Category talk:American people of German descent

This this a category based on nationality or based on ethnicity? --Fastfission 06:43, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ethnicity and Nationality. Canaduh

Why are there people in it who were 100% born in the USA mixed in with people who were born in Germany and emigrated? Can we come up with some guidelines for inclusion? --Fastfission 10:50, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Are Jews who are decended from immigrants from Germany considered German Americans or Jewish Americans?

I think it would be better to use this category for Americans of German descent, not Germans who became US citizens. We have a Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States for those anyway. But it would be nice if there was some guideline as to how German you have to be. Some people in these categories have a German great-great-grandparent or something similar. JW 13:20, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've been adding a lot of people to this, I used the standard that if they are at least 1/4 German, they can go in. If it's any less, no. 130.113.111.203 19:48, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think its culturally and historically insensitive to have Jews on a list of Germans, could they pleased be removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.217.93 (talk • contribs) 04:17, November 1, 2005 (UTC)

Insensitive to whom? --jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 05:21, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Jews. Jews in America don't consider themselves German even if they have roots in Germany, the reasons for this are quite obvious; namely 6 million of them dead at the hands of the Nazis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.217.93 (talk • contribs) 02:14, November 2, 2005 (UTC)

Please sign your postings by appending four tildes ~~~~. Regarding the insensitivity of it, we'll have to agree to differ on this. --jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 02:38, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe we should have a vote and establish whether or not Jews, Austrians and Switzerlanders in America count as German-Americans or not? Personally I'd like to hear Jewish opinion on the matter. 24.36.120.13 21:05, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]