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Categories for discussion (CfD) is the central venue for discussing specific proposals to delete, merge, rename, or split categories and stub types in accordance with the guidelines for categorization, category naming, and stub articles.

For detailed instructions about using CfD, see § How to nominate a category for discussion below. Briefly, nominations are handled through one of two processes:

Speedy renaming and merging, for uncontroversial proposals that meet specified criteria—see § Speedy renaming and merging below.
Full discussion, for all other proposals. Discussions typically remain open for at least seven days and are closed once a rough consensus has formed or no objections to the nomination are raised.

Except in uncontroversial cases such as reverting vandalism, do not amend or depopulate a category once it has been nominated at CfD as this hampers other editors' efforts to evaluate a category and participate in the discussion.

If a discussion on the request closer's talk page doesn't resolve the issue, Move review can be used to contest CfDs limited in scope to renaming and evaluate whether the closure was consistent with the closing instructions. CfDs involving deletion should instead be reviewed at Deletion review.

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After seven days, an administrator (or possibly a non-admin) will determine if consensus has formed, and close the discussion. If appropriate, the discussion instead may be relisted to allow for more discussion. Editors closing discussions must follow the administrator instructions and implement the result or log it at the Working page to ensure it is implemented. As noted at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions, non-admins may follow the process at Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion/Working, and list discussion results there for an admin to review, and to log to the page directly.

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How to nominate a category for discussion

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Nomination procedure

Twinkle

You may use Twinkle to facilitate CfD nominations. To install Twinkle, go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets and check "Twinkle" in the "Browsing" section. Use the now-installed "XfD" (Start a deletion discussion) tab while viewing the page you want to nominate.

Twinkle only allows you to nominate a single category or stub template. For bundled nominations including multiple categories, see § MassCFD.

MassCFD

You can use the script User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/massXFD to automatically make mass nominations.

Manual nominations

Preliminary steps.

Before nominating a category:

Read and understand the guidance for categorization, category names, and overcategorization.
For categories containing biographical articles, read the guidance for categorizing articles about people.
For categories containing the user pages of Wikipedians, read the guidance for user categories.

In the following special cases:

If a category is a red link, then it is already deleted (or was never created in the first place) and does not need to be nominated.
If a category is unpopulated, use {{db-catempty}} to request it be speedily deleted in 7 days.
If a category is populated solely by a template (other than a stub template, see #Stub types below) and you are proposing to delete both the category and template, follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.

For further information, see Wikipedia:Categorization and Wikipedia:Manual of Style.

Edit the category.

Add one of the following templates at the beginning of the category page (not the talk page) of every category to be discussed. For nominations involving large numbers of categories, help adding these templates can be requested here.

Otherwise, if nominating a single category:

For deleting, use {{subst:Cfd}}
For merging, use {{subst:Cfm|Other category}}
- For merging to two categories, use {{subst:Cfm-double|Other category 1|Other category 2}}
For renaming, use {{subst:Cfr|Proposed name}}
For splitting, use {{subst:Cfs|Proposed name 1|Proposed name 2}}
For converting the category into a list, use {{subst:Cfl|Proposed name}}
For other options (containerization, etc.), use {{subst:Cfd|type=nature of proposed discussion}} (see Template:Cfd/doc#Optional parameter)

If nominating a group of related categories, use a bundled nomination:

For deleting, use {{subst:Cfd|CfD section name}}
For merging, use {{subst:Cfm|Other category|CfD section name}}
- For merging to two categories, use {{subst:Cfm-double|Other category 1|Other category 2|CfD section name}}
For renaming, use {{subst:Cfr|Proposed name|CfD section name}}
For splitting, use {{subst:Cfs|Proposed name 1|Proposed name 2|CfD section name}}
For converting the category into a list, {{subst:Cfl|Proposed name|CfD section name}}
For other options (containerization, etc.), use {{subst:Cfd|type=nature of proposed discussion|CfD section name}} (see Template:Cfd/doc#Optional parameter)

Include "CfD", "CfM", "CfR", "CfS" or "CfL" in the edit summary, and do not mark the edit as minor. Preview before saving.
To add the template for previous nomination days, use the "full" version of the template by appending "full" to the template name, i.e. {{cfd full}}, {{cfm full}}, {{cfr full}}, {{cfs full}} and {{cfl full}}. Use the |day=, |month= and |year= parameters to make the banner link to the correct CfD page.
Consider adding {{subst:cfd notice|Category name|2025 November 23|CfD section name}} ~~~~ to the talk page of the category's creator.
For details about these templates, see each template's documentation.

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Create the CFD section.

Click THIS LINK to edit the section of CfD for today's entries.

Follow the instructions (visible in edit mode) to copy and paste one of the templates below. When inserting category names into these template's parameters, except the text= parameter, omit the Category: prefix and do not use wikilinks, as the template takes care of this.

If nominating a single category:

For deleting, use {{subst:Cfd2|Obsolete category|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed deletion. ~~~~}}
For merging, use {{subst:Cfm2|Origin category|Destination category|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed merge. ~~~~}}
- For merging to two categories, use {{subst:Cfm2|Origin category|Destination category 1|target2=Destination category 2|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed merge. ~~~~}}
For renaming, use {{subst:Cfr2|Current category|Proposed name|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed rename. ~~~~}}
For splitting, use {{subst:Cfs2|Current category|Proposed category 1|Proposed category 2|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed split. ~~~~}}
For converting the category into a list, use {{subst:Cfc2|Current category|Proposed article|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed conversion. ~~~~}}
For other options (containerization, etc.), use {{subst:Cfd2|Current category|type=other type|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed conversion. ~~~~}}

For a bundled nomination, use one of the standard templates to build the "Cfd section name" for the first nominated category. After saving that, the second and subsequent nominations must be inserted manually, as follows:

==== Cfd section name ====

* 1st category

* 2nd category [Make clear whether you propose deletion, merging or renaming]

* Your reason for nominating the categories, and signature.

