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January 3

Category:Film supporting characters

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:31, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Film supporting characters ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - overcategorization by arbitrary inclusion standard. There is no objective criterion as to what constitutes a "supporting" character. As noted on the talk page, the line between a supporting character and a lead character is quite blurry and if fully implemented this category could encompass almost every film character article on Wikipedia. Otto4711 ( talk) 23:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Antisemitism

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The result of the debate was speedy keep per WP:SNOW.-- Mike Selinker ( talk) 03:17, 6 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Antisemitism ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Violation of No disclaimers in articles. Specifically, the disclaimer "Note: This category indicates that the article in question discusses or refers to the topic of antisemitism. Adding this category to an article is in no way intended to imply that the subject of the article is antisemitic." appears. This category is rightly applied to some articles, e.g., Anti-Defamation League, but it (along with its disclaimer) are applied to articles such as Charles Colson, who responded ambiguously to a question from the President of the United States. The question had clear anti-semitic tones, but the Colson's answer did not. Hence, the need for the disclaimer, which violates WP guidelines. This template should be removed since it has a disclaimer, or it should be regulated so that WP:BLP is not violated. Ra2007 ( talk) 21:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Speedy keep and close - this category has been discussed how many times in the last few months? Give it a rest. Additionally, No disclaimers in articles is a guideline (which may be ignored in the name of common sense) and it refers to articles (this being a category). The nominator appears to misunderstand the nature of this category, as s/he seems to believe that it is a template. Otto4711 ( talk) 21:48, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • The obvious solution is to restrict this category, which is about the topic of antisemitism, to non-biographical articles. The potential misuse of the category is an argument for vigilance, not deletion. Otto4711 ( talk) 22:45, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Famous South Africans called Botha

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Famous South Africans called Botha ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Again, one of these "last name" categories, see also the other "South Africans called..." nominations I have made. Lilac Soul ( talk contribs count) 20:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Famous South Africans called Kruger

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:33, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Famous South Africans called Kruger ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Why do we need categories by surname? How is it interesting? Lilac Soul ( talk contribs count) 20:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Laguna

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The result of the debate was relisted on jan 10. Kbdank71 16:32, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose renaming Category:Laguna to Category:Laguna (province)
Nominator's rationale: Rename for consistency. The article is at Laguna (province) so the category and its sub's nominated below should be as well. Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 19:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Also nominating to rename:

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Category:French hip hop labels

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:34, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:French hip hop labels ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - small category with little or no apparent growth potential. Nominated once previously and closed no consensus despite 2-1 in favor of deletion. Since the previous nomination there has been no expansion of this single-entry category. This is the only hip-hop label by nationality subcategory and is a triple intersection. Otto4711 ( talk) 16:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Winter Asian Games

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The result of the debate was rename. Kbdank71 16:33, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose renaming Category:Winter Asian Games to Category:Asian Winter Games
Nominator's rationale: The articles in the category use a mixture of the naming conventions. However, the Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body of the games, uses the proposed naming convention. JD554 ( talk) 16:00, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Ice hockey at the Winter Asian Games

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The result of the debate was rename. Kbdank71 16:34, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Ice hockey at the Winter Asian Games ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: The category is deprecated. The category Category:Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games uses the correct naming convention as defined by the Olympic Council of Asia. JD554 ( talk) 15:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Yes, I agree with hindsight I should have done a CfR (which is what I've done for Winter Asian Games above). Sorry -- JD554 ( talk) 09:21, 4 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Rio de Janeiro (state)

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The result of the debate was close, there appears nothing to do. Kbdank71 16:36, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Suggest merging Category:Rio de Janeiro (state) to Category:Rio de Janeiro state

Nominator's rationale: The same function, my fault in old cfd to divide city and state. Matthew_hk t c 11:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Suggest renaming Category:Rio de Janeiro (state) to Category:Rio de Janeiro (city)
The old cat Category:Rio de Janeiro should moved to Category:Rio de Janeiro (city), but they moved to Category:Rio de Janeiro (state). Matthew_hk t c 11:11, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
IT is because the Category:Rio de Janeiro contain some but not the majority of the state's article, and i did not know the exist of Category:Rio de Janeiro state. But it now fixed. 203.185.57.72 ( talk) 08:28, 4 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Famous Africans called Kruger

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:34, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Famous Africans called Kruger ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Why would this be needed? Lilac Soul ( talk contribs count) 10:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Sicilian mob bosses

