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Category:Unreal Engine 5 games

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Category:Ministerial departments of the Sierra Leone Government

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:09, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Non-defining distinction that doesn't help navigation Mason ( talk) 20:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Oxford University Press Delegate

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Category:Block books

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:10, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: This category is not helpful navigation. It contains the epon article and one book. As described on the category page, this does not seem like a defining feature... "Block books or blockbooks, also called xylographica, are short books of up to 50 leaves, block printed in Europe in the second half of the 15th century as woodcuts with blocks carved to include both text (usually) and illustrations." Mason ( talk) 20:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Ipswich town preachers

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Category:Georgetown College (Kentucky)

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Georgetown College. Unopposed for two weeks. (non-admin closure) House Blaster ( talk · he/him) 17:40, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: In line with the main article, Georgetown College. Graham ( talk) 02:08, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Deaths from food poisoning

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The result of the discussion was: Rename to Category:Deaths from foodborne illnesses * Pppery * it has begun... 22:45, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Conflict in naming conventions between Category:Deaths from digestive disease and Category:Deaths from infectious disease; and Category:Deaths by poisoning. – LaundryPizza03 ( d ) 20:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:American people of Arab descent

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The result of the discussion was: delete. This is a classic WP:1AM scenario; after extended discussion Bohemian Baltimore has not convinced anyone to support their position. I will also remind participants on both sides that this is a content form, and as such comments about other editors and their actions/good faith/etc. are not helpful and impede the consensus process. (non-admin closure) House Blaster ( talk · he/him) 23:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Empty category, fork of the Category:American people of Middle Eastern descent. Aldij ( talk) 15:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Central African Republic people

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Category:Caucasus Jews

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Category:British people of Tajik descent

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:21, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: 1 article category Gjs238 ( talk) 12:51, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Merge/delete. Being "Clearly part of a detailed and comprehensive category tree". is not a sufficiently good reason to keep a category. It rewards categories that are old, rather than categories that are useful. Mason ( talk) 12:53, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Merge/delete: 1-article category Gjs238 ( talk) 14:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Canadian people of Tajik descent

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:20, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: 1 article category Gjs238 ( talk) 12:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Merge/delete. Being "Clearly part of a detailed and comprehensive category tree". is not a sufficiently good reason to keep a category. It rewards categories that are old, rather than categories that are useful. Mason ( talk) 12:53, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Merge/delete: 1-article category Gjs238 ( talk) 14:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:People of West Asian descent

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The result of the discussion was: no consensus. Note: the nominator has been blocked as a sockpuppet of Dolyn. – Fayenatic London 16:15, 25 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: This category tree is not needed. Western Asia is often conflated with the Middle East. Western Asia includes the South Caucasus but does not include Egypt (outside the Sinai Peninsula) and Turkish Thrace (geographically in Southeast Europe). Now "West Asian descent" categories merely serve as containers for "Middle East descent" and "Caucasus descent." However, these classifications are not entirely accurate. The term "People of Middle East descent" includes individuals from the African part of Egypt and Turkish Thrace in Europe, while "People of Caucasus descent" encompasses individuals from the North Caucasus in Europe. Aldij ( talk) 09:55, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply
I believe it would be better to merge the category trees of South Asia and Southeast Asia into Asia as well. I will nominate them separately now. Regarding the decision to discard the "Middle East" categories, I'm not certain there is consensus for this, nor am I sure whether I will personally support it. However, perhaps they need to be deleted as well. Aldij ( talk) 15:59, 11 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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@ Aldij, I would oppose deletion of "South Asia" categories since that is the region's name. "West Asia" is covered by the "Middle East". Omnis Scientia ( talk) 21:34, 18 May 2024 (UTC) reply
There are plenty of locations that could be considered to be in West Asia that are no where near the Middle East, that are on the Europe-Asia border. Liz Read! Talk! 20:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)C reply
@ Liz in principle, I am not opposed to your suggestion of merging the categories of Middle Eastern people into the categories for West Asian people. However, this clearly requires a separate discussion, as the category:Middle Eastern people contains many different subcategories. I fear that the term "Middle East" is more commonly used than "West Asia." In any case, the main point of my proposal, and the most important one, is the unification of the two trees. The specific name chosen is not so important.
P.S. I have only nominated Category:People of West Asian descent so far. Once consensus is reached, I will nominate either the Category:Middle Eastern people tree or the Category:West Asian people tree, depending on the result of this discussion. Aldij ( talk) 07:44, 29 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championships