If a bundled nomination is too long, consider using {{hidden}} to hide some of the nominated categories.
In your reason, use links if mentioning articles or categories. To link to a category, use the colon trick by adding a colon (:) to the beginning of the link, e.g. [[:Category:Foo]].
Preview before saving to check that your nomination is formatted correctly, and remember to include your signature at the end of the nomination.

Stub types

Preliminary steps.

In general, a stub type consists of a stub template and a dedicated stub category. Before nominating a stub type for deletion, merging or renaming:

Read and understand guidance for creating stub types and stub type naming conventions.
Review the list of existing stub types—be advised, this list may not be comprehensive.
If you wish to:
- Create a new stub type—follow the procedure for proposing new stub types.
- Delete, merge or rename a stub category only, without deleting or renaming the associated stub template—follow the instructions above this section.
- Delete or rename a stub template—continue to section II.

Edit the template.

Add one of the following tags at the beginning of the template to be discussed.

For deletion, use {{subst:Sfd-t|Section name}}
For renaming, use {{subst:Sfr-t|Proposed name|Section name}}

Please include "SFD" or "SFR" in the edit summary, and don't mark the edit as minor. Preview before saving.
Consider notifying the template's creator on their talk page. To find the contributor, check the page history of the stub template.

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Create the CFD section.

Click THIS LINK to edit the section of CfD for today's entries.

Follow the instructions (visible in edit mode) and paste the following text (remember to update the default parameters):

For deletion, use {{subst:sfd-t2|TemplateName|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed deletion. ~~~~}}
For renaming, use {{subst:sfr-t2|TemplateOldName|TemplateNewName|text=Your reason(s) for the proposed deletion. ~~~~}}

In your rationale, mention how many articles currently use the template to help other editors. When linking to a category in your rationale, always add a colon (:) to the beginning of the link, like [[:Category:Foo]]. This makes a category link that can be seen on the page, and avoids putting this page into the category you are nominating.
Preview before saving to check that your nomination is formatted correctly, and remember to include your signature at the end of the nomination.

Notifying interested projects and editors

In addition to the steps listed above, you may choose to invite participation by editors who are likely to be informed about a nominated category. All such efforts must comply with Wikipedia's guideline against biased canvassing. In addition, to help make your messages about the CfD discussion clear, avoid Wikipedia-specific abbreviations, link to relevant policies or guidelines, and link to the discussion itself.

Notifying related WikiProjects

WikiProjects consist of groups of editors who are interested in a particular subject. If a nominated category is within the scope of one or more WikiProjects, consider adding a brief, neutral note on their talk page(s) about the nomination. You may use {{subst:cfd notice|Category name|2025 November 23|CfD section name}} ~~~~ or write a personalized message.

Tagging the nominated category's talk page with a relevant WikiProject's banner will include the category in that WikiProject's Article Alerts if they subscribe to the system. For instance, tagging a nominated category with {{WikiProject Physics}} will add the discussion to Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Article alerts.

Notifying substantial contributors to the category

While not required, it is generally considered courteous to notify the good-faith creator and main contributors of the category that you are nominating for discussion. To find the creator and main contributors, check the category's page history or talk page. You may use {{Cfd notice}} to inform the category's creator and all other editors.

Notifying other interested editors

It may be helpful to invite other subject-matter experts by posting a message on the talk page of the most closely related article, such as Protein family for Category:Protein families. You may use {{Cfdnotice}} for this.

Speedy renaming and merging

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Speedy renaming or speedy merging of categories may be requested if they meet one of the speedy criteria listed below. To nominate a category:

Determine which speedy criterion applies.
Tag the category page with {{subst:cfr-speedy|New name}} or {{subst:cfm-speedy|Merge target}}.
List the request along with a speedy criteria reason at § New requests.

Speedy requests must state which of the narrowly defined criteria strictly applies. Hence, any other non-speedy criteria, even "common sense" or "obvious", may be suitable points but only at a full discussion at Categories for discussion.

The nomination and its discussion may get moved further down the page purely for organizational convenience. Categories that qualify for speedy deletion can be tagged with the regular speedy tags with no required delay or listing. Renaming under C2E may be processed instantly (at the discretion of an administrator) as it is a variation on G7.

Opposing

Requests generally take about 48 hours to process after listing if there are no objections. This delay allows other users to review the request to ensure that it meets the criteria and raise any objections.

To oppose a speedy request, insert this immediately under the nomination:

* '''Oppose''': Explain your objection. ~~~~

If you belatedly notice and want to oppose a speedy move that has already been processed, contact one of the admins who process speedy nominations. If your objection seems valid, they may reverse the move, or start a regular CfD discussion. Unless you withdraw your opposition, the nomination may be turned into a regular CfD discussion.

Contested speedy requests become stale and can be untagged and delisted after 7 days of inactivity. Optionally, if the discussion may be useful for future reference, it may be copied to the category talk page, with a section heading and {{Moved from|[[WP:CFDS]]|~~~~}}. If the nominator wants to revive the process, this may be requested at CfD in accordance with its instructions.

Speedy criteria

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The category-specific criteria for speedy renaming or merging are strictly limited to:

C2A: Typographic and spelling fixes

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Correction of spelling errors and capitalization fixes. Differences between British and American spelling (e.g. Harbours → Harbors) are not considered errors; however if the convention of the relevant category tree is to use one form over the other then a rename may be appropriate under C2C. If both spellings exist as otherwise-identical category names, they should be merged.
Appropriate conversion of hyphens into en dashes or vice versa (e.g. Category:Canada-Russia relations → Category:Canada–Russia relations).
Correction of obvious grammatical errors, such as a missing conjunction (e.g. Individual frogs toads → Individual frogs and toads). This includes pluralizing a noun in the name of a set category, but not when disagreement might reasonably be anticipated as to whether the category is a topic or set category.

