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French India

The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on an appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). GoldRomean (talk) 03:01, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: merge, per WP:OCYEAR, almost all categories contain only one or two articles, this is not helpful for navigation. Marcocapelle (talk) 23:03, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Slovak ethnomusicologists

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 March 29#Category:Slovak ethnomusicologists

Uttarakhand and Jharkand

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). GoldRomean (talk) 03:01, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: merge, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand only exist since the year 2000. Earlier on these regions belonged to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar respectively. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:25, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Willamette University campus

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:22, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: This category duplicates Category:Willamette University buildings and structures which has been nominated for speedy renaming in accordance with a number of recent discussions. User:Namiba 19:07, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Afro-ethnomusicologists

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The result of the discussion was: Manually merge * Pppery * it has begun... 18:28, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: I don't think that this is a widely used term. From looking at the leads of the categoried scholars and from a brief google, i don't see this term is widely used. SMasonGarrison 15:16, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Archaeology in Haryana

The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on an appropriate discussion page (such as the category's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:22, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one article and one subcategory. The article should also manually be moved under Category:Archaeology of India. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:39, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Burial sites of the House of Stewart of Darnley

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The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure) GothicGolem29 (Talk) 22:50, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Delete; only one article and one sub cat and it isn't the principal burial site for this family either. Omnis Scientia (talk) 12:17, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Husbands of Mary, Queen of Scots

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Dual merge; only three articles. Omnis Scientia (talk) 12:07, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Lil Yachty

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Works by Lil Yachty. (non-admin closure) GothicGolem29 (Talk) 22:50, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Not enough articles to meet threshold at WP:OCEPON --woodensuperman 11:33, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Television shows by presenter

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The result of the discussion was: Delete * Pppery * it has begun... 18:33, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: This whole tree is nothing more than a textbook example of WP:PERFCAT. --woodensuperman 11:24, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
(I am the creator of all of these categories) I didn't see at the time I made these that PERFCAT specifically mentions "permanent or recurring roles". I'm not 100% on whether that should apply here (I would argue that TV presenters are more defining to their works, especially the eponymous ones), so I will leave it to other editors to make that determination. However, I will at least recommend upmerging wherever possible, e.g. Category:Action Bronson exists and could be just as viable for containing these if the subcat were removed. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 16:55, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch Ancient Aliens was created by him, so we should look at creating the subcategory Category:Television series created by Action Bronson for this, or at least a Category:Works by Action Bronson category. --woodensuperman 11:24, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
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UK ambassadors to Bhutan and Tibet

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). GoldRomean (talk) 03:01, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: The single article in both of these categories is George Bogle (diplomat) who undertook a trip to Bhutan and Tibet in the 1700s but who could not be described as an "ambassador". He does seem to have been notable in the context of British relations with Bhutan and Tibet so proposing a merge but also open to deletion if preferable. AusLondonder (talk) 11:05, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:18, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge I guess this makes sense. He was not an ambassador so does not belong there.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:33, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Ambassadors of Colombia to Montenegro

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The result of the discussion was: delete. (non-admin closure) GothicGolem29 (Talk) 22:49, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Categories containing only a single article Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations. Not helpful for navigation. AusLondonder (talk) 10:26, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Single article, non-defining and non-resident ambassador categories

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). GoldRomean (talk) 03:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: More non-defining categories about non-resident ambassadors, many of whom had concurrent accreditation to a significant number of countries. All contain only a single article and are therefore completely useless for navigation. Some are not even supported by article content. Some result in major over-categorisation, with 12 non-resident African ambassador categories added to Germán Santa María Barragán, who is based in Europe. AusLondonder (talk) 10:23, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:People charged with terrorism

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The result of the discussion was: Withdrawn per information brought by Marcocapelle and PARAKAYAA. ← Metallurgist (talk) 02:17, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Minimally used category that is transient and not immutable, and arguably violates BLPCRIME. ← Metallurgist (talk) 03:14, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
  • See also previous discussion two years ago. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:57, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
    Interesting didnt think to check that as its not as intuitive as with articles, altho it was no consensus. ← Metallurgist (talk) 02:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep per last discussion. There are many ways to use this that don't violate BLPCRIME (e.g. for people who died before conviction but who reliable sources are consistent). Do not use the categories arbitrarily. PARAKANYAA (talk) 14:17, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
    Thats a good point. It could be used with people charged who died without causing too many issues. And in that case would not be transient and immutable. I will probably withdraw in light of this. Thanks to both of you. ← Metallurgist (talk) 02:04, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Nurpur kingdom

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only one article and one subcategory. Marcocapelle (talk) 02:56, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Category:People from the Nurpur kingdom

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The result of the discussion was: rename (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:25, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: rename in order to be as specific as possible, all three articles are about rulers of the kingdom. Marcocapelle (talk) 02:55, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
Support Rulers of Nurpur. 2/3 articles specify ruler. Not opposed to "kings" of the sources say so. ← Metallurgist (talk) 03:29, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
  • The articles say "Raja" which we usually translate as king. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:53, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
    Wouldnt Rajas of Nurpur make more sense then? ← Metallurgist (talk) 02:08, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
    • In principle I agree, however that would make it inconsistent with the larger category tree which uses "kings" and "monarchs". Marcocapelle (talk) 22:19, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
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