Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2019 September 5



Category:History of circuses

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. MER-C 09:17, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting history of circuses


 * Nominator's rationale: I haven't been able to find any articles for the category, so why not get rid of the useless middle man person and put the sole category under Category:Circuses? Clarityfiend (talk) 22:29, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Support merge per nom though perhaps there is room to create Category:Former circuses instead. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Upmerge (probably full upmerge). There are 10 items in US subcat, but this is an unnecessary level, with little prospect of gaining siblings.  Peterkingiron (talk) 12:14, 8 September 2019 (UTC)


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Category:Social Security (United States)

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. MER-C 09:15, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Social Security (United States) to Category:Social security in the United States
 * Propose renaming Category:Pensions and benefits in the United Kingdom to Category:Social security in the United Kingdom
 * Nominator's rationale: In line with the other country categories in Category:Social security. Not speedy because I anticipate some discussion. The main article for the USA is Social Security (United States) Rathfelder (talk) 21:16, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Support (as creator): The term "social security" is certainly used in the UK, and in fact was the name of the former government which managed pensions and benefits. I believe at the time of creation, this category was populated with only actual pension and benefit items, but seems to have later been applied to broader topics related to welfare in Britain, so I have no issue with the category being renamed for consistency and relevance. Same with the U.S. category: this seems to have been applied more broadly than the Social Security Administration.--Canley (talk) 03:30, 6 September 2019 (UTC)


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Category:Members of the Society of the Plastics Industry

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. MER-C 09:15, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Members of the Society of the Plastics Industry to Category:Plastics industry organizations
 * Nominator's rationale: Only 2 articles Rathfelder (talk) 20:56, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:01, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge -- This is not about members but organisations. Peterkingiron (talk) 12:15, 8 September 2019 (UTC)


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Category:Members of the Society of Plastics Engineers

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. MER-C 09:15, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Members of the Society of Plastics Engineers to Category:Plastics industry organizations
 * Nominator's rationale: only one article Rathfelder (talk) 20:56, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:01, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Support -- Society memberships do not provide a good basis for a category, so that we should have nothing but a main article. Peterkingiron (talk) 12:17, 8 September 2019 (UTC)


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Category:20th century farming techniques

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. – Fayenatic  L ondon 22:16, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:20th century farming techniques to Category:Agriculture
 * Nominator's rationale: Only 2 articles. Probably an anachronism. No other similar categories.  Not clear whether these two articles are held out as modern or as old fashioned, but both techniques seem to be still in use in the 21st century Rathfelder (talk) 19:20, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. There is no need to merge, both articles are already in a subcategory of Category:Agriculture. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:06, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete to make things more fun, of the two articles, one is on something that was in use by at least 1895, and that is only in one specific use and the "first successful" use. Farming techniques here are often broad things, that came about over long periods of time. Neither is limited to the 20th-century, and categorizing a technique like irrigation by every century it is known to have been used (and that is probably not the worst possible example) is a nightmare waiting to happen.John Pack Lambert (talk) 22:00, 14 September 2019 (UTC)


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Category:Sexuality and gender-related slurs

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. MER-C 16:34, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Sexuality and gender-related slurs to Category:Pejorative terms for people
 * Nominator's rationale: Seems like unnecessary overcategorization. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 18:29, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Not sure, why exactly would this be overcategorization? Marcocapelle (talk) 21:08, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose No rationale given for the nomination. Dimadick (talk) 21:36, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose, but I'd be happy with a rename to . At the moment it looks like the category is about gender-related slurs and sexuality. Grutness... wha?   00:31, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes an additional dash would be helpful. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:00, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Support this rename as grammatically superior. SFB 12:17, 15 September 2019 (UTC)


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Category:Western State Colorado University alumni

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename. MER-C 09:16, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Western State Colorado University alumni to Category:Western Colorado University alumni
 * Nominator's rationale: article is Western Colorado University Joeykai (talk) 01:36, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Speedy rename per C2D. –LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄ ) 03:23, 5 September 2019 (UTC)


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