Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2018 July 23



Category:Film Markets

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 * The result of the discussion was: RenameTimrollpickering 21:11, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Film Markets to Category:Film markets
 * Nominator's rationale: No reason for this to be capitalized. Nardog (talk) 15:35, 23 July 2018 (UTC)


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Category:Big Brother (TV series) templates

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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename. Timrollpickering 15:06, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Big Brother (TV series) templates to Category:Big Brother (franchise) templates
 * Nominator's rationale: The parent article is Big Brother (franchise) so the category should match the article's naming. Gonnym (talk) 10:43, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure. Wasn't this speediable?  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:41, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * No idea how to do that. Using the drop-down menu only let me do 1 category and this way. --Gonnym (talk) 13:04, 29 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Speedy per WP:C2D. RevelationDirect (talk) 17:02, 29 July 2018 (UTC)


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Category:Commercial baking

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 * The result of the discussion was: Merge. Timrollpickering 09:33, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Commercial baking to Category:Baking industry
 * Nominator's rationale: Two small categories with substantial overlap. Rathfelder (talk) 09:04, 23 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Support, absent some compelling reason not to. Looks like an accidental fork.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:42, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per nom but the two articles about food additives ought to be purged. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:41, 25 July 2018 (UTC)


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Sri Lankan people by occupation and ethnicity

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 * The result of the discussion was: No consensus. Timrollpickering 12:51, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese academics‎ to Category:Sri Lankan academics‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese architects‎ to Category:Sri Lankan architects‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese businesspeople‎ to Category:Sri Lankan businesspeople
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese civil servants‎ to Category:Sri Lankan civil servants‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese dentists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan dentists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese diplomats to Category:Sri Lankan diplomats‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese economists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan economists‎


 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese engineers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan engineers
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese historians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan historians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese journalists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan journalists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese judges‎ to Category:Sri Lankan judges‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese lawyers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese models‎ to Category:Sri Lankan models‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese physicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan physicians
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese police officers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan police officers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese teachers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan teachers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sinhalese trade unionists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan trade unionists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil academics to Category:Sri Lankan academics‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil accountants‎ to Category:Sri Lankan accountants‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil anthropologists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan anthropologists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil archaeologists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan archaeologists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil architects‎ to Category:Sri Lankan architects‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil astronomers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan astronomers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil bankers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan bankers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil broadcasters‎ to Category:Sri Lankan broadcasters‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil businesspeople to Category:Sri Lankan businesspeople
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil civil servants to Category:Sri Lankan civil servants‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil diplomats to Category:Sri Lankan diplomats
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil economists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan economists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil editors‎ to Category:Sri Lankan editors‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil engineers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan engineers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil geographers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan geographers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil historians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan historians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil journalists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan journalists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil judges‎ to Category:Sri Lankan judges‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil lawyers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil mathematicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan mathematicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil physicians to Category:Sri Lankan physicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil police officers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan police officers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil publishers (people) to Category:Sri Lankan publishers (people)
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil radio personalities‎ to Category:Sri Lankan radio personalities‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil scientists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan scientists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil sociologists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan sociologists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil surveyors‎ to Category:Sri Lankan surveyors‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil teachers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan teachers
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Tamil trade unionists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan trade unionists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil businesspeople of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan businesspeople
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil engineers of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan engineers
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil journalists of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan journalists
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil judges of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan judges
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil lawyers of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil politicians of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan politicians
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil teachers of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan teachers
 * Propose merging Category:Indian Tamil trade unionists of Sri Lanka‎‎ to Category:Sri Lankan trade unionists
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher academics‎ to Category:Sri Lankan academics‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher architects‎ to Category:Sri Lankan architects‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher artists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan artists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher businesspeople‎ to Category:Sri Lankan businesspeople‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher civil servants‎ to Category:Sri Lankan civil servants‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher dancers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan dancers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher diplomats‎ to Category:Sri Lankan diplomats‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher educators‎ to Category:Sri Lankan educators‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher engineers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan engineers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher journalists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan journalists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher judges‎ to Category:Sri Lankan judges‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher lawyers‎  to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher models‎ to Category:Sri Lankan models‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher musicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan musicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Burgher physicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan physicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty artists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan artists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty businesspeople‎ to Category:Sri Lankan businesspeople‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty civil servants‎ to Category:Sri Lankan civil servants‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty educators‎ to Category:Sri Lankan educators‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty judges‎ to Category:Sri Lankan judges‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty lawyers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty musicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan musicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Chetty teachers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan teachers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Malay diplomats‎ to Category:Sri Lankan diplomats‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Malay educators‎ to Category:Sri Lankan educators‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Malay lawyers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Malay physicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan physicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor architects‎ to Category:Sri Lankan architects‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor businesspeople‎ to Category:Sri Lankan businesspeople‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor civil servants‎ to Category:Sri Lankan civil servants‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor diplomats‎ to Category:Sri Lankan diplomats‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor educators‎ to Category:Sri Lankan educators‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor engineers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan engineers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor journalists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan journalists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor lawyers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan lawyers‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor physicians‎ to Category:Sri Lankan physicians‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor scientists‎ to Category:Sri Lankan scientists‎
 * Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan Moor teachers‎ to Category:Sri Lankan teachers‎


