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Category:9th-century Indian biographers

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl  talk  14:27, 28 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:9th-century Indian biographers to Category:9th-century biographers and Category:9th-century Indian scholars and Category:Indian biographers
 * Propose merging Category:7th-century Indian biographers to Category:7th-century biographers and Category:Indian biographersand Category:7th-century Indian scholars
 * Nominator's rationale: Dual upmerge for now. These two categories aren't helpful for navigation with only one person in each, and isolated from other Indian biographers centuries by a thousand years Mason (talk) 21:28, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Just delete the articles are already in Category:Indian male biographers, Category:9th-century Indian poets and Category:7th-century Indian poets. By the way it escapes me why biographers by nationality are split again by gender. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:33, 21 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Roman theatres

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 * The result of the discussion was: rename (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:30, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose renaming Category:Roman theatres to Category:Ancient Roman theatres
 * Nominator's rationale: Borderline C2C: Child categories are all Ancient Roman theaters in FOO, while parent is Ancient Roman buildings and structures by type Mason (talk) 20:36, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Rename per nom. NLeeuw (talk) 20:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Rename per nom. There are probably more "Roman" categories still around. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:"Radium" springs

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete. If someone wishes to add the members to Radium fad, they are Keough Hot Springs, Radium Hot Springs (Colorado), Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Radium Springs, Radium Springs, Georgia, Radium Springs, New Mexico, Radium Sulphur Springs, and White Point, California. Courtesy ping to Jengod. (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:21, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Propose deleting "radium" springs
 * Nominator's rationale: Either WP:SHAREDNAME or if there's some more specific connection it's not explained by the articles. Needs a rename if kept. * Pppery * it has begun... 18:58, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Delete, these springs have minimal or no radium. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Correct! Radium springs were a non-scientific marketing hook during the early 20th century radium fad. Some springs do show measurable levels of radium (e.g. Stinky Springs) but the reason for the scare quotes here is to indicate that the "radium" claims were mostly bunkum but left a toponymic legacy long after the radium health craze was over, and/or just that as part of that radium-is-healthy! trend they were marketed as radium springs at some point in spring's history, such as was the case with White Point Hot Springs. This doesn't need to be a category bc who cares but just wanted to explain the rationale for creating the category in the first place. jengod (talk) 19:38, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * do you not want to convert the category to a list within the article Radium fad? – Fayenatic  L ondon 08:00, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Anti-Zionism by former country
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Category:Indian independence activists from Punjab, India

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:31, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Indian independence activists from Punjab, India to Category:Indian independence activists from Punjab (British India)
 * Propose merging Category:Indian independence activists from Haryana‎ to Category:Indian independence activists from Punjab (British India)
 * Propose merging Category:Indian independence activists from Himachal Pradesh to Category:Indian independence activists from Punjab (British India)
 * Nominator's rationale: merge, Punjab, India, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are anachronistic, the activists were active when all three were still part of Punjab Province (British India). Marcocapelle (talk) 17:47, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. NLeeuw (talk) 20:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:10th-century Chinese adoptees
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Category:Kids' Lit Quiz winners

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:30, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose deleting kids' lit quiz winners
 * Nominator's rationale: Although interesting, this category for a student team competition isn't defining for the pages (which are schools) in here. Mason (talk) 14:21, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:15, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:History books about Eastern Europe

