Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/Log/2007/April/20

Category:Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania geography stubs

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The result of the debate was rename

The main article has been renamed from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as per a WP:RM. Relevant template is Template:Mecklenburg-geo-stub, which does not need renaming (only internal changing from one cat to another). 112 articles currently using template. Related CFD discussion is at WP:CFD. Olessi 17:17, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If the parent cat is changed, rename to match. Caerwine Caer’s whines 20:20, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, on the same contingency. Alai 20:30, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * $$\mathfrak{Doch}$$ Valentinian T / C 19:23, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
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Systems-stub /

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The result of the debate was rename to systemstheory

Possibly the most ambiguously named stub type I have ever seen. Never proposed - if it had been, I've no doubt that it would have been poinbted out that this stub type could apply tot he central nervous system, London Underground railway system, computer systems, river systems, language systems, military defence systems, and any of thousands of other types of system. As such, it needs, at the very least, a very drastic makeover in name and some rigorous definition as regards its scope. Better still, however, would be to delete it and use whichever stub currently existing which best applies (at present, it's impossible to tell which one that would be). Grutness...wha?  10:22, 20 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry for not following procedures, this is intended for articles associated with an interdisciplinary WikiProject Systems project. Can I make a proposal now or do I have to wait for the stub to be deleted? Your advice would be welcome. — Jonathan Bowen 15:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Given the parent article and the parent category a rename to systemstheory-stub / would seem advisable if kept.  So the questions then become, are there 30 existing stub articles (the minimum for a stub type with an associated wikiproject) that this stub type would mark and where to place it in the stub category hierarchy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caerwine (talk • contribs)


 * (ec)I note that the corresponding permcat was also deleted. Can this be recast as something like, and would that have a reasonable number of stubs (and/or sub-types).  You could make a separate proposal, though it'd be a bit pointless doing it after deletion, or if it's just going to echo this discussion.  OTOH, if said proposal or related discussion is going to get lengthy or involved...  Alai 20:43, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
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Mazandaran-stub

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The result of the debate was delete

Unproposed, uncategorised stub for an individual province of Iran. While a geo-stub might be appropriate (and Iran-geo-stub is getting in need of a split soon), a generic stub isn't. There are only 12 articles in which are not either geo or bio types, and bio-stubs are generally not divided up by subnational region other than in exceptional circumstances. With no "special situation" relating to this province, and no associated WikiProject, I don't see what those exceptional circumstances might be. FWIW, there seems to also be a little confusion about the name (no doubt due to transliteration) - categories and articles relating to this province are spelt Māzandarān, Mazandaran, and/or Mazanderan. Grutness...wha?  00:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
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