Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2017 June 7



Category:Prints by Rembrandt

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 * The result of the discussion was:  at Categories for discussion/Log/2017 June 20.  ℯ  xplicit  04:33, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Option A: Propose merging Category:Prints by Rembrandt to Category:Works by Rembrandt and Category:Prints by artist
 * Option B: Propose merging Category:Etchings by Rembrandt to Category:Prints by Rembrandt added 14 June
 * Nominator's rationale: upmerge, extra category layer merely hinders navigation. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:19, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * It is important that the contents of Category:Etchings by Rembrandt remain categorized. Not all Rembrandt prints are in fact etchings (though they are sometimes loosely so called), so it might be better to move the actual articles up to "Prints by...". Johnbod (talk) 14:30, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Which of the articles in Category:Etchings by Rembrandt is actually not about an etching? Marcocapelle (talk) 18:32, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Several of the articles are about groups, which will include non-etching, in whole or in part. Many of his prints, like The Three Crosses, are mixes of etching and engraving (often drypoint). I haven't looked the other individual prints with articles up (and wouldn't trust our articles on this). The wider point is that the best overall name is "prints", not "etchings", although, as I said above "they are sometimes loosely so called".  The List of etchings by Rembrandt falls into this trap. It does not list the techniques, but very many of these are partly in engraving, and quite a few entirely so.   Johnbod (talk) 16:41, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I've added this as option B and I have tagged Category:Etchings by Rembrandt as well. Either option A or B is okay in terms of avoiding duplication of categories but based on Johnbod's arguments option B is most likely the better option. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:19, 14 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Support Option B per above. Thanks. Johnbod (talk) 02:44, 15 June 2017 (UTC)


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Category:Farming techniques

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge.  ℯ  xplicit  04:33, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Farming techniques to Category:Agricultural technology
 * Nominator's rationale: merge per WP:SMALLCAT, currently only one article in it. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:06, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


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Category:Chelsea Manning

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete.  ℯ  xplicit  04:33, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting chelsea manning


 * Nominator's rationale: Too few articles and two of them are about the trial--one is just a list. ―Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:00, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:OCEPON. An eponymous category is not necessary here, as there aren't even remotely enough things to file in it. Bearcat (talk) 14:07, 11 June 2017 (UTC)


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Category:Populated places in the Mbeya Region

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename.  ℯ  xplicit  04:33, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Propose moving Category:Populated places in the Mbeya Region to Category:Populated places in Mbeya Region
 * Nominator's rationale: Generally, names of administrative divisions in countries are strong proper names and do not take a definite article. Tanzanian regions are no exception. In the specific case of Mbeya Region, see this or this, both being government publications about the region. Cobblet (talk) 05:30, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Support – per the evidence in the links in the nom. The nominator should bring other similarly named categories to cfd rather than moving them boldly as other editors might well boldly move them back. Oculi (talk) 10:57, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


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Category:NCAA Football Cover Players

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure) . Marcocapelle (talk) 05:41, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting ncaa football cover players


 * Nominator's rationale: WP:TRIVIALCAT - no encyclopedic value — swpb T 18:31, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Marcocapelle (talk) 04:44, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:DNWAUC etc. DexDor(talk) 19:28, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


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Category:Turkish drama television series in Arab World

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete.  ℯ  xplicit  04:33, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Turkish drama television series in Arab World to Category:
 * Nominator's rationale: Needs renaming and cleanup - are these series that take place in the Arab world? Or are made there? What exactly is meant by the Arab world? — swpb T 18:18, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Marcocapelle (talk) 04:44, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Rename or Delete (upmerging to Category:Turkish drama television series if necessary). The category creator didn't put this category in any parent categories so it's unclear what exactly they meant it to be (e.g. should it be under an Arabic-language category?). DexDor(talk) 19:42, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete, they are Turkish television series and already categorized as such. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:51, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Based on what I can glean from the handful of articles in here that I just spotchecked, the purpose of the category seems to be "Turkish drama series that got picked up for rebroadcast on MBC 4 or other pan-Arabic channels". But since it's always possible for any television series in any country to be picked up by a foreign television channel for rebroadcast in any other country, that's not a WP:DEFINING characteristic but rather a recipe for extreme category bloat. Bearcat (talk) 18:16, 14 June 2017 (UTC)


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Category:People named or nicknamed Scooter

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure) . Marcocapelle (talk) 05:43, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting people named or nicknamed scooter


 * Nominator's rationale: Over-categorization. The fact persons share the first name is a WP:NON-DEFINING characteristic. – Gilliam (talk) 01:19, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete - WP:SHAREDNAME. DexDor(talk) 19:32, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Listify as Scooter (name) or such like. It is a potential search term so that a dab-page will be useful.  Peterkingiron (talk) 13:17, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. A list is acceptable, but a category is a WP:SHAREDNAME violation. Bearcat (talk) 14:09, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Per WP:SHAREDNAME. AusLondonder (talk) 18:42, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:SHAREDNAME, and trivial. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 23:50, 12 June 2017 (UTC)


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