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Category:Taluka of Surendranagar to Category:Talukas of Surendranagar

Category:Mexican-guitarron players to Category:Guitarrón mexicano players

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Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 11

Propose renaming Category:Chabad-Lubavitch (Hasidic dynasty) to Category:Chabad

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 5

REDIRECT Category:Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners to Category:Best International Feature Film Academy Award winners

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 31

Category:Eero Saarinen structures to Category:Eero Saarinen buildings and structures

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 1

Category:China orchestras to Category:Orchestras from China

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 27

Category:Paramount Global subsidiaries to Category:Paramount Skydance subsidiaries.

Propose renaming Category:American women ambassadors to Category:Women ambassadors of the United States
Propose renaming Category:Australian women ambassadors to Category:Women ambassadors of Australia
Propose renaming Category:British women ambassadors to Category:Women ambassadors of the United Kingdom
Propose renaming Category:Swedish women ambassadors to Category:Women ambassadors of Sweden
Propose renaming Category:Swiss women ambassadors to Category:Women ambassadors of Switzerland
Propose renaming Category:Aichi geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Aichi Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Akita geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Akita Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Aomori geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Aomori Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Chiba geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Chiba Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Ehime geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Ehime Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Fukui geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Fukui Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Fukuoka geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Fukuoka Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Fukushima geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Fukushima Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Gifu geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Gifu Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Gunma geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Gunma Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Hiroshima geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Hiroshima Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Hyōgo geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Hyōgo Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Ibaraki geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Ibaraki Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Ishikawa geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Ishikawa Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Iwate geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Iwate Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Kagawa geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Kagawa Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Kagoshima geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Kagoshima Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Kanagawa geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Kanagawa Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Kōchi geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Kōchi Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Kyoto geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Kyoto Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Mie geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Mie Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Miyagi geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Miyagi Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Miyazaki geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Miyazaki Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Nagano geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Nagano Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Nagasaki geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Nagasaki Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Nara geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Nara Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Niigata geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Niigata Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Ōita geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Ōita Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Okinawa geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Okinawa Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Osaka geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Osaka Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Saga geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Saga Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Saitama geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Saitama Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Shiga geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Shiga Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Shimane geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Shimane Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Shizuoka geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Shizuoka Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Tokushima geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Tokushima Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Tottori geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Tottori Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Wakayama geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Wakayama Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Yamagata geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Yamagata Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Yamaguchi geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Yamaguchi Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Yamanashi geography stubs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Yamanashi Prefecture geography stubs
Propose renaming Category:Moroccan slaves to Category:Slaves in Morocco

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 24

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 23

Propose renaming Category:Surnames from given names to Category:Surnames derived from given names

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 4

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 15

Category:Lindt (company) to Category:Lindt

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 14

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 14

Category:Nepal MPs 2022–present to Category:Nepal MPs 2022–2025

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 12

Category:Australian rules football games to Category:Australian rules football matches

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 13

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 9

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 4

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Category:University of North Texas schools, colleges, and departments to Category:University of North Texas colleges and schools

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Category:Lists of Judaism-related buildings and structures to Category:Lists of Jewish buildings and structures

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 6

Category:Multi-national professional sports leagues to Category:Multi-national sports leagues

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 4

Category:Works based on The Wizard of Oz to Category:Works based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 27

Category:Taluks of Goa to Category:Talukas of Goa

Merge then delete

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Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 22

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 22

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 21

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 20

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Category:Peruvian women judges to Category:Peruvian women lawyers and Category:Women judges

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy

Category:Chilean people of West Asian descent to Category:Chilean people of Asian descent

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 18

Category:Entertainers from Pinellas County, Florida to Category:People from Pinellas County, Florida, by occupation

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 July 4

Category:Desi cuisine to Category:South Asian cuisine

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 12

Propose merging Category:Germanic mysticism to Category:Germanic neopaganism

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 11

Propose merging Category:Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent to Category:Argentine people of Paraguayan descent and Category:Sportspeople of Paraguayan descent
Propose merging Category:Burmese expatriates in British India to Category:Burmese expatriates in India and Category:Expatriates in British India

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 10

Category:New Zealand people of Cuban descent to Category:New Zealand people of Caribbean descent, Category:New Zealand people of Latin American descent and Category:Oceanian people of Cuban descent.

