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Query

What does "Nationality is reflected by the occupation category" mean? Occuli (talk) 20:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

1. What does "Nationality is reflected by the occupation category" mean?
2. What does "The place of birth is rarely notable" mean? Does it mean "rarely relevant to nationality" or perhaps "cannot be assumed to confer nationality"? Occuli (talk) 15:20, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

See Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (categories)#Residence:

• Residential categories should not be used to record people that have never resided in that place. Nationality is reflected by the occupation category (above), not country or county or city of residence.
  • The place of birth is rarely notable.

--William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:45, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

That is not sufficient reason to revert, because

1. You didn't address the question. You just brought the source. Which we all know. The problem is that that phrase is unclear.
2. You must be well aware of the fact that this phrase is under discussion there, since you have participated in that discussion yourself. Debresser (talk) 12:45, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

• Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (categories)#Residence is about residence, which is nohting to do with nationality. Occupation likewise is nothing to do with nationality. There is no Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (categories)#Nationality because it is not generally regarded as needing any explanation. (David Beckham is in residence in LA; he has employment in the US and in Italy. He was born and brought up in London. He plays for England. He would be placed in 'English' categories based on sources which describe him as English, or because no-one is likely to think it is in any way controversial.) Occuli (talk) 16:20, 23 July 2009 (UTC)