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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]
V | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Total |
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CfD | 0 | 0 | 168 | 9 | 177 |
TfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FfD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
RfD | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 45 |
AfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 April 1 (9 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 31 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 30 (10 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 29 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 28 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 27 (11 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 26 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 25 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 24 (12 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 23 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 22 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 21 (11 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 20 (8 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 19 (5 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 18 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 17 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 16 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 15 (5 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 14 (8 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 13 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 12 (8 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 11 (8 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 10 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 9 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 7 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 6 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 5 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 4 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 3 (1 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|2022 April 9|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 page 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 untagged and delisted 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 ~~~~
To note that human action is required, e.g. updating a template that populates the category, use:
* NO BOTS [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~
Remember to tag the category page 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 22:21, 7 April 2022 (UTC). Currently, there are 133 open requests (. )
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Current requests[edit]
Please add new requests at the top of the list, preferably with a link to the parent category (in case of C2C) or relevant article (in case of C2D).
- Category:People of colonial New York to Category:People of the Province of New York – C2D: Province of New York. UnitedStatesian (talk) 22:20, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Self-harm in films to Category:Films about self-harm, C2C per Category:Films about mental health. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:37, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Dissociative identity disorder in films to Category:Films about dissociative identity disorder, C2C per Category:Films about mental disorders. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:33, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Earls of Berkshire (1626) to Category:Earls of Berkshire (1626 creation) – C2C per other subcats in Category:Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. HandsomeFella (talk) 17:29, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Earls of Bridgewater (1617) to Category:Earls of Bridgewater (1617 creation)
- Category:Earls of Buckingham (1097) to Category:Earls of Buckingham (1097 creation)
- Category:Earls of Buckingham (1377) to Category:Earls of Buckingham (1377 creation)
- Category:Earls of Carlisle (1622) to Category:Earls of Carlisle (1622 creation)
- Category:Earls of Carlisle (1661) to Category:Earls of Carlisle (1661 creation)
- Category:Earls of Chester (1071) to Category:Earls of Chester (1071 creation)
- Category:Earls of Chester (1121) to Category:Earls of Chester (1121 creation)
- Category:Earls of Cornwall (1068) to Category:Earls of Cornwall (1068 creation)
- Category:Earls of Cornwall (1225) to Category:Earls of Cornwall (1225 creation)
- Category:Earls of Devon (1141) to Category:Earls of Devon (1141 creation)
- Category:Earls of Devon (1553) to Category:Earls of Devon (1553 creation)
- Category:Earls of Devonshire (1618) to Category:Earls of Devonshire (1618 creation)
- Category:Earls of Essex (1239) to Category:Earls of Essex (1239 creation)
- Category:Earls of Essex (1461) to Category:Earls of Essex (1461 creation)
- Category:Earls of Essex (1572) to Category:Earls of Essex (1572 creation)
- Category:Earls of Gainsborough (1682) to Category:Earls of Gainsborough (1682 creation)
- Category:Earls of Hereford (1067) to Category:Earls of Hereford (1067 creation)
- Category:Earls of Hereford (1141) to Category:Earls of Hereford (1141 creation)
- Category:Earls of Hereford (1199) to Category:Earls of Hereford (1199 creation)
- Category:Earls of Huntingdon (1065) to Category:Earls of Huntingdon (1065 creation)
- Category:Earls of Huntingdon (1529) to Category:Earls of Huntingdon (1529 creation)
- Category:Earls of Lincoln (1232) to Category:Earls of Lincoln (1232 creation)
- Category:Earls of Lincoln (1572) to Category:Earls of Lincoln (1572 creation)
- Category:Earls of Norfolk (1141) to Category:Earls of Norfolk (1141 creation)
- Category:Earls of Norfolk (1312) to Category:Earls of Norfolk (1312 creation)
- Category:Earls of Norfolk (1477) to Category:Earls of Norfolk (1477 creation)
- Category:Earls of Norfolk (1644) to Category:Earls of Norfolk (1644 creation)
- Category:Earls of Northampton (1337) to Category:Earls of Northampton (1337 creation)
- Category:Earls of Northampton (1618) to Category:Earls of Northampton (1618 creation)
