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The article Johannes Winkler (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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Category:Kings of the Kingdom of Ireland has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. DrKay (talk) 11:28, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Per project opera discussion. all operas should retain Category:Operas, even if there are more specific categories. Please revert, and discuss if you think that's not a good idea. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:28, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

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Category:André Previn has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 15:43, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

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Category:Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra albums has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 21:32, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Please do not add commons links to navboxes as these are considered external links. --woodensuperman 11:10, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

(See this discussion for context) --woodensuperman 11:28, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 5 § Category:Eponymous categories on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 08:16, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Regarding your creation of Category:Winter in Japan and similar categories, are you aware of these previous discussions? ( )?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:29, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

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Hi, why did you move all Polish noble families categories from Category:Polish noble families to this one? What's the logic behind it? Marcelus (talk) 14:55, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

I added Category:Wikipedia categories named after Polish noble families to them so I didn't have to add Category:Polish noble families, Category:Wikipedia categories named after noble families, and Category:Wikipedia categories named after Polish families.--EIGHTCLOUDS (talk) 01:30, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

You still didn't answer my question. What's the logic behind replacing Category:Polish noble families with hidden category?

Please revert your changes, this is undiscussed move. Marcelus (talk) 10:39, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

I agree. There may be some point in having those Wikipedia categories named... categories, although I can't see it now. But you should not remove main categories. Category:Matejko family obviously belongs in Category:Polish families, etc. Please self-revert and don't remove such categories in the future. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 00:57, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedia categories named after Polish noble families has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:55, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedia categories named after Polish families has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:56, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

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A tag has been placed on Category:RTÉ Concert Orchestra soundtracks indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗plicit 23:52, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi Eight, if an artist's albums or songs categories have an {{Albums category}} or {{Songs category}} template applied to them, there is no need to add the "Works by" categories you've been creating as a parent manually. It is taken care of automatically by the templates. Thank you. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 20:40, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Do you not know how the template works? You do not have to add it then remove it like you did with these edits to Category:Chuck Wayne albums. If you want it to appear right away, just click edit and save one time without making any changes to it at all. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 07:17, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Compositions by Johan Svendsen indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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Hi, and thank you for your edits to Wikipedia. I wanted to follow up about an edit where, Adeline Werligh was removed from a parent category.

This category is part of a group that falls under WP:EGRS, which covers categories based on ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. These categories are typically set up as non-diffusing. That means when a page is added to a subcategory like this one, it's still meant to be included in the parent category as well.

This is important because removing someone from the parent category can unintentionally change who appears to "belong" there. Over time, that can make the main category look less representative than it actually is, which the EGRS guideline is designed to avoid.

If you're not sure whether a subcategory is non-diffusing, you can often check the category page itself; many include a note or template. You can also read more at WP:EGRS and in the section on the final-rung rule. If you need further help, ask at the Teahouse. Thanks again for contributing, and I hope this helps clarify things! ^SMason_Garrison 06:03, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

Could you have a look at WP:CATSPECIFIC before continuing to add wars, castles, etc to eponymous categories such as Richard of Cornwall? This appears to be "tagging by category" which is specifically deprecated: "Important: All categories form part of a tree-like hierarchy. Do not add categories to pages as if they are tags." There is no hierarchical relationship between Richard of Cornwall and the Barons' Crusade or Wallingford Castle: neither is a sub-topic of the other, so categorisation here is inappropriate. Thanks. Dave.Dunford (talk) 13:14, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

If you're not sure about the point I'm making, see this ANI discussion in which an editor received an indefinite topic ban from categories and categorisation because of persistent similar edits. (Full disclosure: I was involved in the ANI discussion.) Dave.Dunford (talk) 13:18, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

@EIGHTCLOUDS this kind of message would be a conversation that you should be engaging in. ^SMason_Garrison 00:32, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Category:Re-recorded film score albums has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ^SMason_Garrison 22:31, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Navarrese titular monarchs holding possessions in Upper Navarre has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. DrKay (talk) 10:31, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

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Category:Children of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:34, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Stanley Baldwin has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:35, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Tony Blair has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:35, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Winston Churchill has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:35, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:35, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of David Lloyd George has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:36, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Ramsay MacDonald has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Harold Macmillan has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Robert Peel has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Spencer Perceval has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:38, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:38, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:38, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:38, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:39, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Margaret Thatcher has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:39, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:45, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:45, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:46, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Frederick North, Lord North has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:46, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of Robert Walpole has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:47, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Children of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 08:47, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi, and thank you for your edits to Wikipedia. I wanted to follow up about an edit where, Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057–1084) was removed from a parent category.

This category is part of a group that falls under WP:EGRSD, which covers categories based on ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. These categories are typically set up as non-diffusing. That means when a page is added to a subcategory like this one, it's still meant to be included in the parent category as well.

This is important because removing someone from the parent category can unintentionally change who appears to "belong" there. Over time, that can make the main category look less representative than it actually is, which the WP:EGRSD guideline is designed to avoid.

If you're not sure whether a subcategory is non-diffusing, you can often check the category page itself; many include a note or template. You can also read more at WP:EGRSD and in the section on the final-rung rule. If you need further help, ask at the Teahouse. I know that this edit is a little old, but I wanted to make sure that you're aware that you shouldn't be removing 11th-century Japanese women from 11th-century Japanese people ^SMason_Garrison 04:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Category:Illegitimate children of John the Fearless has been nominated for splitting. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Omnis Scientia (talk) 09:11, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Category:Unused film music has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ^SMason_Garrison 00:25, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

@EIGHTCLOUDS I'm seeing a lot of category-related warning and messages on your talk page, and very little engagement from you with those concerns. Communicate is an important part of the wikipedia project. Can you please start engaging with people's concerns when they're raised on your page? You seem to be making a lot of categories that end up getting nominated for deletion. I think you can advoid that if you start engaging with people's concerns when they're raised on your page. ^SMason_Garrison 00:31, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Category:Wives of John of Gaunt has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ^SMason_Garrison 00:27, 8 April 2026 (UTC)