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Propose deleting Category:Vietnamese heavy metal musical groups (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)to Category:Vietnamese rock music groups and Category:Heavy metal musical groups
Propose deleting Category:Vietnamese nu metal musical groups (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Nu metal musical groups and Category:Vietnamese heavy metal musical groups

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 6

Propose merging Category:Mausoleums in New Zealand to Category:Mausoleums and Category:Burial monuments and structures in New Zealand

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 5

Category:New Shepard astronauts to Category:Commercial astronauts and Category:Blue Origin people

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 3

Propose merging Category:People from Jølster to Category:People from Sunnfjord
Propose merging Category:People from Nedre Eiker to Category:People from Drammen
Propose merging Category:People from Skedsmo to Category:People from Lillestrøm
Propose merging Category:Sund, Norway to Category:Øygarden
Propose merging Category:Hemne to Category:Heim Municipality
Propose merging Category:American sportspeople of Filipino descent to Category:American people of Filipino descent and Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent
Propose merging Category:American baseball players of Filipino descent to Category:American people of Filipino descent and Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent
Propose merging Category:American martial artists of Filipino descent to Category:American people of Filipino descent and Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent
Propose merging Category:American professional wrestlers of Filipino descent to Category:American people of Filipino descent and Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent
Propose merging Category:American sportspeople of Japanese descent to Category:American people of Japanese descent and Category:Sportspeople of Japanese descent
Propose merging Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent to Category:American people of Mexican descent and Category:Sportspeople of Mexican descent
Propose merging Category:American baseball players of Mexican descent to Category:American people of Mexican descent and Category:Sportspeople of Mexican descent
Propose merging Category:American boxers of Mexican descent to Category:American people of Mexican descent and Category:Sportspeople of Mexican descent
Propose merging Category:American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent to Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent and Category:Sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent
Propose merging Category:American professional wrestlers of Samoan descent to Category:American people of Samoan descent and Category:Sportspeople of Samoan descent
Propose merging Category:American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent to Category:American people of Vietnamese descent and Category:Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 17

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 26

Propose merging Category:Finnish-language singers of Russia to Category:Finnish-language singers
Propose merging Category:English-language singers from Tajikistan to Category:English-language singers

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 25

Propose merging Category:English-language writers from Bulgaria to Category:English-language writers
Propose merging Category:English-language writers from Myanmar to Category:English-language writers

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 August 24

Category:Mining companies established in 1985 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) to Category:Companies established in 1985

Propose merging Category:People from Vest-Agder to Category:People from Agder
Propose merging Category:Districts of Oppland to Category:Districts of Innlandet

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 15

Category:Anzal District geography stubs to Category:Urmia County geography stubs

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 12

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 13

Category:Utilities for Linux to Category:Utility software for Linux

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 10

Category:Emigrants from the Second Polish Republic to the United States to Category:Polish emigrants to the United States

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Category:Marvelous Entertainment to Category:Marvelous (company)

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 5

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 4

NO BOT Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 2

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Idaho to Category:Wikipedians in Idaho

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 15

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 11

Category:Joe South and the Believers songs to Category:Joe South songs

Empty then delete

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Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 21

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 20

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 20

Category:Jewish Azerbaijani politicians

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 18

Category:Wikipedians who like Rage Against the Machine

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Ayrshire

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Baden

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Blackpool

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Falkirk

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Hertfordshire

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Hoyerswerda

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Netishyn

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Maranhão

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 15

Category:Burials at the Franziskanerkirche, Eisenstadt

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 August 20#Category:Deaths from stroke

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 17

Category:Sport in Huittinen

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 18

Propose deleting Category:Nacional Atlético Clube (Patos)

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Propose deleting Category:Redirects from titles without logograms (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 15

Propose deleting: Category:History of the foreign relations of Latin America
Propose deleting: Category:History of foreign relations by region
Propose deleting: Category:History of Latin America (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose deleting: Category:History of America by culture (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose deleting Category:Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Bandy Club

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 12

Category:Artists featured at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 11

Propose deleting Category:New Zealand sportspeople by country of descent
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in French Guiana
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in French Polynesia
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Guadeloupe
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Martinique
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Mayotte
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in New Caledonia
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Réunion
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Saint Martin
Propose merging Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 7

Propose delete Category:A-League Men–winning head coaches (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose delete Category:A-League Men championship–winning head coaches (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose delete Category:A-League Men premiership–winning head coaches (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose delete Category:A-League Men–winning players (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose delete Category:A-League Men championship–winning players (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Propose delete Category:A-League Men premiership–winning players (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Northamptonshire

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 September 16

Category:Wikipedians from Trabzon

Retain

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Old by month categories with entries

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Category:Categories for discussion from August 2025 (253) – started with 846 to be processed