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*'''Oppose''', doesn't match Wikipedia's writer category naming scheme, e.g. [[:Category:Chilean comics writers]], [[:Category:New Zealand sportswriters]], [[:Category:French television writers]], [[:Category:American garden writers]]. Eventually someone would rename them all back because they'd stick out like a sore thumb. <span style="color:#b8c8d4">— <b><span style="font-family:Zapfino,Monotype Corsiva;"> [[User:Warren|Warren]].</span></b> ‘ <span style="font-size:9pt;">[[User talk:Warren|talk]]</span> ,</span> 02:45, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Bearcat's rationale, but '''prefer''' Grutness' idea, "about" as opposed to "on". {{ping|Warren}} I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. I would argue that "sportswriter" is an accepted term per my handy dandy dictionary, and you can't really "write" sports - you can only write {{em|about}} them. Same goes for gardens and horticulture. You {{em|can}}, however, write comics and TV shows. I feel it should be judged as to whether the thing can be written into existence or written {{em|about}}, and for things that can be both, "X writers" and "Writers about X" categories should be developed. <span style="color:gray;">'''Zeke'''</span>, the '''Mad <span style="color:blue;">Horrorist</span>''' <small><sup>[[User talk:Zeke, the Mad Horrorist|(Speak quickly)]]</sup> <sub>[[Special:Contribs/Zeke, the Mad Horrorist|(Follow my trail)]]</sub></small> 09:21, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
*:English already has three words for people who author music: [[Composer]], [[Lyricist]] and [[Songwriter]]. And Wikipedia has two matching category hierarchies for that: [[:Category:Composers]] and [[:Category:Songwriters]]. Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%22music+writer%22&title=Special:Search&profile=default&fulltext=1&searchToken=8eh1zi37y6bnh30ipznd8nptu already uses the term "music writer" pretty widely], and there are plenty of reliable sources that use the term. A routine Google search (your friend, BTW) for "[[Dave Thompson]] music writer" turns up [https://www.google.ca/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enCA751CA752&ei=6ixrWsmUGYXdjwTugbCIAg&q=%22Dave+Thompson%22+%22music+writer%22&oq=%22Dave+Thompson%22+%22music+writer%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...10918.11991.0.12125.2.2.0.0.0.0.83.154.2.2.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.1.82...0i22i30k1.0.LoLeEqqc6JY lots of hits]. "Writer on music" though? [https://www.google.ca/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enCA751CA752&ei=-CxrWo6uAen-jwSHo6zwDw&q=%22Dave+Thompson%22+%22writer+on+music%22&oq=%22Dave+Thompson%22+%22writer+on+music%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...65399.66639.0.66711.15.13.0.0.0.0.155.1171.7j5.12.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..9.4.328...0i7i30k1j0i7i10i30k1j0i8i7i10i30k1.0.KOo-idKkZjM Almost nothing in comparison]. <span style="color:#b8c8d4">— <b><span style="font-family:Zapfino,Monotype Corsiva;"> [[User:Warren|Warren]].</span></b> ‘ <span style="font-size:9pt;">[[User talk:Warren|talk]]</span> ,</span> 13:31, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
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