Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2007 December 15

December 15

Template:Current fiction

Template:Current fiction (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I am putting this template up for deletion because its usage has been makeshift. Despite what had appeared to be initial support for this template's usage following the deletion of the spoiler tag, it has not found widespread attention. Now, there is no timetable for the presence of the template in an article -- sometimes the templates have been removed months afterward. There are far too many ways to determine the duration, all of them subjective, and considering the pace of today's commercial releases, discussion on a case-by-case basis would be implemented too briefly. In addition, it's been determined that section headings define the content of that particular section, such as the plot summary. The current template has gone through revision after revision to find suitable wording, and it's apparent that it continues to touch on wording similar to that of the spoiler tag. The only difference is that it is on the top of the page and supposedly has a timer. There has been zero resolution, zero middle ground in finding a way to implement this template. The lack of usage, the subjective determination of duration, the unnecessary spoiler-esque wording all show that this template is not a boon for Wikipedia. — Erik (talk • contrib) - 04:21, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• Delete seems more of an attempt at replacing the spoiler tag than anything that might actually be useful. I can't really see any usefulness in this template at all. Collectonian (talk) 04:26, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• Comment Unsuitable wording is not a reason to delete a template. And I don't think removing a template from all but one article before listing it for deletion is a good faith move. --Pixelface (talk) 04:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• The revisions show no sign that there is wording that can be sustained, thus I am nominating this to see if we even need to use this. As for my removals of the template, the template was used in articles whose fictional topics had been out for a while or were simply ongoing -- hardly a one-time "recently released" step. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 05:01, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• The template's talk page is the place to discuss the wording, not TFD. And there appears to be a consensus that 2 months is an acceptable time period to keep the tag on a page. --Pixelface (talk) 05:04, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• I'm not looking to discuss the wording. I'm looking to see if there could be consensus to delete this template and forego the matter of figuring out the wording altogether. As for the "2 months" determination, my removals were from approximately a dozen articles, none of which seemed prominent. There's been quite a bit of media released in the past two months all over the world, yet the template has not been implemented in their articles. It's just not widespread, and it does not indicate anything useful. I'll make this my final response to you as I'll let the other editors weigh in. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 05:10, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Template:Wellington Radio

Template:Wellington Radio (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

New Zealand does not use the call sign system anymore we haven't since 1989. While there were some stations around that had a call sign in the name this was only the case for the purpose of branding examples here are 4XO in Dunedin and 2XX in Kapiti. In fact I think the only callsign brand that is still in New Zealand is 1XX. While it could be appropriate to use this to link to articles about older stations these are being used to point to articles about the new rebranded stations and also to articles about network stations. The majority of our radio stations are operated by 2 major companies and network across the whole country in most case the frequencies and call signs are all just pointing to similar articles. In the past these boxes may have been appropriate when we were still using the call sign system and there were different stations operating around the country. . Bhowden (talk) 01:16, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• Wouldn't it be a better approach to edit these templates to refer to stations by their common names rather than their callsigns, then? As Template:New Zealand radio networks does? --Stormie (talk) 03:45, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Template:Christchurch Radio

Template:Christchurch Radio (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

As above with the Wellington Radio section Bhowden (talk) 01:24, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Template:Dunedin Radio

Template:Dunedin Radio (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

As above with the Wellington and Christchurch template. Bhowden (talk) 01:28, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Template:Auckland Radio

Template:Auckland Radio (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

As above. Bhowden (talk) 01:28, 15 December 2007 (UTC)