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Categories for discussion (CfD) is the central venue for discussing specific proposals to delete, merge, rename or split categories and stub types in accordance with the guidelines for categorization, category naming and stub articles.
For detailed instructions about using CfD, see "How to use CfD" below. Briefly, nominations are handled through one of two processes:
- Speedy renaming and merging, for uncontroversial proposals that meet specified criteria—see "Speedy renaming and merging" below.
- Full discussion, for all other proposals. Discussions typically remain open at least seven days and are closed once a rough consensus has formed or no objections to the nomination are raised.
Except in uncontroversial cases such as reverting vandalism, do not amend or depopulate a category once it has been nominated at CfD as this hampers other editors' efforts to evaluate a category and participate in the discussion.
When a category is renamed or merged with another category, in limited circumstances it may be helpful to leave an instance of the {{Category redirect|...}} template on the category's former page. See "Redirecting categories" below for more information.
Wikipedia:Move review can be used to contest the outcome of a CfD request that is limited in scope to renaming, as long as all steps are followed. If a discussion on the request closer's talk page does not resolve an issue, then a move review will evaluate the close of a CfD move discussion to determine whether or not the close was reasonable and consistent with the spirit and intent of common practice, policies, and guidelines. CfDs involving deletion should be reviewed at Wikipedia:Deletion review.
Scope[edit]
CfD is intended only for specific proposals to delete, merge, rename or split categories or stub types. For general discussion about how to improve the category system, use other appropriate venues such as Wikipedia talk:Categorization, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Categories, and any relevant WikiProjects' talk pages.
Current discussions[edit]
Discussions awaiting closure[edit]
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- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 April 8 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 April 7 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 April 5 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 April 4 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 April 3 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 April 2 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 31 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 29 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 28 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 27 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 26 (2 open)
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- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 24 (9 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 22 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 21 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 20 (4 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 19 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 18 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 17 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 16 (2 open)
See also the list of individual discussions awaiting closure here and the list of full open discussions awaiting closure here.
How to use CfD[edit]
Nomination procedure[edit]
Twinkle[edit]
You may use Twinkle to facilitate CfD nominations. To install Twinkle, go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets and check "Twinkle" in the "Browsing" section. Use the now-installed "XfD" (Start a deletion discussion) tab while viewing the page you want to nominate.
Twinkle only allows you to nominate a single category or stub template. For bundled nominations including multiple categories, or if you prefer not to use Twinkle, follow the manual steps below.
Manual nominations[edit]
I | Preliminary steps.
Before nominating a category:
In the following special cases:
For further information, see Wikipedia:Categorization and Wikipedia:Manual of Style. |
II | Edit the category.
Add one of the following templates at the beginning of the category page (not the talk page) of every category to be discussed. For nominations involving large numbers of categories, help adding these templates can be requested here.
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III | Create the CFD section.
Click THIS LINK to edit the section of CfD for today's entries. Follow the instructions (visible in edit mode) to copy and paste one of the templates below. When inserting category names into these template's parameters, except the
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Stub types[edit]
I | Preliminary steps.
In general, a stub type consists of a stub template and a dedicated stub category. Before nominating a stub type for deletion, merging or renaming:
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II | Edit the template.
Add one of the following tags at the beginning of the template to be discussed.
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III | Create the CFD section.
Click THIS LINK to edit the section of CfD for today's entries. Follow the instructions (visible in edit mode) and paste the following text (remember to update the default parameters):
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Notifying interested projects and editors[edit]
In addition to the steps listed above, you may choose to invite participation by editors who are likely to be informed about a nominated category. All such efforts must comply with Wikipedia's guideline against biased canvassing. In addition, to help make your messages about the CfD discussion clear, avoid Wikipedia-specific abbreviations, link to relevant policies or guidelines, and link to the discussion itself.
- Notifying related WikiProjects
WikiProjects consist of groups of editors who are interested in a particular subject. If a nominated category is within the scope of one or more WikiProjects, consider adding a brief, neutral note on their talk page(s) about the nomination. You may use {{subst:cfd notice|Category name|2021 April 16|CfD section name}} ~~~~
or write a personalized message.
