Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/2006/August/27

Rename of CentralAm-myth-stub /

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The result of the debate was rename, rescope, redirect, as below

I think this one is in need a rename and a slight rescope. Mesoamerica and Central America are not synonymous, altho there is a large overlap. Suggest a rename to Mesoamerica-myth-stub / to match the parent category of. Caerwine Caerwhine 23:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * On balance it'd favour renaming as above, but certainly keeping the existing template name as a redirect to reflect the more typical subregion structure of sub types, which is close enough it to be feasible (though not enough to have two different templates with different scoping texts), and an significant annoyance if it were to turn into a "surprise redlink". Alai 01:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * comment. Just to echo Caerwine above, as long as it's understood that Mesoamerica & Central America are not the same thing, otherwise should be fine. I suspect without doing the background research that the vast majority of stubs in the former CentralAm cat concern Mesoamerican mythology, though there are probably a couple (and potential for more to be written) which concern mythologies of non-Mesoamerican cultures, eg from Panama. There's also the general Mesoamerica-stub in use, but if it is thought that there are sufficient in the mythology subcat to justify a separate stub for those, then should be OK to break it out.--cjllw | TALK  02:47, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * As this category was intended in scope, it is a regional category that parallels NorthAm-myth-stub and SouthAm-myth-stub. As I understand Wiki right now, the Mesoamerica-stub is a "historical era" so would only cover myths of that era. I estimate there are about 85% myth articles in it from the Mesomericans, and 15% other groups in Central America. My suggestion is to reword the stub and category page so that is says "relating to Central American and Mesoamerican mythology"   Goldenrowley 05:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Since CentralAm is a subregion of NorthAm just as MEast is a subregion of Asia. I see Mesoamerican-myth-stub has being more like Celt-myth-stub or Norse-myth-stub The few Central American myth stubs that don't fit the Mesoamerican definition can be placed under NorthAm-myth-stub either directly or by making CentralAm-myth-stub a redirect to NorthAm once the Mesoamerican stubs have been migrated over to the new template. Caerwine Caerwhine  07:06, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * SUPPORT for this idea : ".... making CentralAm-myth-stub a redirect to NorthAm (NorthAm-myth-stub) once the Mesoamerican stubs have been migrated over to the new template (Mesoamerica-myth-stub)" Goldenrowley 18:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * support, Caerwine's suggestion supra makes good sense to me.--cjllw | TALK  08:36, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
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Americas-myth-stub /

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The result of the debate was delete

I've completely emptied Americas-myth-stub when making the new North, South and Central American myth stub categories and doing a sort. It's done its job but time to retire it. I'd like any future traffic to myth-stub, it will flatten that category level on the TOC, if you all approve. Not sure how to do deletes and redirection though, I'd need some guidance. Goldenrowley 20:23, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Added the category as well since we don't usually categorize the Americas together for stub sorting. The myth stub was an exception and without a template to feed into it, I see no reason to keep the category as well.  Delete Caerwine Caerwhine  23:23, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete both, per CW. Alai 01:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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