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Category:Aiki Framework

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The result of the discussion was: delete. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Aiki Framework (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Single entry category with limited growth potential. Articles have ample categories. Vegaswikian (talk) 00:00, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Document Management System

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The result of the discussion was: rename to alternative. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Document Management System to Category:Document management software
Nominator's rationale: Rename. This may be a better name and would match commons. However, we also need to consider renaming to Category:Document management systems to match the main article, Document management system. Vegaswikian (talk) 23:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Queer anarchism

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The result of the discussion was: Keep. Ruslik_Zero 15:58, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Queer anarchism to Category:Anarcho-queer
Nominator's rationale: per main article —Justin (koavf)TCM23:16, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Gulf sports channels

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Ruslik_Zero 15:55, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Gulf sports channels (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete or rename to Category:Persian Gulf sports channels, per Category:Persian Gulf music. I prefer deletion as I don't believe a category grouping sports channels by their proximity to a body of water is defining. Persian Gulf music, perhaps. Sports channels, I think not. If kept, it needs to be renamed as there is more than one gulf in the world. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:50, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename if kept I'd also note that this is not grouping "by proximity to a body of water" as Shawn seems to think. The Persian Gulf is a well-defined group of countries. That being said, I'm not so sure that grouping the sports channels of this region is really significant. Pichpich (talk) 01:03, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000 films

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. Consensus here felt that this characteristic is defining for its content, and this rename appears to be the most suitable option. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000 films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Per Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2010_September_2#Category:RiffTrax_films, this is not a defining characteristic. —Justin (koavf)TCM21:18, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - in the various discussions which have touched on this category (under the original name "MST3K movies") the notion has been floated that this category is warranted because unlike other similar categories (like RiffTrax and the other categories nominated yesterday) many of the films riffed by MST3K would not be notable were it not for their having been riffed. No real opinion on the validity of that argument. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 23:14, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • keep . More often than not, this is the defining characteristic of otherwise obscure films. Dimadick (talk) 07:15, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong delete per nomination. If your only way of justifying a category is that it is being a defining feature of the film then all categories of this nature should be taken down. Just because someone took the time to ad "This film was later featured on MST3K" to each article about a movie does not mean that it's a defining attribute. It's arguable that the films define MST3K and not the other way around. This category is only useful to people who watch MST3K and doesn't tell you anything about the actual film other then it is probably of poor quality and easy to make fun of -- which would be adequately illustrated with the category "B-Films" which already exists and many of these films are already a part of. DixieDellamorto (talk) 08:13, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per my rationale for the deletion for Rifftrax films category - unlike there, most films that fall into this category would only be notable and on WP because of their use by MST3K. I would suggest a rename, since the present name suggests that MST3K *made* the films (there's technically only one MST3K film and that's MST3K The Movie), maybe "Films featured on MST3K" or "MST3K-Featured Films". --MASEM (t) 10:22, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Masem. This is very often the only reason a film became notable. I also agree with renaming the category to something like Category:Films featured on MST3K. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 16:02, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment These films existed long before MST3K and they all had some level of appreciation before MST3K. The only people who think a film is more notable because of an appearance on MST3K is someone who watched the show or was a fan of the show. The general public won't know what Manos Hands of Fate is -- there are A LOT of people who don't even know what MST3K is. (I know it's hard to believe) This Category is irrelevant to anyone who isn't a MST3K fan and doesn't contribute anything to these films and it's existence doesn't ad anything to the articles it's attached to. You can sufficiently define a film without mentioning it was on MST3K, being on a TV show decades after a film was made should not be a defining factor. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is one of my favorite television shows of all time, I'm not attacking it, but this line of reasoning that suggests that they be the only film show to have a category is fan driven and not based in fact. DixieDellamorto (talk) 18:01, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. The association these films have with MST3K is undeniably significant. A failure to mention the appearance would be a glaring omission from any of these articles. This is an informative characteristic, and makes for a valuable category. CharacterZero | Speak 00:34, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Dimadick and CharacterZero. 70.242.6.127 (talk) 00:10, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename to Category:Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. This one time, it's a defining feature, because original plus overdub equals a new piece of art. Almost all of these films were brought to modern American consciousness by being overdubbed by the MST3K folks.--Mike Selinker (talk) 01:52, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support deletion as category is non-defining. It role, if any, in raising consciousness of a particular movie is not a defining characteristic. --Bejnar (talk) 05:00, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Chiranjeevins