Tagging the nominated category's talk page with a relevant WikiProject's banner will include the category in that WikiProject's Article Alerts if they subscribe to the system. For instance, tagging a nominated category with {{WikiProject Physics}} will add the discussion to Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Article alerts.
- Notifying substantial contributors to the category
While not required, it is generally considered courteous to notify the good-faith creator and main contributors of the category that you are nominating for discussion. To find the creator and main contributors, check the category's page history or talk page. You may use {{Cfd notice}}
to inform the category's creator and all other editors.
- Notifying other interested editors
It may be helpful to invite other subject-matter experts by posting a message on the talk page of the most closely related article, such as Protein family for Category:Protein families. You may use {{Cfdnotice}}
for this.
Closing procedure[edit]
After seven days, someone will close the discussion according to the consensus that formed or, if needed, relist it to allow more discussion. Editors closing discussions must follow the administrator instructions and, except in the case of a "keep" or "no consensus" outcome, implement the result or log it at the Working page to ensure it is implemented.
Redirecting categories[edit]
In general, an unpopulated category should be deleted (see speedy deletion criterion C1) because it is not useful for navigation and sorting. In limited circumstances, and because categories cannot be redirected using "hard" redirects (i.e. #REDIRECT[[''target'']]
), we use a form of "soft redirect" to solve the issue. You can "create" a category redirect by adding {{Category redirect|target}}
to the category page. Bots patrol these categories and move articles into the "redirect" targets.
In particular, category redirects are used at the former category name when we convert hyphens into en dashes (e.g. Category:Canada-Russia relations → Category:Canada–Russia relations). It is also helpful to set up category redirects from titles with plain letters (i.e. characters on a standard keyboard) where the category names include diacritics.
A list of redirected categories is available at Category:Wikipedia soft redirected categories.
Speedy renaming and merging
Speedy renaming or speedy merging of categories may be requested only if they meet a speedy criterion, for example WP:C2D (consistency with main article's name) or WP:C2C (consistency with established category tree names). Please see instructions below.
- Determine which speedy criterion applies
- Tag category with
{{subst:cfr-speedy|New name}}
- List request along with speedy criteria reason under "Current requests" below on this page
Please note that a speedy request must state which of the narrowly defined criteria strictly applies. Hence, any other non-speedy criteria, even "common sense" or "obvious", may be suitable points but only at a full discussion at WP:Categories for discussion.
Request may take 48 hours to process after listing if there are no objections. This delay allows other users to review the request to ensure that it meets the speedy criteria for speedy renaming or merging, and to raise objections to the proposed change.
Categories that qualify for speedy deletion (per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, e.g. "patent nonsense", "recreation") can be tagged with the regular speedy tags, such as {{db|reason}}
with no required delay. Empty categories can be deleted if they remain empty 7 days after tagging with {{db-empty}}. Renaming under C2E can also be processed instantly as it is a variation on G7.
To oppose a speedy request you must record your objection within 48 hours of the nomination. Do this by inserting immediately under the nomination:
- Oppose, (the reasons for your objection). ~~~~
You will not be able to do this by editing the page WP:Categories for discussion. Instead you should edit the section WP:Categories for discussion#Add requests for speedy renaming and merging here or the page WP:Categories for discussion/Speedy#Add requests for speedy renaming and merging here (WP:CFDS). Be aware that in the course of any discussion, the nomination and its discussion may get moved further down the page purely for organizational convenience – you may need to search WP:CFDS to find the new location. Participate in any ongoing discussion but, unless you withdraw your opposition, a knowledgeable person may eventually bring forward the nomination and discussion to become a regular CFD discussion. At that stage you may add further comments but your initial opposition will still be considered. However, if after seven days there has been no support for the request, and no response from the nominator, the request may be dropped from further consideration as a speedy.
