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Discussions awaiting closure

List of links to individual open discussions (>7 days old): Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Old unclosed discussions
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List of days with open discussions (>7 days old): included below from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Awaiting closure

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 28 (8 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27 (6 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26 (8 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 25 (3 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 24 (4 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 23 (4 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 22 (6 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 21 (4 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 20 (8 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 19 (8 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 18 (9 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 16 (9 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 15 (19 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 14 (10 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 12 (2 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 10 (1 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 9 (8 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 8 (8 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 6 (4 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 4 (3 open)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 3 (2 open)

Closing procedure

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JJMC89 bot III (contribs · logs · docs) processes the requests on this page. It currently checks for new work at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour, however it may be in the middle of processing a large run at that time and hence not start another run.

Process

The working page must have full (sysop) edit protection.
The bot can only recategorize when a page is categorized using category syntax ([[Category:Foo]]).

The bot iterates over each section of the page using the section header to determine the mode.
Within a section the bot iterates over each line if wikitext.
- Each line consists of three parts: prefix, wikilinks/templates, and suffix. Everything else is ignored.
  - All wikilinks on the line
    - They must be to a CfD page or a category. The bot will not process the rest of the section if any other wikilink is found.
    - If a CfD link does not contain a section, the bot will attempt figure it out based on the linked CfD page.
  - Configured templates can be used to link categories. All other templates are ignored.
  - The prefix is the plain text at the beginning of the line.
    - The prefix on a line with a CfD link applies to all lines until the next CfD link.
    - If the prefix contains "NO BOT" (case sensitive), the bot will not queue it. (These should be placed on WP:CFD/W/M instead.)
  - The suffix is the plain text at the end of the line.
    - The suffix on a line with a CfD link applies to all lines until the next CfD link unless that line has a suffix.
If a CfD link was found and there is at least one category link is on the line, the bot will queue the request.
After queueing the entire page, the bot will remove any conflicting requests and requests involving disambiguation categories from the queue and then check and process the remaining requests.

Bot work

If the category needs to be split among multiple destination categories, requires template editing, or requires editing the documentation subpage of templates, or any other special circumstances that require manual review, list it at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Working/Manual rather than here.

If a category or group nomination has over 5,000 members to be updated by bot, list it at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Working/Large.

Speedy moves

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy

Category:Women's League Cup to Category:WSL Players Cup
REDIRECT Category:Women's League Cup finals to Category:WSL Players Cup finals
REDIRECT Category:Women's League Cup seasons to Category:WSL Players Cup seasons

Category:ESPNcricinfo template to Category:Cricinfo template

Category:Westfield Group templates to Category:Westfield Group navigational boxes

Move

Bot information

The bot moves the category to a target category without leaving a redirect and removes the {{cfx full}} template.
If the prefix contains "REDIRECT" (case sensitive), then the bot will leave a redirect.
Checks:
- The current category cannot be the move target.
- There must be one move target on the line.
- If the current category is a redirect, then the target must exist.
- The target must not be a redirect.

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 10

Category:Radio stations in Seattle to Category:Radio stations in the Seattle metropolitan area

Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2026_July_18

Category:1521_in_the_Philippines to Category:Magellan expedition in the Philippines

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Category:Aktion T4 euthanasia centres to Category:Aktion T4 killing centres

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Merge then delete

Bot information

The bot merges the category to one or more target categories and deletes the empty category.
If the prefix contains "REDIRECT" (case sensitive) and there is a single merge target, then the bot will redirect the category to the target using {{category redirect}} instead of deleting it and add {{old CfD}} to the talk page.
Checks:
- The current category cannot be a merge target.
- There must be one or more merge targets on the line.
- All merge targets must exist and not be a redirect.

