Category talk:2024 Noto earthquake
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Regarding the file rename from the current to "2024 Noto earthquake"[edit]
Since I am not well versed with the conventions that pertain to this, I would request that people chip in their opinions about the file rename request.
In my opinion, in titles and headings, it's generally preferred to follow standard capitalization rules, which means capitalizing the first letter of each main word. Therefore, "2024 Noto Earthquake" would be the correct capitalization and I would 
Oppose the file renaming request.
However, if any fellow file movers or users have an opinion, it would be greatly appreciated. Contributers2020Talk to me here! 16:08, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
- Since no one has chipped in their opinion themselves, I am pinging @Jeff G., @Andy Dingley and @The Squirrel Conspiracy so there is a consensus. Contributers2020Talk to me here! 19:21, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
- Category:2024 Noto earthquake, although I've no strong feelings about it. We mostly use the lowercase form, and there are a few such as Category:2017 Pohang Earthquake that capitalise it as a proper noun phrase here, but where en:WP (which is much stricter over this) uses 2017 Pohang earthquake.
- To fully capitalise it I think we'd have to show that it's widely treated (per COMMONNAME) to the level of being a proper noun. But that hasn't happened. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:33, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Support Category:2024 Noto earthquake - the rest of the category tree uses lower case. The exceptions Andy pointed out should also be adjusted unless there are specific reasons not to. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 08:58, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
- If that is, these are the list of categories would be renamed -
- Category:2017 Pohang Earthquake
- Category:1817 Arnedo Earthquake
- Category:365 Crete Earthquake
- Category:2020 Puerto Rico Earthquake
- Category:Chuetsu Earthquake, Nagaoka
- Category:1917-1918 Guatemala Earthquake
- Category:Good Friday Earthquake
- Category:1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake
- Category:San Perfecto Earthquake 1902
- Category:2015 Earthquake in Nepal
- Category:2022-1220 Ferndale CA Earthquake
- Category:2011 Myanmar Earthquake
- Category:USGS California Earthquake UCERF-3
- Category:2023 Haouz Earthquake in Ighil commune
- Category:Ruins of the Great East Japan Earthquake Kesennuma City Memorial Museum
- Category:2021 Amazonas Earthquake
- Category:Schools destroyed by the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Category:2007 Peru Earthquake
- File:2023 Gaziantep Earthquake-Diyarbakir 1.jpg this file too
- Category:Boumerdès Earthquake
- Category:The Earthquake of 1755 by João Glama Ströberle (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga)
- Category:The Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007
- And this is just after scrolling a bit over 500 categories. This shows that Earthquakes with a capital "E" is a bit more common than we think. Pinging @Andy Dingley and @The Squirrel Conspiracy Contributers2020Talk to me here! 13:59, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
- If that is, these are the list of categories would be renamed -
- Although 'Great East Japan Earthquake' is one that I think might justify capitalisation. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:48, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Done for all of them except the proper nouns (note: some of the above are redirects). 
Not done for the file per the renaming policy. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:39, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough, I just copied the categories which had an "Earthquake" matching the cases. Contributers2020Talk to me here! 04:15, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- No worries. If you spot any more, leave them here and ping me and I'll fix them when I can. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:28, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough, I just copied the categories which had an "Earthquake" matching the cases. Contributers2020Talk to me here! 04:15, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- Although 'Great East Japan Earthquake' is one that I think might justify capitalisation. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:48, 24 February 2024 (UTC)