Contested speedy requests become stale, and can be un-tagged and de-listed after 7 days of inactivity. Optionally, if the discussion may be useful for future reference, it may be copied to the category talk page, with a section heading and {{moved discussion from|WP:CFDS|2=~~~~}}
. If the nominator wants to revive the process, this may be requested at WP:Categories for discussion (CfD) in accordance with its instructions.
If you belatedly notice and want to oppose a speedy move that has already been processed, contact one of the admins who process the Speedy page. If your objection seems valid, they may reverse the move, or start a full CFD discussion.
Speedy criteria[edit]
The category-specific criteria for speedy renaming, or merging are strictly limited to:
C2A: Typographic and spelling fixes[edit]
- 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 C2C. If both spellings exist as otherwise-identical category names, they should be merged.
- Appropriate conversion of hyphens into en dashes or vice versa (e.g. Category:Canada-Russia relations → Category:Canada–Russia relations).
- Correction of obvious grammatical errors, such as a missing conjunction (e.g. Individual frogs toads → Individual frogs and toads). This does not include changing the plurality of a noun when such the distinction between topic and set categories is uncertain.
C2B: Consistency with established Wikipedia naming conventions and practices[edit]
- Expanding abbreviated country names (e.g. U.S. → United States).
- Disambiguation fixes from an unqualified name (e.g. Category:Washington → Category:Washington (state) or Category:Washington, D.C.).
C2C: Consistency with established category tree names[edit]
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 be used only 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 be applied only 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).
C2D: Consistency with main article's name[edit]
- Renaming a topic category to match its eponymous page (e.g. Category:The Beatles and The Beatles).
- This applies only if the related page's current name (and by extension, the proposed name for the category) is:
- unambiguous (so it generally does not apply to proposals to remove a disambiguator from the category name, even when the main article is the primary topic of its name, i.e. it does not contain a disambiguator); and
- uncontroversial, either because of longstanding stability at that particular name, or because the page was just moved (i) after a page move discussion resulted in explicit consensus to rename, or (ii) unilaterally to reflect an official renaming which is verified by one or more citations (provided in the nomination). C2D does not apply if the result would be contrary to guidelines at WP:CATNAME, or there is any ongoing discussion about the name of the page or category, or there has been a recent discussion concerning any of the pages that resulted in a no consensus result, or it is controversial in some other way.
- This criterion may also be used to rename a set category in the same circumstances, where the set is defined by a renamed topic; e.g. players for a sports team, or places in a district.
- Before nominating a category to be renamed per WP:C2D, consider whether it makes more sense to move the article instead of the category.
C2E: Author request[edit]
- This criterion applies only if the author of a category requests or agrees to renaming within six months of creating the category.
- The criterion does not apply if other editors have populated or changed the category since it was created. "Other editors" includes bots that populated the category, but excludes an editor working with the author on the renaming.
C2F: One eponymous article[edit]
- This criterion applies if the category contains only an eponymous article, list or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories, where applicable. Nominations should use
{{subst:cfm-speedy}}
(speedy merger) linking to a suitable parent category, or to another appropriate category (e.g. one that is currently on the article).
Admin instructions[edit]
When handling the listings:
- Make sure that the listing meets one of the above criteria.
- With the exception of C2E, make sure that it was both listed and tagged at least 48 hours previously.
- Make sure that there is no opposition to the listing; if there is a discussion, check if the opposing user(s) ended up withdrawing their opposition.
If the listing meets these criteria, simply have the category renamed or merged – follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Administrator instructions, in the section "If the decision is to Rename, Merge, or Delete"; to list it for the bots, use the Speedy moves section.
Applying speedy criteria in full discussions[edit]
- A nomination to merge or rename, brought forward as a full CfD, may be speedily closed if the closing administrator is satisfied that:
- The nomination clearly falls within the scope of one of the criteria listed here, and
- No objections have been made within 48 hours of the initial nomination.
- If both these conditions are satisfied, the closure will be regarded as having been as a result of a speedy nomination. If any objections have been raised then the CfD nomination will remain in place for the usual 7-day discussion period, to be decided in accordance with expressed consensus.
