Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 27

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Category:Private schools in Leeds
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:Private schools in Leeds

Category:Greece in the Roman era
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Category:Ontologists and Category:Metaphysics writers
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:Ontologists and Category:Metaphysics writers

Category:Filling stations in Iceland

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:38, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  18:16, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting filling stations in iceland
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories Estopedist1 (talk) 09:33, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge to Category:Energy infrastructure in Iceland, Category:Petroleum in Iceland and Category:Filling stations. It should not be merged to parent Category:Filling stations by country because that is a container category. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:38, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Plastics companies of Iceland

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:38, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  18:17, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting plastics companies of iceland
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 09:35, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge to Category:Plastics companies and Category:Companies of Iceland. It should not be merged to its parents because they are container categories. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:03, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:38, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Proposed energy infrastructure in Iceland

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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:20, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting proposed energy infrastructure in iceland
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Along with only subcat with 1-member Estopedist1 (talk) 09:36, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Oppose: Many proposed infrastructure categories (particularly for smaller countries) contain only one or two entries, deleting them (not just Iceland categories) will make navigating the “proposed” categories by type (energy, transport) or by country more difficult. Hugo999 (talk) 00:58, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge to Category:Proposed infrastructure in Iceland, Category:Energy infrastructure in Iceland and Category:Proposed energy infrastructure in Europe. Nominate most of the siblings too, diffusion of proposed energy infrastructure by country is very premature. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:08, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * To start correctly I first nominated the Categories_for_discussion/Log/2023_February_28 Estopedist1 (talk) 07:02, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Belarusian rulers

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:20, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting belarusian rulers
 * Nominator's rationale: delete, anachronistic category, these are Rus' rulers while Belarus did not exist yet. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:49, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 18:43, 19 February 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:37, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete — good catch! History shows has been trying to figure out proper placement in the tree for years. All content is already in more appropriate categories.
 * Alternative proposal: I would not be opposed to deleting it, because arguably it is indeed an anarchonistic category, but I would warn against the precedent that might set. We've got lots of categories of X-ian monarchs, e.g. Category:Italian monarchs, with lots of fun subcategories such as Category:Etruscan kings. You can argue that "Italy" didn't exist until 1861 (just like "Belarus" didn't exist until 1991) and so the Etruscan kings need to be removed, but that would wreck havoc to the entire category and its subcategories. And that's just one example. I'd hate to imagine what would happen to Category:German monarchs and its subcats if we decided that "Germany" didn't exist until 1871. Unless we'd like to challenge all these anachronisms (which I theoretically wholeheartedly agree with!), I would suggest we accept the current internationally recognised state borders for geographical categorisation purposes, and opt for a more pragmantic and limited alternative. Therefore, I would humbly suggest we revisit my proposal #12 at the Rulers CfD:
 * Rename Category:Belarusian rulers to Category:Belarusian princes (because all entries are princes of Polotsk, Minsk, Turov and the Grand Duke of Lithuania) and place it in Category:Princes by country. (I propose to discuss the future of List of rulers of Belarus separately because it is complicated). Cheers, Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 00:07, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * While I have my doubts about Category:Italian monarchs too, Italy is surely a different case than Belarus because it is called Italy since the Roman era. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:15, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That's a good point. On the other hand, the category itself says Monarchs of kingdoms within the boundaries of modern Italy from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD onwards. So it defines geography not according to the Italian Peninsula (including Vatican City and San Marino, but excluding Sicily and Sardinia, and possibly some areas of northern Italy), but to the modern borders of the Italian Republic (since 1946, so it includes islands such as Sicily and Sardinia and not just the mainland; importantly it would exclude the Popes, because Vatican City is outside these borders), and explicitly excludes the Roman era (so it excludes pre-476 monarchs such as the Etruscan kings). We might consider these criteria somewhat arbitrary, but unless we reach an agreement to change it, I think we should apply it. That is also a reason to apply the modern borders of the Republic of Belarus. Cheers, Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 11:30, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * I completely disagree with the latter. We should stick to what reliable sources say. These princes aren't considered to be Belarusian except in nationalistic propaganda. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:12, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * To my own surprise, in doing some searches on Google Scholar, I'm finding that you appear to be correct. "Italian prince(s)" is widely accepted as a normal phrase, whereas "Belarusian princes" is only mentioned in texts that either claim it to be a nationalistic concept, or very recent texts (last 5 years) that appear to be attempting to posit it as a legitimate scholarly concept. This effectively undermines support for my alternative proposal, as "Italian princes" is widely accepted, but "Belarusian princes" is not. Therefore I'm withdrawing my alternative proposal and supporting Delete now. Thanks for pointing this out. Cheers, Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 23:15, 3 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Support let's continue the work of eliminating anachronistic categories inspired by chauvinistic nationalism or irredentism. Laurel Lodged (talk) 08:45, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