 * Nominator's rationale: rename per WP:EGRS, we do not create categories that are a cross-section of a topic with an ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, unless these characteristics are relevant to the topic. The latter is not the case here. This is follow-up on this earlier nomination that I started without realizing that the issue is much more widespread. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 23 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose all these. When we have eg Category:American people by ethnic or national origin and occupation I would like to know whether the nominator is beginning the gargantuan task of deleting all such, or whether there is something in particular about Sri Lankan ethnicities. Oculi (talk) 09:33, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge all per nom, and per the guidelines in WP:EGRS. I'd like to read the logic linking Sinhalese ethnicity and, say, being a dentist. Place Clichy (talk) 16:26, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong Oppose The nominator has failed to add deletion notices on most of the nominated categories and failed to notify interested parties. WP:ETHNICRACECAT, which is part of WP:EGRS, states that "Ethnic groups are commonly used when categorizing people; however, race is not. Ethnic groups may be used as categorizations, even if race is a stereotypical characteristic of the ethnic group, e.g. with African-Americans or Anglo-Indians". As a result there are hundreds of ethnicity based occupation categories. And yet the nominator has singled out Sri Lankan categories for deletion. This stinks to high heaven and is deeply offensive. Are Sri Lankans ethnic groups inferior to other ethnic groups in Category:People by ethnicity and occupation such they shouldn't have categories? Why doesn't the nominator nominate the sub-categories in Category:African-American people by occupation or Category:Jews by occupation or Category:Hispanic and Latino American people by occupation or Category:Arab people by occupation? If the nominator wants to get rid of ethnic based categorisation he needs to nominate all - in excess of 700 - sub-categories of the following rather than singling out a particular groups:


 * Category:Academics by ethnicity
 * Category:Activists by ethnicity
 * Category:Actors by ethnic or national descent‎
 * Category:Anthropologists by ethnicity
 * Category:Archaeologists by ethnicity
 * Category:Architects by ethnicity
 * Category:Artisans by ethnicity
 * Category:Artists by ethnicity
 * Category:Businesspeople by ethnicity
 * Category:Chefs by ethnicity
 * Category:Civil servants by ethnicity
 * Category:Comedians by ethnicity
 * Category:Criminals by ethnicity
 * Category:Dancers by ethnicity
 * Category:Diplomats by ethnicity
 * Category:Educators by ethnicity
 * Category:Engineers by ethnicity
 * Category:Entertainers by ethnicity
 * Category:Environmentalists by ethnicity
 * Category:Explorers by ethnicity
 * Category:Farmers by ethnicity
 * Category:Film directors by ethnicity
 * Category:Generals by ethnicity
 * Category:Geographers by ethnicity
 * Category:Historians by ethnicity
 * Category:Illustrators by ethnicity
 * Category:Journalists by ethnicity
 * Category:Judges by ethnicity
 * Category:Lawyers by ethnicity
 * Category:Librarians by ethnicity
 * Category:Linguists by ethnicity
 * Category:Mathematicians by ethnicity
 * Category:Models by ethnicity
 * Category:Monks by ethnicity
 * Category:Musicians by ethnicity
 * Category:Opera singers by ethnicity
 * Category:Orientalists by ethnicity
 * Category:Painters by ethnicity
 * Category:Philosophers by ethnicity
 * Category:Physicians by ethnicity
 * Category:Poets by ethnicity
 * Category:Politicians by ethnicity
 * Category:Pornographic film actors by ethnicity
 * Category:Priests by ethnicity
 * Category:Rebels by ethnicity
 * Category:Religious leaders by ethnicity
 * Category:Schoolteachers by ethnicity
 * Category:Scientists by ethnicity
 * Category:Singers by ethnicity
 * Category:Social scientists by ethnicity
 * Category:Sportspeople by ethnicity
 * Category:Television actors by ethnic or national descent
 * Category:Trade unionists by ethnicity
 * Category:Writers by ethnicity

--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:02, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * You fail to see that the major problem is the intersection. Ethnic groups may be used as categorizations means that it is perfectly fine to categorize an article in both Category:Sinhalese people and Category:Sri Lankan dentists. Hovewer, it is not fine to categorize articles as Sinhalese dentist, because nobody self-define themselves as Sinhalese dentist, or Tamil dentist, or Anglo-Indian dentist etc. See WP:OCEGRS, and the general rules stated at WP:CATV, for more guidelnes. Place Clichy (talk) 01:38, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. there is no reason that these occupations differ by ethnicity and much of the list above is ripe for merger as well. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 01:09, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * (as nom) 1) Agree with opposers that a lot of work needs to be done here, this apparently got out of control. But we need to start somewhere and with "animals by country" we have a nice precedent of gradually merging a massively huge undesirable categorization scheme, see here in conjunction with all similar nominations before. 2) Good suggestion to notify WP:ETHNICRACECAT, I'll do that instantly. 3) About race and ethnicity, the difference is that categorization by race is not done at all, while we do categorize by ethnicity but not in unrelated intersections. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:51, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If your rationale for deletion is sound you should be able to delete all 700+ categories in one nomination rather than picking off the small fry one by one. What happens if, when you get around to nominating one of the large fish, such as Category:African-American people by occupation, the debate decides that the categories should be kept? Will the minnows that had been deleted in previous nominations be recreated? Or will we have a system of apartheid in Wikipedia where some ethnic groups can be sub-categorised by occupation but others can't?--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:38, 25 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom, we don't cross-categorise based on ethnicity, and certainly not for occupations. Ajf773 (talk) 09:55, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * There are more than 700 cross-categorisation of ethnic groups by occupations.--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:58, 25 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose Sri Lankan covers (principally) two ethnicities Sinhalese and Tamil. The Tamil ones are likely to self-identify as "Tamil".  They speak different languages and were for a long time engaged in a civil war.  WP should not forcibly merge them with each other.  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:30, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge some (and recat. articles as needed), so people are in an ethnic cat. and a national one, but not a hybrid. Sinhalese is the native ethno-linguistic group of Singapore. Many Tamil families have moved there and are now several generations there, but it is one of the major ethnicities of India and native to India. It doesn't make much encyclopedic sense to have "Category:Sri Lankan Tamil architects‎".  It's a pointless intersection. If we're going to keep "Category:Tamil architects‎", someone being categorized in that and in "Category:Sri Lankan architects‎" handles it.  But we should keep the Sinhalese" categories (not "Singaporean Sinhalese" or "Sinhalese ... of Singapore") ones for the same reason.  If we're going to have ethnic categories and national categories, then have them. We have no use of "ethno-national" homunculus categories, and really should get rid of a lot more of them.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:38, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It seems you are under the misconception that "Sri Lankan Tamil" is an artificial intersection of Sri Lankan and Tamil. Sri Lankan Tamils are a recognised ethnic group in Sri Lanka (the second largest ethnic group in the country). They have lived in Sri Lanka for more than two millennia. They are distinct from Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka who are more recent arrivals - less than two century - and live in a different part of Sri Lanka. So Sri Lankan Tamils are an ethnic group like Sinhalese, not some "ethno-national homunculus".--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:52, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Per this reasoning, Category:Sri Lankan Tamil people is eligible (because it is a distinct ethnicity), but the intersecting occupational categories still are not. Place Clichy (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * keep as is no valid reason for deletion of these article navigation tools Hmains (talk) 02:32, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Care to elaborate? Nominator has stated a reason (for merging, not for deleting), which is absolutely valid under WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS. Also, if you are looking for "article navigation tools", you may look towards navigation boxes instead. Place Clichy (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Merging a category has the same effect as deleting it since it will no longer exist as a navigation aid. WP has multiple navigation tools, of which categories are the most extensive and reader useful from their ability not only to go from one article to another, but their ability to go from one category to another (and top down or bottom up or across).  Navigation boxes only get you from one article to another.  In any case, use of one tool does not preclude use of another. The point is to help readers, not to achieve some kind of purity. Hmains (talk) 15:24, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't see what you mean by "some kind of purity", but creating random categories with the losest possible subjective connection is not a way to "help readers", just as it wouldn't be for articles. Wikipedia deserves to have a high standard, although very inclusive, in terms of what is acceptable content, for articles, categories and other content. This is where the WP:OCAT guideline is coming from. Therefore arguing that there is "no valid reason for deletion", while there is plenty, is an empty argument if not more elaborated. Place Clichy (talk) 22:00, 30 July 2018 (UTC)