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The result of the discussion was: rename. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Chiranjeevins to Category:Chiranjivins
Nominator's rationale: Per main article —Justin (koavf)TCM21:15, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Cities and towns in Vaslui County

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The result of the discussion was: Rename all four categories to Populated places. Ruslik_Zero 15:30, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Cities and towns in Vaslui County to Category:Localities in Vaslui County
Nominator's rationale: Basically per Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2010_August_17#Category:Cities_in_Cluj_County; it's best that categories only encompass one subject, and rather than having a separate category for cities and towns, let's have one for "localities", putting cities and towns directly there, and communes as a subcategory. Biruitorul Talk 21:04, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I don't see how "Localities" is equivalent to "Cities and towns". To me, a "locality" is just any place - certainly including villages, which are not towns or cities and hence are not included in this category. So renaming the category in this way wouldn't make sense - you would have to rearrange the existing categories somehow.--Kotniski (talk) 07:39, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'd be happy with "localities" (or perhaps better "populated places", as that indeed seems to be the agreed term wiki-wide), as long as the communes and any villages are made into a subcategory of it.--Kotniski (talk) 19:33, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Pages with Disambiguator's Barnstar

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Ruslik_Zero 15:49, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Pages with Disambiguator's Barnstar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Trivial categorization. There's no reason to categorize pages by what type of barnstar a user has received. See also: nomination directly below. — ξxplicit 19:42, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Pages with Portal Barnstar

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The result of the discussion was: Delete. Ruslik_Zero 15:51, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Pages with Portal Barnstar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Trivial categorization. There's no reason to categorize pages by what type of barnstar a user has received. See similar discussion concerning Category:Pages with Entrepreneur's Barnstar. — ξxplicit 19:33, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I only created the category because other barnstars have done the same. I was following what I assumed was established convention. —Bill Price (nyb) 22:42, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Scheduled spaceflights

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The result of the discussion was: Rename back to Category:Future spaceflights. Ruslik_Zero 15:34, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Scheduled spaceflights (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: This category has been moved, and had its scope changed, so many times that its original purpose has been lost. Spaceflights don't necessarily have to be "scheduled" to be in the future, and there is no sense in having a category for the cross-section that are, excluding the rest. Since there is a consensus against using it for its original purpose - categorising all future spaceflights - I can see no reason to keep it on. GW 09:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ruslik_Zero 18:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:National law enforcement agencies of the Afghanistan

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The result of the discussion was: merge. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose merging Category:National law enforcement agencies of the Afghanistan to Category:Law enforcement agencies of Afghanistan
Nominator's rationale: Upmerge. There are no articles on regional enforcement agencies and I suspect that the new category was created by mistake. Pichpich (talk) 15:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC) Pichpich (talk) 15:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Sketch writers

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The result of the discussion was: delete all. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Sketch writers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Sketch writers by nationality (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:American sketch writers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - breaking down writers this much cuts too fine. Writers produce in multiple forms within genres and categorizing by each kind of writing will lead to category clutter. Sketch writers, sitcom writers, drama series writers, made-for-television movie writers, dramedy writers, infomercial writers, clip show writers, talk show writers, awards show writers, etc. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 09:29, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I know a former comedy sketch writer -- and I suppose I used to be one, myself -- and I agree this opens the door to a range of comedy writer by show type categories. To be honest, I kind of assumed a sitcom writer category existed. I see it does not. Certainly leaning towards delete. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:39, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Mock the Week

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The result of the discussion was: delete. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Mock the Week (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - absent the performers who per WP:OC are incorrectly categorized there are three articles and a template. Not enough material to necessitate a category. Everything is linked through the template and the main article. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 09:13, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Muppet writers

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The result of the discussion was: delete. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Muppet writers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - per WP:OC people are not categorized on the basis of series or franchises for which they have written. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 08:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom and prior precedent; this is overcategorisation, since each of these writers may have written many other things over the course of their lives. (Look at Chevy Chase for example, who is in this category, but his article doesn't even mention that he wrote for the Muppets.) Robofish (talk) 13:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Signatories of the health and social care concordat

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The result of the discussion was: delete all. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Signatories of the health and social care concordat (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Full signatories of the health and social care concordat (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Category:Associate signatories of the health and social care concordat (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - for organizations that at some point signed onto "a voluntary agreement between organisations that regulate, audit, inspect or review elements of health and healthcare in England." Does not appear to rise to the level of significance that would warrant categorization. Signatory status is reversible, further indicating the non-definingness of being a party to this document. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 08:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Cuisine of the Lazio

