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Proposals, March 2010
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In order to pare down the overpopulated lists of and, I'd like to propose categories for some of the main classes of computers. We already have categories for and for  (which I'm using for laptops, as well as PDA's and phones). I'd like to also have at least templates for the following, with categories to follow if size permits:


 * mainframe-compu-stub / . Main: Mainframe computer /
 * mini-compu-stub / . Main: Minicomputers /
 * server-compu-stub / . Main: Server (computing) /
 * super-compu-stub / . Main: Supercomputers /

Its possible that some of these categories may get blurred a bit by articles related to the category, but not exactly hardware related. The mobile computer stubs includes operating systems and software specific to mobile devices. Since the category is also overpopulated, that may not be a bad thing. Dawynn (talk) 11:39, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems OK to me. Waacstats (talk) 08:50, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Misspelled "minicomputer" above. Made  instead. Dawynn (talk) 11:32, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
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As of this writing there are 176 pages in, almost exactly half of which (86) are in. The others are more or less evenly distributed over various other subfields of mathematical logic that are totally unrelated to set theory. Mathematical logic is a vast and interdisciplinary field. Most editors are only knowledgeable about a few of the stubs, and they are hard to find in such a big category. I think I can take care of everything, just want the approval that seems to be necessary. Hans Adler 21:16, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * looks like a good idea, support. (I suggest staying away from the asteroid stub cats if you think 176 is a large category!) Waacstats (talk) 18:41, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
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Can someone please add a stub template for stubs? I think that at least SOME of the 527 or so pages in Military stubs will cover the 60 page requirement. You could probably use mil-term-stub for it. Could someone also make more country-specific military stubs? Thank you. (Note that I am an unregistered user, so someone else will need to make the stubs, thanks.)--98.114.243.75 (talk) 15:55, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * the terminology stub looks like a great idea. Could you be more specific with the countries you think we might want. If you need help in creating these let me know on my talk page. Waacstats (talk) 09:27, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I mean terminology in general, not specific to a country. Articles like Counteroffensive, Casualty of war, Night operations (military), or End Of Active Service would be examples of this. Also, as I stated above, I am an unregistered user, so I will need you to make the stub for me. Thanks.--98.114.243.75 (talk) 21:59, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry when I referred to countries I was commenting on the second part of your proposal relating to country-specific military stubs. Waacstats (talk) 20:49, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Netherlands-road-stub and Amsterdam-stub
Large number of articles and many to be transwikied in the future.. Dr. Blofeld       White cat 15:14, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Easy support for the road template, upmerged to the geo cat? the amsterdam stub well 'm never to pleased with city stubs but I won't say no. Waacstats (talk) 09:15, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

compu-conference-stub. Main category:. See also: Computer expo. Dawynn (talk) 11:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support template, category iff we get 60 articels. Waacstats (talk) 21:35, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
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I see that this category has about 380 articles. I see also that the main category breaks more along country lines, then it does along any subject lines. Therefore, I'd like to propose a couple breaks for this category:

Dawynn (talk) 12:04, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * / US-lit-mag-stub. Stub for
 * / europe-lit-mag-stub. No direct parent category.  But figured this might be a better initial grouping than individual country categories.
 * / fiction-mag-stub. This subject category does exist:
 * looks like a good one, may be worth looking at upmerged templates for some of the bigger euro countries (UK,France,Italy,Germany). Waacstats (talk) 21:30, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I could work with that. Can we approve the following templates to upmerge to ?
 * UK-lit-mag-stub / . Parent.
 * France-lit-mag-stub. Parent.
 * German-lit-mag-stub. Parent.
 * Ireland-lit-mag-stub. Parent.
 * Poland-lit-mag-stub. Parent.
 * Romania-lit-mag-stub. Parent
 * I've only listed countries that have more than 10 articles in the main parent category. Based on current counts for the main parent categories, I don't expect a need for stub categories on any of these except for the UK.


 * The following could be set up to upmerge to until we get enough for a category:
 * Australia-lit-mag-stub. Parent
 * Canada-lit-mag-stub. Parent
 * India-lit-mag-stub. Parent
 * Russia-lit-mag-stub. Parent


 * Dawynn (talk) 11:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * All seems good, Russia usually gets put in europe so that would be another template for the euro category. Waacstats (talk) 09:13, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Whoops -- should have been Germany-lit-mag-stub Dawynn (talk) 11:45, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
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I see that this category has over 200 articles. I see also that the main category breaks more along country lines, then it does along political party lines. Therefore, I'd like to propose what I suspect is the largest contributor to this category as a first break point: Dawynn (talk) 14:11, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * / US-poli-mag-stub. I would guess this would take in over a hundred articles on its own.
 * I know I'm a bit late but support. Waacstats (talk) 21:31, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
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Oversized and in need of sorting, but it looks the following is viable Waacstats (talk) 22:36, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * - Norway-law-bio-stub
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When I first found this category, it was polluted with just about any style of magazine. If you think about it, every magazine in existence is trying to address some form of a culture. I'm trying to clear out the clutter, and get a better understanding of exactly what culture each magazine is trying to address. With the following, subcategories, I think most of the remaining magazines will be better categorized. Personally, I'd like to see the culture-mag-stub template disappear, forcing users to place magazines into better defined categories.