C2B: Consistency with established Wikipedia naming conventions and practices

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Expanding abbreviated country names (e.g. U.S. → United States).
Disambiguation fixes from an unqualified name (e.g. Category:Washington → Category:Washington (state) or Category:Washington, D.C.).

C2C: Consistency with established category tree names

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Bringing a category into line with established naming conventions for that category tree, or into line with the various "x by y", "x of y", or "x in y" categorization conventions specified at Wikipedia:Category names

This should be used only where there is no room for doubt that the category in question is being used for the standard purpose instead of being a potential subcategory.
This criterion should be applied only when there is no ambiguity or doubt over the existence of a category naming convention. Such a convention must be well defined and must be overwhelmingly used within the tree. If this is not the case then the category in question must be brought forward to a full CfD nomination.
This criterion will not apply in cases where the category tree observes distinctions in local usage (e.g. Category:Transportation in the United States and Category:Transport in the United Kingdom).

C2D: Consistency with main article's name

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Renaming a topic category to match its eponymous page (e.g. Category:The Beatles and The Beatles).
This applies only if the related page's current name (and by extension, the proposed name for the category) is:
- unambiguous (so it generally does not apply to proposals to remove a disambiguator from the category name, even when the main article is the primary topic of its name, i.e. it does not contain a disambiguator); and
- uncontroversial, either because of longstanding stability at that particular name, or because the page was just moved (i) after a page move discussion resulted in explicit consensus to rename, or (ii) unilaterally to reflect an official renaming which is verified by one or more citations (provided in the nomination). C2D does not apply if the result would be contrary to guidelines at WP:CATNAME, or there is any ongoing discussion about the name of the page or category, or there has been a recent discussion concerning any of the pages that resulted in a no consensus result, or it is controversial in some other way.
This criterion may also be used to rename a set category in the same circumstances, where the set is defined by a renamed topic; e.g. players for a sports team, or places in a district.
Before nominating a category to be renamed per C2D, consider whether it makes more sense to move the article instead of the category.

C2E: Author request

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This criterion applies only if the author of a category requests or agrees to renaming within six months of creating the category.
The criterion does not apply if other editors have populated or changed the category since it was created. "Other editors" includes bots that populated the category, but excludes an editor working with the author on the renaming.

C2F: One eponymous page

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This criterion applies if the category contains only an eponymous article, list, template or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories, where applicable.
Nominations should use {{subst:cfm-speedy}} (speedy merger) linking to a suitable parent category, or to another appropriate category (e.g. one that is currently on the article). When listing the nomination at WP:CFDS, you must manually add all the appropriate parent categories as targets if the member page is not already in them.

Admin instructions

Administrators and page movers: Do not use the "Move" tab to move categories listed here!

Categories are processed following the 48-hour waiting period and are moved by a bot.

When handling the listings:

Make sure that the listing meets one of the above criteria.
With the exception of C2E, make sure that it was both listed and tagged at least 48 hours previously.
Make sure that there is no opposition to the listing; if there is a discussion, check if the opposing user(s) ended up withdrawing their opposition.

If the listing meets these criteria, simply have the category renamed or merged – follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Administrator instructions, in the section "If the decision is to Rename, Merge, or Delete"; to list it for the bots, use the Speedy moves section.

A nomination to merge or rename, brought forward as a full CfD, may be speedily closed if the closing administrator is satisfied that:

The nomination clearly falls within the scope of one of the criteria listed here, and
No objections have been made within 48 hours of the initial nomination.

The closure will be regarded as having been a result of a speedy nomination. If any objections have been raised, then the CfD nomination will remain in place for the usual 7-day discussion period, to be decided in accordance with expressed consensus.

For out of process deletions, check Category:Empty categories awaiting deletion. In some cases, these will need to be nominated for discussion and the editor who emptied the category informed that they should follow the CfD process. After renaming, copy and paste the listing to Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Working/Manual.

Current requests

If the category does not match one of the above criteria or you are not sure it qualifies, do not list it here. Instead, use the main CfD process. Requests may be completed if more than 48 hours old; i.e., if the nomination was created before 10:04, 21 November 2025 (UTC). Currently, there are 576 open requests (refresh).

To list it here, use the following format on a new line at the beginning of the list:

* [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~

If the current name should be redirected rather than deleted, use:

* REDIRECT [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~

If human action is required, e.g. updating templates that populate the category, use:

