Category talk:Rodents

Rename to Category:Rats
If the categories of Canines and Felines is now Cats and Dogs respectively now, this should be simplified to rats so people can easily understand it.

Proposer: Deadline: October 1, 2013, 23:59 GMT

Oppose

 * 1) Rats aren't the only rodents, there's mice, capybaras, hamsters, squirrels, and chipmunks, those are ALL rodents.
 * 2) All rats are rodents but not all rodents are rats. The term "rodent" describes exactly as Randombomb-omb has said, it's a category. Rats are much more specific than rodents therefore it doesn't merit a change.
 * 3) I wouldn't categorize Gnawties, Conker, Ms. Mowz, Flurl the Squirrel, and Fuzz under rats because that's an insult to them.
 * 4) - Per my comment, and the other voters who have pointed out that "rat" is not actually an accepted umbrella term for Rodentia as a whole.
 * 5) - Per Walkazo.
 * 6) Per all
 * 7) Nope. Per all.
 * 8) Per Walkazo.
 * 9) But there's mice and things, and they are rodents, right?
 * 10) Per all.
 * 11) - Per Walkazo.
 * 12) - Per Walkazo.

Comments
For consistency this could probably just be moved, rather than going through the process of another drawn-out TPP.

08:13, 17 September 2013 (EDT)
 * I agree with YoshiKong.

-- 17:59, 17 September 2013 (EDT)


 * Except this proposed name isn't consistent with the other ones. "Cat", "dog" and "pig" all work as casual umbrella terms, but "rat" is not a proper way to refer to rodents as a whole. Given how Rodentia includes such non-rat-like critters as beavers and porcupines, it's not intuitive at all and would just confuse people. - 23:29, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

I never thought I'd make this useless proposal on my part, let's not hope we do it again.. -- 04:13, 30 October 2013 (EDT)

Rename to Vermin?
After the last one failed, let's start this again. I just had no clue that rats had nothing to do with some animals. Vermin is also another way to describe rodents.

Proposer: Deadline: CANCELLED

Support

 * 1) Well, judging how we tend to use "flame" more than "bully", let's call it this.

Oppose

 * 1) I'd say Rodents is an easier term to recognize than Vermin, and we go for simplicity.
 * 2) Rodents works fine and there's no actual need to change it, I'd think. Besides, I find vermin a less explicit term, as less would likely know what counts as vermin.

Comments
Is there a way to cancel a proposal without admins? As I think this is likely gonna fail too. -- 13:05, 30 October 2013 (EDT)