Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/Log/2007/July/4


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The result of the debate was rename/rescope

While splitting the parent, another editor came along and created categories for the templates I had created. All but this one reached 60, Ipropose renaming and rescoping this to .Waacstats 10:43, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
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Hero-of-the-USSR-stub /

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The result of the debate was delete

Not a useful way to split stubs. Unproposed, and not optimal template name (this is not a subtype of "of-the-USSR-stub"). Some indication of its lack of use is the severe undercategorising of its parent, which proclaims at the top that it was awarded 12000 times, yet contains only about 200 articles. We don't have similar stub types for other countries, for the reason that it's far more logical and useful to split by nationality and profession. HotSU weren't necessarily Socviet citizens (Egypt's President Nasser was one recipient, for instance). Also, for that same reason, making this a child of is not only seriously flawed but in many cases (e.g., Estonians, Latvians) is likely to be highly provocative. Indeed, the only article currently stubbed with this is the biography of a Kazakh. Delete, and use the longstanding Soviet-bio-stub instead. Grutness...wha?  01:40, 4 July 2007 (UTC)


 * It seemed like a good idea to me. Many of these bios can be expanded from the same resources. So people who feel like digging through these resources might like to have a handy category suggesting which articles they can turn their attention to. The main (non-stub) category exists and is useful, the stub category can be populated, and it gives useful direction to people who want and are able to help out... unless I've missed the point of a stub category altogether?


 * Quite right about the Russian supercategory though. It's been removed. Gah! Please keep that embarassing blunder of mine quiet... --Abu-Fool Danyal ibn Amir al-Makhiri 14:46, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
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