- Category:Earls of Pembroke (1138) to Category:Earls of Pembroke (1138 creation)
- Category:Earls of Pembroke (1189) to Category:Earls of Pembroke (1189 creation)
- Category:Earls of Pembroke (1247) to Category:Earls of Pembroke (1247 creation)
- Category:Earls of Pembroke (1339) to Category:Earls of Pembroke (1339 creation)
- Category:Earls of Pembroke (1468) to Category:Earls of Pembroke (1468 creation)
- Category:Earls of Pembroke (1551) to Category:Earls of Pembroke (1551 creation)
- Category:Earls of Richmond (1136) to Category:Earls of Richmond (1136 creation)
- Category:Earls of Richmond (1268) to Category:Earls of Richmond (1268 creation)
- Category:Earls of Richmond (1452) to Category:Earls of Richmond (1452 creation)
- Category:Earls of Rutland (1385) to Category:Earls of Rutland (1385 creation)
- Category:Earls of Rutland (1525) to Category:Earls of Rutland (1525 creation)
- Category:Earls of Salisbury (1149) to Category:Earls of Salisbury (1149 creation)
- Category:Earls of Salisbury (1337) to Category:Earls of Salisbury (1337 creation)
- Category:Earls of Salisbury (1605) to Category:Earls of Salisbury (1605 creation)
- Category:Earls of Strafford (1640) to Category:Earls of Strafford (1640 creation)
- Category:Earls of Suffolk (1337) to Category:Earls of Suffolk (1337 creation)
- Category:Earls of Suffolk (1385) to Category:Earls of Suffolk (1385 creation)
- Category:Earls of Suffolk (1603) to Category:Earls of Suffolk (1603 creation)
- Category:Earls of Tankerville (1418) to Category:Earls of Tankerville (1418 creation)
- Category:Earls of Warrington (1690) to Category:Earls of Warrington (1690 creation)
- Category:Earls of Worcester (1514) to Category:Earls of Worcester (1514 creation)
- Category:Earls of Yarmouth (1679) to Category:Earls of Yarmouth (1679 creation)
- Category:Tae kwon do films to Category:Taekwondo films – C2D: per Taekwondo. 1857a (talk) 14:01, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Cantar de Mio Cid to Category:Cantar de mio Cid – C2D: per Cantar de mio Cid. 1857a (talk) 13:53, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Æon Group to Category:Aeon Group – C2D: per Aeon Group. 1857a (talk) 13:35, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Paekakariki to Category:Paekākāriki – C2D: consistency with main article Paekākāriki. Paora (talk) 05:48, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:People from Paekakariki to Category:People from Paekākāriki – C2D: consistency with main article Paekākāriki. Paora (talk) 05:48, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:People from Tumba to Category:People from Tumba, Sweden – C2D: per Tumba, Sweden. 1857a (talk) 22:23, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:British Crown dependencies-related lists to Category:Crown Dependencies-related lists – C2D: Rename to match Crown Dependencies. Balkovec (talk) 12:22, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Crown dependencies to Category:Crown Dependencies – C2D: Rename to match Crown Dependencies. Balkovec (talk) 12:19, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Monuments of National Importance of India to Category:Monuments of National Importance (India), C2D per Monuments of National Importance (India), recently renamed after RM. Marcocapelle (talk) 10:55, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Test Drive (series) to Category:Test Drive – C2D: Per Test Drive. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:57, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose, C2D does not apply because of Test Drive (disambiguation). Marcocapelle (talk) 05:52, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:PIM-software for Windows to Category:Personal information manager software for Windows – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 17:04, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:PIM-software for Linux to Category:Personal information manager software for Linux – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 17:04, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Valencia, Carabobo to Category:Valencia, Venezuela – C2D: article was renamed to Valencia, Venezuela following RM consensus. UnitedStatesian (talk) 16:29, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Buildings and structures in Valencia, Carabobo to Category:Buildings and structures in Valencia, Venezuela
- Category:Mass media in Valencia, Carabobo to Category:Mass media in Valencia, Venezuela
- Category:People from Valencia, Carabobo to Category:People from Valencia, Venezuela
- Category:Sportspeople from Valencia, Carabobo to Category:Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela
- Category:Language software for MacOS to Category:Language software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:42, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:ANA Inspiration to Category:Chevron Championship – Procedural nom: cat was tagged, never listed here. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:40, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Uninstallers for MacOS to Category:Uninstallers for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:40, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Business software for MacOS to Category:Business software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:40, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:SFTP clients to Category:SSH File Transfer Protocol clients – C2D. Gonnym (talk) 15:39, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Numerical analysis software for MacOS to Category:Numerical analysis software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Healthcare software for MacOS to Category:Healthcare software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Computer algebra system software for MacOS to Category:Computer algebra system software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Science software for MacOS to Category:Science software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:PIM-software for MacOS to Category:Personal information manager software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Suggest Category:Personal information manager software for macOS to match article title/remove apparently stray hyphen also. UnitedStatesian (talk) 16:32, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Nom modified. UnitedStatesian (talk) 17:39, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Educational software for MacOS to Category:Educational software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 15:36, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:People from Oecusse District to Category:People from Oecusse – C2D: Oecusse. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:32, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Fight Nights Global to Category:AMC Fight Nights – Procedural nom: cat was tagged, never listed here. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:07, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:World Championships in Swimming navigational boxes to Category:World Para Swimming Championships navigational boxes – Procedural nom: cat was tagged, never listed here. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:06, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Rangpur District women cricketers to Category:Rangpur Division women cricketers – C2E, category incorrectly titled - team name is Rangpur Division. Mpk662 (talk) 14:34, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Desktop publishing for macOS to Category:Desktop publishing software for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 09:18, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:DRM for MacOS to Category:Digital rights management for macOS – C2C. Gonnym (talk) 09:16, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Suggest Category:Digital rights management for macOS to fix the capitalization too, see your nom above. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:34, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Oecusse Municipality to Category:Oecusse – C2D. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 06:21, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Hutnik Warszawa to Category:Hutnik Warsaw – Hutnik Warszawa have been named Hutnik Warsaw since 29 June 2018 Soorma221 (talk) 09:44, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Opposed requests[edit]
- Category:KS Cracovia to Category:Cracovia – Justified change of the name of the article about the main section of Cracovia (because it is not called KS, but MKS) and renaming the articles of the section to Cracovia instead of KS Cracovia. Soorma221 (talk) 21:21, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:KS Cracovia (ice hockey) players to Category:Cracovia (ice hockey) players
- Category:KS Cracovia seasons to Category:Cracovia seasons
- Category:KS Cracovia managers to Category:Cracovia managers
- Category:KS Cracovia (football) players to Category:Cracovia (football) players
- Oppose. The articles referred to have not been renamed at all, only the lede of the articles have changed. It's currently unclear what the article names should be. That issue needs to be sorted out first. HandsomeFella (talk) 16:21, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Haumea (dwarf planet) to Category:Haumea – C2D: Per Haumea. 1234qwer1234qwer4 14:13, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose See C2D instrux above: removal of a disambiguator is not valid via speedy, even if the article's title does not have one. UnitedStatesian (talk) 17:20, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Linguists of Kildin Sámi to Category:Linguists of Kildin Sami – C2D: Per Kildin Sami/C2C with Category:Kildin Sámi req below. 1234qwer1234qwer4 14:00, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Kildin Sámi to Category:Kildin Sami – C2D: Per Kildin Sami. 1234qwer1234qwer4 14:00, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Pite Sámi-speaking people to Category:Pite Sami-speaking people – C2D: Per Pite Sami/C2C with Category:Pite Sámi req below. 1234qwer1234qwer4 13:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Northern Sámi-language newspapers to Category:Northern Sami-language newspapers – C2D: Per Northern Sami/C2C with Category:Northern Sámi req below. 1234qwer1234qwer4 13:58, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Northern Sámi-language magazines to Category:Northern Sami-language magazines
- Category:Northern Sámi-language mass media to Category:Northern Sami-language mass media
- Oppose all these per Sámi people, Category:Sámi. It is the Sami ones that should be changed per WP:C2C. Oculi (talk) 21:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Pite Sámi to Category:Pite Sami – C2D: Per Pite Sami. 1234qwer1234qwer4 13:56, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Northern Sámi to Category:Northern Sami – C2D: Per Northern Sami. 1234qwer1234qwer4 13:56, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Lule Sámi to Category:Lule Sami – C2D: Per Lule Sami. 1234qwer1234qwer4 13:55, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose all these per Sámi people, Category:Sámi. It is the Sami ones that should be changed per WP:C2C. Oculi (talk) 21:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Geology of the United Kingdom to Category:Geology of Great Britain – C2D: To match the main article, Geology of Great Britain. The same as Category:Geology of Ireland, we should categorize geology by islands and not by political division. Balkovec (talk) 14:09, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose speedy This renaming would reduce the scope of the category, and break with convention in Category:Geology by country. Also, the subcategories refer to the United Kingdom and not Great Britain. 1857a (talk) 21:34, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
On hold pending other discussion[edit]
- None currently
Moved to full discussion[edit]
