Wikipedia:Categories for discussion
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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 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
[edit]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
[edit]Closing procedure
[edit]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.
Discussions awaiting closure
[edit]| V | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CfD | 4 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 83 |
| TfD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| MfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| FfD | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
| RfD | 0 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 71 |
| AfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
- List of links to individual open discussions (>7 days old): Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Old unclosed discussions - updated by User:AnomieBOT
- Full text of all open discussions (>7 days old): Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/All old discussions - powered by a Lua module parsing /Old unclosed discussions
- List of days with open discussions (>7 days old): included below from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Awaiting closure – powered by a Lua module parsing /Old unclosed discussions
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 November 6 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 November 5 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 November 3 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 November 2 (10 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 November 1 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 31 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 30 (7 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 25 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 24 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 23 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 22 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 18 (5 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 16 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 15 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 10 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 October 6 (3 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 30 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 28 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 27 (6 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 26 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 25 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 24 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 18 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 17 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 11 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 September 8 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 August 27 (1 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 August 26 (2 open)
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 August 19 (1 open)
How to nominate a category for discussion
[edit]Nomination procedure
[edit]Twinkle
[edit]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
[edit]You can use the script User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/massXFD to automatically make mass nominations.
Manual nominations
[edit]| I | Preliminary steps.
Before nominating a category:
In the following special cases:
For further information, see Wikipedia:Categorization and Wikipedia:Manual of Style. |
| II | 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 at Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion.
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| III | 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
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Stub types
[edit]| I | 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:
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| II | Edit the template.
Add one of the following tags at the beginning of the template to be discussed.
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| III | 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):
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Notifying interested projects and editors
[edit]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 November 14|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
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|. If the nominator wants to revive the process, this may be requested at CfD in accordance with its instructions.[[WP:CFDS]]|~~~~}}
Speedy criteria
The category-specific criteria for speedy renaming or merging are strictly limited to:
C2A: Typographic and spelling fixes
- Correction of spelling errors and capitalization fixes. Differences between American and British 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
- Conforming with Wikipedia policies and guidelines.
- 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
- 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:Transport in the United Kingdom and Category:Transportation in the United States).
C2D: Consistency with main article's name
- 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.
- Just disagreeing with the article title is not enough reason to oppose a C2D request. Instead, if someone disagrees with the article title, they can start a WP:RM procedure on the article talk page and they can request the CFDS discussion be put on hold while the RM discussion is running. However, arguing that it is desirable to have the article and the category at different titles may be an adequate reason to oppose C2D.
C2E: Author request
- 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
- 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.
| 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
[edit]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 08:50, 12 November 2026 (UTC). Currently, there are 98 open requests ().
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