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The result of the discussion was: rename ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Harmonizing subcategory names in the Category:IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. Please see also the previous discussion here. Maiō T. ( talk) 17:52, 29 April 2024 (UTC) reply
Support. The nomenclature aligns with the official name of the tournament as used by the IIHF. Spitzmauskc ( talk) 15:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. The naming is unnecessarily redundant. The proposal is equivalent to "1999 International Ice Hockey Federation Ice Hockey Women's World Championships". What logical reason is there to say ice hockey twice? Seems like the parent category should be discussed, not the children. Flibirigit ( talk) 11:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply
    The IIHF uses "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship" on all official documentation. I suspect the inclusion of 'Ice Hockey' has its roots in the period during which the IIHF also organized the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. While I don’t disagree that the name may read as redundant, I do see value in maintaining the official name and feel the inclusion of 'Ice Hockey' is a helpful indicator for readers who may not be familiar with the IIHF acronym. Spitzmauskc ( talk) 19:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Arab diaspora in the Middle East

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Not all individuals from countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon self-identify as Arabs. Therefore, this categorization may be misleading and fail to accurately reflect the diverse ethnic and national identities of people from these regions. Additionally, the term "diaspora" refers to a community of people who live outside their place of origin or ancestry. However, since Arabs are indigenous to the Middle East, the use of "diaspora" in this context can be confusing and inaccurate. Aldij ( talk) 09:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Mexican people of Arab descent

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Small category, I propose to upmerge into category:Mexican people of Middle Eastern descent. Aldij ( talk) 09:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)

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The result of the discussion was: soft delete. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: delete, only contains the eponymous article and a subcategory. The subcategory suffices. Marcocapelle ( talk) 06:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Fiddlers from Sweden

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: I think these categories should be merged because frankly it's confusing to have two swedish categories Mason ( talk) 04:55, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Rename of Alien invasions in media et al.

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The result of the discussion was: rename all. @ Zxcvbnm, feel free to nominate the "Alien visitations" categories for merging. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Rename per several past renames, in order to make it clear that these categories are for media that are about alien invasions and such, not where such things make potentially trivial appearances. DonIago ( talk) 02:31, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Comic book editors

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Category:Franz von Sickingen

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: This category only contains the Franz von Sickingen, who was a leader of the Knights' War and the category of the conflict. I think that they should either be merged or this category should be deleted. It really doesn't help navigation. Mason ( talk) 00:59, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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May 15

Category:Unreal Engine 5 games

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Category:Ministerial departments of the Sierra Leone Government

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:09, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Non-defining distinction that doesn't help navigation Mason ( talk) 20:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Oxford University Press Delegate

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Category:Block books

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:10, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: This category is not helpful navigation. It contains the epon article and one book. As described on the category page, this does not seem like a defining feature... "Block books or blockbooks, also called xylographica, are short books of up to 50 leaves, block printed in Europe in the second half of the 15th century as woodcuts with blocks carved to include both text (usually) and illustrations." Mason ( talk) 20:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Ipswich town preachers

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Category:Georgetown College (Kentucky)

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Georgetown College. Unopposed for two weeks. (non-admin closure) House Blaster ( talk · he/him) 17:40, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: In line with the main article, Georgetown College. Graham ( talk) 02:08, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Deaths from food poisoning

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The result of the discussion was: Rename to Category:Deaths from foodborne illnesses * Pppery * it has begun... 22:45, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Conflict in naming conventions between Category:Deaths from digestive disease and Category:Deaths from infectious disease; and Category:Deaths by poisoning. – LaundryPizza03 ( d ) 20:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:American people of Arab descent

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The result of the discussion was: delete. This is a classic WP:1AM scenario; after extended discussion Bohemian Baltimore has not convinced anyone to support their position. I will also remind participants on both sides that this is a content form, and as such comments about other editors and their actions/good faith/etc. are not helpful and impede the consensus process. (non-admin closure) House Blaster ( talk · he/him) 23:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Empty category, fork of the Category:American people of Middle Eastern descent. Aldij ( talk) 15:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Central African Republic people

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Category:Caucasus Jews

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Category:British people of Tajik descent

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:21, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: 1 article category Gjs238 ( talk) 12:51, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Merge/delete. Being "Clearly part of a detailed and comprehensive category tree". is not a sufficiently good reason to keep a category. It rewards categories that are old, rather than categories that are useful. Mason ( talk) 12:53, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Merge/delete: 1-article category Gjs238 ( talk) 14:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Canadian people of Tajik descent

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:20, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: 1 article category Gjs238 ( talk) 12:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Merge/delete. Being "Clearly part of a detailed and comprehensive category tree". is not a sufficiently good reason to keep a category. It rewards categories that are old, rather than categories that are useful. Mason ( talk) 12:53, 16 May 2024 (UTC) reply
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Category:People of West Asian descent

