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The result of the discussion was:keep for now, please renominate if a concrete renaming proposition emerges.
MER-C09:04, 18 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: Non-defining. If it was properly populated it would contain hundreds of sub-categories - sports teams, families, gangs, lists of people etc.
Rathfelder (
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22:45, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep - The category serves a valid purpose by grouping together all of those subcategories. It's not the most elegant name, so I'm open to renaming it if a better name can be found.
Anomalous+0 (
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10:37, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Dropping the word "Articles" is not helpful, imo. When I said it wasn't "elegant" I was referring to the term "Multiple people", which is rather puzzling, until you look at the contents. Perhaps something along the lines of
Category:Specified groups of people, or something to that effect?
Anomalous+0 (
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14:38, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete (or rename, clarify and purge) but possibly, after discussion, create a more precisely defined (and more appropriately named) category instead. Looking at the mix of articles in the category it's clear that there are thousands more articles that would fit (e.g.
NASA Astronaut Group 2,
The Beatles,
Category:Brothers). In fact, many (perhaps most) wp articles mention multiple people - for example an article about a crime such as murder is likely to mention the victim and the perpetrator (with some biographical details of each) - do all such articles belong in this category?
The category may be intended to be for articles that discuss multiple people each of whom may be notable in their own right, but who "for convenience" are covered in a single article. If so, I don't see how that's useful to readers (or editors). It also doesn't conform to normal categorization practices - for example, the
Natascha Kampusch article is in this category presumably because it contains biographical details of her kidnapper, if those details (e.g. DoB) were removed from the NK article (either by splitting to an article specifically about the kidnapper or because they are considered excessive detail) then the NK article would no longer belong in the category even though the topic hasn't changed. DexDor(talk)17:58, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The main reason for keeping the category is that the subcategories are a more or less coherent collection. Containerizing the category could be an option.
Marcocapelle (
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06:29, 12 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep Container category for articles covering more than one topic, and could be split at some point. I have been using it for years.
Dimadick (
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16:01, 12 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Containerizing would certainly help. But I think the name needs to be clearer if it is not to attract inappropriate stuff. I've added a few more subcategories by number. I'm inclined to think that strategy might help. Articles about a specific number of people seem to fit better than articles about families and amorphous groups. But I'm not sure what I'm going to do about
The missing 54.
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Propose ALT2 I think that the format "Candidates in the YYYY Fooian election" is clearer and more precise, not least because it keeps the title of the election article intact, and just prefixes the election title with "Candidates in the".
Agree that a rename is needed. BHG's suggestion also avoids the slight ambiguity of 'Iranian presidential candidates'.
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14:11, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Support original nomination, weaker support for option ALT2. The original format is more concise, and seems to be what the majority of articles use.
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
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12:59, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The category contains 1 subcategory and 2 articles, in my opinion this is quite enough and the reader can see them together in this category.--
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13:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
This is not enough to satisfy
WP:OCEPON, which states "even most notable people lack enough directly related articles or subcategories to populate eponymous categories effectively". --
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
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The category contains 1 subcategory and 3 articles, in my opinion this is quite enough and the reader can see them together in this category.--
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13:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
This is not enough to satisfy
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
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12:59, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The category contains 1 subcategory and 2 articles, in my opinion this is quite enough and the reader can see them together in this category.--
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This is not enough to satisfy
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Category:African motivational speakers
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Nominator's rationale: Unnecessary intermediate category. Very few articles about African motivational speakers. Large majority are American.
Rathfelder (
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08:08, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Oppose - Good grief. Describing this as nothing more than an "intermediate category" completely misses the actual purpose of the category, because it totally ignores the other parent cat. Have a look at
Category:African people by occupation and you'll see there are 32 other, sister categories for other occupations that all serve the same function as this one. Far from being a pointless waste, they in fact make it possible to navigate through a large array of occupation categories for the African continent. (And, yes, there are equivalent umbrella categories for each of the other continents.) In short, there is no good reason to single out this particular category for deletion.
Anomalous+0 (
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09:33, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete, there is sometimes certainly a case for categories by continent, namely when biographies can't be diffused by (modern) countries and articles have to be placed directly in the continent category. But when (like now) the continent category is just the sum of the nationality categories of that continent it does not add any value.
