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The following discussion comes from Wikipedia:Categories for deletion. This is an archive of the discussion only; please do not edit this page. -Kbdank71 15:17, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Category:Interstate highways in Alabama (and the other 49 states)[edit]

Should be Interstate Highways in Foo. I know this isn't normal capitalization, but an interstate highway is a highway that crosses state lines. An Interstate Highway is a highway in the Interstate Highway System, which these are. --SPUI 00:13, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Summary: Agree - 2, Oppose - 2 after >1 month I've interpreted 3 votes, as noted below Courtland 00:12, 2005 Mar 11 (UTC)

  • Agree There is a subtle difference, but yes I think you are correct and it should be Interstate Highways in Foo. Note that Puerto Rico has them too...so it is not just the other 49 states, though a quick perusal shows that some states are Interstate Highways in Foo along with a number of the article titles. Sortior 00:29, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC)

Since {{cfr}} or {{cfd}} notices were NOT placed on the category pages, should this set of categories be re-listed as it strictly did not follow the procedure? RedWolf 01:30, Jan 16, 2005 (UTC)

interpreted as OPPOSE
Well, it bothers me little, but the rationale behind using caps makes sense, akin to internet vs. the Internet. And similarly, the larger part of common usage does not necessarily conform to this standard, but that does not mean that one should ignore the correct method. zoney ♣ talk 10:48, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
interpreted as AGREE
I see two occurences of "interstate highway" in that article. One is caps and the other isn't. However, the original point stands; the Lincoln Tunnel, for example, is an interstate highway but not an Interstate Highway. So if it's kept lowercase, that should be added to the NJ and NJ categories. But this isn't the behavior wanted in these cats, so the capitalization should be done, or an alternate phrasing to make it clearer should be made. --SPUI 05:41, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Pearle is currently tagging these. I would leave a few days for further comments. -- Beland 07:23, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  • I don't feel strongly either way, but lean slightly towards leaving highway uncapitalized as I do not think the phrase "Interstate highway" is a proper name. "Interstate" yes, but adding the word "highway" is merely a somewhate redundant indication of the type of highway. That is, all Interstates are highways, but not all highways are Interstates. older≠wiser 13:44, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
interpreted as OPPOSE
    • Hmmm, maybe Interstates in foo then? Interstate Highway System in foo? --SPUI 05:41, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Can someone who is not a party to this vote judge how it should be resolved? My inclination is to declare it "keep", and retain the status quo convention. This would mean lowercasing the "H" in Category:Interstate_Highways_in_Alaska to conform to the existing convention, de-tagging all the categories, and then archiving the discussion? -- Beland 03:05, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

  • Go for it. There is clearly no consensus to use the "H". (The difference appears to be very slight in any case.) -Aranel ("Sarah") 19:14, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The following has been implemented:

Category:Interstate_highways_in_Alaska

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