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The result of the debate was relisted on jan 10. Kbdank71 16:37, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Sicilian mob bosses ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Redundant, Category:Sicilian Mafiosi already exist and the Sicilian Mafia is not the mob, which is a term for the American Mafia. Mafia Expert ( talk) 16:11, 5 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Animal care and training writers

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The result of the debate was upmerge all to Category:Animal care and training writers. Kbdank71 20:20, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply


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Land birds

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The result of the debate was merge/rename per nom. Kbdank71 18:41, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose merging Category:Land birds of the Caribbean to Category:Birds of the Caribbean
Category:Land birds of Barbados to Category:Birds of Barbados
Propose renaming Category:Land Birds of the Lesser Antilles to Category:Birds of the Lesser Antilles
Category:Land birds of Anguilla to Category:Birds of the Anguilla
Category:Land birds of Antigua and Barbuda to Category:Birds of Antigua and Barbuda
Category:Land Birds of Aruba to Category:Birds of Aruba
Category:Land Birds of Bonaire to Category:Birds of Bonaire
Category:Land Birds of Curaçao to Category:Birds of Curaçao
Category:Land birds of Dominica to Category:Birds of Dominica
Category:Land birds of Grenada to Category:Birds of Grenada
Category:Land Birds of Guadeloupe to Category:Birds of Guadeloupe
Category:Land Birds of Martinique to Category:Birds of Martinique
Category:Land Birds of Montserrat to Category:Birds of Montserrat
Category:Land Birds of the Netherlands Antilles to Category:Birds of the Netherlands Antilles
Category:Land Birds of Saint Kitts and Nevis to Category:Birds of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Category:Land Birds of Saint Lucia to Category:Birds of Saint Lucia
Category:Land Birds of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Category:Birds of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Category:Land Birds of Trinidad and Tobago to Category:Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
Nominator's rationale: "Land birds" is unnecessary and is not used in any other bird categories except the first, which is the parent category, and some of the subcategories of it, which are listed. I don't think this is an accepted naming format for birds of island countries, because none of the other island countries in the world seem to have a category for "land birds" as opposed to simply "birds". (If, for whatever reason, "Land" is actually kept for any of the categories, the caps on "Birds" on a number of the categories should be changed to lowercase.) Snocrates 03:54, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Saw the note in WP:BIRD - I'd suggest supporting the move. The term landbird is mostly used, (as above in fact) in island situations where you wish to distinguish between the two types in situations where seabirds might be a dominant aspect of the avifauna and everything else (or maybe waders). category:Seabirds, by the way, is only generally used for the families or genera, not individual species. Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:13, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Football in Saint Martin (Netherlands)

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The result of the debate was rename. Kbdank71 18:39, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose renaming Category:Football in Saint Martin (Netherlands) to Category:Football in Sint Maarten
Category:Saint Martin (Netherlands) football competitions to Category:Sint Maarten football competitions
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Island of Saint Martin is divided between France ( Saint Martin (France)) and the Netherlands ( Sint Maarten). These are the only categories that uses "Saint Martin (Netherlands)" as opposed to "Sint Maarten". See Category:Sint Maarten. Saint Martin (Netherlands) redirects to Sint Maarten. Snocrates 03:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Debating alumni

