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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Azkar (talk | contribs) at 14:18, 10 May 2005 (Fine tuning proposal). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Suggested new criteria

Singular to plural

Conversions from singular to plural (or back) were the third criterion originally suggested on Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Restructuring. Since there was some controversy on its suitability, it should be discussed here before making it an 'official' criterion.

Template

I've made a possible template for use on speedy-renaming candidates at template:Cfr-speedy. Its based on the cfr tamplate, but I've modified it slightly. Comments are more than welcome at its talk page. Thryduulf 11:51, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Fine tuning proposal

Now that the speedy renaming process has been running for a bit, I'd like to propose some fine tuning.

  1. The as yet unresolved issue of pluralization. I think we should add pluralization to the official list of criteria. I don't think many people consider these sorts of moves to be controvercial at all. There are always exceptions where some discussion should take place, but this is true of any of our criteria - there could be a dispute over the proper spelling of something, whether part of the title is a proper noun or not, whether an entirely different title is more appropriate.
  2. Personally, I'd like to see a wait time of 24 hours after tagging and listing before a category is cleared out and deleted. This gives interested parties a chance to object if there's something that needs to be addressed. I don't think people are going around emptying categories willy-nilly, right now. It seems things stay listed for a few days before someone gets around to cleaning them out, so this shouldn't really make a material change to how things are proceeding.
  3. If someone does raise a concern or objection, I think we should be immediately removing the category from the speedy rename section, and move it to the main CfD page where it can receive a full hearing. I think we should discourage discussion within the speedy rename section, as it invalidates the purpose of setting up that section in the first place, and creates confussion about whether it is OK to proceed with the move or not.

Just a few humble suggestions. --Azkar 14:18, 10 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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