Marcocapelle (
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21:20, 20 May 2019 (UTC)reply
<sigh> You've completely ignored what I explained above. As I pointed out, there are 32 other, sister categories that all serve the same function as this one: they all facilitate navigation for readers who are looking for articles about particular occupations in different African countries. Why single out this one?
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Category:Bridges named after Queen Victoria
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For the vast majority of these bridges, they were namved for either the reigning Queen (or the recently deceased one) with no other connection. At least Queen Victoria was actually at the opening ceremony of the
Queen's Bridge in Belfast. Whether articles are in this category because of a shared name or a due to a one-time performance, this category seems non-defining. The main article,
Victoria Bridge, is a disambiguation page that could be converted to a more formal list article if anyone is interested. -
RevelationDirect (
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00:39, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete - Clearly
WP:SHAREDNAME does apply. The name of a bridge is chosen more or less at random and has nothing to do with the actual bridge (except if named after the architect, which would be defining, or 'Roman', or even 'Victorian').
Oculi (
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10:20, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
: "More or less at random?" I am sure there is considerable thought put into these matters, which is why I have no bridges named after me. All the best: RichFarmbrough,
21:29, 11 May 2019 (UTC).reply
Delete in many/most cases the connection with the queen is non-defining for the bridge (e.g. the
Grosvenor Bridge and
Traffic Bridge articles don't even mention the queen). Other categories do a much better job of grouping articles about similar bridges. DexDor(talk)20:44, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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I take your point that there is only one article so far. I think there would be scope for more pages, as Cambridge University has named the building which houses its
Zoology Museum after Sir David.--
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10:06, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete (even if more things are found with this characteristic). This is the sort of thing that should be in article text and doesn't also need to be a category (it doesn't do a good job of grouping similar subjects and it doesn't provide a comprehensive categorization scheme). DexDor(talk)12:05, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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The result of the discussion was:keep for now, please renominate if a concrete renaming proposition emerges.
MER-C09:04, 18 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: Non-defining. If it was properly populated it would contain hundreds of sub-categories - sports teams, families, gangs, lists of people etc.
Rathfelder (
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22:45, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep - The category serves a valid purpose by grouping together all of those subcategories. It's not the most elegant name, so I'm open to renaming it if a better name can be found.
Anomalous+0 (
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10:37, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Dropping the word "Articles" is not helpful, imo. When I said it wasn't "elegant" I was referring to the term "Multiple people", which is rather puzzling, until you look at the contents. Perhaps something along the lines of
Category:Specified groups of people, or something to that effect?
Anomalous+0 (
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14:38, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete (or rename, clarify and purge) but possibly, after discussion, create a more precisely defined (and more appropriately named) category instead. Looking at the mix of articles in the category it's clear that there are thousands more articles that would fit (e.g.
NASA Astronaut Group 2,
The Beatles,
Category:Brothers). In fact, many (perhaps most) wp articles mention multiple people - for example an article about a crime such as murder is likely to mention the victim and the perpetrator (with some biographical details of each) - do all such articles belong in this category?
The category may be intended to be for articles that discuss multiple people each of whom may be notable in their own right, but who "for convenience" are covered in a single article. If so, I don't see how that's useful to readers (or editors). It also doesn't conform to normal categorization practices - for example, the
Natascha Kampusch article is in this category presumably because it contains biographical details of her kidnapper, if those details (e.g. DoB) were removed from the NK article (either by splitting to an article specifically about the kidnapper or because they are considered excessive detail) then the NK article would no longer belong in the category even though the topic hasn't changed. DexDor(talk)17:58, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The main reason for keeping the category is that the subcategories are a more or less coherent collection. Containerizing the category could be an option.
Marcocapelle (
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06:29, 12 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep Container category for articles covering more than one topic, and could be split at some point. I have been using it for years.
Dimadick (
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16:01, 12 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Containerizing would certainly help. But I think the name needs to be clearer if it is not to attract inappropriate stuff. I've added a few more subcategories by number. I'm inclined to think that strategy might help. Articles about a specific number of people seem to fit better than articles about families and amorphous groups. But I'm not sure what I'm going to do about
The missing 54.
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22:13, 12 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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Presidential candidates
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Propose ALT2 I think that the format "Candidates in the YYYY Fooian election" is clearer and more precise, not least because it keeps the title of the election article intact, and just prefixes the election title with "Candidates in the".
