Categories which have been listed for deletion, merging or renaming are subcategorized here. The fate of these categories is discussed at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.

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Shortcut CAT:CFD

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Note that categories listed for deletion may end up being renamed, those listed for renaming may end up being deleted, and so forth.

• Deletion candidates are listed in Category:Categories for deletion using Template:Cfd
• Merge candidates are listed separately in Category:Categories for merging using Template:Cfm
• Rename candidates are in Category:Categories for renaming using Template:Cfr