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[[MOS:RETAIN]] does not apply outside mainspace. It is a last-resort instruction to prefer {{em|at a particular article}} the choice, between multiple acceptable styles, that was used in the first non-stub version of it, when there is no clear consensus on which should be used.  By design, RETAIN specifically {{em|does not}} apply across sets of articles (i.e. categories). It prevents forcing arbitrary consistency across the titles and content of multiple articles.  Such consistency is generally {{em|desirable}} in a category naming schema. Not all article rules apply to categories, or vice versa. (And there is no such thing as a stub vs. Start-class-or-better version of a category.) RETAIN is often confused with [[MOS:STRONGNAT]] (a.k.a. [[MOS:TIES]]), an actual rationale to prefer one English variety over another when there are strong national ties. If {{#if:{{{who|{{{1|}}}}}}|{{{who|{{{1}}}}}}|the nominator}} meant to make that argument, they should clarify their statement.<includeonly><<noinclude />!--Template:CfD RETAIN-<noinclude />-></includeonly><noinclude>

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