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Discussion for Today

This page is transcluded from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025_March_14

March 14

NEW NOMINATIONS

Category:Tamil Christians

Propose deleting Category:Tamil Christians (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Recently created 1-article category. The one article is already well categorized in Category:Indian Christians Gjs238 (talk) 12:51, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Bolshevik Regional Forces During The Russian Civil War

Propose deleting Category:Bolshevik Regional Forces During The Russian Civil War (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Not sure what the purpose of this category is supposed to be. It appears to be a collection of republics, which are already well categorized, rather than a collection of "Regional Forces." Gjs238 (talk) 12:46, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The category was originally meant to be a collection of soviet republics and regional forces that existed during the russian civil and acted under the bolsheviks. The list came from a previous version of the russian civil war article which at present does not list these republics, instead listing them under "Regional forces". I tried adding the category as a link in the infobox but ran into problems. In my opinion, the category still has use since it directly links several soviet republics with little documentation outside of their own articles and esspecialy within the russian civil article which makes little mention of them. BreadStickGuy (talk) 13:14, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Entertainers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Propose merging Category:Entertainers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Category:People from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by occupation

Nominator's rationale: Also propose merging-

All categories with one or two entries. Lost in Quebec (talk) 09:52, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Mentors of The Face

Propose deleting Category:Mentors of The Face (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Appearances on a TV show are textbook WP:PERFNAV --wooden superman 08:47, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Tyla (South African singer)

Propose renaming Category:Tyla (South African singer) to Category:Tyla

Nominator's rationale: I was going to submit a speedy rename request per C2D before realizing that this was requested 5 months ago but was opposed at Category talk:Tyla (South African singer) on the grounds of "Tyla" being too ambiguous. I disagree with this assertion because the main subject article has no disambiguation required and there is nothing at the non-existent Tyla cat. Considering no formal CfD was initiated from that original discussion, I am starting this now. People looking for a cat about Tyla would not be surprised to find articles only for the singer mononymously known as Tyla. Trailblazer101 (talk) 03:36, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all I can say is that I was the one who requested the move/rename 5 months ago. dxneo (talk) 04:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, too ambiguous. After renaming, people may well add articles of other Tylas to this category. Marcocapelle (talk) 04:57, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Even when Tyla is the primary topic of the singer predominantly known by this name? That's why Tyla (disambiguation) exists, and if any other Tylas from that DAB warranted a cat of their own, I'm pretty sure they would be properly disambiguated. That logic just does not add up to me. Trailblazer101 (talk) 05:08, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- People can add articles to categories without looking at the main article or even without looking at the category page, so disambiguators are more important for categories than for articles. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:23, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Spin-offs

Propose renaming Category:Spin-offs to Category:Spinoffs

Nominator's rationale: Procedural nomination, opposed Speedy nomination. The alternative suggestion is Category:Spinoffs (media) following the main article Spinoff (media). The subcats have already been speedily renamed, just dropping the hyphen, not adding "(media)". – Fayenatic London 09:24, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Copy of discussion at Speedy page

Category:Spin-offs to Category:Spinoffs – C2D: The main article is Spinoff (media). The sub categories should likewise be renamed. Kailash29792 (talk) 18:15, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Kailash29792, please can you nominate and tag the sub categories. TSventon (talk) 11:32, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @Kailash29792: procedural oppose, the category shouldn't be renamed if the subcategories are not included. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:05, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They have meanwhile been listed too, further above. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:22, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

- Opposed as proposed The main article is Spinoff (media) so this should be renamed to Category:Spinoffs (media). Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:47, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Kailash29792: do you agree on Category:Spinoffs (media)? Marcocapelle (talk) 05:56, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    That is agreeable. So long as there's consistency. Kailash29792 (talk) 05:58, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I will process this in 48h assuming no objections have been raised. Ymblanter (talk) 06:21, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    
    Ymblanter: This isn't a part of the site I understand well, but I'm here because some categories were renamed on Legends of Runeterra and League of Legends: Wild Rift. I feel strongly that this change should not mirror the parent and I cannot find the discussion for those changes being made. "Spinoff" is a singular word on its own, but needs a hyphen when used as an adjective (e.g., "spin-off games"). Spinoff (media) is fine. "Spinoff game", on the other hand, is just plain bad grammar. — ImaginesTigers (talk∙contribs) 21:49, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @ImaginesTigers: As a non-native speaker, I do not have any opinion on this. I just implemented the result of the discussion which appeared to be consensus. Probably the only reasonable way forward is a full discussion at WP:CFD.--Ymblanter (talk) 12:21, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    
    @ImaginesTigers: I assume the category you are talking about is Category:Video game spinoffs, which is already pluralized and wouldn't be moved. The proposed target is now Category:Spinoffs (media) for the above nominated category. Your concerns should be addressed. –Aidan721 (talk) 13:32, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kailash29792, TSventon, Marcocapelle, Armbrust, Ymblanter, ImaginesTigers, and Aidan721: notifying participants in previous discussion. – Fayenatic London 09:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Surely spinoffs without dash per main article and subcategory names. I am neutral on adding "(media)". Marcocapelle (talk) 11:45, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- - @Ymblanter: No I meant [[Category:League of Legends spinoff games]], formerly [[Category:League of Legends spin-off games]]. — ImaginesTigers (talk∙contribs) 12:09, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    So what's your issue with the speedy nomination? I'm not understanding your concern. –Aidan721 (talk) 14:13, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. –Aidan721 (talk) 14:14, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: No consensus on whether to include the disambiguator.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 03:27, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The only other meaning at Spin-off that editors might put into an ambiguous category would be Corporate spin-offs, but I think that's unlikely, so I support the short name without the qualifier. – Fayenatic London 11:01, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Philosophy of love

Propose merging Category:Philosophy of love to Category:Love

Nominator's rationale: I raised an issue at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Philosophy/Archive_24#Category:Philosophy_of_love_is_incoherent about the contents being incoherent and a category loop containing this category, but they were ignored. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 03:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Purge and merge, many articles and subcategories do not belong in the Love tree (e.g. Jealousy) and almost none of it is about philosophy. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:01, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

More nationality actresses by populated place.

Propose merging Category:Argentine actresses by populated place (3) to Category:Argentine actresses and Category:Actresses by populated place
Propose merging Category:Colombian actresses by populated place (3) to Category:Colombian actresses and Category:Actresses by populated place
Propose merging Category:Malaysian actresses by populated place (2) to Category:Malaysian actresses and Category:Actresses by populated place
Propose merging Category:Turkish actresses by populated place (3) to Category:Turkish actresses and Category:Actresses by populated place

Nominator's rationale: Follow up of Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 March 1#Nationality actresses by populated place. Same rationale. WP:NARROW. –Aidan721 (talk) 02:42, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per nominator.Lost in Quebec (talk) 09:29, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:American real estate and property developers by populated place

Propose merging Category:American real estate and property developers by populated place to Category:American real estate and property developers

Nominator's rationale: Upmerge for now. This is a Redundant category layer ^SMason_Garrison 01:31, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per nom. The subcategories may be nominated too per WP:OCLOCATION. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:06, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Hybrid cruise missile attack submarine

Propose deleting Category:Hybrid cruise missile attack submarine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Unnecessary, redundant with existing categories Category:Attack submarines and Category:Cruise missile submarines Gjs238 (talk) 00:57, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete name makes it confusing with boomers with cruise missile capabilities, all-purpose subs, and special mission subs -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 03:37, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Shouldn't it be merged to its parent categories? Marcocapelle (talk) 05:10, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]