Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2018 July 10



Category:Plants and pollinators

 * 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: delete. ℯ xplicit  07:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting plants and pollinators


 * Nominator's rationale: delete, this is just a random selection of articles about plants (and one subcat about pollinators). Marcocapelle (talk) 21:06, 10 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete The purpose of the category is described as: "This category attempts to further understanding of plant/pollinator relationships by calling attention to articles in which specific plant pollinators are referenced. The Category is for plant species that give pollinator information, as well as general articles on pollinator/plant interactions" This isn't a category based on characteristics of the subjects of articles (e.g. plants pollinated by insects), it's a category based on the CONTENT of articles (i.e. the article has information about what pollinates a plant). That is not what categories are for. Plantdrew (talk) 21:30, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per above comments. Improper use of categoryspace. &thinsp;&mdash; Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs)&thinsp; 03:54, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. In mainspace, we categorize on defining characteristics of the topic, not characteristics of the page. Bearcat (talk) 20:40, 14 July 2018 (UTC)


 * The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.