Agree that a rename is needed. BHG's suggestion also avoids the slight ambiguity of 'Iranian presidential candidates'.
Oculi (
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14:11, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Support original nomination, weaker support for option ALT2. The original format is more concise, and seems to be what the majority of articles use.
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
Yasnodark (
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12:59, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The category contains 1 subcategory and 2 articles, in my opinion this is quite enough and the reader can see them together in this category.--
Yasnodark (
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13:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
This is not enough to satisfy
WP:OCEPON, which states "even most notable people lack enough directly related articles or subcategories to populate eponymous categories effectively". --
woodensuperman13:41, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
Yasnodark (
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12:59, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The category contains 1 subcategory and 3 articles, in my opinion this is quite enough and the reader can see them together in this category.--
Yasnodark (
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13:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
This is not enough to satisfy
WP:OCEPON, which states "even most notable people lack enough directly related articles or subcategories to populate eponymous categories effectively". --
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Oppose, Keep, because this categories for people are very important and necessary. They significantly improve the navigation in the field of speculative fiction and play a unifying role for all topics related to these writers.--
Yasnodark (
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12:59, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The category contains 1 subcategory and 2 articles, in my opinion this is quite enough and the reader can see them together in this category.--
Yasnodark (
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13:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
This is not enough to satisfy
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Category:African motivational speakers
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Nominator's rationale: Unnecessary intermediate category. Very few articles about African motivational speakers. Large majority are American.
Rathfelder (
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08:08, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Oppose - Good grief. Describing this as nothing more than an "intermediate category" completely misses the actual purpose of the category, because it totally ignores the other parent cat. Have a look at
Category:African people by occupation and you'll see there are 32 other, sister categories for other occupations that all serve the same function as this one. Far from being a pointless waste, they in fact make it possible to navigate through a large array of occupation categories for the African continent. (And, yes, there are equivalent umbrella categories for each of the other continents.) In short, there is no good reason to single out this particular category for deletion.
Anomalous+0 (
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09:33, 11 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete, there is sometimes certainly a case for categories by continent, namely when biographies can't be diffused by (modern) countries and articles have to be placed directly in the continent category. But when (like now) the continent category is just the sum of the nationality categories of that continent it does not add any value.
Marcocapelle (
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21:20, 20 May 2019 (UTC)reply
<sigh> You've completely ignored what I explained above. As I pointed out, there are 32 other, sister categories that all serve the same function as this one: they all facilitate navigation for readers who are looking for articles about particular occupations in different African countries. Why single out this one?
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08:44, 21 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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Category:Bridges named after Queen Victoria
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For the vast majority of these bridges, they were namved for either the reigning Queen (or the recently deceased one) with no other connection. At least Queen Victoria was actually at the opening ceremony of the
Queen's Bridge in Belfast. Whether articles are in this category because of a shared name or a due to a one-time performance, this category seems non-defining. The main article,
Victoria Bridge, is a disambiguation page that could be converted to a more formal list article if anyone is interested. -
RevelationDirect (
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00:39, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete - Clearly
WP:SHAREDNAME does apply. The name of a bridge is chosen more or less at random and has nothing to do with the actual bridge (except if named after the architect, which would be defining, or 'Roman', or even 'Victorian').
Oculi (
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10:20, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
: "More or less at random?" I am sure there is considerable thought put into these matters, which is why I have no bridges named after me. All the best: RichFarmbrough,
21:29, 11 May 2019 (UTC).reply
Delete in many/most cases the connection with the queen is non-defining for the bridge (e.g. the
Grosvenor Bridge and
Traffic Bridge articles don't even mention the queen). Other categories do a much better job of grouping articles about similar bridges. DexDor(talk)20:44, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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Category:Facilities named after David Attenborough
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I take your point that there is only one article so far. I think there would be scope for more pages, as Cambridge University has named the building which houses its
Zoology Museum after Sir David.--
Thoughtfortheday (
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10:06, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete (even if more things are found with this characteristic). This is the sort of thing that should be in article text and doesn't also need to be a category (it doesn't do a good job of grouping similar subjects and it doesn't provide a comprehensive categorization scheme). DexDor(talk)12:05, 10 May 2019 (UTC)reply
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