Category talk:WikiProject style advice

This category was nominated for deletion on 16 January 2011. The result of the discussion was keep.

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Future of this page

Resolved

Many of the pages listed in this category:

were not approved by consensus
are not manuals of style
contain how to advice
are help guides
contradict wikipedia:manual of style
are content forks
contradict something other policy or guideline, or
a combination of the above.

Should we rename the category, or delete it?Bernolákovčina (talk) 00:50, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Most of these points are equally true of the Manual of Style (often including contradicting its other provisions). Septentrionalis PMAnderson 23:05, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not any more. This does need to be moved, and I'll take it to CfD for that purpose. Very few things in here are guidelines. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼ 06:26, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. It is renamed, and categorized as an essay category. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼ 15:19, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]