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:35, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Debating alumni ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Participation in a student debating society is rarely a defining characteristic of a notable person. It's of many ways in which students can acquire skills that they may use later in life, but if we tried to categorise by all of them, biographical articles would rapidly become cluttered with categories for student politics, student sports, etc. There are already categories for a few notable debating-related offices such as Category:Presidents of the Oxford Union.
See also CfD 2007 January 28#Category:Debaters, which resulted in the deletion of several similar categories. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 01:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
PS Note that category appears to have been created by a new editor, so please don't bite. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 01:53, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Keep. Creator's rationale: I created the category because it is a defining characteristic (as much as other categories, like "Living Persons") of many famous people. I've only included people who had already noted this in their bio (so it was notable enough to be included as part of their description). As you noted, being President of the Oxford Union is just one example of notable participation in this area, but there are many others. -- Kolsteinz (talk) • ( contribs) 02:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
The first bio I looked at when I found this category was Gabby Logan: no mention of debating. The next one alphabetically is Dickson Mabon; no mention. Some others do mention it, but to suggest that this is as much a defining characteristic as being alive is not very credible. There are many things much more important to someone's career than being debater, such as holding a PhD, which we don't categorise on. We agree that being President of the Oxford Union is a significant post, but that an exceptional position, and most student debating societies have little or no notability outside of their own campus. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 13:12, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Their bios are linked to from other pages which establish their involvement and notability. Tagging them as debating alumni is merely a way of categorising them to find interesting and relevant information, similar to what "Living Persons" is used for. I don't know what your definition of a defining characteristic is, but categories are fairly lightweight and this information is definitely interesting and useful (maybe not to you, but to everyone interesting in debating around the world), so I don't see why it should be deleted. -- Kolsteinz ( talk) 20:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Delete - "alumni" should be reserved to mean "graduated from a school." No one graduates from debate, so the category name makes no sense. So if kept it would need to be renamed to something like Category:Debaters as we do not categorize on the basis of current and former status. But it shouldn't be kept, because participating in a debate program, club or society is rarely if ever a defining characteristic. Otto4711 ( talk) 17:14, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
The assertion that "alumni" is only used to mean graduated from a school is false. See Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni. As for whether participating in debating is notable, I can understand why you would think it is not if you are looking at it from a US perspective, but around the world, it is certainly notable. In the US, it seems that debating is an extracurricular activity like playing football on the side, whereas around the world it is a major and highly respected activity. -- Kolsteinz ( talk) 20:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • I did not say that the word was reserved for that purpose. I said that it should be. The wrestling alumni categories should in my opinion be merged to the corresponding wrestlers by promotion category. Regardless, the existence of those categories has no bearing on the existence of this one per WP:WAX. Nor did I suggest that participating in debate was not notable. Notability is not the standard that is used for categories so the notability of the activity is not relevant to whether the category should exist. Otto4711 ( talk) 20:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Delete - category should be titled "Public debators" or similar should it stay (I agree with Otto4711 on usage of alumni), but it should go since it would include so many people that it's of no particular use to anyone. I can't see that anyone would use the category to find someone or do other research. TrulyBlue ( talk) 10:47, 4 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Comment - This category certainly will not so as it is. Every Parliamentarian, Congressman, Senator, etc. participates in debates, so that the present category is too wide to be useful. If we are to have such a category it should be a category of categories (without or with few) individual members, individuals appearing in subcategories. For example, no presidents of the Oxford or Cambridge Union should appear, as they will be in a subcategory. "Alumni" is certainly undesirable as part of the title. If the nature of the category can be defined more sharply (perhpas by a headnote on the category page) and a more suitable name found that fits that, I would be willing to see it kept. This needs sorting and perhaps Kolsteinz as its creator can do that in the next few days. Peterkingiron ( talk) 00:18, 6 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Even with that repurposing, I would still oppose keeping the category. The presidents of the Oxford or Cambridge Union are a rare group, holders of probably he only two student debating-related positions that are actually notable, and those two exceptional categories don't need a special parent category. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 11:18, 8 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Green Lanterns

