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Discussion for Today
[edit]- This page is transcluded from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024_December_26
December 26
[edit]NEW NOMINATIONS
[edit]Audiovisual introductions
[edit]- Propose merging Category: Audiovisual introductions in the 1st millennium BC to Category:1st-millennium BC introductions
- Propose merging Category: Audiovisual introductions in the 15th century to Category:15th-century introductions
- Propose merging Category: Audiovisual introductions in 1502 to Category:1502 introductions
- Propose merging Category: Audiovisual introductions in 1746 to Category:1746 introductions
- Propose merging Category: Audiovisual introductions in 1790 to Category:1790 introductions
- Nominator's rationale: merge, isolated single-article categories, unhelpful for navigation. A second merge target isn't really necessary, two articles are already in Category:Precursors of film and for the other articles it is quite a stretch to say that they are about audiovisual technology. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:12, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 02:29, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Analog Drum Machine
[edit]- Propose renaming Category:Analog Drum Machine to Category:Analog drum machines
- Nominator's rationale: I don't work with categories much, so I have no opinion about whether this category is needed at all. However, if we're going to keep it, it should be renamed "Analog drum machines" (sentence case, plural) for consistency with category names per WP:CATNAME. Popcornfud (talk) 20:34, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete (or else rename per nom), the fact that they are analog isn't significant. The articles are already in Category:Drum machines so no need to merge. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:20, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 02:22, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:17th-century Lithuanian philosophers
[edit]- Nominator's rationale: Isolated category. Upmerge for now. SMasonGarrison 21:28, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- Support in principle but considering his works the subject of the article rather belongs in Category:Lithuanian theologians and, indeed, in Category:17th-century Lithuanian writers. Marcocapelle (talk) 03:59, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 02:22, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Biography articles without living parameter
[edit]- Nominator's rationale: The living parameter of {{WikiProject Biography}} has been merged with the blp parameter in {{WikiProject banner shell}}, so the title of this category is no longer accurate. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 23:11, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 02:22, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Mata'utia family (rugby)
[edit]- Propose renaming Category:Mata'utia family (rugby) to Category:Mata'utia family
- Nominator's rationale: All Mata'utia people with articles are in this category, so I don't think we need a disambiguator. If we do, it should be Category:Mata'utia family (rugby league) because it's a subcategory of Category:Rugby league families. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:14, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Child family (English bankers)
[edit]- Propose renaming Category:Child family (English bankers) to Category:Child family (banking)
- Nominator's rationale: There's no other Child family in the banking business, so I think we should match all the other subcategories of category:Banking families that need disambiguators. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:10, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Easmon family (Sierra Leone)
[edit]- Propose renaming Category:Easmon family (Sierra Leone) to Category:Easmon family
- Nominator's rationale: Everyone on Easmon is in this category, so I don't think we need the disambiguator here. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:06, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Chandler family (newspaper publishers)
[edit]- Propose renaming Category:Chandler family (newspaper publishers) to Category:Chandler family (publishing)
- Nominator's rationale: There are no other Chandler family categories, so this could just be Category:Chandler family. But if it needs a disambiguator then it should be "publishing" to match this nomination. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:04, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Category:Pulitzer family (newspapers)
[edit]- Propose renaming Category:Pulitzer family (newspapers) to Category:Pulitzer family
- Nominator's rationale: There aren't any other Pulitzer family categories. Alternatively, we can rename to Category:Pulitzer family (publishing) per this discussion, but there doesn't seem to be much need for disambiguation here. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:00, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
More show business families
[edit]- Nominator's rationale: Per this discussion and all other subcategories of Category:Show business families. Mike Selinker (talk) 01:54, 26 December 2024 (UTC)