* NO BOTS [[:Category:old name]] to [[:Category:new name]] – Reason ~~~~

Remember to tag the category page with: {{subst:cfr-speedy|New name}}

New requests

Category:Hospitals in Borno to Category:Hospitals in Borno State – C2C: Category:Borno State. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 08:40, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Plays by Roger Hall to Category:Plays by Roger Hall (playwright) – C2D: per Roger Hall (playwright). 1857a (talk) 07:37, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Mangue Bit albums to Category:Mangue bit albums – C2A: lower case "b" per WP:GENRECAP and also match article name, which had been renamed. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 06:44, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Several categories for Jordanian mosques and castles fall under C2F. Care to differ or discuss with me? The N^th User 05:05, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch! - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 05:07, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Al-Arish Mosque
- Category:Sanniriya Mosque
- Category:As-Salt Castle
- Category:Unayzah Castle
- Category:Dab'ah Castle
- Category:Tafilah Castle
Category:Dutch government in exile to Category:Dutch government-in-exile – C2D: per Dutch government-in-exile. Mclay1 (talk) 02:56, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Governments in Poland to Category:History of the government of Poland – C2C: per subcategories of Category:History of the governments. Mclay1 (talk) 02:51, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:History of the governments to Category:Histories of governments – C2C: per other categories such as Category:Histories of legislatures and Category:Histories of capitals. Mclay1 (talk) 02:50, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Albanian music history to Category:Music history of Albania – C2C: per Category:Cultural history by country and Category:Music by country. Mclay1 (talk) 02:30, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:American music history to Category:Music history of the United States
- Category:Timelines of American music to Category:Timelines of music in the United States
- Category:Australian music history to Category:Music history of Australia
- Category:Austrian music history to Category:Music history of Austria
- Category:Azerbaijani music history to Category:Music history of Azerbaijan
- Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina music history to Category:Music history of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Category:Brazilian music history to Category:Music history of Brazil
- Category:British music history to Category:Music history of the United Kingdom
- Category:Canadian music history to Category:Music history of Canada
- Category:Chinese music history to Category:Music history of China
- Category:Croatian music history to Category:Music history of Croatia
- Category:Cuban music history to Category:Music history of Cuba
- Category:Danish music history to Category:Music history of Denmark
- Category:English music history to Category:Music history of England
- Category:Finnish music history to Category:Music history of Finland
- Category:French music history to Category:Music history of France
- Category:German music history to Category:Music history of Germany
- Category:Indian music history to Category:Music history of India
- Category:Irish music history to Category:Music history of Ireland
- Category:Italian music history to Category:Music history of Italy
- Category:Japanese music history to Category:Music history of Japan
- Category:Mexican music history to Category:Music history of Mexico
- Category:New Zealand music history to Category:Music history of New Zealand
- Category:Nigerian music history to Category:Music history of Nigeria
- Category:Norwegian music history to Category:Music history of Norway
- Category:Pakistani music history to Category:Music history of Pakistan
- Category:Philippine music history to Category:Music history of the Philippines
- Category:Polish music history to Category:Music history of Poland
- Category:Portuguese music history to Category:Music history of Portugal
- Category:Romanian music history to Category:Music history of Romania
- Category:Scottish music history to Category:Music history of Scotland
- Category:Serbian music history to Category:Music history of Serbia
- Category:Slovak music history to Category:Music history of Slovakia
- Category:South Korean music history to Category:Music history of South Korea
- Category:Spanish music history to Category:Music history of Spain
- Category:Swedish music history to Category:Music history of Sweden
- Category:Turkish music history to Category:Music history of Turkey
- Category:Venezuelan music history to Category:Music history of Venezuela
- Category:Welsh music history to Category:Music history of Wales
Category:Music of Budapest to Category:Music in Budapest – C2C: per Category:Music by city. Mclay1 (talk) 01:49, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Music of Colombo to Category:Music in Colombo
- Category:Music of Metro Manila to Category:Music in Metro Manila
Category:British music by place to Category:Music of the United Kingdom by locality – C2C: per Category:Music by country and Category:Culture of the United Kingdom by locality. Mclay1 (talk) 01:18, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:English music to Category:Music of England
- Category:English music by place to Category:Music of England by locality
- Category:English music by city to Category:Music of England by city
- Category:Music in Northern Ireland to Category:Music of Northern Ireland
- Category:Scottish music by place to Category:Music of Scotland by locality
- Category:Australian music by state or territory to Category:Music of Australia by state or territory
- Category:German music by state to Category:Music of Germany by state
- Category:East German music to Category:Music of East Germany
- Category:Japanese music by prefecture to Category:Music of Japan by prefecture
- Category:Music in Northern Cyprus to Category:Music of Northern Cyprus
- Category:Ottoman music to Category:Music of the Ottoman Empire
- Category:Rhodesian music to Category:Music of Rhodesia
- Category:Ancient Greek music to Category:Music of ancient Greece
- Category:Ancient Roman music to Category:Music of ancient Rome
- Category:Music in Socialist Republic of Macedonia to Category:Music of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Category:Caribbean music to Category:Music of the Caribbean – C2C: per Category:Music by region. Mclay1 (talk) 00:46, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Caribbean music by country to Category:Music of the Caribbean by country
- Category:Caribbean music by dependent territory to Category:Music of the Caribbean by dependent territory
- Category:East Coast music to Category:Music of the East Coast of the United States
- Category:Melanesian music to Category:Music of Melanesia
Category:P.A.Works to Category:P.A. Works – C2D: per P.A. Works. 1857a (talk) 00:40, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Oslo Old Town to Category:Old Town, Oslo – C2D: per Old Town, Oslo. 1857a (talk) 00:30, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Orana to Category:Orana (New South Wales) – C2D: per Orana (New South Wales). 1857a (talk) 00:26, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Opposition of Australia to Category:Opposition (Australia) – C2D: per Opposition (Australia). 1857a (talk) 00:24, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Opposition of Malaysia to Category:Opposition (Malaysia) – C2D: per Opposition (Malaysia). 1857a (talk) 00:23, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Ohr label artists to Category:Ohr (record label) artists – C2D: per Ohr (record label). 1857a (talk) 00:17, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Oceania Cup to Category:Men's Oceania Cup – C2D: per Men's Oceania Cup. 1857a (talk) 00:11, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Tornadoes in Hawaii to Category:Natural disasters in Hawaii – The only member is the main article, which is already in Category:Lists of tornadoes in the United States, so this only needs to be merged to one parent. Care to differ or discuss with me? The N^th User 22:42, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Hospitals in Yobe to Category:Hospitals in Yobe State – C2A: As per Category:Yobe State and Yobe State. Gjs238 (talk) 22:39, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Buildings and structures destroyed by ISIL to Category:Buildings and structures destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – C2C: per Category:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Mclay1 (talk) 16:14, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Mosques destroyed by ISIL to Category:Mosques destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Category:Theatre of Zambia to Category:Theatre by country, Category:Theatre in Africa by country, Category:Performing arts in Zambia, Category:Entertainment in Zambia – C2F – Fayenatic London 14:24, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Ancient Hispanic mercenaries to Category:Ancient Spanish mercenaries – C2C: parents are Ancient peoples of Spain and Spanish mercenaries ^SMason_Garrison 14:14, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Smasongarrison: Is it accurate to call them Spanish? Mclay1 (talk) 16:17, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly I don't know. But I do know that it shouldn't be Hispanic. ^SMason_Garrison 16:18, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe Category:Ancient mercenaries from the Iberian Peninsula? There is the article Mercenaries of the ancient Iberian Peninsula, but a re-arrangement would fit the Category:People by occupation and nationality tree better. Mclay1 (talk) 16:39, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good suggestion! I'm fine with that ^SMason_Garrison 16:42, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Ottoman privateers to Category:Privateers from the Ottoman Empire – C2C: Parent is Sailors from the Ottoman Empire ^SMason_Garrison 14:05, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Gallini to Category:Gallini (bird) – C2D: per Gallini (bird). 1857a (talk) 07:03, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Hadoop to Category:Apache Hadoop – C2D: per Apache Hadoop. 1857a (talk) 06:57, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Sirens to Category:Sirens (alarms) – C2D: per Siren (alarm). 1857a (talk) 06:52, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Films about illegal drug trade in the Philippines to Category:Films about the illegal drug trade in the Philippines – C2C: per Category:Films about the illegal drug trade, renamed in CfD. Mclay1 (talk) 06:16, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Films about illegal drug trade in the United States to Category:Films about the illegal drug trade in the United States