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Sri Lankan sportspeople by occupation and ethnicity

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 * The result of the discussion was: No consensus. Timrollpickering 12:49, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting Category:Sinhalese sportspeople
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Tamil sportspeople‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Indian Tamil sportspeople of Sri Lanka‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Burgher sportspeople‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Chetty sportspeople‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Malay sportspeople‎
 * Nominator's rationale: delete per above nomination. Merging is not recommendable in this case, because sportspeople are already in a by-sport subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 23 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. These are irrelevant, unless these sportspeople would play in ethnic-based teams, in which case the team or club could probably be linked to an ethnicity category, but not the players themselves. Place Clichy (talk) 16:26, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose As above plus why have Sri Lankan ethnic groups been singled out for deletion but not other ethnic groups within Category:Sportspeople by ethnicity?--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:04, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom; the objection by Obi2canibe is the damned if you do, damned if you don't problem. If all were nominated, some folks would object to something and nothing would get done. Let's pick them off piecemeal to actually move this forward. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 01:11, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - per Obi2canibe. The nom as it stands merely removes a sub-tree seemingly at random from Category:Sportspeople by ethnicity. Oculi (talk) 01:43, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. We should not cross categorise ethnicity and occupation as that is deemed a non notable quality of any person. Ajf773 (talk) 09:56, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose Sri Lankan Tamil should be retained. I suspect the Chetty, Burgher and Malay communities will prove too small to merit separate categories.  These should be upmerged to an appropriate Sri Lankan category and an ethnic people category.  The Burgher item needs to be Sri Lankan Burgher, as "burgher" has other uses.  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:34, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete the ethnicity+national ones; keep national ones and ethnic ones that are not a confused mixture of the two.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:40, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * keep as is no valid reason for deletion of these article navigation tools Hmains (talk) 02:34, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Care to elaborate? Nominator has stated a reason, which is absolutely valid under WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS. Place Clichy (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS are opinion summaries that result from discussions here and not a rationale for doing anything in a specific case. Hmains (talk) 15:28, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Not sure what is meant with an opinion summary, afaik this is a guideline. More importantly, what is specific about this case? Marcocapelle (talk) 18:27, 31 July 2018 (UTC)