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:37, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Green Lanterns ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete as per pecedent not to categorize fictionl characters by group/team/organization. Possible speedy as recreation. J Greb ( talk) 01:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Speedy delete recreation. Doczilla ( talk) 05:43, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Comment it's not exactly the same as the other ones, since the ring of power is all that makes them a superhero, and that is only provided by the organization, therefore, this is more a fictional occupation. 70.55.85.22 ( talk) 09:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
    Creator's rationale: The Green Lanterns aren't just a group of superheroes, they're a group of people with the same powers. It's no different than if I had created a category titled DC Comics Aliens or Fictional Telepaths. Being a Green Lantern implies not only being a member of the group, but also having these powers. In fact, I recommend that the Category:Green Lanterns be placed under the Category:Fictional characters by superhuman feature or ability as a sub-category. GreenLantern1416 07:19, 3 January 2008
  • Speedy delete and salt as re-creation of deleted material. The precedent against categorizing comic book characters by team or group affiliation is clear. The notion that "Green Lantern" is an occupational category was considered and not supported at the previous CFD. The notion that this is a grouping by power is untenable. The Penguin and Batman each used a GL power ring in an admittedly canonically unclear episode of The Batman and under the power-not-group theory they would theoretically be eligible for inclusion. Otto4711 ( talk) 15:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Creator's Rational: Yes, people like Penguin and The Atom and Superman have used the Green Lantern ring in the past, but it is by and far considered an exclusive power to the Green Lanterns. Here on Wikipedia, on every Green Lantern's page I've visited, under "abilities," it lists Green Lantern Power Ring as the ability, therefore anyone with the permenant power of having a Green Lantern ring should be eligible for categorization under Green Lanterns. After all, when the Teen Titans switched powers, just because Beast Boy got Raven's powers doesn't mean we can include him in the category "fictional telepaths". There's nothing wrong with categorizing Green Lanterns under the specific ability of having a Green Lantern power ring. I even included Alan Scott in the Category:Green Lanterns, even though he is not a member of the Green Lantern Corps. He has a ring and he has the same powers (for the most part) of the Green Lantern Corps, so he can be counted a Green Lantern. Same thing with Power Ring of the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3. He can be counted as a Green Lantern too, although we might have to get into some technicalities about the differences between a Green Lantern ring and the Volthoom-powered ring he uses. In any event, I don't see any reason why a Green Lantern ring can't be classified as a Green Lantern-specific ability. GreenLantern1416 16:55, 3 January 2007
  • Creator's Rational: I personally disagree. I find a category much more accessible and less cluttered than the List of Green Lanterns. The list has tons of Green Lanterns with no pages attached to them. Even some of the hyperlinks for Green Lanterns are unreliable. I fixed a link yesterday on the Green Lantern Apros that took me to an article about a Greek city named Apros. I just find a category much more concise and easy to use and I'm sure many other Wikipedia users would be glad to have a category for Green Lanterns. GreenLantern1416 23:32, 3 January 2008
  • Delete per nom, and pass the shaker... Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 00:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Delete per previous precedent. Though (I presume) please feel free to turn into a Navbox. - jc37 00:54, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Eau Claire radio stations

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The result of the debate was Spedy delete as empty. Vegaswikian ( talk) 09:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Eau Claire radio stations ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete Category is currently empty. Unlike all other U.S. radio geographic categories, which are by city or metropolitan area, this category is for a county, which raises a flag that it's not substantial enough to populate. JPG-GR ( talk) 01:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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January 3

Category:Film supporting characters

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:31, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Film supporting characters ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - overcategorization by arbitrary inclusion standard. There is no objective criterion as to what constitutes a "supporting" character. As noted on the talk page, the line between a supporting character and a lead character is quite blurry and if fully implemented this category could encompass almost every film character article on Wikipedia. Otto4711 ( talk) 23:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Antisemitism

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The result of the debate was speedy keep per WP:SNOW.-- Mike Selinker ( talk) 03:17, 6 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Antisemitism ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Violation of No disclaimers in articles. Specifically, the disclaimer "Note: This category indicates that the article in question discusses or refers to the topic of antisemitism. Adding this category to an article is in no way intended to imply that the subject of the article is antisemitic." appears. This category is rightly applied to some articles, e.g., Anti-Defamation League, but it (along with its disclaimer) are applied to articles such as Charles Colson, who responded ambiguously to a question from the President of the United States. The question had clear anti-semitic tones, but the Colson's answer did not. Hence, the need for the disclaimer, which violates WP guidelines. This template should be removed since it has a disclaimer, or it should be regulated so that WP:BLP is not violated. Ra2007 ( talk) 21:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Speedy keep and close - this category has been discussed how many times in the last few months? Give it a rest. Additionally, No disclaimers in articles is a guideline (which may be ignored in the name of common sense) and it refers to articles (this being a category). The nominator appears to misunderstand the nature of this category, as s/he seems to believe that it is a template. Otto4711 ( talk) 21:48, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • The obvious solution is to restrict this category, which is about the topic of antisemitism, to non-biographical articles. The potential misuse of the category is an argument for vigilance, not deletion. Otto4711 ( talk) 22:45, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Famous South Africans called Botha

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Famous South Africans called Botha ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Again, one of these "last name" categories, see also the other "South Africans called..." nominations I have made. Lilac Soul ( talk contribs count) 20:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Famous South Africans called Kruger

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:33, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Famous South Africans called Kruger ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Why do we need categories by surname? How is it interesting? Lilac Soul ( talk contribs count) 20:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Laguna

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The result of the debate was relisted on jan 10. Kbdank71 16:32, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose renaming Category:Laguna to Category:Laguna (province)
Nominator's rationale: Rename for consistency. The article is at Laguna (province) so the category and its sub's nominated below should be as well. Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 19:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Also nominating to rename:

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Category:French hip hop labels

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:34, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:French hip hop labels ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete - small category with little or no apparent growth potential. Nominated once previously and closed no consensus despite 2-1 in favor of deletion. Since the previous nomination there has been no expansion of this single-entry category. This is the only hip-hop label by nationality subcategory and is a triple intersection. Otto4711 ( talk) 16:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Winter Asian Games

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The result of the debate was rename. Kbdank71 16:33, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose renaming Category:Winter Asian Games to Category:Asian Winter Games
Nominator's rationale: The articles in the category use a mixture of the naming conventions. However, the Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body of the games, uses the proposed naming convention. JD554 ( talk) 16:00, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Ice hockey at the Winter Asian Games

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The result of the debate was rename. Kbdank71 16:34, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Ice hockey at the Winter Asian Games ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: The category is deprecated. The category Category:Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games uses the correct naming convention as defined by the Olympic Council of Asia. JD554 ( talk) 15:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Yes, I agree with hindsight I should have done a CfR (which is what I've done for Winter Asian Games above). Sorry -- JD554 ( talk) 09:21, 4 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Rio de Janeiro (state)

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The result of the debate was close, there appears nothing to do. Kbdank71 16:36, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Suggest merging Category:Rio de Janeiro (state) to Category:Rio de Janeiro state

Nominator's rationale: The same function, my fault in old cfd to divide city and state. Matthew_hk t c 11:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Suggest renaming Category:Rio de Janeiro (state) to Category:Rio de Janeiro (city)
The old cat Category:Rio de Janeiro should moved to Category:Rio de Janeiro (city), but they moved to Category:Rio de Janeiro (state). Matthew_hk t c 11:11, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
IT is because the Category:Rio de Janeiro contain some but not the majority of the state's article, and i did not know the exist of Category:Rio de Janeiro state. But it now fixed. 203.185.57.72 ( talk) 08:28, 4 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Famous Africans called Kruger

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:34, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Famous Africans called Kruger ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Why would this be needed? Lilac Soul ( talk contribs count) 10:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Sicilian mob bosses

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The result of the debate was relisted on jan 10. Kbdank71 16:37, 10 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Sicilian mob bosses ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Redundant, Category:Sicilian Mafiosi already exist and the Sicilian Mafia is not the mob, which is a term for the American Mafia. Mafia Expert ( talk) 16:11, 5 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Animal care and training writers

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The result of the debate was upmerge all to Category:Animal care and training writers. Kbdank71 20:20, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply


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Land birds

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The result of the debate was merge/rename per nom. Kbdank71 18:41, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose merging Category:Land birds of the Caribbean to Category:Birds of the Caribbean
Category:Land birds of Barbados to Category:Birds of Barbados
Propose renaming Category:Land Birds of the Lesser Antilles to Category:Birds of the Lesser Antilles
Category:Land birds of Anguilla to Category:Birds of the Anguilla
Category:Land birds of Antigua and Barbuda to Category:Birds of Antigua and Barbuda
Category:Land Birds of Aruba to Category:Birds of Aruba
Category:Land Birds of Bonaire to Category:Birds of Bonaire
Category:Land Birds of Curaçao to Category:Birds of Curaçao
Category:Land birds of Dominica to Category:Birds of Dominica
Category:Land birds of Grenada to Category:Birds of Grenada
Category:Land Birds of Guadeloupe to Category:Birds of Guadeloupe
Category:Land Birds of Martinique to Category:Birds of Martinique
Category:Land Birds of Montserrat to Category:Birds of Montserrat
Category:Land Birds of the Netherlands Antilles to Category:Birds of the Netherlands Antilles
Category:Land Birds of Saint Kitts and Nevis to Category:Birds of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Category:Land Birds of Saint Lucia to Category:Birds of Saint Lucia
Category:Land Birds of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Category:Birds of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Category:Land Birds of Trinidad and Tobago to Category:Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
Nominator's rationale: "Land birds" is unnecessary and is not used in any other bird categories except the first, which is the parent category, and some of the subcategories of it, which are listed. I don't think this is an accepted naming format for birds of island countries, because none of the other island countries in the world seem to have a category for "land birds" as opposed to simply "birds". (If, for whatever reason, "Land" is actually kept for any of the categories, the caps on "Birds" on a number of the categories should be changed to lowercase.) Snocrates 03:54, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Saw the note in WP:BIRD - I'd suggest supporting the move. The term landbird is mostly used, (as above in fact) in island situations where you wish to distinguish between the two types in situations where seabirds might be a dominant aspect of the avifauna and everything else (or maybe waders). category:Seabirds, by the way, is only generally used for the families or genera, not individual species. Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:13, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Football in Saint Martin (Netherlands)

