User talk:Ahonc/Archives/March 2024

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Russification of categories

Hi! You recently renamed Category:Homieĺ (in Belarusian) to Category:Gomel (in Russian). I failed to find any discussion about russification of this category, can you give me the link? Homoatrox (talk) 11:34, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

We use here category names as in English Wikipedia. Please discuss renaming of corresponding articles in English Wikiepdia first. In the same case Category:Kyiv also long time was named Kiev according name in English Wikipedia despite official transliteration. And only after renaming there it was renamed here.--Anatoliy 🇺🇦 (talk) 11:49, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Category names that have been in use for a long time or a lot of items, or where the naming policy is unspecific, are considered controversial. Renaming them without discussion is risky. Homoatrox (talk) 11:59, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
I do not see reasons for exceptions. Categories for other cities are named according English name.--Anatoliy 🇺🇦 (talk) 12:07, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
en:Gomel has a footnote that official transliteration is Homieĺ – that's unspecificity. Another reason is "a category name has been in use for a long time", that's a quotation from the renaming official guideline specifying which cases are controversial, and it's totally true for that category. Homoatrox (talk) 12:13, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
But article names Gomel. Why do you not ask to rename article?--Anatoliy 🇺🇦 (talk) 12:18, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Because we're speaking about Commons where rules and policies are different. Accrding to the rules, a discussion to rename a category that was used without problems for many years was supposed to start. Homoatrox (talk) 12:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
'Named for many years' is not valid argument here.--Anatoliy 🇺🇦 (talk) 12:26, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Why not? Homoatrox (talk) 12:28, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Seven years is not so long. I know categories which have name more time and was renamed.--Anatoliy 🇺🇦 (talk) 12:57, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
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Seva Seva (talk) 10:37, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

File:Great state seal of the UPR.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.

If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 22:43, 30 March 2024 (UTC)