American albums to Category:Albums by American artists
 * Category:Argentine albums to Category:Albums by Argentine artists
 * Category:Armenian albums to Category:Albums by Armenian artists
 * Category:Australian albums to Category:Albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Austrian albums to Category:Albums by Austrian artists
 * Category:Azerbaijani albums to Category:Albums by Azerbaijani artists
 * Category:Bangladeshi albums to Category:Albums by Bangladeshi artists
 * Category:Belarusian albums to Category:Albums by Belarusian artists
 * Category:Belgian albums to Category:Albums by Belgian artists
 * Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina albums to Category:Albums by Bosnia and Herzegovina artists
 * Category:Brazilian albums to Category:Albums by Brazilian artists
 * Category:British albums to Category:Albums by British artists
 * Category:Bulgarian albums to Category:Albums by Bulgarian artists
 * Category:Canadian albums to Category:Albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Chilean albums to Category:Albums by Chilean artists
 * Category:Chinese albums to Category:Albums by Chinese artists
 * Category:Colombian albums to Category:Albums by Colombian artists
 * Category:Costa Rican albums to Category:Albums by Costa Rican artists
 * Category:Croatian albums to Category:Albums by Croatian artists
 * Category:Cuban albums to Category:Albums by Cuban artists
 * Category:Czech albums to Category:Albums by Czech artists
 * Category:Danish albums to Category:Albums by Danish artists
 * Category:Dutch albums to Category:Albums by Dutch artists
 * Category:Egyptian albums to Category:Albums by Egyptian artists
 * Category:English albums to Category:Albums by English artists
 * Category:Estonian albums to Category:Albums by Estonian artists
 * Category:Finnish albums to Category:Albums by Finnish artists
 * Category:French albums to Category:Albums by French artists
 * Category:German albums to Category:Albums by German artists
 * Category:Greek albums to Category:Albums by Greek artists
 * Category:Hong Kong albums to Category:Albums by Hong Kong artists
 * Category:Hungarian albums to Category:Albums by Hungarian artists
 * Category:Icelandic albums to Category:Albums by Icelandic artists
 * Category:Indian albums to Category:Albums by Indian artists
 * Category:Indonesian albums to Category:Albums by Indonesian artists
 * Category:Iraqi albums to Category:Albums by Iraqi artists
 * Category:Irish albums to Category:Albums by Irish artists
 * Category:Israeli albums to Category:Albums by Israeli artists
 * Category:Italian albums to Category:Albums by Italian artists
 * Category:Jamaican albums to Category:Albums by Jamaican artists
 * Category:Japanese albums to Category:Albums by Japanese artists
 * Category:Jordanian albums to Category:Albums by Jordanian artists
 * Category:Kazakhstani albums to Category:Albums by Kazakhstani artists
 * Category:Latvian albums to Category:Albums by Latvian artists
 * Category:Lebanese albums to Category:Albums by Lebanese artists
 * Category:Lithuanian albums to Category:Albums by Lithuanian artists
 * Category:Malaysian albums to Category:Albums by Malaysian artists
 * Category:Malian albums to Category:Albums by Malian artists
 * Category:Mexican albums to Category:Albums by Mexican artists
 * Category:Monegasque albums to Category:Albums by Monegasque artists
 * Category:New Zealand albums to Category:Albums by New Zealand artists
 * Category:Nigerian albums to Category:Albums by Nigerian artists
 * Category:Norwegian albums to Category:Albums by Norwegian artists
 * Category:Pakistani albums to Category:Albums by Pakistani artists
 * Category:Panamanian albums to Category:Albums by Panamanian artists
 * Category:Peruvian albums to Category:Albums by Peruvian artists
 * Category:Philippine albums to Category:Albums by Philippine artists
 * Category:Polish albums to Category:Albums by Polish artists
 * Category:Portuguese albums to Category:Albums by Portuguese artists
 * Category:Puerto Rican albums to Category:Albums by Puerto Rican artists
 * Category:Romani albums to Category:Albums by Romani artists
 * Category:Romanian albums to Category:Albums by Romanian artists
 * Category:Russian albums to Category:Albums by Russian artists
 * Category:Scottish albums to Category:Albums by Scottish artists
 * Category:Senegalese albums to Category:Albums by Senegalese artists
 * Category:Serbian albums to Category:Albums by Serbian artists
 * Category:Singaporean albums to Category:Albums by Singaporean artists
 * Category:Slovak albums to Category:Albums by Slovak artists
 * Category:Slovenian albums to Category:Albums by Slovenian artists
 * Category:South African albums to Category:Albums by South African artists
 * Category:South Korean albums to Category:Albums by South Korean artists
 * Category:Spanish albums to Category:Albums by Spanish artists
 * Category:Sri Lankan albums to Category:Albums by Sri Lankan artists
 * Category:Swedish albums to Category:Albums by Swedish artists
 * Category:Swiss albums to Category:Albums by Swiss artists
 * Category:Syrian albums to Category:Albums by Syrian artists
 * Category:Taiwanese albums to Category:Albums by Taiwanese artists
 * Category:Thai albums to Category:Albums by Thai artists
 * Category:Trinidad and Tobago albums to Category:Albums by Trinidad and Tobago artists
 * Category:Turkish albums to Category:Albums by Turkish artists
 * Category:Ukrainian albums to Category:Albums by Ukrainian artists
 * Category:Uruguayan albums to Category:Albums by Uruguayan artists
 * Category:Vietnamese albums to Category:Albums by Vietnamese artists
 * Category:Welsh albums to Category:Albums by Welsh artists


