Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 December 31



Ethnic culture by state and city in the USA categories

 * 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. If there are outliers that don't fit this scheme, bring them up for separate renaming nominations.--Mike Selinker (talk) 19:47, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming

Ethnic culture by city in the USA -
 * Category:Armenians in New York City to Category:Armenian-American culture in New York City
 * Category:Asian-Americans in New York City to Category:Asian-American culture in New York City
 * Category:Chinese American culture by city to Category:Chinese-American culture by city
 * Category:Chinese in Honolulu, Hawaii to Category:Chinese-American culture in Honolulu, Hawaii
 * Category:Chinese in New York City to Category:Chinese-American culture in New York City
 * Category:Czechs in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Czech-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Danish people in Omaha, Nebraska to Category:Danish-American culture in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:French in Baltimore, Maryland to Category:French-American culture in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Category:German culture by city in the United States to Category:German-American culture by city
 * Category:Germans in Chicago, Illinois to Category:German-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Germans in Detroit, Michigan to Category:German-American culture in Detroit, Michigan
 * Category:Germans in Baltimore, Maryland to Category:German-American culture in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Category:German Jews in Baltimore, Maryland to Category:German-Jewish culture in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Category:Germans in Louisville, Kentucky to Category:German-American culture in Louisville, Kentucky
 * Category:Germans in New York City to Category:German-American culture in New York City
 * Category:Germans in Omaha, Nebraska to Category:German-American culture in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Germans in St. Louis, Missouri to Category:German-American culture in St. Louis, Missouri
 * Category:Germans in Washington, D.C. to Category:German-American culture in Washington, D.C.
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans by city to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture by city
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in New York City to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in New York City
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Washington, D.C. to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Washington, D.C.
 * Category:Irish Americans by city to Category:Irish-American culture by city
 * Category:Irish in Baltimore, Maryland to Category:Irish-American culture in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Category:Irish in Boston, Massachusetts to Category:Irish-American culture in Boston, Massachusetts
 * Category:Irish in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Irish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Irish in Louisville, Kentucky to Category:Irish-American culture in Louisville, Kentucky
 * Category:Irish in New York City to Category:Irish-American culture in New York City
 * Category:Irish in Omaha, Nebraska to Category:Irish-American culture in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Italian Americans by city to Category:Italian-American culture by city
 * Category:Italians in Baltimore, Maryland to Category:Italian-American culture in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Category:Italians in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Italian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Italians in New York City to Category:Italian-American culture in New York City
 * Category:Lithuanians in Baltimore, Maryland to Category:Lithuanian-American culture in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Category:Lithuanians in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Lithuanian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Norwegians in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Swedes in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Swedish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Ukrainians in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois
 * Category:Welsh in Chicago, Illinois to Category:Welsh-American culture in Chicago, Illinois

