Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Criteria/Archive

This is an index to the Archives of the Criteria discussions from WP:WSS.

On occasion the abbreviations used on the stub types page will be used here:
 * *R = Redirection
 * *D = Deletion
 * *W = Wikiproject-related

Note to archivers
 ''When archiving stubs creations and discoveries, please check to ensure they are listed on the stub type list. If they are not, please list them there when you archive their discussions.''

The archives
A new page exists that is meant to assist in the preservation of information leading to the creation of stub-types: WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Criteria/Creations. Discussions from Archives 1-6 and 8 have been copied and edited to this page; editing consists of removing text that is not aimed at the rationale for creation, the usage guidelines for the stub-type, or the position in the stub hierarchy. This is meant as a reference page to assist in using existing stub-types and in creating new ones. Courtland 02:14, 2005 May 16 (UTC)

Matters relating to stub deletion and redirection, and general discussions on stub topics are now listed according to whichever archive they appear in, below.

Archive 1 Summary
Archived: 15 February 2005
 * Stub-type creation: biochem-stub, NYCS stub, rocket-stub
 * Stub-type deletion *D: city-stub
 * Stub-type redirection *R: car-stub => auto-stub
 * Stub-type discussions: med-stub, Hong-Kong-stub, HK-stub, Hong-Kong-geo-stub, Palestine-stub, Taiwan-stub, Islam-stub, Christianity-stub, album-stub
 * Other discussions: Science stubs organization; Geography-related stubs; sub-categories to large stub categories.
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: stub for "illustrators of books"
 * Other proposals not enacted: *R mov-stub and movie-stub => film-stub; *R us-geo-stub => US-geo-stub; *D cowstub

Archive 2 Summary
Archived: 15 February 2005
 * Stub-type creation: micro-stub, fungi-stub, bacteria-stub, biochem-stub (also in Archive 1)
 * Stub-type discussions: edu-stub, philo-stub, disney-stub, city-stub, knot-stub
 * Other discussions: biology (lifeform) stub type organization; people stubs organization; WikiProjects and stub types
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: entertainment-stub, language-stub
 * Other proposals not enacted: *D disney-stub, *D city-stub, *R city-stub => geo-stub

Archive 3 Summary
Archived: 2 March 2005


 * Stub-type creation: arch-stub, band-stub, climate-stub, fantasy-stub, fashion-stub, geometry-stub, scientist-stub, treatment-stub
 * Stub-type discovery: sex-stub
 * Stub-type redirection: *R phys-stub => physics-stub
 * Other discussions: US state stubs
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: brand-stub, labor-union-stub

Archive 4 Summary
Archived: 16 March 2005
 * Stub-type discussions: Compu-domain-stub; text of med-stub
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: create Cthulhu-stub; delete eris-stub

Archive 5 Summary
Archived: 19 April 2005
 * Stub-type discussions: A long discussion on the scope and divisions of stubs relating to China and Taiwan.

Archive 6 Summary
Archived: 19 April 2005
 * Stub-type deletion *D: Runescape stub; KND-stub; Banana-stub; buffy-stub and angel-stub merged into new buffyverse-stub; rugby-stub, contents moved into RugbyLeague-stub or RugbyUnion-stub
 * Stub-type redirection *R: un-stub => org-stub
 * Stub-type discussions: further division of chem-stub and med-stub; Treatment-stub; Pitcairn-stub
 * Other discussions: Original structure proposal by user:Circeus
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: slang terms; poet-stub; motorcycle-stub; phrase-stub ; business of administration stub, see also econ-stub; anthropology-stub; digimon-stub; division of tvseries-stub; cancer-stub ; delete quebec- and quebec-bio-stub; delete PBS stub

Archive 7 Summary
Archived: 11 May 2005
 * Stub-type discussions: dealing with the large number of people stubs; subdividing Africa-geo-stub.

Archive 8 Summary
Archived: 16 May 2005
 * Stub-type creation: Bank-stub, Retail-stub, Comp-sci-stub, Crater-stub, Mammal-stub, Bird-stub, Reptile-stub, Fish-stub, Invertebrate-stub, Pre-columbian-stub
 * Stub-type deletion *D: Shahnama-stub, Secur-stub, Lake-stub, Andorra-geo-stub, Texas-stub
 * Stub-type discussions: Important-stub, Corp-stub, Org-stub, Struct-stub, Bio-stubs as a group
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: Library-stub, Comm-stub, Cerem-stub, Scholar-stub, Professor-stub, Child-book-stub, Greek-myth-stub, Digimon-stub, Fict-char-stub, Fict-bio-stub, bio-fict-stub, Native-America-Myth-Stub, Public-transport-stub