 * Category:American compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by American artists
 * Category:Australian compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Brazilian compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Brazilian artists
 * Category:British compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Chinese compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Chinese artists
 * Category:Danish compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Danish artists
 * Category:Dutch compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Dutch artists
 * Category:English compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by English artists
 * Category:Finnish compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Finnish artists
 * Category:French compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by French artists
 * Category:German compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by German artists
 * Category:Greek compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Greek artists
 * Category:Irish compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Irish artists
 * Category:Italian compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Italian artists
 * Category:Jamaican compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Jamaican artists
 * Category:Japanese compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Japanese artists
 * Category:Mexican compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Mexican artists
 * Category:New Zealand compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by New Zealand artists
 * Category:Polish compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Polish artists
 * Category:Swedish compilation albums to Category:Compilation albums by Swedish artists
 * Category:American Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by American artists
 * Category:Australian Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by Australian artists
 * Category:British Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Dutch Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by Dutch artists
 * Category:French Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by French artists
 * Category:German Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by German artists
 * Category:Norwegian Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by Norwegian artists
 * Category:Philippine Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by Philippine artists
 * Category:South Korean Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by South Korean artists
 * Category:Swedish Christmas albums to Category:Christmas albums by Swedish artists


 * Category:American EPs to Category:EPs by American artists
 * Category:Australian EPs to Category:EPs by Australian artists
 * Category:Belgian EPs to Category:EPs by Belgian artists
 * Category:British EPs to Category:EPs by British artists
 * Category:Canadian EPs to Category:EPs by Canadian artists
 * Category:Danish EPs to Category:EPs by Danish artists
 * Category:Estonian EPs to Category:EPs by Estonian artists
 * Category:Finnish EPs to Category:EPs by Finnish artists
 * Category:French EPs to Category:EPs by French artists
 * Category:German EPs to Category:EPs by German artists
 * Category:Icelandic EPs to Category:EPs by Icelandic artists
 * Category:Irish EPs to Category:EPs by Irish artists
 * Category:Japanese EPs to Category:EPs by Japanese artists
 * Category:Polish EPs to Category:EPs by Polish artists
 * Category:Swedish EPs to Category:EPs by Swedish artists