Ethnic culture by state in the USA -
 * Category:Arabs in Michigan to Category:Arab-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:Arabs in New York to Category:Arab-American culture in New York
 * Category:Basques in Idaho to Category:Basque-American culture in Idaho
 * Category:Belgians in Michigan to Category:Belgian-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:British in Maryland to British-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Chinese American culture by state to Category:Chinese-American culture by state
 * Category:Chinese culture in California to Category:Chinese-American culture in California
 * Category:Chinese in Hawaii to Category:Chinese-American culture in Hawaii
 * Category:Chinese in Idaho to Category:Chinese-American culture in Idaho
 * Category:Chinese in New York to Category:Chinese-American culture in New York
 * Category:Chinese in Oregon to Category:Chinese-American culture in Oregon
 * Category:Chinese in Washington (state) to Category:Chinese-American culture in Washington (state)
 * Category:Danish people in Nebraska to Category:Danish-American culture in Nebraska
 * Category:English in Maryland to Category:English-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Japanese American culture by state to Category:Japanese-American culture by state
 * Category:Japanese in California to Category:Japanese-American culture in California
 * Category:Japanese in Hawaii to Category:Japanese-American culture in Hawaii
 * Category:Japanese in Oregon to Category:Japanese-American culture in Oregon
 * Category:Japanese in Washington (state) to Category:Japanese-American culture in Washington (state)
 * Category:Cubans in Florida to Category:Cuban-American culture in Florida
 * Category:Czechs in Illinois to Category:Czech-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Czechs in Iowa to Category:Czech-American culture in Iowa
 * Category:Czechs in Kansas to Category:Czech-American culture in Kansas
 * Category:Czechs in Louisiana to Category:Czech-American culture in Louisiana
 * Category:Czechs in Maryland to Category:Czech-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Czechs in Minnesota to Category:Czech-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:Czechs in Nebraska to Category:Czech-American culture in Nebraska
 * Category:Czechs in New York to Category:Czech-American culture in New York
 * Category:Czechs in North Dakota to Category:Czech-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Czechs in Oklahoma to Category:Czech-American culture in Oklahoma
 * Category:Czechs in Oregon to Category:Czech-American culture in Oregon
 * Category:Czechs in South Dakota to Category:Czech-American culture in South Dakota
 * Category:Czechs in Texas to Category:Czech-American culture in Texas
 * Category:Czechs in Virginia to Category:Czech-American culture in Virginia
 * Category:Czechs in Wisconsin to Category:Czech-American culture in Wisconsin
 * Category:Dutch in New York to Category:Dutch-American culture in New York
 * Category:Finnish in Michigan to Category:Finnish-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:Finnish in Minnesota to Category:Finnish-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:French in Maine to Category:French-American culture in Maine
 * Category:French in Maryland to Category:French-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:French in Michigan to Category:French-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:French in New York to Category:French-American culture in New York
 * Category:French in Vermont to Category:French-American culture in Vermont
 * Category:German-Russians in the United States to Category:German-Russian culture in the United States
 * Category:Germans in Illinois to Category:German-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Germans in Indiana to Category:German-American culture in Indiana
 * Category:Germans in Iowa to Category:German-American culture in Iowa
 * Category:Germans in Kansas to Category:German-American culture in Kansas
 * Category:German-Russians in Kansas to Category:German-Russian culture in Kansas
 * Category:Germans in Kentucky to Category:German-American culture in Kentucky
 * Category:Germans in Louisiana to Category:German-American culture in Louisiana
 * Category:Germans in Maine to Category:German-American culture in Maine
 * Category:Germans in Maryland to Category:German-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:German Jews in Maryland to Category:German-Jewish culture in Maryland
 * Category:German Jews in the United States to Category:German-Jewish culture in the United States
 * Category:Germans in Massachusetts to Category:German-American culture in Massachusetts
 * Category:Germans in Michigan to Category:German-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:Germans in Minnesota to Category:German-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:Germans in Missouri to Category:German-American culture in Missouri
 * Category:Germans in Nebraska to Category:German-American culture in Nebraska
 * Category:Germans in New Jersey to Category:German-American culture in New Jersey
 * Category:Germans in New York to Category:German-American culture in New York
 * Category:Germans in North Carolina to Category:German-American culture in North Carolina
 * Category:Germans in North Dakota to Category:German-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Germans in Ohio to Category:German-American culture in Ohio
 * Category:Germans in Oregon to Category:German-American culture in Oregon
 * Category:Germans in Pennsylvania to Category:German-American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Category:Germans in South Carolina to Category:German-American culture in South Carolina
 * Category:Germans in South Dakota to Category:German-American culture in South Dakota
 * Category:Germans in Tennessee to Category:German-American culture in Tennessee
 * Category:Germans in Texas to Category:German-American culture in Texas
 * Category:Germans in Virginia to Category:German-American culture in Virginia
 * Category:Germans in Wisconsin to Category:German-American culture in Wisconsin
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans by state to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture by state
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Arizona to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Arizona
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in California to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in California
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Colorado to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Colorado
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Florida to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Florida
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Georgia (U.S. state) to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Georgia (U.S. state)