Category:Society in the Australian Capital Territory to Category:Society of the Australian Capital Territory – C2C: per Category:Society of Australia and all other society categories. Mclay1 (talk) 05:28, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Society in New South Wales to Category:Society of New South Wales
- Category:Society in the Northern Territory to Category:Society of the Northern Territory
- Category:Society in Queensland to Category:Society of Queensland
- Category:Society in South Australia to Category:Society of South Australia
- Category:Society in Tasmania to Category:Society of Tasmania
- Category:Society in Victoria (state) to Category:Society of Victoria (state)
- Category:Society in Western Australia to Category:Society of Western Australia
Category:Movement for Reconstruction of Poland to Category:Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland – C2D: per Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland. Mclay1 (talk) 05:21, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Movement for Reconstruction of Poland politicians to Category:Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland politicians
Category:British armoured divisions to Category:Armoured divisions of the United Kingdom – C2C: per Category:Armored divisions by country. Mclay1 (talk) 04:55, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Eruption (band) songs to Category:Eruption (British band) songs – C2C: Per Eruption (British band) and to avoid conflict with Eruption (German band). Mike Selinker (talk) 04:50, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
REDIRECT Category:JİTEM to Category:Gendarmerie Intelligence Organization – C2D: per Gendarmerie Intelligence Organization. 1857a (talk) 00:33, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- REDIRECT Category:JİTEM personnel to Category:Gendarmerie Intelligence Organization personnel
Category:Pothos to Category:Pothos (plant) – C2D: per Pothos (plant). 1857a (talk) 00:25, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Ilisha to Category:Ilisha (genus) – C2D: per Ilisha (genus). 1857a (talk) 00:24, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Alinda to Category:Alinda (gastropod) – C2D: per Alinda (gastropod). 1857a (talk) 00:22, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Sarada to Category:Sarada (lizard) – C2D: per Sarada (lizard). 1857a (talk) 00:19, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Flybys to Category:Flybys (spaceflight) – C2D: per Flyby (spaceflight). 1857a (talk) 00:14, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Solana to Category:Solana (blockchain platform) – C2D: per Solana (blockchain platform). 1857a (talk) 00:10, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Noblewomen from Spain to Category:Spanish noblewomen – C2C: Norm is FOOian noblewomen. Also parents are: Spanish women, Spanish nobility, and the children are Spanish duchesses etc ^SMason_Garrison 00:02, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Chinese theater awards to Category:Chinese theatre awards – C2C within Category:Theatre of China as well as Category:Theatre awards by country. – Fayenatic London 22:57, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Armored divisions of the People's Republic of China to Category:Armored divisions of China – C2C: Per vast majority of entries in Category:Armored divisions by country - all use WP:Commonname of countries. We don't use formal names for categorization. No ambiguity with ROC/Taiwan. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:03, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Okanogan National Forest to Category:Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest – Two national forests were merged and have the same parent article. Sounder Bruce 20:45, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Wenatchee National Forest to Category:Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest – Two national forests were merged and have the same parent article. Sounder Bruce 20:45, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:World Rugby Nations Cup to Category:World Rugby Nations Cup (2006–2019) – Reason C2D per World Rugby Nations Cup (2006–2019). Article was moved due to the recent establishment of a different competition with the same name. --Bcp67 (talk) 19:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Vice premiers of the People's Republic of China to Category:Vice Premiers of China – C2D: Main article is Vice Premier of China. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:46, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Should be "Vice premiers of China" per category capitalization rules. Jahaza (talk) 18:17, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch. Move to Category:Vice premiers of China. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:38, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think your autocorrect may have gotten you? Jahaza (talk) 23:47, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to lowercase. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 02:51, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Fighter aircraft units and formations of the People's Republic of China to Category:Fighter aircraft units and formations of China – C2C: Per vast majority of entries in Category:Fighter aircraft units and formations by country - all use WP:Commonname of countries. We don't use formal names for categorization. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:39, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Hyocephalidae to Category:Coreoidea – C2F: Upmerge; same as before - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Scolopini to Category:Anthocoridae – C2F: Upmerge, as there's only one article here, which is the main article - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:53, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Bathysmatophorinae to Category:Cicadellidae – C2F: Upmerge, as there's only one eponymous article in the category - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:48, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia to Category:Arab conquest of Mesopotamia – C2D: Per main article Iskandar323 (talk) 14:41, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Psithyristriini to Category:Cicadinae – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:25, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Taxa named by He, Yu-jie to Category:Taxa named by He Yu-jie -- C2A: There should not be a comma between the family and given name element 14:25, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Psaltodini to Category:Cicadinae – C2F: Upmerge; only one article, which is the main article - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:24, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Euterpnosia to Category:Leptopsaltriini – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Chrysocicada to Category:Pictilini – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:17, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Amica (cicada) to Category:Pictilini – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:15, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Thaumastopsaltria to Category:Chlorocystini – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:12, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Gymnotympana to Category:Chlorocystini – C2F: This category only has the main article, which is eponymous - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:11, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Chlorocysta to Category:Chlorocystini – C2F: There's only one article here - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:09, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Punia to Category:Punia (cicada) – C2D: Main article is Punia (cicada) - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 14:00, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Ewartia to Category:Ewartia (cicada) – C2D: Main article is Ewartia (cicada) - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 13:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Simona to Category:Simona (cicada) – C2D: per Simona (cicada). 1857a (talk) 06:36, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Charax to Category:Charax (fish) – C2D: per Charax (fish). 1857a (talk) 06:33, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Fordon to Category:Fordon, Bydgoszcz – C2D: per Fordon, Bydgoszcz. 1857a (talk) 06:31, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Bocageopsis to Category:Annonaceae – C2F merge. 1857a (talk) 06:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Cardiopetalum to Category:Annonaceae – C2F merge. 1857a (talk) 06:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Dennettia to Category:Annonaceae – C2F merge. 1857a (talk) 06:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Wangia to Category:Annonaceae – C2F merge. 1857a (talk) 06:18, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Viverravids to Category:Viverravidae – C2D: per Viverravidae. 1857a (talk) 06:13, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Videocon to Category:Videocon Group – C2D: per Videocon Group. 1857a (talk) 05:57, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Vehicles with CVT transmission to Category:Vehicles with continuously variable transmission – C2D: per Continuously variable transmission. 1857a (talk) 05:54, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Vasylivka, Odesa Raion to Category:Vasylivka, Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast – C2D: per Vasylivka, Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast. 1857a (talk) 05:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Five (band) to Category:Five (group) – C2D: Article was moved to Five (group) in 2019 and has been stable since. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 04:26, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Five (band) albums to Category:Five (group) albums
- Category:Five (band) album covers to Category:Five (group) album covers
- Category:Five (band) members to Category:Five (group) members
- Category:Five (band) songs to Category:Five (group) songs

