Commons:Categories for discussion/2017/01/Category:Butynes

I diffused this cat into Category:1-Butyne and Category:2-Butyne, the only two isomers of butyne that exist. The parent Category:Linear alkynes is pretty small, so I propose up-merging these two specific isomers into that and nuking this intermediate level. DMacks (talk) 04:02, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

1) I see that there is a file in the category. 2) Is it possible that there would be media that would pertain to both isomers, or that would be about the concept generally and not about either one specifically? These could be a video, or maybe a graphic showing both. --Auntof6 (talk) 07:14, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

1 was my mistake...trying to figure out where to put that upload of mine was what led me to find this situation, then I forgot to push it into the correct single subcat. I could envision a joint image to compare/contrast the two, but I could likewise just put it in each one's cat. "Put it in the cat for each chemical illustrated" seems common for diagrams having more than one chemical, rather than trying to find a single cat that covers them all. I'm not sure what else would go in just butynes (both isomers). I just checked en:butyne and all other languages via its wikidata, and none of them are anything beyond a disambiguation/index pointer to each separate isomer's actual article. DMacks (talk) 14:08, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I almost don't remember creating the category, but I approve of this change. I might even suggest going a step further and removing the shell category, to put 1-Butyne and 2-Butyne in Category:Linear alkynes instead. - Jynto (talk) 23:41, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your "going a step further" sounds exactly like what I was originally proposing:) That is:

DMacks (talk) 16:14, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@DMacks and Jynto: In this case, would you redirect Category:Butynes to Category:Linear alkynes, or just delete it? Thanks. - Themightyquill (talk) 14:58, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• @DMacks, Auntof6, Jynto, and Themightyquill: since the last comment almost four years ago nothing has been done about this category. It should be deleted, there is no proper target category it could be redirected to. Wostr (talk) 18:40, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Category:Butynes. -- Themightyquill (talk) 07:52, 31 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]