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Discussion for Today

This page is transcluded from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025_March_19

March 19

Category:Uruguayan immigrants to Venezuela

• Propose renaming Category:Uruguayan immigrants to Venezuela to Category:Uruguayan emigrants to Venezuela

Nominator's rationale: Mistake, recently created category. NoonIcarus (talk) 09:15, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:People from Çine

• Propose merging Category:People from Çine to Category:People from Aydın Province

Nominator's rationale: Category with just one entry. Also propose merging-

• Category:People from Kuyucak to Category:People from Aydın Province
• Category:People from Köşk to Category:People from Aydın Province
• Category:People from Koçarlı to Category:People from Aydın Province

All categories with just one entry. Lost in Quebec (talk) 09:06, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:20th-century Greek Americans

• Propose merging Category:20th-century Greek Americans to Category:American people of Greek descent

Nominator's rationale: merge, presumably the scope of the two categories is the same. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:29, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Canadian actors by province or territory and populated place

• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Alberta (2) to Category:Actors from Alberta and Category:Canadian actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Manitoba (1) to Category:Actors from Manitoba and Category:Canadian actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in New Brunswick (2) to Category:Actors from New Brunswick and Category:Canadian actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Nova Scotia (1) to Category:Actors from Nova Scotia and Category:Canadian actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Quebec (3) to Category:Actors from Quebec and Category:Canadian actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Saskatchewan (2) to Category:Actors from Saskatchewan and Category:Canadian actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Canadian actors by province or territory and populated place (8) to Category:Canadian actors by populated place

Nominator's rationale: All contain 1-3 subcategories each. Not useful for navigation. Merge per WP:NARROW. –Aidan721 (talk) 05:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Merge per nominator.Lost in Quebec (talk) 09:45, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge, redundant category layer. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:14, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Sportspeople by populated place in Canada by province or territory

• Propose merging Category:Sportspeople by populated place in New Brunswick (3) to Category:Sportspeople from New Brunswick and Category:Canadian sportspeople by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Sportspeople by populated place in Newfoundland and Labrador (1) to Category:Sportspeople from Newfoundland and Labrador and Category:Canadian sportspeople by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Sportspeople by populated place in the Northwest Territories (1) to Category:Sportspeople from the Northwest Territories and Category:Canadian sportspeople by populated place

Nominator's rationale: All contain 1-3 subcategories each. Not useful for navigation. Merge per WP:NARROW. –Aidan721 (talk) 05:07, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge, redundant category layer. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:16, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:German actors by state and populated place

• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Baden-Württemberg (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from Baden-Württemberg and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Bavaria (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from Bavaria and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Hesse (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors by populated place in Hesse and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Lower Saxony (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from Lower Saxony and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in North Rhine-Westphalia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from North Rhine-Westphalia and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Saxony (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from Saxony and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Saxony-Anhalt (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from Saxony-Anhalt and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Schleswig-Holstein (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Actors from Schleswig-Holstein and Category:German actors by populated place
• Propose deleting Category:German actors by state and populated place (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: Redundant category layer. Merge per WP:NARROW and previous discussion. –Aidan721 (talk) 04:56, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge, redundant category layer because the targets are almost empty. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:19, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Welsh actresses by populated place

• Propose merging Category:Welsh actresses by populated place (3) to Category:British actresses by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Welsh male actors by populated place (3) to Category:British male actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actresses from Northern Ireland by populated place (2) to Category:British actresses by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Male actors by populated place in Northern Ireland (2) to Category:British male actors by populated place

Nominator's rationale: All contain 2-3 subcategories each. Not useful for navigation. Merge per WP:NARROW. Don't need to merge to a second target since the subcategories are already in the "by county" tree. –Aidan721 (talk) 04:39, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Scottish comedy actors

• Propose merging Category:Scottish comedy actors to Category:Scottish comedians
• Propose merging Category:British comedy actors to Category:British comedians

Nominator's rationale: per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_January_4#Comedy_actors ^SMason_Garrison 04:21, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge per precedent. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:20, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Scottish actors by council area and populated place

• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Argyll and Bute (1) to Category:Actors from Argyll and Bute and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Dumfries and Galloway (1) to Category:Actors from Dumfries and Galloway and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in East Ayrshire (1) to Category:Actors from East Ayrshire and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Fife (1) to Category:Actors from Fife and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Inverclyde (1) to Category:Actors from Inverclyde and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Perth and Kinross (1) to Category:Actors from Perth and Kinross and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Renfrewshire (1) to Category:Actors from Renfrewshire and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in South Lanarkshire (2) to Category:Actors from South Lanarkshire and Category:Scottish actors by populated place
• Propose deleting Category:Scottish actors by council area and populated place (8)

Nominator's rationale: All contain 1-2 subcategories each. Not useful for navigation. Merge per WP:NARROW and recent precedents. –Aidan721 (talk) 04:16, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:22, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

English actors by county and populated place

• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Bedfordshire (2) to Category:Actors from Bedfordshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Cambridgeshire (3) to Category:Actors from Cambridgeshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Cornwall (2) to Category:Actors from Cornwall and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Cumbria (1) to Category:Actors from Cumbria and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Dorset (2) to Category:Actors from Dorset and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in the East Riding of Yorkshire (3) to Category:Actors from the East Riding of Yorkshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Herefordshire (1) to Category:Actors from Herefordshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in the Isle of Wight (1) to Category:Actors from the Isle of Wight and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Leicestershire (2) to Category:Actors from Leicestershire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Norfolk (3) to Category:Actors from Norfolk and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Northamptonshire (2) to Category:Actors from Northamptonshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Nottinghamshire (3) to Category:Actors from Nottinghamshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Oxfordshire (3) to Category:Actors from Oxfordshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Shropshire (1) to Category:Actors from Shropshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Suffolk (2) to Category:Actors from Suffolk and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Wiltshire (3) to Category:Actors from Wiltshire and Category:English actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Worcestershire (2) to Category:Actors from Worcestershire and Category:English actors by populated place

Nominator's rationale: All contain 1-3 subcategories each. Not useful for navigation. Merge per WP:NARROW and recent precedents. –Aidan721 (talk) 04:06, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge, redundant category layer. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Actors by nationality and populated place

• Propose merging Category:Albanian actors by populated place (2) to Category:Albanian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Algerian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Algerian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Argentine actors by populated place (4) to Category:Argentine actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Armenian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Armenian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Azerbaijani actors by populated place (3) to Category:Azerbaijani actors, and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Bangladeshi actors by populated place (2) to Category:Bangladeshi actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Belarusian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Belarusian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina actors by populated place (3) to Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Chilean actors by populated place (1) to Category:Chilean actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Costa Rican actors by populated place (1) to Category:Costa Rican actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Cuban actors by populated place (1) to Category:Cuban actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Dominican Republic actors by populated place (1) to Category:Dominican Republic actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Ecuadorian actors by populated place (2) to Category:Ecuadorian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Estonian actors by populated place (3) to Category:Estonian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Actors by populated place in Georgia (country) (1) to Category:Actors from Georgia (country) and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Ghanaian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Ghanaian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Greek actors by populated place (2) to Category:Greek actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Hungarian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Hungarian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Icelandic actors by populated place (1) to Category:Icelandic actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Indonesian actors by populated place (3) to Category:Indonesian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Iraqi actors by populated place (1) to Category:Iraqi actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Jamaican actors by populated place (1) to Category:Jamaican actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Kenyan actors by populated place (1) to Category:Kenyan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Kosovan actors by populated place (1) to Category:Kosovan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Latvian actors by populated place (3) to Category:Latvian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Lebanese actors by populated place (1) to Category:Lebanese actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Lithuanian actors by populated place (2) to Category:Lithuanian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Macedonian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Macedonian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Malaysian actors by populated place (3) to Category:Malaysian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Maldivian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Maldivian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Montenegrin actors by populated place (2) to Category:Montenegrin actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Moroccan actors by populated place (2) to Category:Moroccan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Burmese actors by populated place (1) to Category:Burmese actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Nepalese actors by populated place (1) to Category:Nepalese actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Peruvian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Peruvian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Portuguese actors by populated place (2) to Category:Portuguese actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Slovak actors by populated place (3) to Category:Slovak actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Slovenian actors by populated place (2) to Category:Slovenian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Sri Lankan actors by populated place (2) to Category:Sri Lankan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Thai actors by populated place (1) to Category:Thai actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Tunisian actors by populated place (1) to Category:Tunisian actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Turkish actors by populated place (4) to Category:Turkish actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Ugandan actors by populated place (1) to Category:Ugandan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Emirati actors by populated place (1) to Category:Emirati actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Uruguayan actors by populated place (1) to Category:Uruguayan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Uzbekistani actors by populated place (1) to Category:Uzbekistani actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Venezuelan actors by populated place (2) to Category:Venezuelan actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Vietnamese actors by populated place (2) to Category:Vietnamese actors and Category:Actors by populated place
• Propose merging Category:Zimbabwean actors by populated place (1) to Category:Zimbabwean actors and Category:Actors by populated place