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Illinois to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Louisiana to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Louisiana
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Maryland to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in New Jersey to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in New Jersey
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in New Mexico to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in New Mexico
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in New York to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in New York
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Oklahoma to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Oklahoma
 * Category:Hispanic and Latino Americans in Texas to Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Texas
 * Category:Hungarians in Ohio to Category:Hungarian-American culture in Ohio
 * Category:Norwegian Americans by state to Category:Norwegian-American culture by state
 * Category:Norwegians in Illinois to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Norwegians in Iowa to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Iowa
 * Category:Norwegians in Minnesota to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:Norwegians in New York to Category:Norwegian-American culture in New York
 * Category:Norwegians in North Dakota to Category:Norwegian-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Norwegians in South Dakota to Category:Norwegian-American culture in South Dakota
 * Category:Norwegians in Wisconsin to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Wisconsin
 * Category:Irish Americans by state to Category:Irish-American culture by state
 * Category:Irish in Delaware to Category:Irish-American culture in Delaware
 * Category:Irish in Illinois to Category:Irish-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Irish in Indiana to Category:Irish-American culture in Indiana
 * Category:Irish in Iowa to Category:Irish-American culture in Iowa
 * Category:Irish in Kentucky to Category:Irish-American culture in Kentucky
 * Category:Irish in Louisiana to Category:Irish-American culture in Louisiana
 * Category:Irish in Maryland to Category:Irish-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Irish in Massachusetts to Category:Irish-American culture in Massachusetts
 * Category:Irish in Michigan to Category:Irish-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:Irish in Minnesota to Category:Irish-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:Irish in Nebraska to Category:Irish-American culture in Nebraska
 * Category:Irish in New York to Category:Irish-American culture in New York
 * Category:Irish in Ohio to Category:Irish-American culture in Ohio
 * Category:Irish in Pennsylvania to Category:Irish-American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Category:Irish in Virginia to Category:Irish-American culture in Virginia
 * Category:Irish in West Virginia to Category:Irish-American culture in West Virginia
 * Category:Irish in Wisconsin to Category:Irish-American culture in Wisconsin
 * Category:Italian Americans by state to Italian-American culture by state
 * Category:Italians in California to Category:Italian-American culture in California
 * Category:Italians in Connecticut to Category:Italian-American culture in Connecticut
 * Category:Italians in Delaware to Category:Italian-American culture in Delaware
 * Category:Italians in Florida to Category:Italian-American culture in Florida
 * Category:Italians in Maryland to Category:Italian-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Italians in Massachusetts to Category:Italian-American culture in Massachusetts
 * Category:Italians in Missouri to Category:Italian-American culture in Missouri
 * Category:Italians in New Jersey to Category:Italian-American culture in New Jersey
 * Category:Italians in New York to Category:Italian-American culture in New York
 * Category:Latvians in Maryland to Category:Latvian-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Italians in Pennsylvania to Category:Italian-American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Category:Lithuanians in Maryland to Category:Lithuanian-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Mexicans in California to Category:Mexican-American culture in California
 * Category:Mexicans in Texas to Category:Mexican-American culture in Texas
 * Category:Norwegian Americans by state to Category:Norwegian-American culture by state
 * Category:Norwegians in Illinois to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Norwegians in Iowa to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Iowa
 * Category:Norwegians in Minnesota to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:Norwegians in New York to Category:Norwegian-American culture in New York
 * Category:Norwegians in North Dakota to Category:Norwegian-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Norwegians in South Dakota to Category:Norwegian-American culture in South Dakota
 * Category:Norwegians in Wisconsin to Category:Norwegian-American culture in Wisconsin
 * Category:Polish Americans by state to Category:Polish-American culture by state
 * Category:Poles in Connecticut to Category:Polish-American culture in Connecticut
 * Category:Poles in Illinois to Category:Polish-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Poles in Maryland to Category:Polish-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Poles in Massachusetts to Category:Polish-American culture in Massachusetts
 * Category:Poles in Michigan to Category:Polish-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:Poles in Minnesota to Category:Polish-American culture in Minnesota
 * Category:Poles in New Jersey to Category:Polish-American culture in New Jersey
 * Category:Poles in New York to Category:Polish-American culture in New York
 * Category:Poles in North Dakota to Category:Polish-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Poles in Ohio to Category:Polish-American culture in Ohio
 * Category:Poles in Pennsylvania to Category:Polish-American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Category:Poles in Rhode Island to Category:Polish-American culture in Rhode Island
 * Category:Poles in Wisconsin to Category:Polish-American culture in Wisconsin
 * Category:Portuguese in California to Category:Portuguese-American culture in California
 * Category:Portuguese in New Jersey to Category:Portuguese-American culture in New Jersey
 * Category:Russian Americans by state to Category:Russian-American culture by state
 * Category:Russians in Alaska to Category:Russian-American culture in Alaska
 * Category:Russians in Maryland to Category:Russian-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Russians in Massachusetts to Category:Russian-American culture in Massachusetts
 * Category:Russians in New York to Category:Russian-American culture in New York