- Category:Scottish Anglican priests to Category:Scottish Episcopalian priests – C2D: To match Scottish Episcopal Church Rathfelder (talk) 13:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- The target already exists. Did you mean to say "Scottish Episcopalian clergy"? Laurel Lodged (talk) 15:30, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose this way, the (one) article is about a priest in the Church of England who was raised in Scotland. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:51, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Restaurants in Hollywood history to Category:Restaurants in Hollywood, Los Angeles history – C2D: Probably can also lose the "history" part per C2C as the "Restaurants in" category does not use that as far as I can tell. Gonnym (talk) 10:10, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
- Looks like a problem category... the aim of the category seems to be for former restaurants, in which case Category:Defunct restaurants in Hollywood, Los Angeles would probably be more appropriate, per Category:Defunct restaurants in Greater Los Angeles - though if so it'd need a full CFD rather than a speedy nom. BUT there are about three existing restaurants in there... along with a movie and a person. It's all a bit odd. Grutness...wha? 09:08, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:45, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- Looks like a problem category... the aim of the category seems to be for former restaurants, in which case Category:Defunct restaurants in Hollywood, Los Angeles would probably be more appropriate, per Category:Defunct restaurants in Greater Los Angeles - though if so it'd need a full CFD rather than a speedy nom. BUT there are about three existing restaurants in there... along with a movie and a person. It's all a bit odd. Grutness...wha? 09:08, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Iranian clerics to Category:Iranian clergy – C2C. Rathfelder (talk) 19:33, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
- Prefer full discussion because in Iran they are often literally referred to as "a cleric" (in contrast to Christianity where it is "a priest" or Sunni Islam with "an iman"). Marcocapelle (talk) 15:22, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
Transferred to a full discussion. Rathfelder (talk) 12:37, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Anglican Liturgical book to Category:Anglican Liturgical book – C2A: I do not see why "liturgical" should take a capital letter; compare with Category:Catholic liturgical books Veverve (talk) 16:24, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose Duh! Should clearly be "books", like the Catholic example given. Arguably not all these books are actually "liturgical" for that matter - the prayer books for example. A better name would be nice. Johnbod (talk) 16:29, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:42, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose Duh! Should clearly be "books", like the Catholic example given. Arguably not all these books are actually "liturgical" for that matter - the prayer books for example. A better name would be nice. Johnbod (talk) 16:29, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Category:West Coast Division (Gambia) to Category:West Coast Division (The Gambia) - C2D, per West Coast Division (The Gambia). StAnselm (talk) 05:40, 25 February 2022 (UTC)}
- Oppose speedy Only recently renamed and without discussion, and thus C2D doesn’t apply. Armbrust The Homunculus 12:54, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:37, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Category:UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to Category:UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship – C2D, spell out since article is at UK Research and Innovation. UnitedStatesian (talk) 17:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose on the basis of Wikipedia:COMMONNAME: a web search for "ukri future leaders fellowship" gives 12,200 results and "uk research and innovation future leaders fellowship" gives 2,570. So I'd favour a redirect from the latter. Yaxu (talk) 19:33, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Yaxu: in that case you'd better start a WP:RM to get the article moved. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:23, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion, at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 March 12#Category:UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:28, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Yale University 2000s(Decade) alumni to Category:Yale University 2000s(decade) alumni – C2A: Uncapitalize "decade" MrMeAndMrMeContributions 19:13, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Yale University 1900s(Decade) alumni to Category:Yale University 1900s(decade) alumni – C2A: Uncapitalize "decade" MrMeAndMrMeContributions 19:12, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- Category:Yale University 1800s(Decade) alumni to Category:Yale University 1800s(decade) alumni – C2A: Uncapitalize "decade" MrMeAndMrMeContributions 19:11, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- Decade should be omitted altogether: cf Category:1800s, Category:1800s novels etc. We have Category:19th century for the century. Oculi (talk) 20:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- On further thoughts the idea of splitting alumni by decade is a bad one (no precedents that I can find) and these should be deleted/upmerged along with the other decade ones. Oculi (talk) 23:49, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose all Yale cats and delete / upmerge – these should be deleted and upmerged; no consensus to split educational alumni by decades (makes it unnecessarily difficult to group similar people) SportsGuy789 (talk) 06:12, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- Upmerge per above. Categorizing by decade seems like unneeded overcategorization. --Kinu t/c 04:26, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- Moved to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:35, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
- Discussion was relisted on CFD 2022 Mar 20. Armbrust The Homunculus 07:42, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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