Category:Categories for deletion

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See also

• Category:Categories for conversion
• Category:Categories for deletion
• Category:Categories for listifying
• Category:Categories to be listified then deleted
• Category:Categories for merging
• Category:Categories for renaming
• Category:Categories for splitting
• Category:Categories needing manual work after a discussion