Add requests for speedy renaming and merging here[edit]
If the category and desired change do not match one of the criteria mentioned in C2, do not list it here. Instead, list it in the main CFD section.
If you are in any doubt as to whether it qualifies, do not list it here.
Use the following format on a new line at the beginning of the list:
* [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~
(The four ~ will sign and datestamp the entry automatically.) If the current name should be redirected rather than deleted, use:
*REDIRECT [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~
Remember to tag the category with: {{subst:Cfr-speedy|New name}}
A request may be completed if it is more than 48 hours old; that is, if the time stamp shown is earlier than 14:03, 14 April 2021 (UTC). Currently, there are 163 open requests (. )
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Current requests[edit]
- Category:Ion Television to Category:Ion (TV network) – C2D: per Ion (TV network). Mvcg66b3r (talk) 13:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Collett family (Norway) to Category:Collett family – C2D: Disambiguating epithet uncessary Orcaguy Talk Mon œuvre 13:23, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Archdiocese of Olomouc to Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc – C2D: per Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc. Oculi (talk) 11:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Neopaganism and science to Category:Modern Paganism and science, C2D per Modern Paganism, C2C per Category:Modern Paganism, the latter renamed in full CfD. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:28, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Neopaganism and society to Category:Modern Paganism and society
- Category:Neopaganism and technology to Category:Modern Paganism and technology
- Category:Neopaganism by country to Category:Modern Paganism by country
- Category:Baltic Neopaganism to Category:Baltic Modern Paganism
- Category:Neopaganism in Australia to Category:Modern Paganism in Australia
- Category:Neopaganism in Brazil to Category:Modern Paganism in Brazil
- Category:Neopaganism in Canada to Category:Modern Paganism in Canada
- Category:Neopaganism in culture to Category:Modern Paganism in culture
- Category:Neopaganism in Denmark to Category:Modern Paganism in Denmark
- Category:Neopaganism in Europe to Category:Modern Paganism in Europe
- Category:Neopaganism in Finland to Category:Modern Paganism in Finland
- Category:Neopaganism in France to Category:Modern Paganism in France
- Category:Neopaganism in Germany to Category:Modern Paganism in Germany
- Category:Neopaganism in Greece to Category:Modern Paganism in Greece
- Category:Neopaganism in Iceland to Category:Modern Paganism in Iceland
- Category:Neopaganism in Italy to Category:Modern Paganism in Italy
- Category:Neopaganism in Japan to Category:Modern Paganism in Japan
- Category:Neopaganism in Latvia to Category:Modern Paganism in Latvia
- Category:Neopaganism in Lithuania to Category:Modern Paganism in Lithuania
- Category:Neopaganism in North America to Category:Modern Paganism in North America
- Category:Neopaganism in Norway to Category:Modern Paganism in Norway
- Category:Neopaganism in Poland to Category:Modern Paganism in Poland
- Category:Neopaganism in popular culture to Category:Modern Paganism in popular culture
- Category:Neopaganism in Russia to Category:Modern Paganism in Russia
- Category:Neopaganism in Spain to Category:Modern Paganism in Spain
- Category:Neopaganism in Sweden to Category:Modern Paganism in Sweden
- Category:Neopaganism in the United Kingdom to Category:Modern Paganism in the United Kingdom
- Category:Neopaganism in the United States to Category:Modern Paganism in the United States
- Category:Neopaganism in Turkey to Category:Modern Paganism in Turkey
- Category:Neopaganism in Ukraine to Category:Modern Paganism in Ukraine
- Category:Neopaganism-related lists to Category:Modern Paganism-related lists
- Category:Uralic Neopaganism to Category:Uralic Modern Paganism
- Category:Football clubs in Saudi Arabia by region to Category:Football clubs in Saudi Arabia by province – C2C per Category:Categories by province of Saudi Arabia, Provinces of Saudi Arabia; renamed from "regions" to "provinces" in RM Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:50, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Football clubs in Riyadh Region to Category:Football clubs in Riyadh Province – C2D per Riyadh Province/Category:Riyadh Province Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:48, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Sport in the Al Qassim Province to Category:Sport in Al-Qassim Province – C2D per Al-Qassim Province/Category:Al-Qassim Province; "the" not used in other subcategories Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:47, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Football clubs in Northern Borders Region to Category:Football clubs in Northern Borders Province – C2D per Northern Borders Province/Category:Northern Borders Province Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:45, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Football clubs in Jazan Region to Category:Football clubs in Jizan Province – C2D per Jizan Province Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:42, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Al Jawf Province to Category:Al-Jawf Province – C2D per Al-Jawf Province Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Football clubs in Ha'il Region to Category:Football clubs in Ha'il Province – C2D per Ha'il Province/Category:Ha'il Province Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:39, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Al Bahah Province to Category:Al-Bahah