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Discussion for Today

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This page is transcluded from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024_November_27


November 27

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NEW NOMINATIONS

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Category:Masters of the Universe Evil Warriors

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Nominator's rationale: Excessive categorization for Category:Masters of the Universe characters with very few articles that fit this definition. The main category is enough. Jontesta (talk) 16:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Masters of the Universe Snake Men

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Nominator's rationale: Excessive categorization for Category:Masters of the Universe characters with no actual articles that fit this definition. Jontesta (talk) 16:41, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Masters of the Universe Heroic Warriors

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Nominator's rationale: Excessive categorization for Category:Masters of the Universe characters with very few articles that fit this definition. The main category is enough. Jontesta (talk) 16:41, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Doctor Who technology

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Nominator's rationale: Virtually nothing to add to this category. The whole show is about fictional technology and we don't need to contort every other article to pointlessly fill this. Jontesta (talk) 16:26, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Forest planets in fiction

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Nominator's rationale: This will match other similar categories such as Category:Fiction set on desert planets, Category:Fiction set on ocean planets, , etc... This category already includes more articles about fiction rather than the planet themselves, and will be more accurate. (It would be preferable to re-categorizing the incorrect articles and deleting this category as too small.) Jontesta (talk) 15:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:All articles needing copy edit

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Nominator's rationale: For consistency with Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit; also Wikipedia:Categorization#PROJECTCAT. JJPMaster (she/they) 15:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:People from Baldwin, Chemung County, New York

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Nominator's rationale: Category with just one entry. Lost in Quebec (talk) 11:54, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Fortification weapons

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Nominator's rationale: Vague categorization without any established definition. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:49, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Vehicle weapons

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Nominator's rationale: This category is clearly not about all weapons that are vehicles, but rather, weapons attached to vehicles. The name should be less vague. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Wahhabists

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Nominator's rationale: Common name. An incomplete nomination was previously made for the parent category at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_12#Category:Wahhabists with a valid rationale, but that one was subject to a procedural close. Merge Afghan and Indonesian for now, as they currently only hold one page each. – Fayenatic London 11:32, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 4th century

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Nominator's rationale: delete, anachronistic category, the Oriental Orthodox Churches did not exist yet in the 5th century. The three articles are already in Category:Christian monasteries established in the 4th century, there is no need to merge somewhere. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:54, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Primitive weapons

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Nominator's rationale: WP:SUBJECTIVECAT like its parent category, except this seems to be unsalvageable in comparison. The definition of primitive is up for debate, a spear is relatively advanced compared to, say, a rock. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:19, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Primitive technology

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Nominator's rationale: Rename to become the category with the main article low technology. "Primitive" appears to be WP:SUBJECTIVECAT. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:17, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Weapons by target

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Nominator's rationale: Confusing - I initially assumed it contained weapons meant to be used on a particular person or object. I am having a hard time thinking of a way the title might be modified to actually make sense or be defining, best to put the subcategories back where they used to be. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:08, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Songs from Joker: Folie à Deux

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Nominator's rationale: None of these songs are defined by its use and appearance in the Joker movie. StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 03:18, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Birth control law and case law

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Nominator's rationale: I think we should split this becayuse typically case law is nested under law SMasonGarrison 01:13, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Thoughts on Mason's most recent comment?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:57, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Puerto Rico Adjutant Generals

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Nominator's rationale: Correct plural per Category:Adjutants general of the National Guard of the United States StAnselm (talk) 19:23, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 23:01, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Rename target?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:55, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@StAnselm: Thoughts on The Bushranger's proposal above? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:55, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's fine by me. Good idea, actually. StAnselm (talk) 02:28, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Fictional extraterrestrial robots

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Nominator's rationale: Fails WP:NONDEF as, while they are a character type that appears from time to time, there does not seem to be something defining about the combination of extraterrestrial and robot in particular. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 08:03, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:17, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:44, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Marvel Comics film characters

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Nominator's rationale: This category's description is for "Film characters based on Marvel Comics", although in recent months, it has become populated by an absurd amount of articles for the comic characters themselves, with many of those being for characters only RECENTLY being featured in some mass media. This cat has primarily operated as a holding for the three current subcats which are actually for film adaptations of these characters. This cat is repeatedly readded to articles on the comics versions and I am requesting full deletion as the current subcats handle all relevant media adaptations in film, or, if that does not pass, then I would request this cat to be purged and converted into a formal holding cat. Trailblazer101 (talk) 07:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's comment: I would also like to note that the creator of this cat, User:Dietic, has a history of making similar categories as this one for Marvel adaptation characters that were overcategorized on the comics articles and were subsequently deleted in the past few years, many of which may be viewed via their talk page. Trailblazer101 (talk) 07:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Clear consensus for a change; should it be purged or deleted?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:43, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Purge: Agree that the cat should be limited to articles about the characters from the films specifically, but that that's a perfectly fine scope to maintain and the category retains value so long as that scope is maintained. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 07:31, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The description is more specific than its title, so just change the description or the title? Tag the users populating it. --MikutoH talk! 03:27, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Also containerize?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:44, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator's rationale: This seems to be a "catchall" sort of category that aims to collect all articles related to the Swedish military...except the various subcategories of Category:Military of Sweden already cover these articles. This appears to be some sort of "this one user found it useful" thing, which would best be used as a list page in userspace - but not a facing-all-users category. The Bushranger One ping only 01:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Extraterritorial properties of the Holy See

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Nominator's rationale: Non-defining category, upmerge SMasonGarrison 01:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Fictional melee weapons practitioners

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Nominator's rationale: With the deletion of Category:Melee weapons, this category has no reason to exist either. As for the category's individual members, I suggest a manual merge to Category:Fictional martial artists for whatever qualifies, but otherwise total removal. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 01:01, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Fist-load weapons

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Nominator's rationale: Made by a banned user who had a fondness for this "fist-load" term. Unfortunately, it is not a term with an article and fails WP:NEO. It's possible some (but not necessarily all) may be best merged to Category:Blade weapons and Category:Blunt weapons. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:57, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Point of order, the user who created these categories was not a banned user. The one who (apparently) added a lot to them was. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:57, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They are the same user. Said user made numerous sock accounts over the years to recreate faulty fictional categories they made. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 05:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wonder how come the category-creating user was never blocked? - The Bushranger One ping only 07:21, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I believe it was not seen as necessary due to them abandoning that account. Can't say I get the logic, but they'd probably be blocked fast if they started using it for disruption. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:22, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Armories (military)

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Nominator's rationale: See WP:OVERLAPCAT. They share the same article overall, with only naming differences. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Honorary weapons

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Nominator's rationale: There are only a few articles in this category that are actually honorary weapons. The others appear totally miscategorized. It is likely going to be better to selectively dual merge the few that apply to Category:Individual weapons and Category:Military awards and decorations than continue with such a totally inaccurate and misleading category. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:43, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Weapon guidance

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Nominator's rationale: Seems totally redundant, per WP:OVERLAPCAT. If there is a reason both of these categories should exist separately, let me know, otherwise I don't see why they can't be merged. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:33, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Boeing military aircraft

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Nominator's rationale: Un-needed splitout; all other subcategories of Category:Aircraft by manufacturer do not distinguish between civil and military types (and indeed, many are both, which would lead to unneeded category duplication). All aircraft here are already also in appropriate subcategories of Category:United States military aircraft. The Bushranger One ping only 00:07, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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