Category talk:Vegans

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Categories for discussion This category was nominated for deletion, renaming, or merging with another category on 2007 February 4. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

This Category needs to be merged, Vegans and vegetarians are the exact same.--Jack Cox 03:32, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, they're not the same, but I do agree with you. At first, everybody was placed into the Vegetarians category, but then somebody decided to create a separate Vegans category. I think it makes things too complicated. --Musicpvm 06:09, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
I disagree. If you beleieve vegans and vegetarians are the same, I suggest you read the articles veganism and vegetarianism. Yes, vegans are a subset of vegetarians, hence why this is a subcategory of Category:Vegetarians. But they are a distinct group, possibly with distinct lifestyles / beliefs etc. And many of the people in this category are well known as being "vegan" as opposed to being vegetarian. I'm not sure how it makes things 'too complicated' - it is not incorrect for vegans to be in Category:Vegetarians, it's just more precise for them to be in Category:Vegans. I have removed the merge tag as it is for articles, not categories. --Vclaw 00:44, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Vegans are very different from vegeterians. Yeah, vegans are a subset of vegeterians, but a small subset (most vegeterians are not vegans). Your statement is like saying Americans come from the Earth, so everyone who lives on the Earth is am American. 66.75.49.213 10:04, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

does anyne else take issue with the "as a conscious choice" part of the description? it seems superfluous.

I don't. Some people eat only vegetables and water, not by choice, but due to poverty or other restrictions. If given a chance, some would eat animal products. They're not considered vegan, as vegans would not eat meat if given the choice. Falsedef 02:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Actually, I see what you're saying now, and it did seem redundant.Falsedef 02:07, 10 October 2006 (UTC)