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The result of the discussion was: Rename all to remove 'the'. Ruslik_Zero 15:40, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Cuisine of the Lazio to Category:Cuisine of Lazio
Nominator's rationale: Syntax & consistency - Alex2006 (talk) 05:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - of thirteen subcats that include the word "Lazio" some use "Lazio" while others use "the Lazio". The lead category is Category:Lazio and the lead article is Lazio, which consistently reads "Lazio" and not "the Lazio". Discussion should be broadened to make everything uniform rather than renaming a single subcat in isolation. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 07:26, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The normal English term is "Lazio", not "the Lazio". I'm not sure I understand your objection, Cow of Pain. You seem to be saying that we shouldn't change the Cuisine of the Lazio category name until we change all subcats' names? But what's wrong with starting with one and continuing to the others? --Macrakis (talk) 14:09, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Too often (based on variations in participation) CFDs done in isolation result in divergent results for no good reason. If all of the divergent categories are nominated at once it reduces/eliminates the likelihood of mixed results. I believe it should be "foo of/in Lazio" but why not withdraw this and nominate all of the "foo of Lazio" subcats together? It's not like that would be a huge nomination. That said, if consensus is to rename this one in isolation then great, do it. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 04:46, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support renaming. Just so we are clear, the categories that should be included in the renaming are:
Category:Buildings and structures in the Lazio
Category:Baroque sites of the Lazio
Category:Churches in the Lazio
Category:Monasteries in the Lazio
Category:Cities and towns in the Lazio
Category:Frazioni of the Lazio
Category:Hilltowns in the Lazio
Category:Cuisine of the Lazio
Category:Geography of the Lazio
Category:Lakes of the Lazio
Category:Mountains of the Lazio
Category:Rivers of the Lazio
Category:Valleys of the Lazio
Category:Gothic sites in the Lazio
Category:History of the Lazio
Category:Provinces of the Lazio
Category:Roman sites of the Lazio
Category:Romanesque sites in the Lazio

and have been so marked. the other Lazio categories already omit the "the". And while we are here correct "Roman sites of Lazio" to "Roman sites in Lazio". --Bejnar (talk) 18:20, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Only just seen this, so too late now, but you might as well know it: To say Lazio is uneducated. It is The Lazio; to say otherwise shows ignorance.  Giacomo  17:45, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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Category:CD Aves

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The result of the discussion was: rename. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:CD Aves to Category:C.D. Aves
Nominator's rationale: Per main article —Justin (koavf)TCM05:49, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Goth films

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The result of the discussion was: delete. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Goth films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete. Vague classification. Trivialist (talk) 05:35, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Short-lived states

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The result of the discussion was: no consensus.--Mike Selinker (talk) 16:41, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Short-lived states (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Completely random inclusion criteria of statehood lasting for "generally less than ten years." Some of these are states, others are micronations, some are simply occupations. —Justin (koavf)TCM03:40, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It is not "undefinable" - the category page defines it. But it is entirely arbitary, as Robofish has pointed out. Johnbod (talk) 21:00, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Johnbod. Yes, the inclusion criteria are slightly problematic. But on balance the benefits of keeping this category far outweigh any hypothetical problems. Bear in mind, there are no BLP issues to be concerned about, so that very strict standard should not be applied here. Readers are well-served by this category, which does after all fulfill the primary objective of all categories: assisting readers in navigation by grouping together articles & sub-cats that share a common feature. I do not see what is to be gained by deleting it, which really is not necessary, given that it's contents are all (as far as I can see) properly described as "Short-lived states". Cgingold (talk) 22:44, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep but try and figure out a better inclusion criterion. Though it may not be precise, there clearly is a notion of short-lived states. They basically all grew out of exceptional and usually temporary circumstances so their histories have points in common. A category helps to highlight this and in the end, deleting the category hurts Wikipedia. Pichpich (talk) 23:06, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. I've thought a lot about this over the days, but I don't see any way around the fact that this is subjective and/or arbitrary. As has been pointed out, in the broad scope of time, East Germany would qualify. But if your focus is 20th-century history, then it wouldn't. To set a specific cut-off would be arbitrary. I've tried to figure out a way around it, but I can't come up with anything. Good Ol’factory (talk) 02:03, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Escape from communist countries

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The result of the discussion was: delete. — ξxplicit 08:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Propose renaming Category:Escape from communist countries to Category:Escape from communist states
Nominator's rationale: Per parent cat. and main article. Alternately, delete as too narrow. —Justin (koavf)TCM03:30, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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