 * Category:Russians in North Dakota to Category:Russian-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Ukrainian Americans by state to Category:Ukrainian-American culture by state
 * Category:Ukrainians in Illinois to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Ukrainians in Maryland to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Ukrainians in Michigan to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in Michigan
 * Category:Ukrainians in New York to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in New York
 * Category:Ukrainians in North Dakota to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in North Dakota
 * Category:Ukrainians in Pennsylvania to Category:Ukrainian-American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Category:Scotch-Irish in Maryland to Category:Scotch-Irish American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Scotch-Irish in Pennsylvania to Category:Scotch-Irish American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Category:Scotch-Irish in Tennessee to Category:Scotch-Irish American culture in Tennessee
 * Category:Scottish in Kentucky to Category:Scottish-American culture in Kentucky
 * Category:Scottish in Maryland to Category:Scottish-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Syrian Jews in the United States to Category:Syrian-Jewish culture in the United States
 * Category:Syrians in New York to Category:Syrian-American culture in New York
 * Category:Welsh in Illinois to Category:Welsh-American culture in Illinois
 * Category:Welsh in Maryland to Category:Welsh-American culture in Maryland
 * Category:Welsh in Pennsylvania to Category:Welsh-American culture in Pennsylvania
 * Nominator's rationale: Some of these city and state categories have already been renamed by others. I think that they should all be renamed collectively, rather than continuing this pattern of renaming them one at a time. The categories were being incorrectly used for biography articles, when the purpose is for cultural and historical articles. Also, I feel that all categories should be uniformly hyphenated. Vis-a-visconti (talk) 01:27, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. We have already renamed several of the by-state categories and a few of the by city categories.  I was actually about to nominate at least some more of these categories when I found it had already been done.  We seem to have began a general trend towards this new form, althogh there are still several related by-state categories to nominate and rename.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:29, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, come to think of it, I should probably list those categories here too. Rename them all at once. Give me a little bit and I will add the rest. Vis-a-visconti (talk) 02:38, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I wholeheartedly support the expanded list. I also added category to the Ukrainian-American name so the category is linked to.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:03, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the correction. I believe I have added all of the state and city categories. Vis-a-visconti (talk) 06:32, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Oppose. Do NOT for any reason name the categories with the "-American" suffix. I fully support the move towards CULTURAL_NAME culture in PLACE but not as CULTURAL_NAME-American culture in PLACE. You can have Scottish people living in the United States but that doesn't make them Scottish-American. Scottish-American would be a citizen, not just a resident (please see Illegal immigration to the United States). I beleive it is better if we move rename them to CULTURAL_NAME culture in PLACE instead. &mdash;Ahnoneemoos (talk) 15:22, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * However in general the heading already say they are about the history and culture of x-Americans in the given place. Realistically most of those involved with these things are to some extent American, and since many have never have lived anywhere else it really does not work to not use the American modifier.  Since the US grants citizenship with birth in the US, among other ways, it is inevitable that large numbers of the people involved in any of these things will be US citizens.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:56, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I understand what you mean but it just doesn't work that way in real life. Take Netherlands for example. They have a big influx of Turkish people but you will never listen to someone say, "Dutch-Turkish culture in Amsterdam". They would say, "Turkish culture in Amsterdam". &mdash;Ahnoneemoos (talk) 02:11, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * But the Netherlands, unlike the United States, does not give citizenship to all people born there, so that is a horrible example to use to try to decide how to name categories involving the United States.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:43, 2 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Support, per nom. Benkenobi18 (talk) 10:33, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose I agree with Ahnoneemoos, the proposed format narrows the focus in a nationalistic way. Daniel the Monk (talk) 16:47, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename all as per nom. Given the actual content, the renames are more appropriate than the current names. Fooian cultural events in the U.S. are generally more Fooian-American in nature than (simply) Fooian. Mayumashu (talk) 17:30, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with the objection raised here, but support the proposed title change suggested by Ahnoneemoos as a more accurate one. Daniel the Monk (talk) 20:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose not all Fooish culture in State of Foo is Fooish-American - methinks that papal visits that packed venues with Polish pride are not wholely Polish-American the pope after all was Polish (full stop) or Polish-Vaticanish (?) Carlossuarez46 (talk) 02:26, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment I would be supportive of either the 'Fooian culture' name change or the 'Fooian-American culture' name change. I think both convey the idea better than the present names. However, there are articles that focus on institutions and churches founded for temporary migrants (such as Norwegian and other Scandinavian sailors), so there are indeed some cultural articles that are not simply for Fooian-Americans. Given the existence of these articles, I think that the 'Fooian culture' format might be better since it is a broader categorization. Vis-a-visconti (talk) 22:07, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * sounds reasonable and better said than I did. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 22:41, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

