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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 general discussion about how to improve the category system, use other appropriate venues such as Wikipedia talk:Categorization, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Categories, and relevant WikiProjects' talk pages.

How to use CfD

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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.

Important: In general, do not depopulate a category when nominating it for CfD. If, during (or just prior to) the discussion, you modify the population of a category, or in other ways edit the category while it is subject to a CfD discussion, note that you did so in the CfD (for transparency), and be prepared to revert your edits upon community request. Such editing can hamper other editors' efforts to evaluate a category and participate in the discussion.

If you have an issue with a CfD closure, and discussion on the CfD closer's talk page does not resolve the issue, the process at Wikipedia:Deletion review is used to ask the community to review a CfD closure (as long as all steps are followed), to determine whether or not the close was reasonable and consistent with the spirit and intent of common practice, policies, and guidelines.

Wikipedia:Move review is used for a CfD closure that is limited in scope to renaming.

Current discussions

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Closing procedure

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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

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Preliminary steps.

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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. Note that some project categories may be empty as part of their typical process cycle.
Before nominating a project category (even if empty!), check Special:WhatLinksHere, to see if the category is (or has been) populated by a template, and if so (or even if the populating template has been deleted), note the template name(s) in the CfD nomination.
- If the category is populated solely by a template, and you are proposing to delete both the category and template, then follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion. If the template is a userbox, follow the process at WP:MfD, instead.
- In the case of a stub template, see #Stub types below.

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

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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}}

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}}

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|2026 February 9|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

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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.

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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|2026 February 9|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

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 07:13, 7 February 2026 (UTC). Currently, there are 357 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:People from Maribyrnong to Category:People from Maribyrnong, Victoria – C2B: per Maribyrnong, Victoria/Category:Maribyrnong, Victoria. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:26, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Category:People from Brussels-Capital Region to Category:People from Brussels – C2C: per Category:Brussels. Brussels refers to the capital region. Mclay1 (talk) 06:47, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Category:Military units and formations of Kurdistan Region to Category:Military units and formations of the Kurdistan Region (Iraq) – C2C: per Category:Kurdistan Region (Iraq). Mclay1 (talk) 06:18, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Opposed requests

Category:Video game censorship to Category:Censorship of video games – C2B: Consistency with other subcategories of Category:Censorship in the arts. silviaASH (inquire within) 08:58, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@SilviaASH: Which other subcategories? Most of them seem to follow the current format. The only one that doesn't is Category:Censorship of music. If anything, that should be renamed to follow the others and its main article Music censorship. Mclay1 (talk) 13:31, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There is also Censorship of pornography, Censorship of LGBTQ issues, and Self-censorship of music. You're actually right; the "[X] Censorship" convention is more prevalent, and I should have taken a more careful look at the tree. I guess either convention is technically fine, but personally I think all of the categories should be "Censorship of [thing]" per WP:SETCAT; in this case "Censorship" is the set, while "Video games" is the topic. I suppose this matter should actually be moved to a full discussion; I will not object if someone chooses to do so. silviaASH (inquire within) 14:03, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
They're not set categories though, they're topic categories. Mclay1 (talk) 13:43, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Banned political organizations in Canada to Category:Banned political parties in Canada – C2C: Per Banned political parties by country's subcats - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 04:31, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: Most of the contents aren't parties. I've reparented the category and established a new category at the target. Mclay1 (talk) 14:12, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On hold pending other discussion

