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Know if the category you are looking at needs deleting (or to be created). If it is a "red link" and has no articles or subcategories, then it is already deleted (more likely, it was never really created in the first place), and does not need to be listed here.
Read and understand
Wikipedia:Categorization before using this page. Nominate categories that violate policies here, or are misspelled, mis-capitalized, redundant/need to be merged, not NPOV, small without potential for growth, or are generally bad ideas. (See also
Wikipedia:Naming conventions and
Wikipedia:Manual of Style.)
Unless the category to be deleted is non-controversial – vandalism or a duplicate, for example – please do not depopulate the category (remove the tags from articles) before the community has made a decision.
Add {{cfd}} to the category page for deletion. (If you are recommending that the category be renamed, you may also add a note giving the suggested new name.) This will add a message to it, and also put the page you are nominating into
Category:Categories for deletion. It's important to do this to help alert people who are watching or browsing the category.
Alternately, use the rename template like this: {{cfr|newname}}
Add new deletion candidates under the appropriate day near the top of this page.
Alternatively, if the category is a candidate for speedy renaming (see
Wikipedia:Category renaming), add it to the speedy category at the bottom.
Make sure you add a colon (:) in the link to the category being listed, like [[:Category:Foo]]. This makes the category link a hard link which can be seen on the page (and avoids putting this page into the category you are nominating).
Sign any listing or vote you make by typing ~~~~ after your text.
Link both categories to delete and categories to merge into. Failure to do this will delay consideration of your suggestion.
Nominator's rationale: No need for parent category, see below. ―
Justin (koavf)❤
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M☯ 22:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (
talk · he/him) 03:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: Too little content, all adequately interlinked. See also second proposal above. ―
Justin (koavf)❤
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M☯ 22:02, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (
talk · he/him) 03:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: Upmerge. I don't think we need to diffuse this category by the specific question in the philosophy of religion, especially since this cateogory only has one person it it.
Mason (
talk) 02:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: per
WP:OCEGRS, there doesn't seem to be a reason why philosophers should be categorized by ethnicity
Psychastes (
talk) 02:37, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Deletion of a category may mean that the articles and images in it are directly put in its parent category, or that another subdivision of the parent category is made. If they are already members of more suitable categories, it may also mean that they become a member of one category less.
How to use this page Information
Know if the category you are looking at needs deleting (or to be created). If it is a "red link" and has no articles or subcategories, then it is already deleted (more likely, it was never really created in the first place), and does not need to be listed here.
Read and understand
Wikipedia:Categorization before using this page. Nominate categories that violate policies here, or are misspelled, mis-capitalized, redundant/need to be merged, not NPOV, small without potential for growth, or are generally bad ideas. (See also
Wikipedia:Naming conventions and
Wikipedia:Manual of Style.)
Unless the category to be deleted is non-controversial – vandalism or a duplicate, for example – please do not depopulate the category (remove the tags from articles) before the community has made a decision.
Add {{cfd}} to the category page for deletion. (If you are recommending that the category be renamed, you may also add a note giving the suggested new name.) This will add a message to it, and also put the page you are nominating into
Category:Categories for deletion. It's important to do this to help alert people who are watching or browsing the category.
Alternately, use the rename template like this: {{cfr|newname}}
Add new deletion candidates under the appropriate day near the top of this page.
Alternatively, if the category is a candidate for speedy renaming (see
Wikipedia:Category renaming), add it to the speedy category at the bottom.
Make sure you add a colon (:) in the link to the category being listed, like [[:Category:Foo]]. This makes the category link a hard link which can be seen on the page (and avoids putting this page into the category you are nominating).
Sign any listing or vote you make by typing ~~~~ after your text.
Link both categories to delete and categories to merge into. Failure to do this will delay consideration of your suggestion.
Nominator's rationale: No need for parent category, see below. ―
Justin (koavf)❤
T☮
C☺
M☯ 22:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (
talk · he/him) 03:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: Too little content, all adequately interlinked. See also second proposal above. ―
Justin (koavf)❤
T☮
C☺
M☯ 22:02, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, HouseBlaster (
talk · he/him) 03:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: Upmerge. I don't think we need to diffuse this category by the specific question in the philosophy of religion, especially since this cateogory only has one person it it.
Mason (
talk) 02:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Nominator's rationale: per
WP:OCEGRS, there doesn't seem to be a reason why philosophers should be categorized by ethnicity
Psychastes (
talk) 02:37, 9 May 2024 (UTC)reply