[edit]- Category:McKinley Senior High School alumni to Category:McKinley High School (Louisiana) alumni – C2D: article is McKinley High School (Louisiana) Joeykai (talk) 07:35, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Chronicles in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles – C2C: Category:Latin-language texts Οἶδα (talk) 06:13, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Chronicles about Austria in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles about Austria
- Category:Chronicles about the Crusades in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles about the Crusades
- Category:Chronicles about England in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles about England
- Category:Chronicles about France in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles about France
- Category:Chronicles about Germany in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles about Germany
- Category:Chronicles about Poland in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles about Poland
- Category:Chronicles containing universal histories in Latin to Category:Latin-language chronicles containing universal histories
- Category:Manuscripts in Latin to Category:Latin-language manuscripts
- Category:Manuscripts about England in Latin to Category:Latin-language manuscripts about England
- Category:Manuscripts about Wales in Latin to Category:Latin-language manuscripts about Wales
- Category:Texts of medieval Ireland in Latin to Category:Latin-language texts of medieval Ireland
- Category:Texts of Anglo-Saxon England in Latin to Category:Latin-language texts of Anglo-Saxon England
- Category:Carolingian historical texts in Latin to Category:Latin-language Carolingian historical texts
- Category:Medieval texts in Latin to Category:Latin-language medieval texts
- Category:Medieval historical texts in Latin to Category:Latin-language medieval historical texts
- Category:Prose texts in Latin to Category:Latin-language prose texts
- Category:Caledonian MacBrayne to Category:Ships of Caledonian MacBrayne – C2C: Category is filled with exclusively ships while the subsidiary's article is already in parent category; this would be a more accurate descriptor. Omnis (talk) 23:52, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1961 to Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in 1961 – C2C. SMasonGarrison 23:00, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1960 to Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in 1960 – C2C. SMasonGarrison 23:00, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1990 to Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in 1990 – C2C: parent Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century SMasonGarrison 23:00, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991 to Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in 1991 – C2C: parent Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century SMasonGarrison 22:59, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1992 to Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in 1992 – C2C: parent is Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century and Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures by year of establishment SMasonGarrison 22:59, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Ships built at Shipyard named after 61 Communards to Category:Ships built at Mykolayiv Shipyard – C2D: Article name is Mykolayiv Shipyard. Omnis (talk) 18:21, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Ships of Swedish American Line to Category:Ships of the Swedish American Line – C2A: There should be a "the" in the category. Omnis (talk) 18:18, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Non-petroleum based lubricants to Category:Non–petroleum-based lubricants – C2A. Nardog (talk) 15:06, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Petroleum based lubricants to Category:Petroleum-based lubricants – C2A. Nardog (talk) 15:04, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Streets and squares in Kraków to Category:Streets in Kraków – C2C: Per Category:Streets in Poland by city and Category:Squares in Poland by populated place. Gray eyes (talk) 14:07, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Comment There are three squares in the category (Bohaterów Getta Square, Main Square, Kraków and Szczepański Square). If this goes than those need to be recategorised somewhere. Armbrust The Homunculus 16:14, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Streets and squares in Bydgoszcz to Category:Streets in Bydgoszcz – C2C: Per Category:Streets in Poland by city and Category:Squares in Poland by populated place. Gray eyes (talk) 14:07, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Imagenation Abu Dhabi films to Category:Image Nation Studios films – C2D: Image Nation Studios. DoubleCross (‡) 12:34, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Gender flipped characters to Category:Gender-flipped characters – C2A: MOS:HYPHEN. I think the hyphen is grammatically needed. Helpful Cat🐈 09:48, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Special Economic Zones of Russia to Category:Special economic zones of Russia – C2C. HueMan1 (talk) 05:52, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Special Economic Zones of Myanmar to Category:Special economic zones of Myanmar – C2C. HueMan1 (talk) 05:50, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Special Economic Zones of India to Category:Special economic zones of India – C2C. HueMan1 (talk) 05:50, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Special Economic Zones of China to Category:Special economic zones of China – C2D. HueMan1 (talk) 05:49, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Virginia Wesleyan Marlins men's basketball coaches to Category:Batten Marlins men's basketball coaches – C2D: article is Batten Marlins Joeykai (talk) 03:54, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Augustana (Illinois) Vikings coaches to Category:Augustana College Vikings coaches – C2D: article is Augustana College Vikings Joeykai (talk) 03:53, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings coaches to Category:Augustana University Vikings coaches – C2D: article is Augustana University Vikings Joeykai (talk) 03:52, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:American Israel Public Affairs Committee to Category:AIPAC – C2D; the initialism is unambiguous and consistent with the main page name, which was moved