Lylat Wiki:Category Deletion Discussion

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Reasons to Delete a Category

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	General Pepper: Peppy, When you have a chance, please look at this policy. I would like your opinion on it. Peppy Hare: Right, I will place my feedback on the talk page.
	This draft policy is recommend by a member in accordance with LW:Draft. You are free to make small changes, as long as the original purpose of the policy is preserved. Any feedback should be provided on the talk page.

Main article: LW:Del-P - for the deletion policy

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Why should a category be deleted?

Deleting a category reduces the amount of pages there in the wiki, which helps us keep it neat and tidy. If a category goes unused and unpopulated, and has no reason for being, it is sloppy to just have it sitting around there.

Are there categories we shouldn't delete?

Yes. For two reasons:

1. if the category has members, and that category doesn't fulfill the same purpose as another. To check these, compare two categories. If the nature of the members are different enough that there is some kind of distinction between the two, then it should be keep. If the natures are very similar, then they should be merged, with all the members of one transferring to the other,
   • for example, Say we had 2 categories: Star Fox Members and Characters. All the members of the Category Star Fox Members are members of Characters, and the nature of the members in said category are pretty much solid members of that team. So you have a a few options,
     • a) Move all members of Star Fox Members into Characters, and get rid of the category: Star Fox Members.
     • b) Remove all members of Star Fox Members from Characters, and get rid of none of them. Star Fox Members should be made into a subcategory of Characters, if it is not already, as it has nothing but characters right now.
   • Which option you go with is up to the community to decide, and only then can you decide if a related category should be deleted
2. The category is marked with Template:Tl and is empty because no related work is being requested currently.

Reason Codes

If you are familiar with Reason Codes, then please include one. Otherwise, please don't untill you have learned more about them.

• 1400 = category error - give more details
• 1401 = empty category
• 1402 = spelling or grammar error in title - like misspelling, miscapilization, etc.
• 1403 = related template being deleted - Template:Tl
• 1404 = category being renamed in convention with Template:LW:CNC
• 1405 =

To Delete a Category

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To delete a category, please place the following on the category's discussion page:

 {{category-delete | date = today's date | reasons = see bellow }} 

where the Template:Tl template is used once for each reason, each time filled out like this.

 {{reason| code = 1400 +[0|1|2|3|4|5] |details = more details | user = your user name |date = today's date }} 

The reason we ask for date twice (or more) is so a date can be association with the initial deletion proposal and once for each reason given, should multiple reasons pop up from more than one user. This way, we have one spot for all the reasons to be listed, and still only have one deletion discussion page for the category. This may never be a problem, but in case it does, we are prepared.

If you know which code the deletion reason falls under, then please include it. Otherwise keep code equal to 1400, or remove it entirely.