Archive 9 Summary
Archived: 22 May 2005
 * Stub-type creation/discovery: industry-stub (redirection of manufacturing-stub); wireless-stub; electro-stub; compu-bio-stub; papal-stub; dune-stub; culture-stub; publish-stub; saint-stub; lawschool-stub; Uganda-stub; honor-stub; RC-stub; zen-stub; Australia-gov-stub; Bangladesh- and Bangladesh-geo-stub; joinery-stub; California State Highway Stub; Nursing-stub; US-gov-stub; Calif- and Calif-geo-stub; Doctorwho-stub; Inca- and Inca-myth-stub; Venezuela-stub; Wikipedia-stub; Name-stub; Vocab-stub; Morocco-geo-stub; PNG-geo-stub; Nazi-stub; US-road-stub; UK-road-stub; Forteana-stub;, Philately-stub
 * Stub-type deletion *D: circus-stub; WH40k-stub; Doom-stub; Islamofascism-stub;, UK politicians stub
 * Stub-type redirection *R: manufacturing-stub (see above); space-stub (to astro-stub); carpentry-stub (to joinery-stub)
 * Stub-type discussions: subdivision of music-stub; subdivision of hist-stub; use of edu-stub
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: creation of pern-stub, anarchism-stub; deletion of Hobstub, Quaker-stub, VRC-Stub; redirection of Forteana-stub

Archive 10 Summary
Archived: 16 June 2005
 * Stub-type creation: US-actor-stub; UK-actor-stub; noble-stub; euro-noble-stub; UK-noble-stub; hallucinogen-stub}}; lutheran-stub; fantasy-book-stub; sf-book-stub; nonfiction-book-stub; split of struct-stub; UK-comics-stub; web-stub; explosive-stub; Poland-bio-stub; ship-stub; mil-ship-stub; compu-graphics-stub.
 * Stub discoveries: 2stub
 * Stub-type deletion *D: GenericCountryStub, GenericCountryStubDetail and the redirects GCS; GCSD
 * Stub-type redirection *R: royal-stub; euro-royal-stub; peer-stub to noble-stub, euro-noble-stub, UK-noble-stub;
 * Stub-type discussions: split of actor-stub; split of hist-stub; split of book-stub

Archive 11 Summary
Archived: 23 June 2005
 * Stub-type creation:Spain-bio-stub; China-bio-stub; Italy-bio-stub; NZ-bio-stub; Azerbaijan-geo-stub; Armenia-geo-stub; split of US-geo-stub
 * Stub discoveries: torture-stub; liberalparty-stub; Ad-stub; Award-stub; CP-stub; Faroe-geo-stub; Furniture-stub; MEast-stub; academic-bio-stub
 * Stub-type deletion *D: 2stub; 3stub; censorship-stub; comicbookpub-stub; Paleoantropology-stub; Pcb21 stub test; eszett-stub
 * Stub-type redirection *R: britcartoonist-bio-stub (to Comics-creator-stub); JP-stub (to Japan-stub)
 * Stub-type discussions: scope of fest-stub and music-stub; split of Caucasus-geo-stub and US-geo-stub
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: US-insular-geo-stub (superseded by split of US-geo-stub)

Archive 12 Summary
Archived: 24 June 2005
 * Stub-type creation: UK-school-stub; US-school-stub; galaxy-stub; engineer-stub; med-bio-stub and redirects; inorganic-compound-stub; organic-compound-stub; operetta-stub; board-game-stub; split of lang-stub.
 * Stub discoveries: canada-poli-stub; BBC-stub; engr-stub (redirected to industry-stub); iran-stub; film-bio-stub; military-bio-stub; soviet-stub; journalist-stub; netball-stub; Malta-geo-stub; cuba-stub; ratu-stub (redirected to Fiji-bio-stub); mv-stub; anarchism-stub; iraq-bio-stub; Lithuania-geo-stub.
 * Stub-type deletion *D: sikhi-stub; AU-bio-stub; Importantstub; Important-stub.
 * Stub-type redirection *R: turk-stub redirected to turkey-stub; geol-stub redirected to geology-stub; list-stub redirected to listdev.
 * Stub-type discussions: problems with Brazil-stub; Category:People's Republic of China geography stubs; Nepal-stub; bot-stub.
 * Other discussions: The late lamented substub.
 * Stub-type proposals not enacted: Environ-stub; school-district-stub; makeup-stub.