Province – C2D per Al-Bahah Province Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:37, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Najran Region governorates to Category:Najran Province governorates – C2D per Najran Province/Category:Najran Province, renamed at RM Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:32, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Football clubs in Najran Region to Category:Football clubs in Najran Province – Reason Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:45, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Medina Region to Category:Medina Province (Saudi Arabia) – C2D per Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), renamed at RM Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:31, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Governors of Medina Region to Category:Governors of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)
- Category:Football clubs in Medina Region to Category:Football clubs in Medina Province
- Category:People from Medina Region to Category:People from Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)
- Category:Populated places in Medina Region to Category:Populated places in Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)
- Category:Mecca Region to Category:Mecca Province – C2D per Mecca Province, renamed at RM Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:29, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Football clubs in Mecca Region to Category:Football clubs in Mecca Province
- Category:Governors of Mecca Region to Category:Governors of Mecca Province
- Category:People from Mecca Region to Category:People from Mecca Province
- Category:Populated places in Mecca Region to Category:Populated places in Mecca Province
- Category:'Asir Region to Category:'Asir Province – C2D per 'Asir Province, renamed at RM Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Anti-Southeast Asian sentiment to Category:Anti–Southeast Asian sentiment – C2A per MOS:PREFIXDASH Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:44, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Anti-South Asian sentiment to Category:Anti–South Asian sentiment – C2A per MOS:PREFIXDASH Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:44, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Anti-East Asian sentiment to Category:Anti–East Asian sentiment – C2A per MOS:PREFIXDASH Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:44, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Anti-Central Asian sentiment to Category:Anti–Central Asian sentiment – C2A per MOS:PREFIXDASH Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:44, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Colorism to Category:Discrimination based on skin color – C2D per Discrimination based on skin color Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:39, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Anti-Middle Eastern sentiment to Category:Anti–Middle Eastern sentiment – C2A, MOS:PREFIXDASH Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:35, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Depressogenics to Category:Depressogens – C2D per Depressogen. "Depressogenic" is a synonym. Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:31, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Transplant Games to Category:World Transplant Games – C2D per World Transplant Games Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:20, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of New Guinea to Category:Anglican bishops of New Guinea – C2C: convention in Category:Anglican Church of Australia Ecclesiastical Province of Queensland. Oculi (talk) 02:01, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:British people in colonial Burma to Category:British people in British Burma – C2C per Category:People of British Burma Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:51, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Governors General of the Province of Canada to Category:Governors-General of the Province of Canada – C2A/C2D per Governor-General of the Province of Canada Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:48, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Cusco to Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Cusco – C2C: per convention in Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Peru and other parents. Oculi (talk) 01:29, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Arcade game franchises to Category:Arcade video game franchises – C2C: Following the speedy move of Category:Arcade games to Category:Arcade video games, and my cleanup to bring non-video arcade games back to Category:Arcade games, this and the following cats need similar name adjustments to be in alignment. Unlike the above move, this only affects arcade devideo games, and unless I missed something in spot checks , will not affect any non-video arcade game, or it is something that can be easily fixed by hand. (The Category:Arcade games by company has some sub cats that mix video and non-video arcade games, so I don't think that should be touched at this time) Masem (t) 00:42, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Arcade games by platform to Category:Arcade video games by platform
- Category:Arcade-only games to Category:Arcade-only video games
- Category:Arcade flyer images to Category:Arcade video game flyer images
- Category:Cancelled arcade games to Category:Cancelled arcade video games
- Category:Arcade emulators to Category:Arcade video game emulators
- Category:Head-to-head arcade games to Category:Head-to-head arcade video games
- Category:Vector arcade games to Category:Vector arcade video games
- Category:Screenshots of arcade games to Category:Screenshots of arcade video games
