Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 1



Category:Sierra Leonean earth scientists

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete Timrollpickering (talk) 10:59, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting sierra leonean earth scientists
 * Propose deleting earth scientists from the ottoman empire
 * Nominator's rationale: Each only contains one subcat, which is already within the parent categories by other routes. – Fayenatic  L ondon 23:30, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 16:47, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete -- I would additionally question whether the articles (which are all about geographers) are correctly categorised as earth sciences, which appears to be an interdisciplinary subject drawing on a number of disciplines, though geography is one of them. Sampling articles failed to lead me to any one who was obviously a scientist.  Peterkingiron (talk) 18:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Scholars by religion

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  08:44, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Religious scholars. (non-admin closure)  Qwerfjkl  talk  20:48, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Scholars by religion to Category:Religious scholars by topic
 * Nominator's rationale: rename to align with parent Category:Religious scholars and sibling Category:Religious scholars by nationality. This is not a speedy rename because I changed the parent from Category:Scholars to Category:Religious scholars myself a few days ago. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:09, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl  talk  22:39, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep -- It might be Category:Religious scholars by religion. Or merge to parent Category:Religious scholars.  Peterkingiron (talk) 14:59, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merging to Category:Religious scholars is also a good option, especially since the target has very few subcategories right now. Marcocapelle (talk) 16:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Further comment -- We also have a tree for theologians. I am not sure that scholars of a particular religion are that different from its theologians.  However that might not do for Buddhism which in some forms has no gods.  Should this be merged to theologians?  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:52, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Religious scholars are studying religion as an outsider observant, that is very different from theologians. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:06, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:09, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge to parent Category:Religious scholars.


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Non-Muslim
Relisted, see Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 9%23Non-Muslim

Category:Middle East respiratory syndrome

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 * The result of the discussion was: Speedy rename. – Fayenatic  L ondon 11:25, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Middle East respiratory syndrome to Category:MERS
 * Nominator's rationale: Per the results of this RM discussion, the MERS article was moved to its present title, yet this category has not been. For the sake of consistency, I believe it should follow suit. Love of Corey (talk) 18:03, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Support per WP:C2D, this could have been listed at speedy. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:28, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Paulo Coelho
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Category:PlayStation Plus games

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete Timrollpickering (talk) 18:40, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting playstation plus games
 * Nominator's rationale: A category for games on the rotating subscription based video game service PlayStation Plus. These games come and go, some with limited availability. Not a WP:CATDEF whatsoever. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 15:59, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete — WP:NOTACATALOG, impossible to maintain.


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Category:Amazon Luna games

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete Timrollpickering (talk) 18:41, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting amazon luna games
 * Nominator's rationale: Category for games available for the cloud streaming gaming service Amazon Luna. As stated, it is not an independent platform, but a service. To make a comparison, imagine seeing Category: Films on Netflix. Furthermore, Articles for deletion/List of Amazon Luna games recently resulted in deletion, this category was created shortly thereafter.  soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 15:57, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:33, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete — WP:NOTACATALOG, impossible to maintain.


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Category:PlayStation Now games

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 * The result of the discussion was: Delete Timrollpickering (talk) 18:41, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting playstation now games
 * Nominator's rationale: Defunct subscription cloud gaming service by PlayStation, changed into the revamped PlayStation Plus. It had (and the current PlayStation Plus has) a rotating selection of available games. Was never suitable and now it's gone even more so. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 15:44, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:34, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete — WP:NOTACATALOG, especially now that it is defunct.


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Category:LGBT people by nationality and occupation