to "AIPAC" in 2023. Lazesusdasiru (talk) 02:13, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Photopea to Category:Adware – C2F: Upmerge; only article in here is the main one - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 02:03, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Muwatta Imam Malik to Category:Sunni hadith collections – C2F: upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 02:02, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Grimaldi Lines to Category:Ships of the Grimaldi Lines – C2C. Omnis (talk) 01:22, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Grimjack to Category:First Comics titles – C2F. - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:39, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Rural Municipality of Moose Creek No. 33 to Category:Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan and Category:Division No. 1, Saskatchewan – C2F: upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:28, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Mataram to Category:Mataram (city) – C2D: Mataram (city) - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:15, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Beetles of La Réunion to Category:Beetles of Réunion – C2C: Insects of Réunion - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:12, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Beetles of the Seychelles to Category:Beetles of Seychelles – C2C: Insects of Seychelles - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:09, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:British W-class submarines to Category:Submarine classes of the British Royal Navy, Category:Submarines of the Royal Navy, and Category:Submarines of the Regia Marina – C2F: upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 21:50, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Burials at Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) to Category:Burials at Riverside Cemetery (Denver) – C2D. User:Namiba 20:52, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Oglivie family to Category:Ogilvie family - C2A HighlandFacts (talk) 20:11, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Finland to Category:Eastern Orthodox archbishops of Finland – C2B per MOS:JOBTITLES. Woko Sapien (talk) 19:56, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Burials at Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) to Category:Burials at Fairmount Cemetery (Denver) – C2D: See Fairmount Cemetery (Denver). User:Namiba 18:58, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Television shows scored by John Powell to Category:Television shows scored by John Powell (film composer) – C2D: John Powell (film composer). DoubleCross (‡) 18:42, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Winnipeg General Strike to Category:Winnipeg general strike – C2D. User:Namiba 18:17, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Northern Thai language to Category:Southwestern Tai languages and Category:Languages of Thailand – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 18:16, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Lasi language to Category:Languages of Balochistan, Pakistan, Category:Languages of Sindh, and Category:Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
- Category:Pangasinan language to Category:South–Central Cordilleran languages, Category:Languages of Pangasinan, Category:Languages of Tarlac, Category:Languages of La Union, Category:Languages of Nueva Ecija, Category:Languages of Benguet, Category:Languages of Zambales, and Category:Languages of Nueva Vizcaya
- Category:Mazanderani language to Category:Northwestern Iranian languages, Category:Subject–verb–object languages, Category:Verb–subject–object languages, Category:Languages of Iran, Category:Mazandaran province, and Category:Caspian languages
- Category:Tyap to Category:Languages of Nigeria, Category:Languages written in Latin script, Category:Tonal languages, and Category:Tyapic languages
- Category:Ambassadors of Greece to Australia to Category:Ambassadors of Greece, Category:Ambassadors to Australia, Category:Australia–Greece relations, and Category:Greek expatriates in Australia
- Category:Netherlands–South Sudan relations to Category:Bilateral relations of the Netherlands and Category:Bilateral relations of South Sudan
- Category:Venezuela–Yugoslavia relations to Category:Bilateral relations of Venezuela and Category:Bilateral relations of Yugoslavia
- Category:Privately held companies based in Sherman Oaks, California to Category:Privately held companies based in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles – C2C: parent is Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles SMasonGarrison 13:22, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Privately held companies based in Pacific Palisades, California to Category:Privately held companies based in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles – C2C: parent is Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles SMasonGarrison 13:20, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Privately held companies based in Chatsworth, California to Category:Privately held companies based in Chatsworth, Los Angeles – C2C: parent is Chatsworth, Los Angeles SMasonGarrison 13:13, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Needs discussing — Is any useful purpose being served by Category:Privately held companies based in California having scores of subcategories for every tiny little place and containing only one or two articles apiece (approximately two-thirds of the subcategories)? Sounds more like a case of indulging someone engaged in category creep. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 16:26, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Hurricane Isaias to Category:2020 Atlantic hurricane season – C2F. - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 10:36, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Welsh International to Category:Badminton tournaments in Wales – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 10:35, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Lebanese Women's Super Cup to Category:Women's association football super cups in Asia, Category:Women's football, Category:Competitions in Lebanon, Category:2016 establishments in Lebanon, and Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2016 – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 10:33, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Moroccan Women's Cup to Category:Women's football competitions in Morocco, Category:Football cup competitions in Morocco, Category:Women's national association football cups in Africa, Category:2008 establishments in Morocco, and Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2008 – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 10:29, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:2007 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy to Category:2007 in Asian football, Category:Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, and Category:2007 in Brunei football