- Category:Bishops of Northern Argentina to Category:Anglican bishops of Northern Argentina – C2C: per Category:Anglican bishops in Argentina by diocese. Oculi (talk) 20:46, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops and archbishops of Santiago to Category:Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Santiago – C2C: per parent Category:Roman Catholic archbishops in South America by diocese. Oculi (talk) 20:25, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Chile to Category:Anglican bishops of Chile – C2C: per convention of parent Category:Anglican bishops in South America by diocese. Oculi (talk) 19:33, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Santiago to Category:Anglican bishops of Santiago – C2C: there are Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Santiago. Oculi (talk) 19:31, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Comment @Oculi: Shouldn't they be moved to a new subcategory instead, keeping Category:Bishops of Santiago as a parent category for bishops of all faiths? Place Clichy (talk) 20:29, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- That would seem a good idea. (Bishop of Santiago is a dab page.) Oculi (talk) 20:51, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Comment @Oculi: Shouldn't they be moved to a new subcategory instead, keeping Category:Bishops of Santiago as a parent category for bishops of all faiths? Place Clichy (talk) 20:29, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Films set in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Category:Films set in Austria-Hungary – C2C per Category:Works set in Austria-Hungary, Category:Austria-Hungary etc. Place Clichy (talk) 14:20, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Fulda to Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Fulda – C2C: per convention in Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Germany by diocese. Oculi (talk) 11:49, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:People of the Gurkha War to Category:People of the Anglo-Nepalese War – C2D. Bada Kaji (talk) 11:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:British military personnel of the Gurkha War to Category:British military personnel of the Anglo-Nepalese War – C2D. Bada Kaji (talk) 11:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Hijra people to Category:Hijra (South Asia) people – C2D per Hijra (South Asia)/Category:Hijra (South Asia). Not about people of any of the other meanings of Hijra. Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:36, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Characters in the Enûma Eliš to Category:Characters in the Enūma Eliš – C2D per Enūma Eliš/Category:Enūma Eliš * Pppery * it has begun... 03:24, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Lists of Australian Prime Ministers to Category:Lists of prime ministers of Australia – C2C per Category:Prime Ministers of Australia; C2A lower the capitalizaiton per WP:JOBTITLE Good Ol’factory (talk) 02:40, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Speedy delete Category:Shigeo Sekito – C2F: Only the main article in an eponymous category. StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 01:45, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:NASDAQ to Category:Nasdaq – C2D: per Nasdaq. Gonnym (talk) 20:05, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Syrian Civil War campaignbox templates to Category:Syrian civil war campaignbox templates – C2D: Per Syrian civil war. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 19:33, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Syrian Civil War templates to Category:Syrian civil war templates – C2D: Per Syrian civil war. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 19:33, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Geras to Category:Roman Catholic titular bishops of Geras – C2C: per Category:Roman Catholic titular bishops. Oculi (talk) 19:06, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Titular archbishops of Caesarea to Category:Roman Catholic titular archbishops of Caesarea – C2C: per parent Category:Roman Catholic titular archbishops. Oculi (talk) 18:46, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Constantine to Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Constantine – C2C: per convention in Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Africa by diocese and Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine. Oculi (talk) 18:26, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2022 to Category:Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 – C2D per consistency with main article's name. --FumiHayashi (talk) 23:27, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:War in Donbass to Category:War in Donbas – C2D: after move of main article “War in Donbass” → War in Donbas after successful RM at talk:War in Donbas#Requested move 5 April 2021 —Michael Z. 18:19, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Battles of the war in Donbass to Category:Battles of the war in Donbas
- Category:Military units and formations of the War in Donbass to Category:Military units and formations of the War in Donbas
- Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the War in Donbass to Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the War in Donbas
- Category:People of the war in Donbass to Category:People of the war in Donbas
- Category:Pro-Russian people of the war in Donbass to Category:Pro-Russian people of the war in Donbas
- Category:Pro-Ukrainian people of the war in Donbass to Category:Pro-Ukrainian people of the war in Donbas
- Category:Russian military in War in Donbass to Category:Russian military in War in Donbas
- Category:Separatist forces of the war in Donbass to Category:Separatist forces of the war in Donbas
