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This category was nominated for deletion on 3 July 2007. The result of the discussion was No consensus. |
There does not seem to have been any attempt to achieve a consensus on this change to the category definition. It is a very contentious change. If it is required - and I am minded to challenge any such assertion - it needs to be accompanied by category renaming. Can we discuss such changes before they happen please? Frelke 14:48, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
I saw there were two categories involved. Category:Port cities and Category:Ports and harbours. I saw from the definition of Ports and Harbors that this was for articles on port infrastructure (not port cities or towns) and for harbors (natural or man-made) (again, not harbor cities or towns). Most port articles have the name 'port' in them; most harbor articles have the word 'harbor' in them; but it is article content that counts most. I could see that many articles in the 'ports and harbors' category were not ports or harbors but just about the cities (and yes, towns) that had ports. So I moved those articles to the port cities categories. As towns were included (both before and after my changes), I added towns to the category definition for accuracy. I did not realize any one would be offended with this. As far as whether WP needs/wants to have categories that include 'port towns', I have no opinion. If these towns do not belong in the 'port cities' category, just delete the category from the article and the problem is solved. I do note that some countries do not have legal distinctions between cities and towns and whether a place is called a city or town is just local usage. Thanks Hmains 02:44, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 July 2