Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy/Criteria

Speedy criteria

Criteria for speedy deletion, renaming, or merging are strictly limited to:

C1. Unpopulated categories

that have been unpopulated for at least four days. This does not apply to disambiguation categories, category redirects, featured topics categories, categories under discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion (or other such discussions), or project categories that by their nature may become empty on occasion (e.g. Category:Wikipedians looking for help). Place {{empty category}} at the top of the page to prevent such categories from being deleted.

Tag category with {{db-c1}}.

C2. Renaming or merging.

A. Typographic and spelling fixes.

• Correction of spelling errors and capitalization fixes. Differences between British and American spelling (e.g. Harbours → Harbors) are not considered errors; however if the convention of the relevant category tree is to use one form over the other then a rename may be appropriate under C2.C below. If both spellings exist as otherwise-identical category names, they should be merged.

B. A rename enforcing established Wikipedia naming conventions and practices.

• Expanding abbreviated country names (e.g. U.S. → United States).
• Disambiguation fixes from an unqualified name (e.g. Category:Georgia → Category:Georgia (country) or Category:Georgia (U.S. state))

C. A rename bringing a category into line with established naming conventions for that category tree, or into line with the various "x by y", "x of y", or "x in y" categorization conventions specified at Wikipedia:Category names.

• This should only be used where there is no room for doubt that the category in question is being used for the standard purpose instead of being a potential subcategory.
• This criterion should only be applied when there is no ambiguity or doubt over the existence of a category naming convention. Such a convention must be well defined and must be overwhelmingly used within the tree. If this is not the case then the category in question must be brought forward to a full Cfd nomination.
• This criterion will not apply in cases where the category tree observes distinctions in local usage (e.g. Category:Transportation in the United States and Category:Transport in the United Kingdom).

D. A rename instating concordance of category and article naming.

• Renaming a category to match its eponymous article (e.g. Category:The Beatles and The Beatles – the category could be renamed under this criterion if the article is moved).
• This applies immediately following a page move with explicit consensus to also rename the category, or two days after any other page move. If there is any ongoing discussion about the name of the page or category, then this criterion does not apply.

Tag category with {{subst:Cfr-speedy|newname}} and list on WP:CFDS.

G4. Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion.

Categories which are essentially the same as categories previously deleted as the result of some deletion discussion, usually at Categories for Discussion. This doesn't apply if a {{category redirect}} or a {{category disambiguation}} is creared under a name which had been discussed as a content category.

Tag the category with {{db-repost|page with old discussion}}

G7. Author requests deletion.

Categories where the original author requests deletion. Usually the author will make the request by adding the tag, but there are times when such deletions will be done without the author doing so, such as making the request on some other page, or by blanking and orphaning the category.

Tag the category with {{db-author}}

For any categories that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.