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Category:1st millennium in Iceland
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Category:American football in Iceland

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:American football in Iceland to Category:Sport in Iceland by sport to Category:American football in Europe

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:32, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 09:58, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge to Category:Sport in Iceland and Category:American football in Europe. Do not merge to the parents, because they are container categories. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:18, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I updated the nomination--Estopedist1 (talk) 07:10, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:40, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Iceland

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:24, 7 March 2023 (UTC)




 * Propose merging Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Iceland to Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Europe and Category:Environmental organizations based in Iceland
 * Propose merging Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Austria to Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Europe and Category:Environmental organizations based in Austria
 * Propose merging Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Malta to Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Europe and Category:Environmental organizations based in Malta

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:31, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 09:59, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge, but only to Category:Animal welfare organizations based in Europe, because the article is already in subcategories of the other parents. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:21, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I updated the nomination--Estopedist1 (talk) 07:18, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:41, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Beer festivals in Iceland

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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:25, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Beer festivals in Iceland to Category:Food and drink festivals in Iceland and Category:Beer festivals in Europe and Category:Beer in Iceland
 * Propose merging Category:Beer festivals in Poland to Category:Food and drink festivals in Poland and Category:Beer festivals in Europe and Category:Beer in Poland
 * Propose merging Category:Beer festivals in Serbia to Category:Food and drink festivals in Serbia and Category:Beer festivals in Serbia and Category:Beer in Serbia

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:31, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 10:04, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge to Category:Beer in Iceland and Category:Beer festivals in Europe. Many siblings should be nominated too. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:24, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:22, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:42, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Confectionery companies of Iceland

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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:26, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Confectionery companies of Iceland to Category:Food and drink companies of Iceland and Category:Confectionery companies
 * Propose merging Category:Confectionery companies of Bangladesh to Category:Food and drink companies of Bangladesh and Category:Confectionery companies
 * Propose merging Category:Confectionery companies of North Korea to Category:Food and drink companies of North Korea and Category:Confectionery companies
 * Propose merging Category:Confectionery companies of Spain to Category:Food and drink companies of Spain and Category:Confectionery companies

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:31, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 10:15, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * please update the merge targets for this and the below nominations, keeping in mind my comments about the merge targets for the categories above. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:27, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:25, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:16, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:42, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Dairy products companies of Iceland
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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:27, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Dairy products companies of Iceland to Category:Agricultural organizations based in Iceland and Category:Food and drink companies of Iceland and Category:Dairy products companies
 * Propose merging Category:Dairy products companies of Cyprus to Category:Agricultural organizations based in Cyprus and Category:Food and drink companies of Cyprus and Category:Dairy products companies
 * Propose merging Category:Dairy products companies of Portugal to Category:Agricultural organizations based in Portugal and Category:Food and drink companies of Portugal and Category:Dairy products companies
 * Propose merging Category:Dairy products companies of Romania to Category:Agricultural organizations based in Romania and Category:Food and drink companies of Romania and Category:Dairy products companies
 * Propose merging Category:Dairy products companies of Russia to Category:Agricultural organizations based in Russia and Category:Food and drink companies of Iceland and Category:Dairy products companies

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:28, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 10:21, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:30, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:18, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:43, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Defunct video game companies of Iceland
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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:28, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Defunct video game companies of Iceland to Category:Video game companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct software companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct video game companies
 * Propose merging Category:Defunct video game companies of Croatia to Category:Video game companies of Croatia and Category:Defunct software companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct video game companies
 * Propose merging Category:Defunct video game companies of Norway to Category:Video game companies of Norway and Category:Defunct software companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct video game companies
 * Propose merging Category:Defunct video game companies of Iceland to Category:Video game companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct software companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct video game companies
 * Propose merging Category:Defunct video game companies of Slovenia to Category:Video game companies of Slovenia and Category:Defunct software companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct video game companies
 * Propose merging Category:Defunct video game companies of Turkey to Category:Video game companies of Turkey and Category:Defunct software companies of Iceland and Category:Defunct video game companies

