User talk:MorrisStuff

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, MorrisStuff!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 19:02, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

How to ask for speedy-delete of an empty category

When you want to ask for speedy-delete of an empty category, best practice is to mark it with {{SD|C2}} if it would be OK to re-create it in the future, given that appropriate content becomes available or {{SD|C1}} if it is an inappropriate category name that should not be reused. In particular, this is better practice than just blanking the category page, as you did at Category:Writings by William Morris. ("C1" and "C2" come from Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion). Jmabel ! talk 01:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Same would apply to Category:The Frog Prince picture book. - Jmabel ! talk 04:34, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! I wasn't clear on whether those applied in these cases, will make better use of them in the future. MorrisStuff (talk) 12:59, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Where is the community discussion about decorative arts categories

Hi. I see that there has been a large reorganisation of the decorative arts categories, yet I cannot see a community conversation to support it. Are you able to point me to that? Thanks.  — billinghurst sDrewth 05:54, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi - I apologize, I am new here and probably did not follow the correct procedures. There were two categories - 'decorative arts' and 'decorative and applied arts' - which clearly stated in many areas that they were examples of each other, and which also led to many poorly categorized or double-categorized objects and classifications. So it seemed most logical to consolidate them. Please let me know what I might need to do to rectify any issues I may have caused, I am here to learn! MorrisStuff (talk) 21:21, 27 May 2024 (UTC)