Category talk:Featured pictures from the United States Armed Forces
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Category:United States Armed Forces by year[edit]
The main parent category is Category:Military of the United States. Should this category be renamed Category:Military of the United States by year? Senator2029 23:28, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
- Agreed. Category:United States Armed Forces also redirects to Category:Military of the United States. The same move should apply to Category:Commands of the United States armed forces, Category:Featured pictures from the United States Armed Forces, Category:Historical medals of the United States Armed Forces, Category:Opposing forces of the United States Armed Forces, Category:United States Armed Forces recruitment, Category:United States armed forces abroad and all their relevant subcategories. - Themightyquill (talk) 08:09, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
- @Themightyquill: Some yes, some no. "Military of the United States" and "United States Armed Forces" are not 100% equivalent. For general military history, I could see moving to "Military of the United States by year" but for things specific to the United States Armed Forces specifically, I would keep that wording. Note that Military of the United States includes several topics that may not be exclusive to the United States Armed Forces, such as military equipment which may only be exported or military organizations that are not part of the Armed Forces to name a couple. Josh (talk) 18:04, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
- @Joshbaumgartner: I see your point. Plenty of other countries also have both "Military of X" and "X Armed Forces". But should we then recreate Category:United States Armed Forces as a sub-category of Category:Military of the United States ? - Themightyquill (talk) 12:39, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
- @Themightyquill: Yes, I think you are right, that would be the way to do it, and then the nom Category:United States Armed Forces by year can go under that. Josh (talk) 15:45, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
- @Joshbaumgartner: I see your point. Plenty of other countries also have both "Military of X" and "X Armed Forces". But should we then recreate Category:United States Armed Forces as a sub-category of Category:Military of the United States ? - Themightyquill (talk) 12:39, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
- @Themightyquill: Some yes, some no. "Military of the United States" and "United States Armed Forces" are not 100% equivalent. For general military history, I could see moving to "Military of the United States by year" but for things specific to the United States Armed Forces specifically, I would keep that wording. Note that Military of the United States includes several topics that may not be exclusive to the United States Armed Forces, such as military equipment which may only be exported or military organizations that are not part of the Armed Forces to name a couple. Josh (talk) 18:04, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
- Agreed. Category:United States Armed Forces also redirects to Category:Military of the United States. The same move should apply to Category:Commands of the United States armed forces, Category:Featured pictures from the United States Armed Forces, Category:Historical medals of the United States Armed Forces, Category:Opposing forces of the United States Armed Forces, Category:United States Armed Forces recruitment, Category:United States armed forces abroad and all their relevant subcategories. - Themightyquill (talk) 08:09, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
Comment Regarding Category:Featured pictures from the United States Armed Forces, I can’t really remember why I picked that name − I assume I modeled it from other existing categories. I’m fine with either naming. Thanks, Jean-Fred (talk) 12:41, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
- I would keep the name Category:Featured pictures from the United States Armed Forces, as it indicates that these images are from official United States Armed Forces sources. Josh (talk) 18:04, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
@Senator2029, Themightyquill, and Jean-Frédéric: Closed (keep Category:Military of the United States parent with sub Category:United States Armed Forces specific to items related to the official organization of the US Armed Forces; sort and name subs accordingly with general American military topics as "military of the United States" and organization-specific ones using the name of that organization: (United States Armed Forces") Josh (talk) 22:45, 23 August 2019 (UTC)