Archive 13 Summary
Archived: 4 July 2005
 * Stub types created: lace-stub; oceania-stub; caribbean-stub; BrColumbia-geo-stub; Ontario-geo-stub; Alberta-geo-stub; Quebec-geo-stub; law-bio-stub (and redirects); Israel-geo-stub; Palestine-geo-stub; Azores-geo-stub; Anglican-stub.
 * Stub discoveries (kept): Ride-stub; US-poli-stub; Åland-stub; Unix-stub; Lithuania-geo-stub.
 * Stub discoveries (deleted): genital-integrity-stub; knot-stub (mathematics); Node/stub; stub2; stub3; SE-actor-stub (renamed); FR-actor-stub (renamed); AU-actor-stub (renamed); AU-bio-stub (renamed); Bridge-stub.
 * Other stub types deleted: Star stub (technically not a stub template - renamed after discussion with WP: WAO).
 * Stub discoveries (redirected): Whedon-stub (to buffyverse-stub; Californiastatehighwaystub (to California State Highway Stub).
 * Other stub types redirected: Caucasus-geo-stub (now directs to same category as Euro-geo-stub, but template retained).
 * Stub discussions: Split of Canada-geo-stub, changes of Ethno-stub.
 * Other discussions: What to do with the stubberg.

Archive 14 Summary
Archived: Day Month Year
 * Stub types created: singer-stub; Split of musician-stub; mast-stub; Suriname-stub; India-politician-stub; crime-book-stub; orthodoxy-stub; architect-stub; Indonesia-stub; Chessplayer-stub; Euro-hist-stub
 * Stub discoveries (kept): Tourism-stub; Hawaii-stub; Sect-num-stub; BDSM-stub; Mexico-bcast-stub; Tibet-stub; Oklahoma-geo-stub
 * Stub discoveries (deleted): Extended MEP-stub; Stateinsigniastub; Category:Mariah Carey Related Articles Stubs
 * Other stub types deleted: Category-stub; Business-stub
 * Stub discoveries (redirected): fo-stub -> faroe-stub; Uncategorized stub -> stub; AU-depot-stub -> Australia-depot-stub
 * Other stub types redirected: Egypt-stub -> Ancient-Egypt-stub
 * Stub discussions: split of station-stub (i.e., railway stations - now at depot-stub)
 * Stub proposals not enacted: Split of Org-stub

Archive 15 Summary
Archived: Day Month Year
 * Stub types created: Motorcycle-stub; split of space-stub/astro-stub; observatory-stub; explorer-stub; economist-stub; recreation of royal-stub; FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub}}; Egypt-geo-stub; Ethiopia-geo-stub; Algeria-geo-stub; Illinois-geo-stub; Florida-geo-stub; Ohio-geo-stub; NorthCarolina-geo-stub; Newfoundland-geo-stub; Maritimes-geo-stub; Scientology-stub
 * Stub discoveries (kept): Fishing-stub; Nepal-geo-stub
 * Stub discoveries (deleted): MSDN-stub; developer-stub; folk-stub; Christmas-stub
 * Stub discoveries (redirected): medicalstub (to med-stub
 * Stub discussions: Quaker-stub; sectstub; Frivolous suggestions;
 * Other discussions: stub creation rationale (under Nepal-geo-stub); creation of WPSS-cat
 * Stub proposals not enacted: psychologist-stub; terrorist-stub; English-stub; disaster-stub; music-technician-stub; songwriter-stub; Moon-stub; Current-stub; deletion of kiwi-stub

Archive 16 Summary
Archived: 30 July 2005
 * Stub types created: broadcasting-stub and its children, UK-writer-stub, US-writer-stub, drink-stub, cook-tool-stub, vegetable-stub,
 * Stub discoveries (kept):, chicago-stub, seminary-stub
 * Stub discoveries (deleted): slang-stub, irc-stub, professor-stub, transformers-stub
 * Stub discoveries (redirected): judi-stub &rarr; law-stub; cartoon-stub &rarr; animation-stub
 * Stub discussions: Category:Education stubs and the situation with education-related stubs in general
 * Stub proposals not enacted: director-stub (film director-stub already exists), reli-hist-stub, LIS-stub
 * Other proposals not enacted: Subdivision of / alternatives to road-stub (e.g. street-stub), subdivision of film-stub, subdivision of corp-stub (though other types have been folded in under it)

Archive 17 Summary
Archived: 14 August 2005; Archiving from "Discoveries" page
 * Stub discoveries (kept): Reenactment-stub; a large number of country-specific bio-stubs; tax-stub; simpsons-stub; soft-eng-stub; Argentina-stub; statute-stub; Cayman-stub; case-law-stub; Slovakia-geo-stub.
 * Stub discoveries (deleted): VRC-stub; parasite-stub; monrail-stub; Ent-stub; Halifax College-stub; Mountain-stub; oregon-stub; Kansas-stub.
 * Other discussions: Discovery of template:Ti and template:Tic, creation of template:Ttl (all listed under Ent-stub)