None currently

Moved to full discussion

Category:Culture in Adana to Category:Culture of Adana – C2C: Per consistency with each city's country parent category, such as Culture of Turkey, Culture of Germany, etc - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 20:18, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
- Category:Culture in Aksaray to Category:Culture of Aksaray
- Category:Culture in Ankara to Category:Culture of Ankara
- Category:Culture in Antalya to Category:Culture of Antalya
- Category:Culture in Bursa to Category:Culture of Bursa
- Category:Culture in Eskişehir to Category:Culture of Eskişehir
- Category:Culture in Istanbul to Category:Culture of Istanbul
- Category:Culture in İzmir to Category:Culture of İzmir
- Category:Culture in Konya to Category:Culture of Konya
- Category:Culture in Manisa to Category:Culture of Manisa
- Category:Culture in Mardin to Category:Culture of Mardin
- Category:Culture in Mersin to Category:Culture of Mersin
- Category:Culture in Chernihiv to Category:Culture of Chernihiv
- Category:Culture in Chernivtsi to Category:Culture of Chernivtsi
- Category:Culture in Dnipro to Category:Culture of Dnipro
- Category:Culture in Sumy Oblast to Category:Culture of Sumy Oblast
- Category:Culture in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to Category:Culture of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Category:Culture in Donetsk Oblast to Category:Culture of Donetsk Oblast
- Category:Culture in Kyiv Oblast to Category:Culture of Kyiv Oblast
- Category:Culture in Vinnytsia Oblast to Category:Culture of Vinnytsia Oblast
- Category:Culture in Volyn Oblast to Category:Culture of Volyn Oblast
- Category:Culture in Zakarpattia Oblast to Category:Culture of Zakarpattia Oblast
- Category:Culture in Zaporizhzhia Oblast to Category:Culture of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Category:Culture in Zhytomyr Oblast to Category:Culture of Zhytomyr Oblast
- Category:Culture in Donetsk to Category:Culture of Donetsk
- Category:Culture in Kharkiv to Category:Culture of Kharkiv
- Category:Culture in Kyiv to Category:Culture of Kyiv
- Category:Culture in Lviv to Category:Culture of Lviv
- Category:Culture in Mariupol to Category:Culture of Mariupol
- Category:Culture in Odesa to Category:Culture of Odesa
- Category:Culture in Sevastopol to Category:Culture of Sevastopol
- Category:Culture in Ternopil to Category:Culture of Ternopil
- Category:Culture in Zaporizhzhia to Category:Culture of Zaporizhzhia
- Category:Culture in Athlone to Category:Culture of Athlone
- Category:Culture in Belfast to Category:Culture of Belfast
- Category:Culture in Castlebar to Category:Culture of Castlebar
- Category:Culture in Cork (city) to Category:Culture of Cork (city)
- Category:Culture in Derry (city) to Category:Culture of Derry (city)
- Category:Culture in Dublin (city) to Category:Culture of Dublin (city)
- Category:Culture in Galway (city) to Category:Culture of Galway (city)
- Category:Culture in Gweedore to Category:Culture of Gweedore
- Category:Culture in Limerick (city) to Category:Culture of Limerick (city)
- Category:Culture in Mullingar to Category:Culture of Mullingar
- Category:Culture in Sligo (town) to Category:Culture of Sligo (town)
- Category:Culture in Tralee to Category:Culture of Tralee
- Category:Culture in Waterford (city) to Category:Culture of Waterford (city)
- Category:Culture in Budapest to Category:Culture of Budapest
- Category:Culture in Debrecen to Category:Culture of Debrecen
- Category:Culture in Miskolc to Category:Culture of Miskolc
- Category:Culture in Athens to Category:Culture of Athens
- Category:Culture in Patras to Category:Culture of Patras
- Category:Culture in Piraeus to Category:Culture of Piraeus
- Category:Culture in Tirana to Category:Culture of Tirana
- Category:Culture in Geelong to Category:Culture of Geelong
- Category:Culture in Hobart to Category:Culture of Hobart
- Category:Culture in Perth, Western Australia to Category:Culture of Perth, Western Australia
- Category:Culture in Graz to Category:Culture of Graz
- Category:Culture in Innsbruck to Category:Culture of Innsbruck
- Category:Culture in Salzburg to Category:Culture of Salzburg
- Category:Culture in Vienna to Category:Culture of Vienna
- Category:Culture in Baku to Category:Culture of Baku
- Category:Culture in Shusha to Category:Culture of Shusha
- Category:Culture in Sumgait to Category:Culture of Sumgait
- Category:Culture in Antwerp to Category:Culture of Antwerp
- Category:Culture in Bruges to Category:Culture of Bruges
- Category:Culture in Brussels to Category:Culture of Brussels
- Category:Culture in Kortrijk to Category:Culture of Kortrijk
- Category:Culture in Liège to Category:Culture of Liège
- Category:Culture in Mons, Belgium to Category:Culture of Mons, Belgium
- Category:Culture in Mostar to Category:Culture of Mostar