- Category:Timelines of the war in Donbass to Category:Timelines of the war in Donbas
- Category:Ukrainian military personnel of the War in Donbass to Category:Ukrainian military personnel of the War in Donbas
- Category:War in Donbass fiction to Category:War in Donbas fiction
- Category:War in Donbass films to Category:War in Donbas films
- Category:People from Grasmere to Category:People from Grasmere (village) – C2D per Grasmere (village), Grasmere is ambiguous. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:56, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:People from Chitwan district to Category:People from Chitwan District – C2D. Bada Kaji (talk) 15:03, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bishops of Bunbury to Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Bunbury – C2C: per convention in Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Australia by diocese. Oculi (talk) 14:52, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Sailing at games navigational boxes to Category:Sailing at mult-sport events navigational boxes – C2C: to match parent style and remove ambiguity SFB 14:29, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bis (band) live albums to Category:Bis (Scottish band) live albums – Reason: C2D (Bis (band) is ambiguous and the main article for this category has been moved to Bis (Scottish band). Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:49, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bis (band) compilation albums to Category:Bis (Scottish band) compilation albums – Reason: C2D (Bis (band) is ambiguous and the main article for this category has been moved to Bis (Scottish band). Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:49, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bis (band) EPs to Category:Bis (Scottish band) EPs – Reason: C2D (Bis (band) is ambiguous and the main article for this category has been moved to Bis (Scottish band). Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:49, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Bis (band) albums to Category:Bis (Scottish band) albums – Reason: C2D (Bis (band) is ambiguous and the main article for this category has been moved to Bis (Scottish band). Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:49, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- REDIRECT Category:Sky Blue FC (NWSL) coaches to Category:NJ/NY Gotham FC coaches – C2C per Category:NJ/NY Gotham FC, C2D per NJ/NY Gotham FC – Fayenatic London 11:09, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Archbishops of Anchorage to Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Anchorage – C2C: per convention in Category:Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States by diocese. Oculi (talk) 11:00, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Archbishops of Santa Fe to Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Fe
- Category:Archbishops of New Orleans to Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of New Orleans
- Category:Archbishops of Atlanta to Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Atlanta
- Category:Archbishops of Mobile to Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Mobile
- Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of St. Andrews and Edinburgh to Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of St Andrews and Edinburgh – C2A: There is no full stop in St Andrews - see Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. This is because St Andrews is not in the USA. DuncanHill (talk) 10:01, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
Opposed requests[edit]
- Category:Ukrainian cultural centres to Category:Cultural centers in Ukraine --Mishary94 (talk) 22:36, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
- I have only tagged the category now. @Mishary94: Could you please provide the criterion for speedy move? Thanks.--Ymblanter (talk) 05:47, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- I oppose this, as it's converting the category from a UK spelling (centre) to a US spelling (center). Joseph2302 (talk) 10:18, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Support rename to Category:Cultural centres in Ukraine – C2C: per convention in Category:Cultural centers by country. No reason to change 'centre' as its articles use 'centre'. Oculi (talk) 23:10, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Oppose. Over half of the articles are about centres in Canada, not Ukraine. I would suggest that this doesn't belong in Category:Cultural centers by country. It seems to be for centres of Ukrainian culture regardless of location. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- I have only tagged the category now. @Mishary94: Could you please provide the criterion for speedy move? Thanks.--Ymblanter (talk) 05:47, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Entercom radio stations to Category:Audacy radio stations – To reflect with the current Audacy branding. Ridwan97 (talk) 04:25, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Entercom to Category:Audacy – On March 30, 2021, Entercom has been rebranded as Audacy. Ridwan97 (talk) 04:23, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Comment, Ridwan97 these look like C2D, so any move should wait for the outcome of Talk:Entercom#Requested move 30 March 2021. TSventon (talk) 13:02, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Ridwan97: the article has not been moved, so these categories cannot be speedied. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:32, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Marcocapelle: I just move the main article's title to Audacy. Ridwan97 (talk) 03:07, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