 * Category:Albums by genre and nationality to Category:Albums by genre and artist nationality
 * Category:Folk albums by nationality to Category:Folk albums by artist nationality
 * Category:Heavy metal albums by nationality to Category:Heavy metal albums by artist nationality
 * Category:Jazz albums by nationality to Category:Jazz albums by artist nationality
 * Category:American folk albums to Category:Folk albums by American artists
 * Category:Argentine folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Argentine artists
 * Category:Australian folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Australian artists
 * Category:British folk albums to Category:Folk albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:English folk albums to Category:Folk albums by English artists
 * Category:Finnish folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Finnish artists
 * Category:French folk albums to Category:Folk albums by French artists
 * Category:Irish folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Irish artists
 * Category:Scottish folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Scottish artists
 * Category:Swedish folk albums to Category:Folk albums by Swedish artists
 * Category:American folk rock albums to Category:Folk rock albums by American artists
 * Category:British folk rock albums to Category:Folk rock albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian folk rock albums to Category:Folk rock albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:French folk rock albums to Category:Folk rock albums by French artists
 * Category:Irish folk rock albums to Category:Folk rock albums by Irish artists
 * Category:Swedish folk rock albums to Category:Folk rock albums by Swedish artists
 * Category:American heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by American artists
 * Category:Australian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Belgian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Belgian artists
 * Category:Brazilian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Brazilian artists
 * Category:British heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Chilean heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Chilean artists
 * Category:Danish heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Danish artists
 * Category:Dutch heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Dutch artists
 * Category:English heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by English artists
 * Category:Finnish heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Finnish artists
 * Category:French heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by French artists
 * Category:German heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by German artists
 * Category:Israeli heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Israeli artists
 * Category:Italian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Italian artists
 * Category:Japanese heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Japanese artists
 * Category:Latvian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Latvian artists
 * Category:New Zealand heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by New Zealand artists
 * Category:Norwegian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Norwegian artists
 * Category:Polish heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Polish artists
 * Category:Russian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Russian artists
 * Category:Serbian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Serbian artists
 * Category:Spanish heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Spanish artists
 * Category:Sri Lankan heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Sri Lankan artists
 * Category:Swedish heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Swedish artists
 * Category:Swiss heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Swiss artists
 * Category:Turkish heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Turkish artists
 * Category:Ukrainian heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Ukrainian artists
 * Category:Welsh heavy metal albums to Category:Heavy metal albums by Welsh artists
 * Category:American jazz albums to Category:Jazz albums by American artists
 * Category:Belgian jazz albums to Category:Jazz albums by Belgian artists
 * Category:Canadian jazz albums to Category:Jazz albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Japanese jazz albums to Category:Jazz albums by Japanese artists
 * Category:American rock albums to Category:Rock albums by American artists
 * Category:Australian rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Australian artists
 * Category:British rock albums to Category:Rock albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Chinese rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Chinese artists
 * Category:Danish rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Danish artists
 * Category:Dutch rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Dutch artists
 * Category:Finnish rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Finnish artists
 * Category:French rock albums to Category:Rock albums by French artists
 * Category:German rock albums to Category:Rock albums by German artists
 * Category:Irish rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Irish artists
 * Category:Italian rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Italian artists
 * Category:Japanese rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Japanese artists
 * Category:Mexican rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Mexican artists
 * Category:New Zealand rock albums to Category:Rock albums by New Zealand artists
 * Category:Norwegian rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Norwegian artists
 * Category:Polish rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Polish artists
 * Category:Russian rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Russian artists
 * Category:South African rock albums to Category:Rock albums by South African artists
 * Category:Swedish rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Swedish artists
 * Category:Turkish rock albums to Category:Rock albums by Turkish artists
 * Category:American indie rock albums to Category:Indie rock albums by American artists
 * Category:British indie rock albums to Category:Indie rock albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian alternative rock albums to Category:Alternative rock albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian indie rock albums to Category:Indie rock albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian progressive rock albums to Category:Progressive rock albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian punk rock albums to Category:Punk rock albums by Canadian artists


 * Category:American albums by genre to Category:Albums by genre by American artists Category:Albums by American artists by genre
 * Category:Australian albums by genre to Category:Albums by genre by Australian artists Category:Albums by Australian artists by genre
 * Category:British albums by genre to Category:Albums by genre by British artists Category:Albums by British artists by genre
 * Category:Canadian albums by genre to Category:Albums by genre by Canadian artists Category:Albums by Canadian artists by genre
 * Category:Finnish albums by genre to Category:Albums by genre by Finnish artists Category:Albums by Finnish artists by genre
 * Category:French albums by genre to Category:Albums by genre by French artists Category:Albums by French artists by genre
 * Category:American country albums to Category:Country albums by American artists
 * Category:American comedy albums to Category:Comedy albums by American artists
 * Category:American hip hop albums to Category:Hip hop albums by American artists
 * Category:American pop albums to Category:Pop albums by American artists
 * Category:Australian blues albums to Category:Blues albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian comedy albums to Category: albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian country albums to Category:Country albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian electronica albums to Category:Electronica albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian hip hop albums to Category:Hip hop albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian improvised music albums to Category:Improvised music albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian pop albums to Category:Pop albums by Australian artists
 * Category:Australian soul albums to Category:Soul albums by Australian artists
 * Category:British comedy albums to Category:Comedy albums by British artists
 * Category:British jazz albums to Category:Jazz albums by British artists
 * Category:British pop albums to Category:Pop albums by British artists
 * Category:Canadian blues albums to Category:Blues albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian children's music albums to Category:Children's albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian Christian music albums to Category:Christian albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian classical albums to Category:Classical albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian comedy albums to Category:Comedy albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian country albums to Category:Country albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian electronica albums to Category:Electronica albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian hip hop albums to Category:Hip hop albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian industrial albums to Category:Industrial albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian New Wave albums to Category:New Wave albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian pop albums to Category:Pop albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian post-rock albums to Category:Post-rock albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian reggae albums to Category:Reggae albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian rhythm and blues albums to Category:Rhythm and blues albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian soul albums to Category:Soul albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian world music albums to Category:World music albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian alternative country albums to Category:Alternative country albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:Canadian indie pop albums to Category:Indie pop albums by Canadian artists
 * Category:French hip hop albums to Category:Hip hop albums by French artists
 * Category:French pop albums to Category:Pop albums by French artists


