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deletion on 3 October 2008. The result of the discussion was keep.
This category was nominated for
deletion on 31 March 2009. The result of the discussion was no consensus.
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deletion on 4 May 2012. The result of the discussion was keep.
Usefulness
Is this category really necessary, or does it create barriers and conflict where there wasn't before? Have all the people in this article willing described themselves as being "White" and "South African". I think that give
WP:BLP, this of this category should be considered very carefully. —
Sladen (
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16:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)reply
It beats me why are Jews classified as whites.They are neither nordic nor caucasian.They have have mixed heritage like coloured people but tend to butt in with white people wherever they go.
As a human of relatively pale skin, but with some of that Mediterranean tone from my Italian and Russian (OMG, Russia is in Asia!) ancestry given enough sun exposure, I find this category absurd. In the long run, all encyclopedia editors have to make some absurd categorizations, but this one doesn't even need to get onto the short bus before it turns ridiculous. Also, check out the great section above, "Inclusion of Jews" who are "coloured people" who "tend to butt in with white people". If you want more discussion like that for the sake of "knowledge", please, let's have more pages like this one! — Preceding
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18:00, 11 September 2014 (UTC)reply
This category is within the scope of WikiProject South Africa, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
South Africa on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.South AfricaWikipedia:WikiProject South AfricaTemplate:WikiProject South AfricaSouth Africa articles
This category is within the scope of WikiProject Europe, an effort to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to
European topics of a cross-border nature on Wikipedia.EuropeWikipedia:WikiProject EuropeTemplate:WikiProject EuropeEurope articles
This category is within the scope of WikiProject Ethnic groups, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles relating to
ethnic groups, nationalities, and other cultural identities on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Ethnic groupsWikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groupsTemplate:WikiProject Ethnic groupsEthnic groups articles
This category was nominated for
deletion on 3 October 2008. The result of the discussion was keep.
This category was nominated for
deletion on 31 March 2009. The result of the discussion was no consensus.
This category was nominated for
deletion on 4 May 2012. The result of the discussion was keep.
Usefulness
Is this category really necessary, or does it create barriers and conflict where there wasn't before? Have all the people in this article willing described themselves as being "White" and "South African". I think that give
WP:BLP, this of this category should be considered very carefully. —
Sladen (
talk)
16:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)reply
It beats me why are Jews classified as whites.They are neither nordic nor caucasian.They have have mixed heritage like coloured people but tend to butt in with white people wherever they go.
As a human of relatively pale skin, but with some of that Mediterranean tone from my Italian and Russian (OMG, Russia is in Asia!) ancestry given enough sun exposure, I find this category absurd. In the long run, all encyclopedia editors have to make some absurd categorizations, but this one doesn't even need to get onto the short bus before it turns ridiculous. Also, check out the great section above, "Inclusion of Jews" who are "coloured people" who "tend to butt in with white people". If you want more discussion like that for the sake of "knowledge", please, let's have more pages like this one! — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
72.27.226.126 (
talk)
18:00, 11 September 2014 (UTC)reply