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl  talk  14:35, 28 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose upmerging Category:History books about Eastern Europe to Category:History books about Europe
 * Nominator's rationale: WP:ARBITRARYCAT. Indirect follow-up to Categories for discussion/Log/2024 April 5 and other precedents. There is no universally agreed definition of "Eastern Europe" (or "Western/Northern/Southern/Central/Southeastern etc. Europe"), and as such, it is usually better avoided in categorisation. There is no Category:History books about Southern Europe or Category:History books about Central Europe etc. either. The subcategories are not about "Eastern Europe" as such or specifically. The 6 articles in it are arguably about "Eastern Europe" (again depending on definition), but not just "Eastern Europe"; most of them include Poland, Hungary, Romana, Western Ukraine etc. which are sometimes also considered "Central Europe" or "Southeastern Europe". Even the last book, The Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, which has "Eastern Europe" in the title, is using a Cold War era definition that almost nobody uses anymore. Meanwhile, the target Category:History books about Europe also includes books such as Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire, so I think upmerging is the proper thing to do. NLeeuw (talk) 09:46, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. The Cold War is a nice example of definitions being far from stable. Back then we just had east and west, so that Yugoslavia belonged to east and Greece to west. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:25, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hah, well, until you take the Tito-Stalin split and Finlandisation into account... NLeeuw (talk) 20:39, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Japanese Nintedo Games

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:31, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose deleting japanese nintedo games
 * Nominator's rationale: Nintendo is a Japanese company. There is no non-Japanese Nintendo games (except those from its western developer Retro Studios which created only a handful of titles). There is significant overlapping for both Category:Video games developed in Japan and Category:Nintendo games. OceanHok (talk) 09:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. It's also not defining for the pages involved. Mason (talk) 14:23, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Caribbean people of Arab descent
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Category:Pro-Khalistan militant outfits
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Category:Sikh warriors
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Category:Sex industry in South Korea

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge to Category:Sexuality in South Korea. (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 00:43, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Propose upmerging Category:Sex industry in South Korea to Category:Sexuality in South Korea; Category:Sex industry by country; Category:Sex industry in Asia by country
 * Nominator's rationale: Redundant layer: 1 C, 0 P. Upmerge for now without prejudice. NLeeuw (talk) 08:45, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Single merge to Category:Sexuality in South Korea, not triple merge because the subcategory is already in Category:Prostitution by country and Category:Prostitution in Asia. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Indonesian pornography

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge. Discussion of the categorization of Pornography Law (Indonesia) can take place at Talk:Pornography Law (Indonesia). (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 00:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Propose upmerging Category:Indonesian pornography to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Cinema of Indonesia; Category:Pornography in Asia; Category:Sex industry in Indonesia
 * Nominator's rationale: 1 P, 0 C. Upmerge for now without prejudice. Because it's not eponymous, it can't be speedied like the rest. NLeeuw (talk) 08:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom, though Category:Sex industry in Indonesia as a merge target is somewhat questionable considering the topic of the article. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:06, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in fiction

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 00:43, 28 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose merging Category:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in fiction to Category:Works about the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
 * Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:31, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Albanian pornography

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 * The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:30, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose speedy upmerging Category:Albanian pornography to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Pornography in Europe; Category:Cinema of Albania; Category:Sex industry in Albania
 * Propose speedy upmerging Category:Armenian pornography to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Pornography in Asia; Category:Pornography in Europe; Category:Cinema of Armenia; Category:Sex industry in Armenia
 * Propose speedy upmerging Category:Belarusian pornography to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Pornography in Europe; Category:Cinema of Belarus; Category:Sex industry in Belarus
 * Propose speedy upmerging Category:Croatian pornography to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Pornography in Europe; Category:Cinema of Croatia; Category:Sex industry in Croatia
 * Propose speedy upmerging Category:Bhutanese pornography to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Pornography in Asia
 * Propose speedy upmerging Category:Pornography in North Korea to Category:Pornography by country; Category:Pornography in Asia
 * Nominator's rationale: Speedy upmerge per WP:C2F. NLeeuw (talk) 08:26, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:32, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Merge per nom Mason (talk) 14:22, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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Category:Will Haven

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 * The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure) House Blaster  (talk · he/him) 20:30, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Propose deleting will haven
 * Nominator's rationale: This eponymous category used to have a couple articles for its band members which have been redirected. With only an albums subcategory now, this parent is no longer necessary. Star cheers peaks news lost wars Talk to me 03:48, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


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