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:24, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 10:29, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:36, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:19, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:43, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Disaster prevention in Iceland
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:28, 7 March 2023 (UTC)




 * Propose merging Category:Disaster prevention in Iceland to Category:Disaster preparedness in Europe and Category:Disasters in Iceland

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:24, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 10:30, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:38, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Single merge to Category:Disaster preparedness in Europe, the article does not belong in Category:Disasters in Iceland. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:21, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:43, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Private schools in Iceland
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:28, 7 March 2023 (UTC)




 * Propose merging Category:Private schools in Iceland to Category:Private schools in Europe and Category:Schools in Iceland

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:23, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 10:37, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:40, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Single merge to Category:Private schools in Europe, the article is already in Category:International schools in Iceland. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:24, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:44, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:IPhone video game engines
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:IPhone video game engines

Category:MacOS-only software
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 * The result of the discussion was: keep. Withdrawn. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:30, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose splitting Category:MacOS-only software to Category:MacOS-only software and Category:Software exclusive to Apple platforms
 * Nominator's rationale: This category is ambiguous. It can be interpreted to apply (a) to desktop platforms (i.e. no Windows or Linux version), or (b) to all platforms (i.e. no iOS/iPadOS version either). Since it's very common for apps to be exclusive to the Mac (no Windows port), while still having an iOS version, this ambiguity is unfortunate. What should we do? Rename it to clarify that it only refers to desktop platforms? Split it to Category:Software exclusive to Apple platforms? DFlhb (talk) 16:34, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * More concise alternative: Category:Apple-exclusive software DFlhb (talk) 01:33, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:07, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * "Exclusive to Apple platforms" (however named) would move the contents from this, a subcat of Category:Macintosh-only software, to a new parent of that one. I suggest just clarifying in the description that the category is for software that has no desktop implementations other than MacOS, although it may also run on Apple mobile platforms (iOS / iPadOS / WatchOS). If people want to know what runs on Mac and Apple mobile but no other desktop platforms, they can check category intersections e.g. MacOS-only software and iOS software. – Fayenatic  L ondon 15:03, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * seems like a good idea; my only worry is the risk of IP editors/newbies not bothering to read that new description, and removing the article from this category because it has an iOS version. That would create a maintenance burden, but I suppose it can't be helped, unless someone can come up with a clearer category name. What do you think about "macOS-only desktop software"? Or would this change be unnecessary? DFlhb (talk) 18:39, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * that name is concise. It might still be misinterpreted as meaning desktop-only, excluding Apple multi-platform apps, but rightly understood I think it's an improvement. It would also work for renaming the subcats accordingly. For clarity, do you want to withdraw this nomination, and start a fresh one for renaming along with the subcats? – Fayenatic  L ondon 10:34, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I've never tried a bundle nomination before, so, might get it wrong. But I'll try. DFlhb (talk) 13:00, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * You know what? I think I'll just go with your initial suggestion, and add a note at the top of these categories. Much simpler. DFlhb (talk) 13:33, 2 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Penjara F.C. players
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:30, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting penjara f.c. players
 * Nominator's rationale: WP:SMALLCAT created for just one person. As always, every football club that exists does not automatically get one of these the moment there's one former player for that club with a Wikipedia article -- there would have to be five or six people to file here before a dedicated category was justified, and it doesn't aid navigation to obsessively categorize players for every single team that ever existed. Bearcat (talk) 17:13, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 10:19, 25 February 2023 (UTC) William Allen Simpson (talk) 08:10, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:39, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page discussions. GiantSnowman 16:02, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep - I have, fairly quickly and easily, expanded the category (by clicking 'what links here' from the parent article) so it is now at 6 entries and therefore more than justified. . GiantSnowman 16:05, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete and delete as well. How is it WP:CATDEFINING that these guys played in prison? Since when are 3rd and 4th tier Malaysian Prison clubs WP:NOTABLE, as "not many records are kept or known"? ... it doesn't aid navigation to obsessively categorize players for every single team that ever existed.
 * They didn't play in prison, you are showing ignorance of the subject here. GiantSnowman 20:02, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * , I'm completely ignorant about the subject, totally reliant on the article. Let's see what it says:
 * Ground: Kajang Prison Complex Mini Stadium — inside a prison complex.
 * Owner: Malaysia Prison Department Sports Council - owned by a prison department.
 * The Prisons were first known to play football sometime in the 1950s. — started by Prisons; were they for prisoners, or wardens, or both?
 * So let's WP:V delete the article as well, as it is full of false and unsubstantiated information?

