Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 December 20

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December 20

Category:Buildings destroyed by Vergeltungswaffen

Propose deleting Category:Buildings destroyed by Vergeltungswaffen - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: One-item category with little scope for expansion - I don't think very many notable buildings were destroyed by the V-1 and V-2, and the only building in the category (more of a collection of buildings) doesn't even seem to have been destroyed. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:36, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Naturalized citizens of Ghana

Propose deleting Category:Naturalized citizens of Ghana - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: Delete This category, "Category:Naturalized citizens of Ghana", is flawed, why in the earth Kolins created this category in the first place is a mistery. Adam Larsen Kwarasey was not naturalized as a citizen of Ghana, because if someone was to be naturalized to gain Ghanaian or any other nationality they would need to have basic requirements for naturalization which are that the applicant hold a legal status as a full-time resident for a minimum period of time. Which is not the case for Adam Larsen Kwarasey as he has never ever lived in Ghana. The category is flawed that is why there is only one Wikipedia article linked to it, naturalization as a Ghanaian citizen is not common, Adam Larsen Kwarasey received Ghanaian citzenship when he was born in Norway via his father being born in Ghana, he was not naturalized, and I repeat that is why there is only one Wikipedia article linked to it. See here for Ghanaian citizenship law & nationality law --> http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/3eda135a2.pdf. MarkMysoe (talk) 21:54, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep for now There are many other categories for naturalized citizens of other countries, so this seems to be an established categorization scheme. Additionally, that Ghanian naturalization may not be common would seem to warrant the inclusion, not the deletion, of this category. The issue here seems to be with the individual article, in which case I would suggest removing the category from the page and taking these claims to the article talk page. If that is successful, and if it's then an empty category, I defer to the judgment of others since I'm a CfD newbie and not as familiar with the deletion criteria. Cmprince (talk) 22:22, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. It seems to me that this topic could be more than adequately covered by (the yet-nonexistent) Category:Immigrants to Ghana and its potential subcategories. However, it is part of the Category:Naturalized citizens by nation tree. But I do think that entire tree is unnecessary, and I believe the nominator is correct—it looks like Adam Larsen Kwarasey is not a naturalized citizen, but rather is more likely a citizen by birth. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:24, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Conference USA future football seasons

Propose deleting Category:Conference USA future football seasons - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: Delete Overkill category that will likely become obsolete, assuming that the only article in it (East Carolina Pirates future football schedules) gets deleted at its AfD. The existence of this category also creates a slippery slope for other-conference future schedules to get made. Jrcla2 (talk) 21:06, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, even if East Carolina Pirates future football schedules is kept. Overkill indeed. Jweiss11 (talk) 21:15, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, per WP:CRYSTAL. Cmprince (talk) 22:24, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Articles edited but not created by User:Marshallsumter

The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on an appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the discussion was: delete. There are no articles actually in the category; it is currently just a list of articles entered into category space. So I think we can just speedily delete it as an empty category. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:41, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Propose deleting Category:Articles edited but not created by User:Marshallsumter - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: I created this category when this editor's seriously problematic edits were first noticed. However this category was hardly used since there were easier ways to generate lists of what needed fixing. Plus, it's all been handled long since. Cloveapple (talk) 06:47, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and this category should have never been created in the first place. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 03:58, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

Category:Wunderwaffen

Propose deleting Category:Wunderwaffen - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: This is a rather subjective classification, I believe - and one that is already well-covered in list form at Wunderwaffe. WP:OC based on "boy, it would have been cool if they'd been able to finish/get operational X", pretty much. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:37, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The category header cautions against confusing these weapons with vergeltungswaffen, but then Category:Vergeltungswaffen is immediately listed as a subcategory. I don't see any references in the articles themselves that positively identify them as having been called wunderwaffen by the Germans, so there's no way to tell which are correct and which aren't. Cmprince (talk) 22:33, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment our article on wonder weapons includes vengeance weapons. 76.65.128.198 (talk) 05:22, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Military history of the United States (2000–2099)

Propose renaming Category:Military history of the United States (2000–2099) to Category:Military history of the United States (2000–present) (or Category:Military history of the United States (2000–))

Nominator's rationale: Rename. 2099 is far in the future; we don't even know if the U.S. will exist then. For date ranges in categories in WP, it's far more common to see "(XXXX–present) or simply (XXXX–) for time ranges that are ongoing. See, e.g., Category:History of the United States (1991–present). Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:46, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete -- This is another of the persistent attempts to split things by a present/past distinction. we had a mass cull of such things, may be a year ago. Peterkingiron (talk) 15:27, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Rename to Category:21st-century military history of the United States, in line with Category:21st-century military history and Category:21st century in the United States. I suppose the 1900–1999 category would need to change as well. I don'tsee how categorizing military operations and doctrines by historical period isn't appropriate and useful.- choster (talk) 15:48, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- This suggestion sounds good to me as nom. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:26, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Rename per Choster - historical articles can and should be divided by time period. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:51, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Paintings by Matthias Laurenz Gräff

Propose deleting Category:Paintings by Matthias Laurenz Gräff - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: nonnotable artist (descendent of Wolfgang von Graben). work is tagged for transfer to wikimedia commons. after that is done, category should be deleted. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 03:43, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:High-end audio manufacturers

Propose merging Category:High-end audio manufacturers to Category:Audio equipment manufacturers

also its subcategories:

Category:High-end audio manufacturers by country

Category:High-end audio manufacturers of Canada

Category:High-end audio manufacturers of Denmark

Category:High-end audio manufacturers of Germany

Category:High-end audio manufacturers of Japan

Category:High-end audio manufacturers of the United Kingdom

Category:High-end audio manufacturers of the United States

Nominator's rationale: This category and its subcategories are inherently non-NPOV: defining "high-end" requires an opinion and cannot be done neutrally. Propose merging this and its subcategories into the parent category Category:Audio equipment manufacturers. Cmprince (talk) 00:53, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Serial (radio and television)

Propose deleting Category:Serial (radio and television) - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: Delete There's a chance that the lone article in the category will be deleted before this debate is closed. But otherwise, this should be deleted because serials should be split by medium with Category:Serial drama television series (or related categories) for TV and Category:Radio drama (and related categories) for radio. Pichpich (talk) 00:03, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete.--Dana60Cummins (talk) 03:08, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note The category is now empty. I'm not sure how that affects the process though. Pichpich (talk) 17:11, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That would make it eligible for C1 speedy. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:39, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]