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Tangut women by century

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). Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:16, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: I don't think that we have enough people to really populate this tree. Most of these categories only have 1 person in them. Upmerge for now SMasonGarrison 23:58, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge per nom. Also in the spirit of WP:FINALRUNG. Marcocapelle (talk) 00:55, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge only to Tangut people. In general we treat women by ethnicity as a container Category. We only use it to hold other categories mainly women by ethnicity plus occupation.John Pack Lambert (talk) 08:09, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge per nom. Fits better. -- Just N. (talk) 12:39, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Private Practice (TV series) episode redirects to lists

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 May 16#Category:Private Practice (TV series) episode redirects to lists

Category:Peru at the 1930 FIFA World Cup

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:16, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Category containing only a single article, 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 3, on Peru's grouping at the 1930 World Cup. Serves no navigational purpose. AusLondonder (talk) 23:24, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Guyana–Peru relations

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:16, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Category containing two articles about participation by Guyana at Pan American Games hosted by Peru and a redirect to Foreign relations of Peru. The first two articles don't belong and a category with a single redirect is useless for navigation. AusLondonder (talk) 23:21, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Barbados–Peru relations

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:16, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Category containing two articles on the participation of Barbados at Pan American Games hosted in Peru. Not related to bilateral relations. AusLondonder (talk) 23:18, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:01, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete There are no articles in this catrgory that belong here.John Pack Lambert (talk) 08:11, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Entries not even related to bilateral relations. -- Just N. (talk) 12:44, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Parganas of sarkar

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:23, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Propose listifying Category:Parganas of sarkar Ghoraghat listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (0)
  • Propose listifying Category:Parganas of sarkar Mahmudabad listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (0)
  • Propose listifying Category:Parganas of sarkar Sulaimanabad listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (0)
  • Propose listifying Category:Parganas of sarkar Tanda listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (0)
Nominator's rationale: I don't think that these categories are helpful for navigation. They all seem to be villages, and contain descriptions like: "Parganas listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as belonging to sarkar Tanda, in Subah Bengal." Perhaps they should be merged or listified? SMasonGarrison 23:08, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete, not a defining characteristic. I am not sure whether it is useful to listify either, it might become an endless list of all villages in India that existed in the 17th century. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:06, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete, not defining. -- Just N. (talk) 12:45, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Liechtenstein–Norway relations

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:16, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Category containing only a single article, Liechtenstein at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, which quite obviously does not belong. AusLondonder (talk) 22:38, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
Delete per nom. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 23:07, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Conservative professors