Nominator's rationale: All contain 1-3 "Actors from FOO" subcategories. Not useful for navigation. Merge per WP:NARROW and recent precedents. –Aidan721 (talk) 03:44, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge, redundant category layer. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:25, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Former forts

• Propose deleting Category:Former forts (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: This is an underpopulated category that, if populated (after a lot of work), would be huge and unwieldy, even if the (in fact ambiguous) qualifier "completely demolished" is kept. I suggest populating "Military installations closed in [year or appropriate time frame]" as sufficient, or an alternative, as the case may be. btw I think the subcategory "Former star forts" is distinctive enough for keeping, though each should be cross-categorized in "Military installations closed in [year or appropriate time frame]". Doprendek (talk) 21:24, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

• Delete, forts are hardly ever still in use as such. Marcocapelle (talk) 22:21, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:34, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:20th-century American people by ethnicity

• Propose merging Category:20th-century American people by ethnicity to Category:20th-century American people

Nominator's rationale: Isolated category with four subcategories. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Plant characters

Merge Category:Plant characters into Category:Anthropomorphic plants

Reason: These categories both seem to cover the exact same concept of anthropomorphized plant characters as far as I can see. I think most of us can agree that one of them is redundant to the other. AHI-3000 (talk) 18:53, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge or reverse merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:36, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
• Reverse merge plant characters need not be anthropomorphic, they could just be static -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 23:53, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: No consensus on merge direction
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:14, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Kozhikode

• Propose merging Category:Kozhikode downtown (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Suburbs of Kozhikode
• Propose merging Category:Kozhikode east (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Suburbs of Kozhikode
• Propose merging Category:Kozhikode north (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Suburbs of Kozhikode
• Propose merging Category:Kozhikode south (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Suburbs of Kozhikode

Nominator's rationale: Likely made-up arbitrary divisions; contents are mostly suburbs, but there are a few universities and colleges interspersed. They are miscapitalized, and I've nominated the associated articles Kozhikode East, Kozhikode North, and Kozhikode South for deletion. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:12, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Comment, this discussion should be closed in line with the outcome of the article deletion process. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:45, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Historians by nationality and populated place

• Propose merging Category:Historians by nationality and populated place to Category:Historians by populated place

Nominator's rationale: Upmerge for now. There's only one country in here ^SMason_Garrison 02:58, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Merge I'd suggest merging the subcategory as well, as it contains only two subcategories. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:39, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Merge per nom. I'd suggest to merge everything in this tree per WP:OCLOCATION. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:Publishers from Brooklyn

• Propose splitting Category:Publishers from Brooklyn to Category:American publishers (people) and Category:Mass media people from Brooklyn

Nominator's rationale: We really don't need to diffuse publishers by populated place. We don't even diffuse by state. ^SMason_Garrison 02:45, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. We should diffuse publishers by city because many citation formats actually require the location of a publisher as a reference citation practice. It makes sense to categorize them by location.4meter4 (talk) 02:48, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• This has nothing to do with categories, has it? Marcocapelle (talk) 06:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Dual merge, it might make sense to categorize publishers by place of work, but not by place of birth as is currently the case. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Category:F0 and F1 tornadoes

• Propose renaming Category:F0 and F1 tornadoes to Category:F0, F1, EF0, EF1, IF0, and IF1 tornadoes

Nominator's rationale: Per CFD nominations for the sibling categories. Possibly also split to levels 0 and 1. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:09, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• This discussion should be closed in accordance with the outcome of the other discussions. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:56, 19 March 2025 (UTC)