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 September 2

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 23

Category:Scholars by ethnicity to Category:Scholars and academics by ethnicity

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 21

Category:Pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra to Category:Pharmacy schools in India

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 22

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 23

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 22

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 12

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 19

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 11

Category:16th-century disestablishments in Mexico to Category:16th-century disestablishments in North America
REDIRECT Category:1520s establishments in Mexico to Category:1520s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1520s in Mexico to Category:1520s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1530s disestablishments in Mexico to Category:1530s disestablishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1530s establishments in Mexico to Category:1530s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1530s in Mexico to Category:1530s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1540s establishments in Mexico to Category:1540s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1540s in Mexico to Category:1540s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1550s establishments in Mexico to Category:1550s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1550s in Mexico to Category:1550s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1560s establishments in Mexico to Category:1560s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1560s in Mexico to Category:1560s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1570s in Mexico to Category:1570s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1580s establishments in Mexico to Category:1580s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1580s in Mexico to Category:1580s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1590s establishments in Mexico to Category:1590s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1590s in Mexico to Category:1590s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1590s in Mexico to Category:1590s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1600s establishments in Mexico to Category:1600s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1600s in Mexico to Category:1600s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1610s establishments in Mexico to Category:1610s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1610s in Mexico to Category:1610s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1620s establishments in Mexico to Category:1620s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1620s in Mexico to Category:1620s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1630s in Mexico to Category:1630s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1640s in Mexico to Category:1640s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1650s in Mexico to Category:1650s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1660s establishments in Mexico to Category:1660s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1660s in Mexico to Category:1660s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1680s in Mexico to Category:1680s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1690s establishments in Mexico to Category:1690s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1690s in Mexico to Category:1690s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:16th-century establishments in Mexico to Category:16th-century establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1700s establishments in Mexico to Category:1700s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1700s in Mexico to Category:1700s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1710s establishments in Mexico to Category:1710s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1710s in Mexico to Category:1710s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1720s establishments in Mexico to Category:1720s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1720s in Mexico to Category:1720s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1730s establishments in Mexico to Category:1730s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1730s in Mexico to Category:1730s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1740s establishments in Mexico to Category:1740s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1740s in Mexico to Category:1740s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1750s establishments in Mexico to Category:1750s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1750s in Mexico to Category:1750s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1760s establishments in Mexico to Category:1760s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1760s in Mexico to Category:1760s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1770s establishments in Mexico to Category:1770s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1770s in Mexico to Category:1770s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1780s establishments in Mexico to Category:1780s establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1780s in Mexico to Category:1780s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1790s in Mexico to Category:1790s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:17th century in Mexico to Category:17th century in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:17th-century establishments in Mexico to Category:17th-century establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1800s in Mexico to Category:1800s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1810s in Mexico to Category:1810s in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:18th century in Mexico to Category:18th century in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:18th-century establishments in Mexico to Category:18th-century establishments in New Spain
REDIRECT Category:1670s establishments in Mexico to Category:1670s establishments in New Spain

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 9

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 9

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 23

Category:Mizo films to Category:Mizo-language films

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 24

Category:Italian motoring journalists to Category:Motoring journalists

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 24

Category:Australian motoring writers to Category:Motoring writers

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 10

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 25

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Category:Fictional saber-toothed cats to Category:Fictional prehistoric animals and Category:Fictional mammals

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Category:Fictional characters with eye diseases and disorders to Category:Fictional characters with disabilities

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Category:Magmatism by supereon to Category:Magmatism

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Category:Hillcrest High School (Ottawa) to Category:High schools in Ottawa

Empty then delete

Bot information

The bot removes the category from all pages and deletes the empty category.
Checks:
- There must be one category on the line.

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 11

Category:Jewish anti-imperialists

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 25

Category:Anthems of Algeria

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Category:Given names derived from colors

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 26

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Category:Wikipedians who make mistakes

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 July 27

Category:Age controversies in music

Retain

Bot information

The bot removes the {{cfx full}} template and adds {{old CfD}} to the talk page.
If the suffix does not contain the discussion action and result for {{old CfD}}, the bot will attempt figure them out based on the linked CfD page.
On the working page, the action/result must be one of the following.
- no consensus (for|to) action
- not action
- keep (The action is assumed to be delete.)
Checks:
- There must be one category on the line.
- There must be an action and result (on the line or bot detected).

None currently

Old by month categories with entries

This section lists old maintenance categories that should be empty but are not. This can result from reversions of pages, incomplete nominations, bot errors, backlogs or pending manual work.

Category:Categories for discussion from April 2026 (1) – started with 1,027 to be processed
Category:Categories for discussion from May 2026 (23) – started with 2,182 to be processed
Category:Categories for discussion from June 2026 (45) – started with 2,008 to be processed