- Category:2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy to Category:2014 in Asian football, Category:Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Category:2014 in Brunei football, Category:2014 in Burmese football, Category:2014 in Malaysian football, Category:2014 in Philippine football, Category:2014 in Laotian football, Category:2014 in Vietnamese football, Category:2014 in Singaporean football, Category:2014 in Thai football, Category:2014 in Indonesian football, Category:2014 in East Timorese sport, Category:2014 in Cambodian football, and Category:August 2014 sports events in Asia
- Category:2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy to Category:2012 in Asian football, Category:Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Category:2012 in Brunei football, Category:2012 in Burmese football, Category:2012 in Malaysian football, Category:2012 in Philippine football, Category:2012 in Laotian football, Category:2012 in Vietnamese football, Category:2012 in Singaporean football, Category:2012 in Cambodian football, Category:2011–12 in Indonesian football, and Category:2012 in East Timorese sport
- Category:2025 Summer World Masters Games to Category:Masters Games, Category:International sports competitions hosted by Taiwan, Category:2025 in multi-sport events, and Category:Multi-sport events in Taiwan – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 10:21, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:2029 World Games to Category:World Games by year, Category:2029 in multi-sport events, Category:2029 in Germany, Category:International sports competitions hosted by Germany, Category:Multi-sport events in Germany, Category:Sport in Karlsruhe, Category:Sports competitions in Baden-Württemberg, Category:21st century in Karlsruhe, and Category:2020s in Baden-Württemberg
- Category:Philippines Grand Prix to Category:National Grands Prix and Category:Motorsport in the Philippines
- Category:Texas 8 Hour to Category:Motorsport competitions in Texas, Category:Circuit of the Americas, Category:Sports car races, Category:Endurance motor racing, Category:Auto races in the United States, and Category:Austin, Texas
- Category:Angola Men's Handball League to Category:Handball leagues in Africa, Category:Sports leagues in Angola, and Category:Handball in Angola
- Category:2007 FEI European Jumping Championship to Category:2007 in German sport, Category:2007 in show jumping, Category:European Show Jumping Championships, Category:Sports competitions in Mannheim, Category:International sports competitions hosted by Germany, Category:Equestrian sports competitions in Germany, Category:August 2007 sports events in Germany, Category:2000s in Baden-Württemberg, Category:21st century in Nuremberg, and Category:21st century in Mannheim
- Category:Iceland–Luxembourg relations to Category:Bilateral relations of Iceland – C2F: Only contents are the main article and an empty subcategory. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 10:06, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Denmark–Kazakhstan relations to Category:Bilateral relations of Denmark – C2F: Only contents are the main article and an empty subcategory. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 09:48, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Jordan–Portugal relations to Category:Bilateral relations of Jordan – C2F: Only contents are the main article and an empty subcategory. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 09:38, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Cape Verde–Spain relations to Category:Bilateral relations of Cape Verde – C2F: Only contents are the main article and an empty subcategory. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 09:14, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
Opposed requests
[edit]- Category:Audaz-class destroyers (1945) to Category:Destroyers of the Spanish Navy and Category:Destroyer classes – C2F: Upmerge - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 22:32, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Liniers-class destroyers to Category:Destroyers of the Spanish Navy and Category:Destroyer classes
- Category:Le Normand-class frigates to Category:Frigates of the French Navy and Category:Frigate classes
- Category:Le Corse-class frigates to Category:Frigates of the French Navy and Category:Frigate classes
- Category:Canopo-class frigates to Category:Frigate classes and Category:Frigates of the Italian Navy
- In these categories the only member is a template, so strictly speaking it is not a CfD case. I would not mind processing them speedily, but of someone objects afterwards it would be difficult for me to defend this decision. May be go safe way and let it move through the full CfD?--Ymblanter (talk) 06:38, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- Category:Type 202 submarines to Category:Submarine classes, Category:Submarines of the German Navy, and Category:Attack submarines
- Here the only article in the category is not eponymous with the category.--Ymblanter (talk) 22:10, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
- @OpalYosutebito: better move them all to full discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:47, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
On hold pending other discussion
[edit]- None currently.
Moved to full discussion
[edit]- None currently
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