COMMENT Some of these categories included are painted with a broad brush and the renaming is insensitive to the original intent of the category. On that grounds, I would oppose but I only have one dog in this fight. Specifically: isn't "German-American" by any stretch. It's a collection of sites and locations connected to Palatine German settlement in the northwest of the state in the 18th century (1709 to 1780/1790, roughly). It should be renamed to or something appropriate and similar. The current proposed move to lacks precision vis-a-vis given the nature and intent of the category and quite frankly, I fear the nominator has probably made this mistake throughout the list of proposed changes. Please review each before unwise moves get discovered later. But on the basis of, I oppose.--ColonelHenry (talk) 04:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi. I created many of these categories. Other editors were nominating categories for renaming and many categories had already been renamed per the 'Fooian-American culture' format, while a few categories had been renamed per a 'Fooian culture' format. I felt that rather than continue this piece-by-piece approach, it was better to discuss them all collectively. I just want the categories to be sensible and consistent. Given the existence of articles such as those concerning German Palatine settlement and other similar articles, I see the problem with the 'Fooian-American culture' format. I would support moving these categories to a 'Fooian culture' format. I haven't heard a reason to oppose such a format. I'd have nothing against a 'Fooian diaspora' format either. Surely, there must be a naming convention that could be applied consistently for all of these categories? Vis-a-visconti (talk) 06:57, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose Apart from agreeing with the points already made about adding "-American" indiscriminately, if one actually looks at the pages in many of these categories the focus of them is not on culture. Such a blanket approach is too simplistic. Moonraker (talk) 12:37, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The articles address settlement, culture, history, etc. There is one category that I have seen that deviates from either naming pattern, the category Category:Irish-American history and culture in Texas. I did not create this category. The category name conveys the idea, but I think it would be cumbersomely long to add "culture and history" to all of these categories. 'Fooian diaspora' seems like it could work as a naming pattern, though there may be negatives to that I'm overlooking. Vis-a-visconti (talk) 14:06, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * comment nearly every category has the following inclusion criteria "This category includes articles related to the culture and history of fooians in foostate/foocity". And that is what what the categories contain.  So why not Category:Irish American culture and history in Texas, for example.  Those states with extra/special conditions, such as New Jersey, could just use subcategories (which can be created at any time) to handle their articles. Hmains (talk) 22:10, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose "-American" suffix per points raised above. It also seems dubious to me that just because somebody was (for instance) born in Sweden and lives in Oregon, that she would have have any significant impact on Swedish culture in Oregon; the fact that she is a Swede in Oregon is simple and clearly captured by "Swedes in Oregon," but her relationship to "Swedish culture in Oregon" is a matter of opinion and judgment, and I would guess in many of these cases the proposed new category name does not pertain. -Pete (talk) 14:05, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename to implement standard naming convention, which has been partially implemented already. I think the proposed rename is a fair representation of what these categories are meant to include. As currently named, it sounds like the categories could include only people, but that is not what they are for, it doesn't look like to me. It also solves some ambiguity problems with the current names: "Poles" and "Swedes", for instance. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:20, 6 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:Night series