Although these may not reach the required 60 limit, I'd prefer the templates listed here over the nebulous culture-mag-stub template, upmerging into until the required limit is reached: If someone can suggest a good name for a category / template that would encompass both student and alumni magazines, I'd love to use that instead. Dawynn (talk) 11:59, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * / local-mag-stub. Main category:
 * / student-mag-stub. Main category:
 * / alumni-mag-stub.  Main category:
 * can't think of a suitable name but it looks good for templates. Waacstats (talk) 22:39, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
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More magazine stubs
A couple more. For now, would like to create the template. Create the category, if they approach the 60 limit. Should be approaching the point, where *nothing* really needs the nebulous mag-stub template. Dawynn (talk) 01:25, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * / child-mag-stub - Main category:
 * / military-mag-stub - Main category:
 * Looks, like a good one. Waacstats (talk) 22:38, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
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Bulgaria-writer-stub
Surprisingly, we have a Bulgarian poet stub without a Bulgarian writer stub. Would be helpful, I think - uploaded to the parent cat at the moment. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:07, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Sounds good. Of course that means you'll be transwikying them all eh? ‡ Himalayan ‡  ΨMonastery 16:56, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure - but only if you help. I don't know the language. :-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:47, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll create List of Bulgarian writers shortly but I'l neeed it proof read by Todor or somebody to check the translation is correct from Cryllic. ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 18:34, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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This should take in a large portion of the. Proposing template christian-mag-stub. Main category. Dawynn (talk) 15:40, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * another good call, might be useful looking through and subcats for others. Waacstats (talk) 21:37, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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The result of the debate was create as Law-mag-stub .

I've run into a number of these -- not sure that there's 60, though. For now, I'm proposing new template legal-mag-stub to help categorize the stubs. Main category. Dawynn (talk) 15:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I would suggest using Law-mag-stub and maybe checking under for any others. Waacstats (talk) 21:39, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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There's a number of these also. Again, unsure whether 60, but I could use porn-mag-stub for now. Main category Dawynn (talk) 15:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Good shout, support.Waacstats (talk) 21:39, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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The lifestyle magazine category is starting to see some breakdown into a few general categories. I propose the following templates, categories if they cross the 60 threshold. Dawynn (talk) 15:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * / mens-mag-stub. Main category.
 * / womens-mag-stub. Main category.
 * / health-mag-stub. Main category.
 * / teen-mag-stub. Main category
 * not sure it needs splitting just yet but no problem with templates. Waacstats (talk) 21:42, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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Oversized again the following appear viable according to catscan
 * - Lasiocampidae-stub
 * - Notodontidae-stub
 * - Saturniidae-stub
 * - Yponomeutidae-stub

Waacstats (talk) 21:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support' ‡ Himalayan ‡  ΨMonastery 22:18, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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split of
I'm not becoming a Lepidopterist but another oversized moth category, looks like would be viable. Waacstats (talk) 21:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * - Amata-stubs
 * Support ‡ Himalayan ‡  ΨMonastery 22:18, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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Split from African military personnel stubs and Nigerian people stubs. Stub count anybody? ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 20:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * upmerged template is used on only 25 articles, catscan suggests there are 47 articles under both categories and if 13 more can't be found I'd be suprised. Waacstats (talk) 21:51, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * There is an editor creating many Nigerian military biographies.... ‡ Himalayan ‡  ΨMonastery 22:18, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * When the template passes 60 then I have no problem with the category. Waacstats (talk) 21:43, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

OK, just very surprised we haven't got 60 yet with all the biographies being created.. ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 21:58, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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Spain-guitarist-stub
‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 15:25, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support and category iff it gets to 60. Waacstats (talk) 21:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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Propose template hist-mag-stub until 60 article threshold reached. Dawynn (talk) 12:47, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Again support template, category if it gets to 60. Waacstats (talk)
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Seems to be a large part of what's left in. Propose template videogame-mag-stub until 60 article threshold reached. Dawynn (talk) 12:47, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Support template, category if it gets to 60. Waacstats (talk) 21:46, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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Finally, webzine-stub has more than 60 articles. Would like to create this proposed category name as a stub of. Note: this will also help clear some articles out of large category. Dawynn (talk) 14:42, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks like a speedy. Waacstats (talk) 21:45, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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Split of
Sightly oversized would suggest splitting by county the following should be viable according to catscan other templates to follow same pattern. Waacstats (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
 * HillsboroughFL-geo-stub -
 * MonroeFL-geo-stub -
 * MiamiDadeFL-geo-stub -
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split of
slightly oversized (5500 articles) the following appear viable but will hardly even dent it. next step will be trying to work out what tribes are viable. Waacstats (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC) I wonder how many of them are beyond one liners... ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 20:49, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Acronictinae-stub -
 * Heliothinae-stub -
 * Sympistis-stub -
 * I think alot are polbot articles. Waacstats (talk) 15:04, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
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