Category:Chabad holidays to Category:Chabad customs and holidays – C2D: Main article is Chabad customs and holidays - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 03:32, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: There is an article combining the two topics, but the category doesn't need to. It's currently just for holidays. Mclay1 (talk) 10:03, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Seconding opposition. Jahaza (talk) 15:48, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Dips (food) to Category:Dipping sauces – C2D: Main article is Dipping sauce - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 12:17, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I think a dip and a dipping sauce are different things. Jahaza (talk) 15:02, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Clergy in al-Andalus to Category:Clergy from al-Andalus – C2C: Also C2A for the monarch one. Per People from al-Andalus by occupation - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 12:07, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If this is opposed, then 11th-century monarchs in Al-Andalus should at least be renamed to 11th-century monarchs in al-Andalus per C2C with its parent category and C2A - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 12:10, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Bishops in al-Andalus to Category:Bishops from al-Andalus
- Category:8th-century bishops in al-Andalus to Category:8th-century bishops from al-Andalus
- Category:9th-century bishops in al-Andalus to Category:9th-century bishops from al-Andalus
- Category:10th-century bishops in al-Andalus to Category:10th-century bishops from al-Andalus
- Category:11th-century bishops in al-Andalus to Category:11th-century bishops from al-Andalus
- Category:Monarchs in al-Andalus to Category:Monarchs from al-Andalus
- Category:11th-century monarchs in Al-Andalus to Category:11th-century monarchs from al-Andalus
  - Oppose bishops, we have far more bishops in than bishops from. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 12:35, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  Good to know. Does this mean you also disagree with my reply from this morning? - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 16:46, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  I'm sorry but I don't understand which reply you're thinking about. Mornings might also be different. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 20:10, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  The reply I made said If this is opposed, then 11th-century monarchs in Al-Andalus should at least be renamed to 11th-century monarchs in al-Andalus per C2C with its parent category and C2A - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 20:12, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  Thanks, support consistent capitalisation of al-Andalus. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 20:16, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @OpalYosutebito: oppose monarchs from, see e.g. Category:Monarchs in the British Isles and Category:Monarchs in Italy. By all means standardize "al-Andalus" though. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:04, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - From what I can see, there's no opposition to Category:Clergy from al-Andalus or Category:Military personnel from al-Andalus and those nominations look correct. Mclay1 (talk) 02:39, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Landforms of British Overseas Territories to Category:Landforms of dependent territories of the United Kingdom – C2C: per CfDs upmerging British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to dependent territories of the United Kingdom. Mclay1 (talk) 06:27, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Islands of British Overseas Territories to Category:Islands of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Uninhabited islands of British Overseas Territories to Category:Uninhabited islands of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Mountains and hills of British Overseas Territories to Category:Mountains and hills of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Borders of British Overseas Territories to Category:Borders of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Capitals of British Overseas Territories to Category:Capitals of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Economy of British Overseas Territories to Category:Economy of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Sugar industry of British Overseas Territories to Category:Sugar industry of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Military of British Overseas Territories to Category:Military of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
  ~~Oppose~~ all of the above until the main article (British Overseas Territories) is renamed. FredWalsh (talk) 14:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @FredWalsh: British Overseas Territories does not need to be renamed. This is not C2D. We already have an article called Dependent territories of the United Kingdom. This is a procedural follow-up to multiple CfDs, which I linked to. Your opposition is not valid. Mclay1 (talk) 00:48, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @Mclay1: No, Dependent territories of the United Kingdom is a disambiguation page dressed up to look a little like a full article. The only part of it that addresses the "topic" of "dependent territories of the United Kingdom" is in the first two sentences. The majority of the page simply lists the two groups (overseas territories and crown dependencies). It doesn't go into any depth because it isn't really a topic. The two group articles (British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) are actual articles that most of these categories should be using as a base. Those two articles go into a lot more depth than the dab page that is being used for these proposed renames. I understand that it is a follow up but the original premise was flawed. That is the basis of my opposition. FredWalsh (talk) 03:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @FredWalsh It's silly to block a follow-up because you don't like the result of the CfD. You're going against consensus. You can force these to go to another CfD, but the result won't change. It's just a waste of time. Mclay1 (talk) 04:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @Mclay1: I was not aware of the previous CfD but your reply does not change the fact that Dependent territories of the United Kingdom is little more than a disambiguating page. There is very little meaningful discussion on that page about the UK dependent territories. The majority of it is pointing the reader to the two main articles. I get that you've nominated these articles in good faith but I don't understand the logic of using a dab page as the basis for the renames. FredWalsh (talk) 09:18, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @FredWalsh, it's not a dab page though, and the quality of the article is irrelevant to the categories. It was decided in multiple CfDs (that I did not start) that there's no need to create loads of mirroring subcategories for both the Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, when the the distinction between the two is fairly irrelevant for most topics; the "dependent territories" categories are just a way of grouping the categories for the individual places (Jersey, Bermuda, etc.) rather than splitting them in half – it's just easier for navigation that way. Most of the Crown Dependencies categories have already been renamed or upmerged, as have many of the categories for the British Overseas Territories. It just doesn't make sense to keep these ones different. Mclay1 (talk) 10:15, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