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 21:10, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: This is a new category, and for various reasons Wikipedia has never before used "professor" to categorize anyone: for one thing, it means different things in different countries. We could possible move this to Category:Conservative academics, but I'm not sure we really need it. StAnselm (talk) 16:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Notability:
Academia is the object of intense political controversy. It is frequently claimed that there are few or no conservative professors. Many departments and universities have no conservative faculty. Arguably, being a conservative academic is itself noteworthy.
  • Precedents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Scholars_and_academics
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Lists_of_scholars_and_academics
There are many, many subcategories under the category "scholars and academics," and many lists on the page "Lists of scholars and academics," many of which regard identity, background, methodology, credentials, etc. etc. It is strange that 'conservative,' alone out of all these subcategories, would be deemed unnecessary.
Fine to change the name to 'conservative academics' if that is better. AvidReader11663 (talk) 16:57, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete, trivial intersection. We should diffuse academics (or any other occupation) by what stands out in their job, not by a mere opinion about something that is unrelated to their specialism. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:06, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
    On the contrary, politics affects every field in the humanities and social sciences. It affects the choice and priority of research topics, the research questions that are asked, decisions about teaching and curriculum, etc.
    Many academics identify themselves as "scholar-activists" and lend their academic authority to political causes. Many professors are visible and effective advocates for political programs. Politics has a noticeable effect on many areas of academia.
    For example, in the study of history, progressive historians often pay particular attention to marginalized peoples and groups in society, while conservative historians are more concerned with the biographies of powerful military and political leaders. AvidReader11663 (talk) 01:03, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
    • We can't put biographies together in categories because they might pay more attention to one or the other topic as inferred from their political preference, we should put them together if they actually do pay more attention to one or the other topic. E.g. Category:Historians by field of study is a valid way of categorizing. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:14, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
      Have you looked at the academics who are included in this category? Every single one of them is notable for having some aspect of their academic career inflected by the question of politics, e.g. conservative vs. progressive. All of these "conservative academics" actually do pay more attention to themes and values that have a conservative tone, for example, religion, tradition, hierarchy, etc.
      For example, in English literature or art history, conservative academics tend to defend the traditional Western canon of "great works," while progressive academics aim to "decolonize" their fields of study by calling attention to marginalized works by artists who were formerly neglected due to racism or colonialism.
      "Historians by field of study" would include, for example, all historians who study the British empire. This one field includes both progressive academics who call attention to the domination and oppression of colonized peoples under British imperialism, as well as conservative academics who defend the achievements of the empire.
      Within "Historians by field of study" is the category: "British Historians of World War II."
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_historians_of_World_War_II
      In this category is included, for example, David Olusoga, a progressive historian who researches the role of African and Asian soldiers in the war, as well as Niall Ferguson, a right-wing historian who argues that the British empire defended freedom.
      "Conservative vs. progressive" provides useful information about the actual academic work of professors within a field of study, for example Olusoga vs. Ferguson. AvidReader11663 (talk) 15:00, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
      Let's look at the very first entry included in this category: Mortimer J. Adler
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortimer_J._Adler
      A major part of his entry is his work on the "Great books of the Western canon." This is an essentially conservative concept. Progressive scholars would question the very notion of "Great Books," and prefer to focus on literature by marginalized authors.
      Simply listing Adler as a "philosopher" and "Educational theorist" (which he is) fails to capture this important aspect of his academic work, which is that he advanced a conservative conception is his discipline.
      Political controversy is a major aspect of all of the academic work that these academics actually do. It is just strange to claim that it is trivial, or somehow unrelated to their specialism. AvidReader11663 (talk) 15:05, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
      • It escapes me how the research topics of e.g. Mortimer J. Adler are related to conservatism. To me this whole category makes a strong impression of WP:OR. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:45, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
        Here are examples from within the field of history. Both these cases are example of how the academic field of history is affected by political disputes: How to understand the history of fascism and communism? Progressive academics argue that Nolte and Payne are too uncritical of their right-wing subjects.
        Ernst Nolte "Nolte was a prominent conservative academic from the early 1960s and was involved in many controversies related to the interpretation of the history of fascism and communism, including the Historikerstreit in the late 1980s. In later years, Nolte focused on Islamism and "Islamic fascism".
        Here is a longer article on the controversy surrounding Nolte's work: Historikerstreit "The position taken by conservative intellectuals, most prominently Ernst Nolte, was that the Holocaust was not unique and therefore Germans should not bear any special burden of guilt for the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question".
        Stanley G. Payne "In the 21st century Payne's later works became known for their "revisionist" approach, and received criticism from other historians as overly benevolent towards Falangism and for allegedly spreading Francoist narratives."
        Every academic in these fields is aware that political questions shape their work. This is an article about a broad campaign, across many disciplines, to reshape the fields of study to undo the systematic biases of colonialism, etc. Decolonization of knowledge The academics in favor of decolonization are on the progressive side of the controversy, and the conservative academics are on the opposite side of the controversy. AvidReader11663 (talk) 22:50, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
        The Wikipedia entry on Adler's project, Great Books of the Western World, describes how the project received criticism for being too focused on white European males. [1].
        The very concept of the "Western canon" is also criticized for lacking cultural diversity. [2]
        The author of a book about Adler describes how his project was controversial because his ideas aligned with the conservative side of the "culture wars." [3]
        All of these are examples of Adler's work becoming part of political controversy, on the conservative side. Many academics, both conservative and progressive, would say that advocating "Great Books" or the "Western Canon" is a conservative position.
        [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_World#Criticisms_and_responses
        "The selection of authors has come under attack, with some dismissing the project as a celebration of European men, ignoring contributions of women and non-European authors. The criticism swelled in tandem with the feminist and civil rights movements."
        [2] Western canon
        "Recent discussions emphasize the need for greater cultural diversity within the canon that are more encompassing of wise and accomplished humans."
        [3] https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/12/18/interview-tim-lacy-dream-democratic-culture-mortimer-j-adler-and-great-books-idea
        "Of course this resistance linked back to Adler, who late in his life — in concert with conservative culture warriors --- declared that the canon was set and not revisable. Some of the biggest promoters of the great books idea had, ironically, made it unpalatable to a great number of intellectuals."
AvidReader11663 (talk) 22:43, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete. Even if their political interests were central to their notability (as might be true of some professors and unlikely to be true for most), "conservative" means too many different things in different countries at different times to have a clear categorical meaning. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:19, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
    How is "conservative" possibly more unclear than "literature" or "philosophy" or "art"? Every one of these terms can encompass a vast range of meaning.
    The only professors in this category are those whose academic work reflects a certain political orientation. AvidReader11663 (talk) 12:20, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete We avoid opinion categories when the meaning is clear. In this case the term has different meanings in various times and places. I do not think this unclear opinion Category is justified.John Pack Lambert (talk) 08:14, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
    This category is not a matter of opinions but of specific, concrete values. A professor whose academic work emphasizes values such as hierarchy, tradition and order is a conservative professor. A professor whose academic work emphasizes values of liberation, decolonization, and equity is a progressive professor.
    Every category has different meanings in different times and places. Here are two members of the category of "Art Educators:
    Category:Art educators
    Aminata Dembélé Bagayoko " She is President of the Association pour la Formation Féminine et Appuis Communautaires (AFFAC) In 1996 she founded the school Promo-femme: Center of Audiovisual Education for Young Women, which has "changed the gender demographic of photographers working in Bamako""
    Johann Gottfried Niedlich "In addition to his work as a teacher, from 1800 to 1824 he created several large oil paintings on mythological subjects. In 1802, he created ceiling paintings at the City Palace, Potsdam. In 1818, following a fire at the Schauspielhaus Berlin, he participated in reconstructive work by providing allegorical wall paintings. He also did decorative paintings for Charlottenburg Palace"
    The meaning of "art educator" changes massively between Niedich and Bagayoko, and yet the category still applies to both. AvidReader11663 (talk) 12:27, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete for terminology too vague to be useful. The meaning of "conservative" drifts over time and between nations. This vagueness in turn invites synthesis. Stepwise Continuous Dysfunction (talk) 17:49, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete, not at all useful. -- Just N. (talk) 12:48, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential election