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  18:07, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I sympthatize with WAS' latest comment. With the huge amount of biography articles in Wikipedia we'd better raise the bar for people categories to at least 20 articles or so, rather than 5 (so not just for footballers, not just for sportspeople). Marcocapelle (talk) 13:31, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
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 * Delete -- I have added a main article link to the article to Penjara F.C., but it appears to be an amateur club, for which we do not normally allow categories. On the other hand it now has 6 articles.  Peterkingiron (talk) 18:06, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete more akin to WP:OCASSOC since it was an amateur club. - RevelationDirect (talk) 22:19, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Regulation in Iceland
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:33, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Regulation in Iceland to Category:Regulation and Category:Law of Iceland
 * Propose merging Category:Regulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Category:Regulation and Category:Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Propose merging Category:Regulation in Croatia to Category:Regulation and Category:Law of Croatia
 * Propose merging Category:Regulation in Georgia (country) to Category:Regulation and Category:Law of Georgia (country)
 * Propose merging Category:Regulation in San Marino to Category:Regulation and Category:Law of San Marino

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 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. One article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 18:59, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:48, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Manual dual merge, many articles fit in Category:Regulators instead of Category:Regulation. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/manual upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:45, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Icelandic sexologists
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:33, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Icelandic sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Icelandic people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Belgian sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Belgian people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Croatian sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Croatian people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Italian sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Italian people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Latvian sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Latvian people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Portuguese sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Portuguese people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Serbian sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Serbian people in health professions
 * Propose merging Category:Swiss sexologists to Category:Sexologists and Category:Swiss people in health professions

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 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Sole article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 19:38, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:51, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:34, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:46, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Icelandic blind people
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 * The result of the discussion was: upmerge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:34, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Icelandic blind people to Category:Blind people and Category:Icelandic people with disabilities
 * Propose merging Category:Belarusian blind people to Category:Blind people and Category:Belarusian people with disabilities
 * Propose merging Category:Czech blind people to Category:Blind people and Category:Czech people with disabilities
 * Propose merging Category:Portuguese blind people to Category:Blind people and Category:Portuguese people with disabilities