- @Mclay1: No, it's definitely a dab page. Please read it and point out where it goes into depth about "dependent territories. The vast majority of the page talks about either the BOTs or the Crown Dependencies. You're right that the quality of the article is irrelevant but all it does is distinguish between the two types of territories. In fact the entire page could just as easily be replaced with a pair of hatnotes at the top of each of the two main articles. It may have been decided in multiple CfDs that there's no need to create loads of mirroring subcategories but that same argument could be applied to any number of related categories. The distinction between the two groups maybe irrelevant for most topics but it is enough distinction to keep the articles separate rather than just a larger and more generic article. That said, I don't think it's worth arguing over these remaining articles. So I WITHDRAW my oppose !votes because "[most] of the Crown Dependencies categories have already been renamed or upmerged, as have many of the categories for the British Overseas Territories." FredWalsh (talk) 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Governments in the Channel Islands to Category:Government in the Channel Islands – C2C: per Category:Government in dependent territories of the United Kingdom and similar categories. Mclay1 (talk) 06:14, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- ~~Oppose~~ unless the main article (Channel Islands) is renamed. Please also note it should be plural "Governments" because there is no single government of these islands. FredWalsh (talk) 14:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@FredWalsh: Why would Channel Islands be renamed? This is only changing "Governments" to "Government" per the established format. It doesn't need to be plural because it means Government as a concept not the government. It's "Government in" rather than "Government of". Mclay1 (talk) 00:46, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @Mclay1: Because the two jurisdictions in the Channel Islands are Crown Dependencies and not "dependent territories" in the same way as the Overseas Territories. The two groups of territories are almost never treated together by the UK government. As to the other point, the category has two primary topics, which are represented in the form of two categories that use "Government of foo". The category is not primarily about government in general in the Channel Islands but about grouping those two categories. FredWalsh (talk) 03:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Category:British passports issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens to Category:British passports issued to British Overseas Territories citizens – C2A: per British Overseas Territories citizen. Mclay1 (talk) 06:07, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Geology of British Overseas Territories to Category:Geology of dependent territories of the United Kingdom – C2C: per CFDs merging British Overseas Territories categories to dependent territories of the United Kingdom. Mclay1 (talk) 00:13, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ until the main article (British Overseas Territories) is renamed. FredWalsh (talk) 14:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@FredWalsh: Your opposition is incorrect. See my reply above. Mclay1 (talk) 00:50, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Lists of airlines of British Overseas Territories to Category:Lists of airlines of dependent territories of the United Kingdom – C2C: per Category:Dependent territories of the United Kingdom-related lists. Mclay1 (talk) 22:37, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Lists of biota of British Overseas Territories to Category:Lists of biota of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Lists of birds of British Overseas Territories to Category:Lists of birds of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:Lists of mammals of British Overseas Territories to Category:Lists of mammals of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
- Category:British Overseas Territories education-related lists to Category:Dependent territories of the United Kingdom education-related lists
- Category:British Overseas Territories politics-related lists to Category:Dependent territories of the United Kingdom politics-related lists
- Category:British Overseas Territories religion-related lists to Category:Dependent territories of the United Kingdom religion-related lists
- Category:British Overseas Territories sport-related lists to Category:Dependent territories of the United Kingdom sport-related lists
  ~~Oppose~~ until the main article (British Overseas Territories) is renamed. FredWalsh (talk) 14:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @FredWalsh: Your opposition is incorrect. See my reply above. Mclay1 (talk) 00:49, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  I will wait for 48h and then move all Overseas Territories for processing. Ymblanter (talk) 22:17, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Opposed requests

