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* '''Keep'''. I've replaced it, not sure why it was removed. [[User:Endarrt|Endarrt]] ([[User talk:Endarrt|talk]]) 04:25, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

==== [[Template:Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio seasons]] ====
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Template:In (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused, unnecessary template. Mhiji (talk) 12:49, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
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  • Keep – useful when inserting mathematical formulae. (Note: I've substed one of the remaining three trasclusions; the other two are based off an older version (that was deleted) that used the template for spacing.) mc10 (t/c) 21:54, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete The template is basically <math>\in</math>, so it use involves mixing maths markup and standard markup. If you going to use math markup its better to go the whole way and use <math>a\in A</math> , using normal markup you want the unicode character U+2208; ∈, i.e. aA. Which has the entity name &isin;. So the template encourages bad practice.--Salix (talk): 08:12, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, very usefull when substed, but change to ∈ rather than . 21:24, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

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Template:Conflicted-license (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Self nomination this is a template I made, Following the disscusion on Short-Rationale, I'm expressing concerns that the template could allow some images that should not be allowed to avoid proper scrutiny. Also as can be seen from the history this template has gone through at least 3 rewrites, and it's still a mess. Delete and review taggings on a case-by-case basis. Well intentioned template but in it's current form it's a mess... Sfan00 IMG (talk) 17:40, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox template moved to Template:Conflicted-license/Reword, but otherwise discussion occurring over there. SchuminWeb (Talk) 08:09, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Expand (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

My rationale is roughly that expressed at Wikipedia:ALTEXPAND ... "The {{expand}} template originated from a now-obsolete portion of the project: Wikipedia:Requests for expansion, which dated back to 2003 if not earlier. In November 2008, the backlog at Requests for expansion was only piling up higher and higher without anyone seeming to take care of it, and as a result, the project was tagged as inactive. Not that the backlog has gone down, either; Category:Articles to be expanded is closing in on 100,000 articles."

This tag merely states the obvious. The page that fathered it was abandoned because it was deemed to not serve any useful purpose. Prior TfDs have suffered from a lack of wider participation, leading to reluctance to close such a widely used template as delete, so I plan to advertise this one more fully so that consensus might be determined. Gigs (talk) 21:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Links to prior discussions 134.253.26.6 (talk) 21:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
4 July 2010 no consensus (endorsed by DRV)
17 April 2010 delete (overturned by DRV).
13 July 2007 keep
  • Delete and/or replace with something more genre specific. Having a backlog of 100k articles needing to be expanded is not useful. This is also a bit redundant to the "stub" tags, which at least put the articles in subcategories based on genre. 134.253.26.6 (talk) 21:53, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You can't vote twice. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Where did he vote twice? Gigs (talk) 23:04, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Nevermind, I was confused. Still, they are canvassing on your behalf and that looks a bit fishy. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:05, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I know. I wish he wouldn't have done that. I do wish I had a job at Sandia though. :) Gigs (talk) 23:06, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. I've found it odd for a while that we have both this template and also stubs. We don't need both - they have the same function. And stubs do the job better. They mean that articles which are in need of expanding are categorised - they are more likely to be expanded this way, as no-one is going to go through this list of 100,000 articles and start improving them, but if categorised, editors interested in a particular subject can see which of the articles they are interested in need information adding to them (and WikiProjects can keep an eye on articles of interest to their project). Also stubs are less obtrusive - they are placed at the bottom of the article so are not obtrusive but still noticeable. I realise other cleanup templates are placed at the top, but articles which need expanding will often have the notice on them for a long time, and stub templates are usually quite noticable anyway, since the articles they are on are quite short anyway. Also, per nom, it's nearly always obvious when an articles need expanding (it is very short). Mhiji (talk) 22:13, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and speedy close per WP:NOTAGAIN (and yes, I know where that links). This template is widely used, not redundant, not obsolete, and after at least 5 TFDs, including an overturn at DRV, enough is enough.

    To quote myself from the last DRV: "This template is intended for an article that is past the stub threshold but still in need of expansion." Template:Expand/doc states: "{{Expand}} should not be used on articles concurrently with stub templates - a stub template is an explicit request for expansion. {{Expand}} should only be used on articles that are beyond stub length, in place of a stub template."