 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Sole article to be upmerged to parent category/categories. Estopedist1 (talk) 19:38, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * for the closer of the discussion you need to specify exactly to which categories you propose this to be merged. See merge proposals from other editors. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:56, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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 * I updated the nomination --Estopedist1 (talk) 07:54, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:35, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Question How many individuals are needed to not qualify as small category? I was able to find several more blind people who should have been in their respective national categories. Mason (talk) 21:33, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Most editors require at least 5 articles in a category. Marcocapelle (talk) 22:25, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was able to populate most of the categories with 5+ people with very little effort. I vote that we keep all of the categories were there are at least 3 people in them. Mason (talk) 23:56, 5 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete/upmerge. A large structure of neer-empty categories is more troublesome than it is useful in terms of navigation. Place Clichy (talk) 13:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Television episodes about the Crusades
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:35, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Television episodes about the Crusades to Category:Works about the Crusades and Category:Television episodes about wars
 * Nominator's rationale: merge per WP:SMALLCAT, currently only one article. Marcocapelle (talk) 10:06, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 10:30, 18 February 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  20:52, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge — as the only article is a Doctor Who, not really about the Crusades as such, merely takes place during that time and place.
 * Rename to Category:Television episodes set during the Crusades - This should be re-categorized under Category:Television episodes by period of setting, per User:William Allen Simpson's comments above. I have a feeling there are potentially a LOT more of these. While I would likely not oppose the entire "by setting" tree to go, as it does exist, this would seem to be a valid part of it. - jc37 06:24, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * target Category:Television episodes about wars is already under Category:Television episodes by period of setting, so no need to re-parent.
 * Do we really expect to have many more individual television episodes set during the Crusades? (No, not many.)
 * Looking at the tree Category:Television episodes by period of setting, there are an awful lot of onesy twosy categories. We can discourage this, while sustaining the tree in place.
 * If and only if we eventually discover that a tree is not needed by a significant number of smaller nominations such as this, then nominate the larger tree.
 * Large nominations are a terrible idea. They nearly always result in no consensus, so then we have to split them into smaller nominations anyway.
 * William Allen Simpson (talk) 10:19, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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 * Note: There is now also a Robin Hood episode redirect. – Fayenatic  L ondon 14:30, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The role of the Crusades is very small here, better purge this redirect before merging. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:37, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Category:Television episodes set during the Crusades would suggest everything set in the 12th and 13th century can be put in the category, is that your intention? Marcocapelle (talk) 20:42, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Oppose Category:Television episodes set during the Crusades, that is too ambiguous. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:37, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
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 * Merge As nominated. It's hard to imagine a single episode being about the crusades based on travel time. - RevelationDirect (talk) 22:20, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Jagoi
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 * The result of the discussion was: manual merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:37, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Jagoi to Category:Dances of Manipur
 * Nominator's rationale: Jagoi redirects to Dances of Manipur, so it makes sense to do the equivalent for categories. We could also reverse merge, but then Category:Jagoi would look weird within Category:Dances of India where Category:Dances of Indian state Foo is the norm. Pichpich (talk) 17:56, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 08:17, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * "Jagoi" is any dance of Meitei culture. But all the dances of Manipur are not under Meitei culture. So, if you want to move the category name, please change it to Category:Dances of Meitei culture or Category:Meitei cultural dances or Category:Meitei dances. The wikipedia page Jagoi redirects to Dances of Manipur because there's still no separate article for Meitei dances (which I am planning to create in the near future). --Haoreima (talk) 18:37, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * We should probably also rename Category:Manipuri dance to Category:Manipuri_Raas_Leela too as it would appear to be a duplicate Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 20:01, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Maybe we should, awaiting your nomination.

William Allen Simpson (talk) 08:17, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. Not all articles are about Meitei culture. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:38, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Manual Merge — if any are not appropriate to the target, recategorize. The original nomination was based upon a redirected main article, but that was substantially changed during discussion.


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Category:Thriller drama films and sub
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:Thriller drama films and sub

Category:Wikipedia:WikiProject WikiLoop/Inconsistent Birthday/Fixed
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:Wikipedia:WikiProject WikiLoop/Inconsistent Birthday/Fixed

Category:Pages that won't purge
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:39, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting pages that won't purge
 * Nominator's rationale: Unclear what the purpose of this category is. If there is an issue with a page a bug report should be opened and it will eventually be handled. Gonnym (talk) 14:29, 27 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:36, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete Unless someone comes forward with a purpose. - RevelationDirect (talk) 22:21, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Extra genres
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:Extra genres

Category:Television news program articles using incorrect naming style
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 March 7%23Category:Television news program articles using incorrect naming style