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The result of the debate was rename. Kbdank71 18:39, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Propose renaming Category:Football in Saint Martin (Netherlands) to Category:Football in Sint Maarten
Category:Saint Martin (Netherlands) football competitions to Category:Sint Maarten football competitions
Nominator's rationale: Rename. Island of Saint Martin is divided between France ( Saint Martin (France)) and the Netherlands ( Sint Maarten). These are the only categories that uses "Saint Martin (Netherlands)" as opposed to "Sint Maarten". See Category:Sint Maarten. Saint Martin (Netherlands) redirects to Sint Maarten. Snocrates 03:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Debating alumni

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:35, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Debating alumni ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Participation in a student debating society is rarely a defining characteristic of a notable person. It's of many ways in which students can acquire skills that they may use later in life, but if we tried to categorise by all of them, biographical articles would rapidly become cluttered with categories for student politics, student sports, etc. There are already categories for a few notable debating-related offices such as Category:Presidents of the Oxford Union.
See also CfD 2007 January 28#Category:Debaters, which resulted in the deletion of several similar categories. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 01:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
PS Note that category appears to have been created by a new editor, so please don't bite. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 01:53, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Keep. Creator's rationale: I created the category because it is a defining characteristic (as much as other categories, like "Living Persons") of many famous people. I've only included people who had already noted this in their bio (so it was notable enough to be included as part of their description). As you noted, being President of the Oxford Union is just one example of notable participation in this area, but there are many others. -- Kolsteinz (talk) • ( contribs) 02:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
The first bio I looked at when I found this category was Gabby Logan: no mention of debating. The next one alphabetically is Dickson Mabon; no mention. Some others do mention it, but to suggest that this is as much a defining characteristic as being alive is not very credible. There are many things much more important to someone's career than being debater, such as holding a PhD, which we don't categorise on. We agree that being President of the Oxford Union is a significant post, but that an exceptional position, and most student debating societies have little or no notability outside of their own campus. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 13:12, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
Their bios are linked to from other pages which establish their involvement and notability. Tagging them as debating alumni is merely a way of categorising them to find interesting and relevant information, similar to what "Living Persons" is used for. I don't know what your definition of a defining characteristic is, but categories are fairly lightweight and this information is definitely interesting and useful (maybe not to you, but to everyone interesting in debating around the world), so I don't see why it should be deleted. -- Kolsteinz ( talk) 20:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Delete - "alumni" should be reserved to mean "graduated from a school." No one graduates from debate, so the category name makes no sense. So if kept it would need to be renamed to something like Category:Debaters as we do not categorize on the basis of current and former status. But it shouldn't be kept, because participating in a debate program, club or society is rarely if ever a defining characteristic. Otto4711 ( talk) 17:14, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
The assertion that "alumni" is only used to mean graduated from a school is false. See Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni. As for whether participating in debating is notable, I can understand why you would think it is not if you are looking at it from a US perspective, but around the world, it is certainly notable. In the US, it seems that debating is an extracurricular activity like playing football on the side, whereas around the world it is a major and highly respected activity. -- Kolsteinz ( talk) 20:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • I did not say that the word was reserved for that purpose. I said that it should be. The wrestling alumni categories should in my opinion be merged to the corresponding wrestlers by promotion category. Regardless, the existence of those categories has no bearing on the existence of this one per WP:WAX. Nor did I suggest that participating in debate was not notable. Notability is not the standard that is used for categories so the notability of the activity is not relevant to whether the category should exist. Otto4711 ( talk) 20:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Delete - category should be titled "Public debators" or similar should it stay (I agree with Otto4711 on usage of alumni), but it should go since it would include so many people that it's of no particular use to anyone. I can't see that anyone would use the category to find someone or do other research. TrulyBlue ( talk) 10:47, 4 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Comment - This category certainly will not so as it is. Every Parliamentarian, Congressman, Senator, etc. participates in debates, so that the present category is too wide to be useful. If we are to have such a category it should be a category of categories (without or with few) individual members, individuals appearing in subcategories. For example, no presidents of the Oxford or Cambridge Union should appear, as they will be in a subcategory. "Alumni" is certainly undesirable as part of the title. If the nature of the category can be defined more sharply (perhpas by a headnote on the category page) and a more suitable name found that fits that, I would be willing to see it kept. This needs sorting and perhaps Kolsteinz as its creator can do that in the next few days. Peterkingiron ( talk) 00:18, 6 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Even with that repurposing, I would still oppose keeping the category. The presidents of the Oxford or Cambridge Union are a rare group, holders of probably he only two student debating-related positions that are actually notable, and those two exceptional categories don't need a special parent category. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 11:18, 8 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Green Lanterns