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Sri Lankan politicians by occupation and ethnicity

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 * The result of the discussion was: No consensus. Timrollpickering 12:49, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting Category:Sinhalese politicians‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Tamil politicians‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Burgher politicians‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Chetty politicians‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Malay politicians‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Moor politicians
 * Nominator's rationale: delete per above nomination. Merging is not recommendable in this case, because politicians are already in a by-party subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 23 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. If any of these politicians adopted a by-ethnicity political line, they would better be categorized by a party or movement category rather than a biographical ethnic category. Place Clichy (talk) 16:26, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose As above plus why have Sri Lankan ethnic groups been singled out for deletion but not other ethnic groups within Category:Politicians by ethnicity?--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:05, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per my comments above. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 01:11, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - per my comments above. Oculi (talk) 01:44, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose per my comments on sportspeople (above). Peterkingiron (talk) 17:35, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete the ethnicity+national ones; keep national ones and ethnic ones that are not a confused mixture of the two.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:40, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * keep as is no valid reason for deletion of these article navigation tools Hmains (talk) 02:35, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Care to elaborate? Nominator has stated a reason, which is absolutely valid under WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS. Place Clichy (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS are opinion summaries that result from discussions here and not a rationale for doing anything in a specific case. Hmains (talk) 15:28, 27 July 2018 (UTC)


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Sri Lankan priests by occupation and ethnicity

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 * The result of the discussion was: No consensus. Timrollpickering 12:49, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting Category:Sinhalese priests‎
 * Propose deleting Category:Sri Lankan Tamil priests
 * Nominator's rationale: delete per above nomination. Merging is not recommendable in this case, because priests are already in a Catholic or Anglican subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 23 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete If these categories were linked to a religion where ethnicity or caste is important, such as hinduism, they would make sense. It is not the case, as this is for Anglican and Catholic priests. Once again, this category is an attempt at diffusing Sri Lankans by perceived (rather than self-defined) ethnicity, which is in infraction of WP:EGRS. Place Clichy (talk) 16:26, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose As above plus why have Sri Lankan ethnic groups been singled out for deletion but not other ethnic groups within Category:Priests by ethnicity?--Obi2canibe (talk) 22:06, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and per my comments above. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 01:11, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose - per my comments above. Oculi (talk) 01:45, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * REname to Category:Sinhalese Christian priests‎ to make it clear that this is not about Hindu or Buddhist clergy. Purge of necessary, but my sampling only found (Anglican) Church of Ceylon and Catholics.  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:40, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Category:Singhalese Christian priests and Category:Tamil Christian priests could be good ideas, but they are still ethnic+occupation intersections, while are undesirable according to WP:OCEGRS. The only exception is if that combination is itself recognized as a distinct and unique cultural topic in its own right, which I doubt is the case here. Place Clichy (talk) 09:19, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete the ethnicity+national ones; keep national ones and ethnic ones that are not a confused mixture of the two.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:40, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * keep as is no valid reason for deletion of these article navigation tools Hmains (talk) 02:36, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Care to elaborate? Nominator has stated a reason, which is absolutely valid under WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS. Place Clichy (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:EGRS and WP:OCEGRS are opinion summaries that result from discussions here and not a rationale for doing anything in a specific case. Hmains (talk) 15:29, 27 July 2018 (UTC)


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Category:Garfield videos and DVDs

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 * The result of the discussion was: Merge. Timrollpickering 09:34, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Garfield videos and DVDs to Category:Garfield media and merchandise
 * Nominator's rationale: Only one item, WP:SMALLCAT. (Full disclosure: I merged the former articles– Garfield's Holiday Celebrations, Garfield's Fantasies, Garfield's Travel Adventures, Garfield Cat Tales – in this category into the current one item; but in nearly a year not a single one of the mergers has never been challenged or reverted; time has effectively ratified it). Ribbet32 (talk) 03:14, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Upmerge per nom.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:41, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom, and thanks for the background. RevelationDirect (talk) 17:03, 29 July 2018 (UTC)


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