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The result of the discussion was: no consensus. Note: the nominator has been blocked as a sockpuppet of Dolyn. – Fayenatic London 16:15, 25 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: This category tree is not needed. Western Asia is often conflated with the Middle East. Western Asia includes the South Caucasus but does not include Egypt (outside the Sinai Peninsula) and Turkish Thrace (geographically in Southeast Europe). Now "West Asian descent" categories merely serve as containers for "Middle East descent" and "Caucasus descent." However, these classifications are not entirely accurate. The term "People of Middle East descent" includes individuals from the African part of Egypt and Turkish Thrace in Europe, while "People of Caucasus descent" encompasses individuals from the North Caucasus in Europe. Aldij ( talk) 09:55, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply
I believe it would be better to merge the category trees of South Asia and Southeast Asia into Asia as well. I will nominate them separately now. Regarding the decision to discard the "Middle East" categories, I'm not certain there is consensus for this, nor am I sure whether I will personally support it. However, perhaps they need to be deleted as well. Aldij ( talk) 15:59, 11 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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@ Aldij, I would oppose deletion of "South Asia" categories since that is the region's name. "West Asia" is covered by the "Middle East". Omnis Scientia ( talk) 21:34, 18 May 2024 (UTC) reply
There are plenty of locations that could be considered to be in West Asia that are no where near the Middle East, that are on the Europe-Asia border. Liz Read! Talk! 20:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)C reply
@ Liz in principle, I am not opposed to your suggestion of merging the categories of Middle Eastern people into the categories for West Asian people. However, this clearly requires a separate discussion, as the category:Middle Eastern people contains many different subcategories. I fear that the term "Middle East" is more commonly used than "West Asia." In any case, the main point of my proposal, and the most important one, is the unification of the two trees. The specific name chosen is not so important.
P.S. I have only nominated Category:People of West Asian descent so far. Once consensus is reached, I will nominate either the Category:Middle Eastern people tree or the Category:West Asian people tree, depending on the result of this discussion. Aldij ( talk) 07:44, 29 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championships

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The result of the discussion was: rename ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Harmonizing subcategory names in the Category:IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. Please see also the previous discussion here. Maiō T. ( talk) 17:52, 29 April 2024 (UTC) reply
Support. The nomenclature aligns with the official name of the tournament as used by the IIHF. Spitzmauskc ( talk) 15:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. The naming is unnecessarily redundant. The proposal is equivalent to "1999 International Ice Hockey Federation Ice Hockey Women's World Championships". What logical reason is there to say ice hockey twice? Seems like the parent category should be discussed, not the children. Flibirigit ( talk) 11:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply
    The IIHF uses "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship" on all official documentation. I suspect the inclusion of 'Ice Hockey' has its roots in the period during which the IIHF also organized the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. While I don’t disagree that the name may read as redundant, I do see value in maintaining the official name and feel the inclusion of 'Ice Hockey' is a helpful indicator for readers who may not be familiar with the IIHF acronym. Spitzmauskc ( talk) 19:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: I've tagged all of the categories and notified the creators.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 17:22, 7 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkl talk 14:44, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply


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Category:Arab diaspora in the Middle East

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The result of the discussion was: delete ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Not all individuals from countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon self-identify as Arabs. Therefore, this categorization may be misleading and fail to accurately reflect the diverse ethnic and national identities of people from these regions. Additionally, the term "diaspora" refers to a community of people who live outside their place of origin or ancestry. However, since Arabs are indigenous to the Middle East, the use of "diaspora" in this context can be confusing and inaccurate. Aldij ( talk) 09:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Mexican people of Arab descent

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Small category, I propose to upmerge into category:Mexican people of Middle Eastern descent. Aldij ( talk) 09:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)

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The result of the discussion was: soft delete. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: delete, only contains the eponymous article and a subcategory. The subcategory suffices. Marcocapelle ( talk) 06:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Fiddlers from Sweden

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: I think these categories should be merged because frankly it's confusing to have two swedish categories Mason ( talk) 04:55, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Rename of Alien invasions in media et al.

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The result of the discussion was: rename all. @ Zxcvbnm, feel free to nominate the "Alien visitations" categories for merging. (non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: Rename per several past renames, in order to make it clear that these categories are for media that are about alien invasions and such, not where such things make potentially trivial appearances. DonIago ( talk) 02:31, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Category:Comic book editors

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 May 23#Category:Comic book editors

Category:Franz von Sickingen

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The result of the discussion was: merge ( non-admin closure) Qwerfjkl talk 15:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Nominator's rationale: This category only contains the Franz von Sickingen, who was a leader of the Knights' War and the category of the conflict. I think that they should either be merged or this category should be deleted. It really doesn't help navigation. Mason ( talk) 00:59, 15 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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