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:12, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting night series


 * Nominator's rationale: Category does not properly explain its overall purpose or significance. Paper Luigi  T • C 22:36, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete I am not even sure how some of the things in the category got there. Even with TV shows that generally get shown at a fixed time, the use of night=after dark in American English makes it hard to say a given showing time equals night.  I do not think this is really a useful way to categorize television shows.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:06, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete: not useful, nor clearly defined or defining. And what about shows shown simultaneously across several time-zones? (often happens with sport programs) --Qetuth (talk) 07:55, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:People from Eldorado, Texas

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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. The Bushranger One ping only 02:12, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:People from Eldorado, Texas to Category:People from Schleicher County, Texas
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. Small town with just 1 entry ...William 19:14, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Upmerge. Unless an abnormal number of notable people come from a smallish place, and this doesn't seem the case here. Mayumashu (talk) 17:33, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Upmerge. Only 1 for the town, only 2 for the whole county. Unneeded. --Qetuth (talk) 02:34, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:Dragonlance organizations

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:13, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting dragonlance organizations


 * Nominator's rationale: It's a category with only one article, which looks like it will be shortly merged into another. It also seems too precise for our purposes as an encyclopedia. —Torchiest talkedits 15:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete even if the article is not merged, there is no reason to have a one-article category of this type.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:07, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge to Category:Fictional organizations, if the article gets kept. --Qetuth (talk) 08:06, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Category is now empty. --Qetuth (talk) 07:23, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:Rauma

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename (C2B, C2D). The Bushranger One ping only 23:04, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Rauma to Category:Rauma, Norway
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. To distinguish it from Category:Rauma, Finland, see also Rauma, Finland and Rauma, Norway. 91.155.210.216 (talk) 12:22, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Rename to match article name.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:07, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename per nom. Categories need a disambiguator even more than articles.  I would thereofre support this even if the Norwegan place was much larger than the Finnish one.  Peterkingiron (talk) 16:31, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename per nominator....William 14:36, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename per nom. --Qetuth (talk) 02:35, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:National Toy Hall of Fame inductees

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:14, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting national toy hall of fame inductees


 * Nominator's rationale: That an organization has expressed it's approval of something (e.g. Ball, Bicycle, Blanket) is not a defining characteristic of that thing. The articles in the category are listed in the National Toy Hall of Fame article.  If it's decided that this category is OK then would a category such as "Things the UK does not levy sales tax on" be OK ? DexDor (talk) 07:01, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete – one of the better examples of 'non-defining'. Oculi (talk) 09:22, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep (as creator); this is akin to a sports hall of fame, where inclusion is recognition of an item's notability and importance to its field. Powers T 16:43, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - most/all sports hall of fame categories would fail WP:OC (recipients of an award should be grouped in a list rather than a category) and I can see even less justification for placing objects in such categories. DexDor (talk) 21:46, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * As you can see, there are exceptions; I see no reason this shouldn't be one likewise. Powers T 21:24, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The point being that this is a defining characteristic, unlike (say) recipients of honorary degrees from Harvard. Powers T 21:25, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete as failing the general rules on award categories.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:08, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete no reason to make an exception for this unofficial induction - can anyone point to reliable sources that unaffiliated news media regularly refer to any of these toys as "hall of famers", like they do each time they mention Willie Mays or Stan Musial? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 02:29, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:Falklands War weapons
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:15, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting falklands war weapons


 * Nominator's rationale: Being used in a small conflict isn't a defining characteristic of a particular weapon. We don't have such a category for most conflicts/wars (Kosovo, Gulf I, Gulf II ...) which leads to the anomaly of an article such as Mark 82 bomb having a single "by war" category. There is already an article at Weapons of the Falklands War (which is, in effect, a list article). The following subcategories would also be deleted: Category:Falklands War artillery, Category:Falklands War guided missiles, Category:Falklands War infantry weapons, Category:Falklands War naval weapons. If this is deleted then consideration should also be given to deleting categories such as Category:Falklands War aircraft. Note: A category for weapons used in a global conflict may be OK - "World War II weapons" is virtually synonymous with "weapons introduced between 1919 and 1945" which is a defining characteristic. DexDor (talk) 06:21, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete The list is sufficient for this small a conflict. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:15, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete The issue here is not if a list is sufficient, it's if a category is appropriate. There are weapons that did have a defining connection with the Falklands war, such as the Exocet missile, but the rest of this structure just happens to list weapons used in the conflict. The category is not defining overall for the weapons used and would overlap with the too many other wars that took place in that same era for it to be an effective aid to navigation. Alansohn (talk) 14:38, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete this is a bad idea for categories. There are some weapons that have been used in hundreds of wars.  The wars they were used in are not really a characteristic of the weapons at all.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:10, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Listify all in one article. These are in the nature of performance (=war) by performer (=weapon) categories, which we habitually listify.  Peterkingiron (talk) 16:25, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * In response to some one who questioned my vote: "listify" consists for converting the category to a list article - the term is well understood by regular CFD contributors and frequently applied to performance by performer categories. This usually applies to singers and actors: we do not allow the participants in a particular TV show or the actors in a film or musciians who have played in a venue to be categoirised as this produces too many categoiries a the foot of the article.  Peterkingiron (talk) 16:19, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. Benkenobi18 (talk) 10:34, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete dare I say, performer by performance? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 02:40, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:Stations on the Jinghu Railway
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. The Bushranger One ping only 02:16, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting stations on the jinghu railway


