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Contents 1 Speedy renaming and speedy merging 1.1 Speedy criteria 1.2 Add requests for speedy renaming here 1.3 Ready for deletion

[edit] Speedy renaming and speedy merging

Categories may be listed here if they fall under the criteria specified at Wikipedia:Category renaming and repeated below. Deletion and de-listing may occur after 48 hours if there are no objections. They must be tagged with {{subst:cfr-speedy|new name}} so that users of the categories are aware of the proposal. This delay is to allow for objections over correct spelling, etc. to be made and to ensure that items are not listed here that do not meet the criteria.

Categories that qualify for speedy deletion (per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, e.g. "patent nonsense" or "recreation") can be tagged with the regular speedy tags, such as {{db|reason}}, and no delay is required for these.

[edit] Speedy criteria

Criteria for speedy renaming or speedy merging are strictly limited to:

1. Typographical errors (such as, Brdiges → Bridges).
   • Note that differences between British and American spelling (for example, Harbours → Harbors) are not considered errors.
2. Capitalization fixes (such as, characters In harry Potter → Characters in Harry Potter)
3. Conversions from singular to plural, or back (such as, Steamship → Steamships)
4. Non-conformance with "x by y", "x of y", or "x in y" categorization conventions specified at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories).
   • This should only be used where there is no room for any doubt whatsoever that the category in question is being used for the standard purpose instead of being a potential subcategory. It should not be assumed that an incorrectly formatted "radio stations" category was intended to be a "radio" category, or that an incorrectly formatted "archaeological sites" category was intended to be an "archaeology" category.
5. Expanding abbreviations for country names: The name of the country should appear as it does in the name of the article about that country (for example, US or U.S. in reference to the United States should be renamed to United States, but this criterion specifically does not apply to renames between the terms "American" and "United States").

When proposing that the category name should be reformatted in addition to one of the speedy criteria, or two or more criteria apply, make a regular nomination rather than a speedy nomination.

Note: If the nominator decides to change a nomination based on comments, simply delete the old nomination and create a new one as long as it still meets the speedy criteria.

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[edit] Add requests for speedy renaming here

If the category does not match one of the five criteria listed above PRECISELY, do not list it here, but list it in the main section instead. If you are in any doubt as to whether it qualifies, do not list it here. Use the following format:

Don't forget to tag the category with {{subst:cfr-speedy|NewName}}

Please add new entries at the TOP of the list and sign and datestamp your entries with ~~~~.

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• Category:UNIX variants to Category:Unix variants. — CharlotteWebb 11:19, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Pakistani Bloggers to Category:Pakistani bloggers Prove It ^(talk) 05:44, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Parks of Gabon to Category:Parks in Gabon Abberley2 19:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Maltese national symbols to Category:National symbols of Malta Haddiscoe 19:26, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Family Guy Screenshots to Category:Family Guy screenshots - capitalization. Otto4711 02:49, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Lutheran World Federation Members to Category: Lutheran World Federation members -- typo in category creation. -- Pastordavid 21:06, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Private Schools and Universities in Miami-Dade County to Category:Category:Private schools and universities in Miami-Dade County OrchWyn 17:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Dungeons & Dragons Humanoids to Category:Dungeons & Dragons humanoids --Pak21 10:39, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Convention Centres in Australia to Category:Convention centres in Australia ReeseM 02:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC) (Note the the spelling of centre is correct in Australian English)

• Category:Nadine song to Category:Nadine songs GregorB 18:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Modeling-themed television programs to Category:Modeling-themed television series See below, although I didn't create this one. Daniel Case 17:28, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Modeling-themed reality television programs to Category:Modeling-themed reality television series Misnamed cat when I created it; this is in accord with standard NC. Daniel Case 17:04, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Clinton Administration Initiatives to Category:Clinton Administration initiatives - capitalization. Otto4711 16:37, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Primary Schools in South Ayrshire to Category:Primary schools in South Ayrshire Prove It ^(talk) 14:41, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Motorcycle Trials to Category:Motorcycle trials, capitalization. Recury 14:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Ex-Mormons to Category:Former Mormons -- rename to Category:Former Mormons per the norm in the Category:People by former religion category, i.e. "Category:Former [religion]" --WassermannNYC 03:28, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Swat Kats characters to Category:SWAT Kats characters Correct capitalization, see Category:SWAT Kats. Pufnstuf 01:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Czechoslovak Legions In Literature to Category:Czechoslovak Legions in literature Haddiscoe 12:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Ultras group to Category:Ultras groups. MaxSem 09:19, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Sonnetology to Category:Sonnet studies. --WassermannNYC 07:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Llewelyn-Davies family to Category:Llewelyn Davies family The family name was not hyphenated, but was instead just a double surname. - Tverbeek 21:16, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Fire brigades of the United Kingdom to Category:Fire and rescue services of the United Kingdom Outdated term "fire brigade" formally changed by Fire And Rescue Services Act 2004 to: Fire and rescue service/s. This issue has been discussed for over a month on the category talk page.Escaper7
  • Oppose Not eligible for speedy. "Fire brigade" remains the normal everyday term. Haddiscoe 12:08, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line stations to Category:IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line stations (changing normal dash to en dash, which is what IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and the disambiguation suffixes have used for a while) NE2 06:52, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Jordon-Israeli relations to Category:Jordan-Israel relations so as to repair the spelling as well as to phrase it according to the current convention. Tewfik^Talk 05:37, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

• Category:Puzzle computer and video games to Category:Puzzle video games As per the CVG to VG migration. Marasmusine 10:21, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose: I think Category:Puzzle games would be better. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 18:41, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ready for deletion

Once the renaming has been completed, cut and paste the listing to the Ready for deletion section of Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Working.