- Category:Culture in Sarajevo to Category:Culture of Sarajevo
- Category:Culture in Belo Horizonte to Category:Culture of Belo Horizonte
- Category:Culture in Brasília to Category:Culture of Brasilia
- Category:Culture in Porto Alegre to Category:Culture of Porto Alegre
- Category:Culture in Rio de Janeiro (city) to Category:Culture of Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Category:Culture in Salvador, Bahia to Category:Culture of Salvador, Bahia
- Category:Culture in São Paulo to Category:Culture of São Paulo
- Category:Culture in Burgas to Category:Culture of Burgas
- Category:Culture in Plovdiv to Category:Culture of Plovdiv
- Category:Culture in Shumen to Category:Culture of Shumen
- Category:Culture in Sofia to Category:Culture of Sofia
- Category:Culture in Varna, Bulgaria to Category:Culture of Varna, Bulgaria
- Category:Culture in Veliko Tarnovo to Category:Culture of Veliko Tarnovo
- Category:Culture in Vidin to Category:Culture of Vidin
- Category:Culture in Yambol to Category:Culture of Yambol
- Category:Culture in Berlin to Category:Culture of Berlin
- Category:Culture in Bonn to Category:Culture of Bonn
- Category:Culture in Braunschweig to Category:Culture of Braunschweig
- Category:Culture in Bremen (city) to Category:Culture of Bremen (city)
- Category:Culture in Chemnitz to Category:Culture of Chemnitz
- Category:Culture in Cologne to Category:Culture of Cologne
- Category:Culture in Dortmund to Category:Culture of Dortmund
- Category:Culture in Dresden to Category:Culture of Dresden
- Category:Culture in Duisburg to Category:Culture of Duisburg
- Category:Culture in Düsseldorf to Category:Culture of Düsseldorf
- Category:Culture in Erfurt to Category:Culture of Erfurt
- Category:Culture in Frankfurt to Category:Culture of Frankfurt
- Category:Culture in Gelsenkirchen to Category:Culture of Gelsenkirchen
- Category:Culture in Hamburg to Category:Culture of Hamburg
- Category:Culture in Hanover to Category:Culture of Hanover
- Category:Culture in Heidelberg to Category:Culture of Heidelberg
- Category:Culture in Leipzig to Category:Culture of Leipzig
- Category:Culture in Lübeck to Category:Culture of Lübeck
- Category:Culture in Mainz to Category:Culture of Mainz
- Category:Culture in Mannheim to Category:Culture of Mannheim
- Category:Culture in Meiningen to Category:Culture of Meiningen
- Category:Culture in Munich to Category:Culture of Munich
- Category:Culture in Münster to Category:Culture of Münster
- Category:Culture in Nuremberg to Category:Culture of Nuremberg
- Category:Culture in Offenbach am Main to Category:Culture of Offenbach am Main
- Category:Culture in Potsdam to Category:Culture of Potsdam
- Category:Culture in Regensburg to Category:Culture of Regensburg
- Category:Culture in Stuttgart to Category:Culture of Stuttgart
- Category:Culture in Trier to Category:Culture of Trier
- Category:Culture in Weimar to Category:Culture of Weimar
- Category:Culture in Wiesbaden to Category:Culture of Wiesbaden
- Category:Culture in Wuppertal to Category:Culture of Wuppertal
- Category:Culture in Helsinki to Category:Culture of Helsinki
- Category:Culture in Lahti to Category:Culture of Lahti
- Category:Culture in Lohja to Category:Culture of Lohja
- Category:Culture in Oulu to Category:Culture of Oulu
- Category:Culture in Rovaniemi to Category:Culture of Rovaniemi
- Category:Culture in Tampere to Category:Culture of Tampere
- Category:Culture in Turku to Category:Culture of Turku
  Oppose this batch. Most city categories use "Culture in". Needs a full discussion to change the format. Mclay1 (talk) 00:38, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  So you're saying we should move this to CFD? I think that would be better, too... - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 00:48, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  Yes. Not sure which way is best, but we should standardise them. There's a lot more than this. Mclay1 (talk) 01:54, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  @OpalYosutebito: are you still planning to take this to CfD? Marcocapelle (talk) 11:05, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  Sure, but I've had a bigger request in the form of a text file that has a lot more categories, including the opposed ones - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 16:01, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  
  @Marcocapelle sorry for the late reply. It was really early in my area when you sent that :) - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 16:01, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  Anyway, here it is: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2026_January_31#Category:Culture_in_China_by_province - OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 17:51, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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