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 * The result of the discussion was: Speedy rename WP:C2C. – Fayenatic  L ondon 11:17, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Algeria by occupation to Category:Algerian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Argentina by occupation to Category:Argentine LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Australia by occupation to Category:Australian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Austria by occupation to Category:Austrian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Belarus by occupation to Category:Belarusian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Belgium by occupation to Category:Belgian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Bermuda by occupation to Category:Bermudian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Bolivia by occupation to Category:Bolivian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Bosnia and Herzegovina by occupation to Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Brazil by occupation to Category:Brazilian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Bulgaria by occupation to Category:Bulgarian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Canada by occupation to Category:Canadian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Chile by occupation to Category:Chilean LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from China by occupation to Category:Chinese LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Colombia by occupation to Category:Colombian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Cuba by occupation to Category:Cuban LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from the Czech Republic by occupation to Category:Czech LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Denmark by occupation to Category:Danish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Ecuador by occupation to Category:Ecuadorian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Egypt by occupation to Category:Egyptian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from El Salvador by occupation to Category:Salvadoran LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Finland by occupation to Category:Finnish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from France by occupation to Category:French LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Germany by occupation to Category:German LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Greece by occupation to Category:Greek LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Hungary by occupation to Category:Hungarian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from India by occupation to Category:Indian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Ireland by occupation to Category:Irish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Israel by occupation to Category:Israeli LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Italy by occupation to Category:Italian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Jamaica by occupation to Category:Jamacian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Japan by occupation to Category:Japanese LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Kenya by occupation to Category:Kenyan LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Lithuania by occupation to Category:Lithuanian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Malta by occupation to Category:Maltese LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Mexico by occupation to Category:Mexican LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from the Netherlands by occupation to Category:Dutch LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from New Zealand by occupation to Category:New Zealand LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Nigeria by occupation to Category:Nigerian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Norway by occupation to Category:Norwegian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Pakistan by occupation to Category:Pakistani LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Panama by occupation to Category:Panamanian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Peru by occupation to Category:Peruvian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from the Philippines by occupation to Category:Filipino LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Poland by occupation to Category:Polish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Portugal by occupation to Category:Portuguese LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Romania by occupation to Category:Romanian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Russia by occupation to Category:Russian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Samoa by occupation to Category:Samoan LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from South Africa by occupation to Category:South African LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from South Korea by occupation to Category:South Korean LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Spain by occupation to Category:Spanish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Sri Lanka by occupation to Category:Sri Lankan LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Sweden by occupation to Category:Swedish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Switzerland by occupation to Category:Swiss LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Taiwan by occupation to Category:Taiwanese LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Tanzania by occupation to Category:Tanzanian LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Thailand by occupation to Category:Thai LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Turkey by occupation to Category:Turkish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from the United Kingdom by occupation to Category:British LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from England by occupation to Category:English LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Scotland by occupation to Category:Scottish LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Wales by occupation to Category:Welsh LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Uruguay by occupation to Category:Uruguayan LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Venezuela by occupation to Category:Venezuelan LGBT people by occupation
 * Propose renaming Category:LGBT people from Venezuela to Category:Venezuelan LGBT people


 * Nominator's rationale: This is to ensure there is consistency with all other categories of . The American variant of these category has already been altered. We are as well to do the same with the others. Giovanni 0331 (talk) 11:25, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Comment, it would probably be helpful to include Category:LGBT people from Venezuela etc in the nomination. It would be odd if Category:LGBT people from Venezuela and Category:LGBT people from Venezuela by occupation would have a different format. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:07, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Support - per Category:Venezuelan people etc. Category:LGBT people from Algeria etc should be included in the nom, as Marcocapelle observes. (2022 October 22#LGBT people by nationality promised a follow-up speedy.) Oculi (talk) 14:01, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I am going to list Category:LGBT people from Algeria etc at speedy. Oculi (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Good idea. I would also probably recommend doing the same for the rest of the categories under Category:LGBT people by nationality. Giovanni 0331 (talk) 20:45, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, all such are now at speedy. Of course if any are opposed speedy becomes very tardy. Oculi (talk) 22:06, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment Kinda weird but some of the discussions point to Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 22. I changed the Philippine CfD to January 1 but I think there are more like that here Special:WhatLinksHere/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2023_January_22. -- Lenticel ( talk ) 11:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I have fixed that and also fixed the link to the specific discussion; AWB does this in a trice. Oculi (talk) 12:37, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks Oculi. --- Lenticel ( talk ) 04:12, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Support after the speedy rename of the parent categories has been implemented. E.g. Category:LGBT people from Venezuela has now become Category:Venezuelan LGBT people. 07:15, 4 January 2023 (UTC)


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Category:Proposed Jewish states

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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename Timrollpickering (talk) 18:42, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Proposed Jewish states to Category:Jewish settlement schemes
 * Nominator's rationale: None of the individual members of this category were actually proposed states, i.e. intended as a sovereign government. Instead, they would better fit in Category:Settlement schemes.--Pharos (talk) 04:38, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:39, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Support although the history of some countries did start out as settlement schemes, I have to agree with you that the new proposed naming is more descriptive of what is in the list. --Dan Carkner (talk) 17:37, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Rename — after parent Category:Settlement schemes. Also less likely to be taken as wikipedia supporting theocratic states.


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Category:Newsy affiliates

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 * The result of the discussion was: Rename Timrollpickering (talk) 18:43, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Propose renaming Category:Newsy affiliates to Category:Scripps News affiliates
 * Nominator's rationale: Consistency with main article's name Mvcg66b3r (talk) 01:55, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * It would be helpful to incorporate a source in the article not just of the name change announcement but of the actual name change. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:59, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Rename — I've added the Category:E. W. Scripps Company, when renamed the main article should be updated, too; currently a categorized redirect.


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