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 21:09, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Nominator's rationale The 3 categories here combined have a total of only 22 articles. That is not enough to justify splitting a category. Having 1 category will make it easier to navigate between articles.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:29, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge per nom. Maybe a decade statement in cat name should be useful. -- Just N. (talk) 12:53, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Terrorist incidents in the 2nd millennium

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 21:09, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Isolated category. Generally, there is no need to have this many category layers. We already have enough ways to organize Category:Terrorist incidents by time SMasonGarrison 13:55, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete, there are only three century categories, no need for a millennium layer on top of it. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:24, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete, indeed no need for a millennium layer. -- Just N. (talk) 12:55, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Khojaly Massacre memorials

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The result of the discussion was: merge with corrected target name Category:Khojaly massacre. (non-admin closure) –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:24, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Now only has one list and one article. Other articles have apparently been merged and redirected to the list. – Fayenatic London 13:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Note: If not merged, category should be renamed to Category:Khojali massacre memorials C2D. 13:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge per nom. Marcocapelle (talk) 20:08, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Merge per nom. Better solution. -- Just N. (talk) 12:56, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Junior Eurovision songs of San Marino

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The result of the discussion was: dual merge. (non-admin closure) Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: upmerge for now. underpopulated category SMasonGarrison 23:47, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: if merge, dual merge?
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I'm pretty sure that I already added the lone page, but sure, happy to dual merge. SMasonGarrison 13:57, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Dual merge per above. -- Just N. (talk) 12:58, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Philosophical terminology

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The result of the discussion was: split. (non-admin closure) –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: split, redundant category layer with only one subcategory and one article. The subcategory should be moved directly under Category:Philosophy; the article should be moved to Category:Academic terminology. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:52, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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  • Split per nom. Better solution. -- Just N. (talk) 13:00, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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History of the Basques

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The result of the discussion was: rename (non-admin closure). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: merge per History of the Basques, Category:History of the Basques and to avoid confusion with Category:History of the Basque Country (autonomous community). Marcocapelle (talk) 05:22, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
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  • Rename per nom. Good proposal. -- Just N. (talk) 13:02, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Terrorism in Maiduguri

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The result of the discussion was: merge (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 21:08, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: merge, redundant category layer with only two subcategories (or one subcategory, if the deletion proposed below goes ahead). Marcocapelle (talk) 03:49, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
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  • Merge per nom. Underpopulated. -- Just N. (talk) 13:04, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Men's T20 World Cup statistics

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Category:History of the Men's T20 World Cup

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The result of the discussion was: rename to Category:Teams at the Men's T20 World Cup. (non-admin closure) Staraction (talk · contribs) 21:08, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: This title would be more accurate to describe the contents of this category. Vestrian24Bio 03:00, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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Category:Belgium–United Arab Emirates relations

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The result of the discussion was: delete (non-admin closure). Staraction (talk · contribs) 02:36, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
Nominator's rationale: Only contents are an expatriate subcategory and a UAE → Belgium embassy article that is at AfD. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 01:53, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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