Category:Articles with disproportional geographic scope
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:41, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting articles with disproportional geographic scope
 * articles with disproportional geographic scope from february 2023
 * articles with disproportional geographic scope from march 2023
 * Nominator's rationale: Maintenance category generated by Over coverage, which was merged to Globalize following a TFD. Globalize has its own maintenance category, so this is now unused and not needed. ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 12:35, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 16:15, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete — why exactly have folks forgotten about "What links here"?
 * Over coverage used Category:Internationalisation maintenance templates rather than Category:Articles with disproportional geographic scope, as far as I can tell. So which template did use this category? Debresser (talk) 21:19, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * No, Over-coverage used Category:Articles with disproportional geographic scope. You can check the source code before it was merged. ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 03:03, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment We have lots of monthly clean up categories that are automatically created each month by User:AnomieBOT and never used like this one. I just deleted 35 unused categories for the month of February 2023. Once a category gets tagged to be created each month, I'm not sure how to get it off AnomieBOT's list if it isn't used by our editors. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:46, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I have left a notice at the bot talkpage. ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 05:04, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete per G8, was populated by a template that no longer does so. –<b style="color:#77b">Laundry</b><b style="color:#fb0">Pizza</b><b style="color:#b00">03</b> ( d c̄ ) 10:17, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Hit singles not on Spotify
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:41, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting hit singles not on spotify
 * Nominator's rationale: WP:SMALLCAT for a trivial characteristic. As always, the category system is not just a playground for making lists of just anything you want to make a list of -- we categorize topics on their defining characteristics, not just on every random factoid anybody can think of. It's also a transient characteristic that can change in the future, with songs being added to Spotify that weren't there before or being pulled from Spotify for one reason or another, making it effectively unmaintainable even if there were a vaild argument in favour of it. Plus, given the sheer number of music streaming platforms that exist now, this would lead to extreme category bloat as we created parallel categories for Deezer and Tidal and Apple Music and YouTube and Bandcamp and Google Play and SoundCloud and and and... Bearcat (talk) 12:21, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes there are many parts of wikipedia that are transient.
 * Streaming is now the primary way that people listen to music, and Spotify is the biggest audio streaming platform.
 * If a song is considered important enough to merit its own page on wikipedia, you might expect readers will want to go and listen to the song to check it out.
 * Of course the hope is that these songs will be highlighted and the rights owners will make the songs available and then maybe even remove the category themselves. Earlpurple (talk) 16:35, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * It's not the job of the Wikipedia category system to express dissatisfaction with other websites or companies. We categorize topics on the basis of their defining characteristics, not on the basis of wanting to light a fire under another website's ass. Bearcat (talk) 16:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete, categories with "not" in the name are usually a bad idea and this is no exception. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:39, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete as clearly non-defining characteristic. Pichpich (talk) 22:27, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Sportspeople of Latin American descent
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:42, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting sportspeople of latin american descent
 * Propose deleting sportspeople by latin american country of descent
 * Propose deleting american sportspeople of latin american descent
 * Propose deleting hispanic and latino american sportspeople
 * Propose deleting argentine sportspeople of latin american descent
 * Nominator's rationale: recent proliferation of tiny categories with unusual and irrelevant hierarchical organization. Category naming does not provide for by region encapsulating by country.


 * Summary: There's no rhyme nor reason for this convoluted tree, entangled with others, very few articles. Continuing removals after categories were emptied by previous discussions.


 * Followup to:
 * Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 12 result delete.
 * William Allen Simpson (talk) 10:19, 27 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Support, trivial intersection between descent and occupation. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:53, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete The goal should be to make things easier to find. This does the opposite and creates confusion. Pichpich (talk) 17:58, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete per the precedent of previous discussions. Regional/continental intersections at that level are a bad idea, and likely to be used only as a privacy for race. Place Clichy (talk) 13:51, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Possibly Keep the second as a useful container. Not sure about American, but delete the rest.  Peterkingiron (talk) 18:10, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Sportspeople of South American descent
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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:42, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting sportspeople of south american descent
 * Propose deleting sportspeople by south american country of descent
 * Propose deleting american sportspeople of south american descent
 * Propose deleting canadian sportspeople of south american descent
 * Nominator's rationale: recent proliferation of tiny categories with unusual and irrelevant hierarchical organization. Category naming does not provide for by region encapsulating by country.


 * Summary: There's no rhyme nor reason for this convoluted tree, entangled with others, very few articles. Continuing removals after categories were emptied by previous discussions.


 * Followup to:
 * Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 13 result delete.
 * William Allen Simpson (talk) 09:56, 27 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Support, trivial intersection between descent and occupation. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:54, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete The goal should be to make things easier to find. This does the opposite and creates confusion. Pichpich (talk) 17:58, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete per the precedent of previous discussions. Regional/continental intersections at that level are a bad idea, and likely to be used only as a privacy for race. Place Clichy (talk) 13:52, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete provided something is retained as a container parent for the tree. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:12, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Finnish garrisons
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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:42, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose merging Category:Finnish garrisons to Category:Military installations of Finland
 * Nominator's rationale: Per WP:SMALLCAT. This category has only 1 entry. Estopedist1 (talk) 08:50, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 22:12, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge per nom and there is no garrisons tree anyway. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:57, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge


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