- The categories can't be speedied anyway. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:49, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Marcocapelle: I just move the main article's title to Audacy. Ridwan97 (talk) 03:07, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Ridwan97: the article has not been moved, so these categories cannot be speedied. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:32, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
- Comment, Ridwan97 these look like C2D, so any move should wait for the outcome of Talk:Entercom#Requested move 30 March 2021. TSventon (talk) 13:02, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Category:13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Aragon to Category:13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Crown of Aragon – C2E: More accurate name Rathfelder (talk) 08:25, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- Category:14th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Aragon to Category:14th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Crown of Aragon – C2E. Rathfelder (talk) 08:25, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- Category:15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Aragon to Category:15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Crown of Aragon – C2E. Rathfelder (talk) 08:24, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- Comment These are subcategories of Category:13th-century people from the Kingdom of Aragon and its 14th and 15th-century siblings. Also the Crown of Aragon sometimes included Sicily, Naples and Sardinia. TSventon (talk) 16:43, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Rathfelder: it would be helpful to nominate the parent categories simultaneously, in order to keep them consistent. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:08, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- I didnt create the parents, so I cant use this route, and I think I will have to move them to new parents. Rathfelder (talk) 18:45, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- I have nominated the parents, if that goes ahead these three categories can also be processed. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Rathfelder: the discussion was closed as no consensus, so this cannot be speedied. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:29, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
- I have nominated the parents, if that goes ahead these three categories can also be processed. Marcocapelle (talk) 09:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
On hold pending other discussion[edit]
- None currently
Moved to full discussion[edit]
- Category:People executed by Italian states to Category:People executed by former countries on the Italian Peninsula- C2C: Category:Former countries on the Italian Peninsula. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:42, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- I don't think this is valid for Speedy, since the name had consensus at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2021_February_10#Category:People_executed_by_Italy, against a similar proposed name floated by Place Clichy. Perhaps it would be better to have a full CFD nomination to rename the six categories currently using "Italian Peninsula". – Fayenatic London 11:15, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:50, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- I don't think this is valid for Speedy, since the name had consensus at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2021_February_10#Category:People_executed_by_Italy, against a similar proposed name floated by Place Clichy. Perhaps it would be better to have a full CFD nomination to rename the six categories currently using "Italian Peninsula". – Fayenatic London 11:15, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Category:Midrange apparat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to Category:Midrange apparats of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – C2A, pluralization Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:48, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- This is also a potential candidate for deletion per WP:NONDEF, these are politicians and writers for whom being a local party official is a minor element in their career. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:27, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Oppose, as apparat is a collective noun. If there was a plural "apparats" (apparatuses) it would presumably refer to national bureaucracies or organisational divisions, but the contents are individual biographies. One option would be renaming to "apparatchiks", but I don't think that would come under C2. – Fayenatic London 09:49, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- You're right, my proposal is bad. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:37, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- I have moved this to a full discussion to delete here. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:47, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- Oppose, as apparat is a collective noun. If there was a plural "apparats" (apparatuses) it would presumably refer to national bureaucracies or organisational divisions, but the contents are individual biographies. One option would be renaming to "apparatchiks", but I don't think that would come under C2. – Fayenatic London 09:49, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- This is also a potential candidate for deletion per WP:NONDEF, these are politicians and writers for whom being a local party official is a minor element in their career. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:27, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
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