Category:Boston College buildings to Category:Boston College buildings and structures – C2C: Per Category:Buildings and structures in the United States by university or college User:Namiba 16:58, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Namiba support, but I noticed quite a few categories in the parent category that have only "buildings", not "buildings and structures". Would you like to edit your request, or should I propose the categories myself? - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 00:01, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Oppose, there is an enormous tree under Category:Educational buildings that this nomination conflicts with. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:29, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Creek Freedmen to Category:Muscogee (Creek) Nation Freedmen – C2C: parent is Muscogee (Creek) Nation people ^SMason_Garrison 20:49, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The main article is Creek Freedmen and, unless you have more information, it appears to be a specific term. Also, the parent categories need renaming per C2D. I will do that above. Mclay1 (talk) 06:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On hold pending other discussion

None currently

Moved to full discussion

Template:Northern-Ireland-party-stub to Template:NorthernIreland-party-stub – C2C: Also C2A. Per consistency with {{NorthernIreland-stub}}, {{NorthernIreland-org-stub}}. Before anyone says that this is out of place, the rules at WP:TFD say that stub template renames should be proposed here - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 00:52, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Does anybody know how we tag these? I think generally we use {{Requested move}}n for moving templates, but RM is not for the situation when the discussion is only for two days. Ymblanter (talk) 06:47, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ymblanter it says Stub templates and categories should be listed at Categories for discussion, as these templates are merely containers for their categories, unless the stub template does not come with a category and is being nominated by itself. Since the changes are copyedits, I listed it in the speedy section. Please let me know if I misinterpreted anything - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 16:48, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I have seen this, my question is how these must be tagged. Ymblanter (talk) 18:27, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@OpalYosutebito: the instructions at WP:TFD do not mention WP:CFDS at all. Presumably this belongs at WP:CFD. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:22, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'll relist it over there - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 20:31, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I already moved two before I saw this reply. I will not move them back for the time being, but pls list all the five at CfD. Ymblanter (talk) 21:53, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Companies based in the Grisons to Category:Companies based in Grisons – C2C: no "the" in other Category:Grisons subcategories. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 11:01, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The main article "Grisons" refers to it as "the Grisons", as in the "Canton of the Grisons". It appears that all of the other categories should be renamed to include "the". 1857a (talk) 11:38, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looking closer I agree. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 16:33, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 November 18#Category:Borders of Grisons. Kaffet i halsen (talk) 12:23, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Massacres during the Algerian Civil War to Category:Massacres of the Algerian Civil War – C2C: per Category:Massacres by war. Mclay1 (talk) 11:44, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mclay1: Has the existing naming convention ever been subject to discussion? I see below that the convention for subcategories of Category:War crimes by war is "War crimes in the Foo War", not "War crimes of the Foo War". Why not "Massacres in the Foo War"? Ham II (talk) 18:35, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ham II: I don't know of any discussion. "Massacres of" is just the dominant format, so I'm just standardising them. But "Massacres in" would work too. The subcategories of War crimes don't all use the same prepositions; for example, Category:Violations of medical neutrality by war uses "during". Mclay1 (talk) 00:47, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ham II: For clarity, are you opposing these speedies or just querying? Mclay1 (talk) 13:23, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Since there's been no opposition, I would say this is unopposed. Mclay1 (talk) 14:48, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mclay1: Sorry for my delay. I'm tempted to leave these unopposed, and I agree that "Massacres of" is the dominant format and there is a need to standardise, but "Massacres of" does seem like a more ambiguous construction that "Massacres in" (and indeed "Massacres during"), because the object of "Massacres of" could be those being massacred. I realise that none of the whole phrases would be ambiguous in that way, but it seems as if we may not be picking the best option to be the standard here, while also having three different prepositions as standard in different places: "of", "in" and "during". Narrowing that list down by one – to "in" and "during" – would be preferable in my opinion. Ham II (talk) 08:11, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ham II: Should I take this to a full CfD to decide which preposition is best? I do agree in sounds better. Mclay1 (talk) 09:37, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mclay1: Yes, please; thank you for offering. Ham II (talk) 14:20, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ham II: Full CfD here. Mclay1 (talk) 04:09, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Women in business by continent to Category:Businesswomen by continent – C2C: per Category:Businesswomen and CfD. Mclay1 (talk) 06:41, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose all. Businesswoman is actually a redirect to Businessperson. I changed the main article for Category:Businesswomen to Women in business, which is actually an independent article and the main category should be changed to Category:Women in business in accordance with all these subcategories and the existing subcategories Category:Organizations for women in business, Category:Jewish women in business and Category:Women in finance. Other categories like Category:Lesbian businesswomen and Category:Ancient businesswomen should be changed to "X women in business." Jahaza (talk) 14:35, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So regardless of what this category name settles on, please include category redirects for all of these changes. The templates for Businesswomen by century are somewhat resiliant, but it would save me a ton of time modifying the template if those redirects remained. ^SMason_Garrison 22:03, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jahaza, Actress redirects to Actor but we still have Category:Actresses. The main category was at Category:Women in business, but it was renamed at CfD. These need to follow suit. Mclay1 (talk) 02:25, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"Businesswoman" refers to a person, "women in business" refers to a topic. It is completely plausible that there is a topic article Women in business while there are set categories called businesswomen. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:46, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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