 * Nominator's rationale: Rename all, following my proposal and ensuing discussion at WT:ALBUMS. To summarize, I made this proposal to rename all the categories and subcategories of  to use the Albums by Fooian artist, as opposed to its current scheme, Fooian albums. This is preceded by, as the scheme used by its subcategories is Films by Fooian directors, not Fooian films by director. Basically, the artists are the subjects that are being defined by nationality, not the albums themselves. Although albums can be nation-specific (for example, if an album is released only in Canada, I suppose it can be called a Canadian album), this category is not grouping albums by this method, nor do we currently categorize albums by nation-specific release; my arguments against such categorization can be found in the discussion linked in the opening sentence.


 * Anywho, back to my proposal. I feel that categorizing albums under, , etc., is both misleading and incorrect. An album can't possibly be nationalized, especially if the album is recorded in a different country than that of the artist, or recorded in multiple countries. As the categories become more refined, the problem becomes all the more evident. For example, take a look at . Personally, I see a big problem here. Are these pages categorized by albums of French hip hop? Perhaps hip hop albums in the French language, but not necessarily by French people? Or maybe exactly what it's supposed to be categorizing: hip hop albums by people of French nationality. And this is just one category. There are others with this exact same problem; there are categories that don't even exist yet, but would run into the exact same problem once they are created.


 * I find that this current naming scheme is ambiguous at best, downright confusing at worst. The proposed renames of the categories would remove any confusion and would more adequately describe the contents of these categories. — ξ <sup style="color:#000000;">xplicit  00:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename as nominated. This is a fantastic idea. These have always irked me because of their ambiguous/incorrect meaning. They always sound to me as if we are categorizing based on what country the album was produced in, which is not at all what is intended. This brings a lot of clarity to what now is, frankly, a long-standing dogs breakfast. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:36, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * produced? rather, where they were sold. There was a time when UK and US releases were quite different. But it's so far gone, it hardly matters now. Are they still presing hardcopy CDs at all? East of Borschov (talk) 14:25, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

*Comment Please include Quebec in the renaming proposed. Quebec is a regional music category, but I am told they are about to get their own portal. They must follow the new naming conventions proposed. Argolin (talk) 06:06, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong rename I have talked with Explicit about this same issue and I fully support his proposal. Is an "American album" one that was recorded in America? By Americans? For the American audience? These proposed names are more cumbersome, but more intelligible. Note that I have also nominated Category:Compilation albums by country for renaming. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:52, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename all Per nom.  Lugnuts  (talk) 09:05, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename per nom. I was never confused about what was intended here, but enough other people were that it's certainly worth choosing a clearer and more transparent naming format. Bearcat (talk) 18:27, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree. Should it be Category: Albums by Fooian artist or artists, following the convention of the parent Category:Albums by artist (or maybe that one should be changed to artists). The similarly-named song categories should follow suit. And should the genre cats be Category:Albums by Fooian artists by genre rather than Category:Albums by genre by Fooian artists? --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 20:42, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The nomination pluralizes the Albums by Fooian artists as the subcategories of do; I'm not entirely sure if this follows a set naming convention, but it makes more sense to me. I do plan to bring  and several other categories that use the Fooian subject as opposed to Subject by Fooian whatever where needed. I didn't want to rush these nominations if they would fall through (although, this nomination seems to be running by smoothly). As for your last point, I think you're right, and I've amended six of the nominations under "Fooian albums by genre" accordingly. —  ξ <sup style="color:#000000;">xplicit  21:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename all to "by artist" rather than "by artists". All of the parallel categories—Category:Films by director, Category:Games by designer, et al.—do not pluralize. There's no reason to violate that protocol here. --Mike Selinker (talk) 02:19, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * isn't being nominated, but the subcategories within. The subcategories of the examples you gave both have pluralized subcategories—just as examples,, and so on. —  ξ <sup style="color:#000000;">xplicit  02:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You are most correct. Changing my vote to Rename all.--Mike Selinker (talk) 16:50, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename all per nom. – Ib Leo (talk) 14:25, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Which category would that be? I don't think I came across any type of Quebec albums or similar categories. — ξ <sup style="color:#000000;">xplicit  06:35, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rename. Concern considered by nominator.  Argolin (talk) 02:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)


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