Commons:Categories for discussion/2022/09/Category:Cream soda
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Category:Cream soda[edit]
What is the difference with Category:Cream sodas? Can this category be merged into the other (because category names should be plural)? JopkeB (talk) 05:38, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Other subcategories under Category:Soft drinks are singular, or at least not plural. These include Category:Ginger ale, Category:Ginger beer, Category:Italian soda, Category:Melon soda, Category:Root beer, Category:Club soda, and others. (I do see, however, that Category:Lemon-lime sodas is plural.)
- I think we need to take the "category names should be plural" idea with a grain of salt. A category could be named "Cream soda" to emphasize the concept of cream soda, or "Cream sodas" to indicate that different beverages are included. In this case, I think the singular/collective noun form is best because it could include things related to cream soda that aren't actual beverages. -- Auntof6 (talk) 06:57, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'm the creator of the category (apparently, as it was a long time ago and I don't remember doing so...!)
- I don't have any strong feeling about which should be kept, but there's obviously no point in having *both* versions, and it's probably better to be consistent with whatever the pattern is for similar categories (i.e. soft drink related). Ubcule (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Auntof6 and Ubcule for your replies and remarks. I agree with Ubcule that there should be one category and I do not have a strong feeling about which one should be kept either. Because Auntof6 prefers the singular noun form (do I interpret this correctly?), I suggest we keep Category:Cream soda and move the files and subcategories of Category:Cream sodas. Do you both agree? --JopkeB (talk) 10:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
- I agree. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
- Sounds fine to me, thanks. Ubcule (talk) 17:55, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
- I agree. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Auntof6 and Ubcule for your quick answers. I have made the changes. --JopkeB (talk) 04:49, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Auntof6 and Ubcule for your replies and remarks. I agree with Ubcule that there should be one category and I do not have a strong feeling about which one should be kept either. Because Auntof6 prefers the singular noun form (do I interpret this correctly?), I suggest we keep Category:Cream soda and move the files and subcategories of Category:Cream sodas. Do you both agree? --JopkeB (talk) 10:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
There is no difference between these two categories, so they can be merged. Category:Cream soda has been kept, files and subcategories of Category:Cream sodas has been transferred. --JopkeB (talk) 04:49, 8 September 2022 (UTC)