 * Nominator's rationale: Merging with Category:Stations on the Beijing–Shanghai Railway to be consistent with the article Beijing–Shanghai Railway. Make  cat  04:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


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Category:Yogyakarta
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 * The result of the discussion was: it looks like we will have both, then? Category:Yogyakarta Special Region was created but has been nominated for speedy renaming to Category:Special Region of Yogyakarta. Feel free to nominate either again. Good Ol’factory (talk) 07:37, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Yogyakarta to Category:Special Region of Yogyakarta
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. As it is, this category is being used for both the city and special region, but not in an organized way. Since the city lies within the special region, there will be likely be less work tidying it up for this rename, but alternatively we want to savage this category to be used for the city specifically. Mayumashu (talk) 01:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - english - save perhaps rather than savage? From memory the reason for creation of the separate categories was assuming a specific separation of the city/special region on the basis that conflating the city with the separate special region is an error of judgement - the region has historically some important features that should not be confused in the difference between the city and region... SatuSuro 13:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops, meant 'salvage' Mayumashu (talk) 17:15, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. The city of Yogyakarta deserves its own category. I created Category:Yogyakarta Special Region and added some articles. AsianGeographer (talk) 15:12, 2 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:Populated places in Yogyakarta
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 * The result of the discussion was: rename as nominated. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Populated places in Yogyakarta to Category:Populated places in the Special Region of Yogyakarta
 * Nominator's rationale: Rename. This category is for places in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and not the city of Yogyakarta. Mayumashu (talk) 01:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Rename to Category:Populated places in Yogyakarta Special Region (common Wikipedia word order). AsianGeographer (talk) 15:54, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I think this word order does seem better too but the article was renamed 'The Special Region of Y' from 'Y Special Region' - I didn't look into the reason. Mayumashu (talk) 17:13, 2 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom to follow the main article. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:16, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


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Category:List of Black Fashion Models
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:17, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting list of black fashion models


 * Nominator's rationale: I'm not totally sure how these categories go, but it seems per WP:EGRS that we categorize people by ethnicity, not race, and we already have a fleshed-out category tree for models of African ethnicity. Plus, I see no categories for "Black actors" or "Black musicians," so there doesn't seem to be a precedent for such categorization.  At the very least, if kept, the category should be renamed Category:Black fashion models or Category:Black models.   Mbinebri   talk &larr; 00:27, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

I'll accept an edit or new name for the category. SunDevilKnitter — Preceding unsigned comment added by SunDevilKnitter (talk • contribs) 02:08, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:EGRS. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:12, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per Presidentman. Renaming the cat still breaches WP:EGRS. Middayexpress (talk) 14:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge with Category:African-American female models / Category:African-American models (and others as appropriate) We do categorize by race, both in Wikipedia and in the real world. My eagerly awaited subscriptions to Ebony and Jet all indicate that individuals are identified and self-identify by race, and mainstream publications do the same. The issue is not with whether or not we do it, it's the correct title to use, and the fact that there are existing categories that seem to handle what's intended here is the driving issue. Alansohn (talk) 14:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete and definately do not merge. Since the category at present has no indication of nationality, it could contain people who are in no way, shape of form "African-American".  To merge it would just be incorrect.  Anyway, wikipedia explictily says that it does not identify people by race.  African-American is an ethnicity.  African-American does not equal black, since there are black people who are Jamaican, Afro-Brazilian, Black Candian, Black British, Afro-Argentine, Nigerian, Kenyan, South African, Zimbabwean and hundreds of other nationalities/ethnicities.  John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:12, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 02:41, 3 January 2013 (UTC)


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