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The result of the debate was delete. Kbdank71 18:37, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Green Lanterns ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete as per pecedent not to categorize fictionl characters by group/team/organization. Possible speedy as recreation. J Greb ( talk) 01:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Speedy delete recreation. Doczilla ( talk) 05:43, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Comment it's not exactly the same as the other ones, since the ring of power is all that makes them a superhero, and that is only provided by the organization, therefore, this is more a fictional occupation. 70.55.85.22 ( talk) 09:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
    Creator's rationale: The Green Lanterns aren't just a group of superheroes, they're a group of people with the same powers. It's no different than if I had created a category titled DC Comics Aliens or Fictional Telepaths. Being a Green Lantern implies not only being a member of the group, but also having these powers. In fact, I recommend that the Category:Green Lanterns be placed under the Category:Fictional characters by superhuman feature or ability as a sub-category. GreenLantern1416 07:19, 3 January 2008
  • Speedy delete and salt as re-creation of deleted material. The precedent against categorizing comic book characters by team or group affiliation is clear. The notion that "Green Lantern" is an occupational category was considered and not supported at the previous CFD. The notion that this is a grouping by power is untenable. The Penguin and Batman each used a GL power ring in an admittedly canonically unclear episode of The Batman and under the power-not-group theory they would theoretically be eligible for inclusion. Otto4711 ( talk) 15:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Creator's Rational: Yes, people like Penguin and The Atom and Superman have used the Green Lantern ring in the past, but it is by and far considered an exclusive power to the Green Lanterns. Here on Wikipedia, on every Green Lantern's page I've visited, under "abilities," it lists Green Lantern Power Ring as the ability, therefore anyone with the permenant power of having a Green Lantern ring should be eligible for categorization under Green Lanterns. After all, when the Teen Titans switched powers, just because Beast Boy got Raven's powers doesn't mean we can include him in the category "fictional telepaths". There's nothing wrong with categorizing Green Lanterns under the specific ability of having a Green Lantern power ring. I even included Alan Scott in the Category:Green Lanterns, even though he is not a member of the Green Lantern Corps. He has a ring and he has the same powers (for the most part) of the Green Lantern Corps, so he can be counted a Green Lantern. Same thing with Power Ring of the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3. He can be counted as a Green Lantern too, although we might have to get into some technicalities about the differences between a Green Lantern ring and the Volthoom-powered ring he uses. In any event, I don't see any reason why a Green Lantern ring can't be classified as a Green Lantern-specific ability. GreenLantern1416 16:55, 3 January 2007
  • Creator's Rational: I personally disagree. I find a category much more accessible and less cluttered than the List of Green Lanterns. The list has tons of Green Lanterns with no pages attached to them. Even some of the hyperlinks for Green Lanterns are unreliable. I fixed a link yesterday on the Green Lantern Apros that took me to an article about a Greek city named Apros. I just find a category much more concise and easy to use and I'm sure many other Wikipedia users would be glad to have a category for Green Lanterns. GreenLantern1416 23:32, 3 January 2008
  • Delete per nom, and pass the shaker... Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 00:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Delete per previous precedent. Though (I presume) please feel free to turn into a Navbox. - jc37 00:54, 9 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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Category:Eau Claire radio stations

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The result of the debate was Spedy delete as empty. Vegaswikian ( talk) 09:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Category:Eau Claire radio stations ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Nominator's rationale: Delete Category is currently empty. Unlike all other U.S. radio geographic categories, which are by city or metropolitan area, this category is for a county, which raises a flag that it's not substantial enough to populate. JPG-GR ( talk) 01:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply
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