    We just got through with the TFD for {{Expand further}} and have had ongoing discussions on Template talk:Expand, such as Template talk:Expand#Type. Deleting this template would also break twinkle again until twinkle is updated (yes, this has happened before). --Tothwolf (talk) 22:39, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • {{expand further}} could actually be useful, since it at least says something meaningful, unlike this one, which merely states the obvious. Gigs (talk) 22:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Why speedy?! Clearly, this template would not be deleted without also updating Twinkle. I agree, {{expand further}} could be useful, but that's irrelevant really since we're not discussing deleting that here. I realise that the doc explicitly states that this should not be used as well as a stub template, but there is quite clearly a duplication of function between the two. And there's not a clear defined line where we should use one or the other. We either need a clear guideline as to what is a stub and what is an article which needs expanding, or we just use either one or the other. I don't see how it would be possible to draw a line (and what's the point of having this issue when it doesn't need to be there). I don't really mind which, but as I explained, the stub system has benefits which this doesn't - it wouldn't make sense to delete that. Mhiji (talk) 23:29, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep The fact that there are many articles that need expansion is no reason to delete the template. By that logic, we might as well delete most of our cleanup tags, because nothing much ever seems to get done about them. Expand tells readers an article appears to be too short, which is just fine. FWIW, I was canvassed by an IP to comment here. Jclemens (talk) 22:59, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is ridiculous. This deletion cycle also seems to be a regular occurence. I too was also canvassed into showing up here. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:01, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry if you didn't appreciate the notice. I don't believe it is WP:CANVASS if you notify both sides. I believe it is then WP:Publicising discussions. I have stopped though per your request. I have no agenda, other than making sure there is wide input. 134.253.26.6 (talk) 23:08, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Bullshit. Notifying sixty eight people of a discussion that they participated in in the past is clearly canvassing, regardless of any agenda that you might or might not have. Just allow others to find this discussion but do not notify every person who has ever voted in prior discussions. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    There are nicer ways to say "please don't do that". As I said, I have stopped, and won't do it again. 134.253.26.6 (talk) 23:14, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmm, to quote Wikipedia:Canvassing here. "On the talk pages of individual users, such as those who have participated in previous discussions on the same topic (or closely related topics)" is an appropriate notification. It might have been overkill here but it's clearly not canvassing since the IP seemed to have notified both sides. Garion96 (talk) 23:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Please be civil. Mhiji (talk) 23:56, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I personally believe that to be perfectly reasonable. I employ the same methodology's when performing an AfD. If I see users have contributed in one form or another to the subject in question or users in relation to such (such as informing a WikiProject which may be in relation to such). I believe it is only a violation of WP:CANVAS when you blatantly go forth to swing the decision in one specific direction. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 00:32, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    No hard feelings, to the IP. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:04, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Tothwolf. – Allen4names 23:11, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. The deletion rationale overlooks that it is addressed to readers & potential improvers of the articles themselves. Wareh (talk) 23:13, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Unnecessary, pointless and self-referential. There is no need for a template asking for expansion. That is implicit across all articles in the encyclopedia. It would be more sensible and useful having a template that asked people not to expand -- Mattinbgn (talk) 23:14, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep invalid argument by nom for deletion. Marcus Qwertyus 23:16, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • It doesn't really matter what argument has been provided by the nom. There's loads of valid arguments in this discussion and in the previous discussion. Just a vote is pointless, instead why not respond to some of the other issues raised? Mhiji (talk) 00:05, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Probably not the most useful of templates (more useful for sections than for whole pages), but it serves a purpose. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:19, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • There's already {{Expand section}} to highlight individual sections for expansion. We're not discussing deleting that. Mhiji (talk) 23:33, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yes, I know all that. I was simply comparing this one with the section one. Sorry if that wasn't clear. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • Ok, it's just I'm a bit confused. Why should we keep this one if it's not very useful? Mhiji (talk) 23:54, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
          • Frankly, I think I was clear about that. I didn't say it's not very useful. I just said it's less useful than some others. Which is hardly a reason to delete. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:11, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
            • You're not being very clear... You said "it serves a purpose". What purpose does it serve? Mhiji (talk) 00:25, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
              • At this point, I should probably just ignore you, because this is becoming badgering, but I'll answer anyway, more for the benefit of others reading this than for you. Someone creating an article, beyond the stub stage, can use it to ask for more editors help develop the page. Someone who feels strongly that a page needs to cover more information, but isn't personally able to do it (perhaps for lack of expertise), can use it to alert other editors to consider doing so. I understand the arguments made in this discussion, that every page in the project is a candidate for expansion, but this tag is a way of getting the attention of editors who might otherwise pass on by, and ask them to consider staying a bit and improving the page. Now having said all that, I will add that I'm not going to lose any sleep if the decision is to delete. --Tryptofish (talk) 01:42, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. To me, a stub is very short, with maybe one or two sources. The expand template should not be used with a stub; rather, it warns the person consulting a longer and more developed article that whatever its length and extent of sourcing, it's still missing aspects of the topic that may be important. Cynwolfe (talk) 23:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Probably redundant for articles, but useful for sections as a place-holder to get the structure right (e.g. here, where the article is being written out-of-order). Simon Brady (talk) 23:31, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
True, but this hits {{expand|section}}, so that would need to be auto-converted somehow.Simon Brady (talk) 23:41, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Instances which use {{expand|section|...}} could simply be replaced with {{expand section|...}}. So if that was done would you have any objections to deleting this template? Mhiji (talk) 23:45, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional delete. OK, if that can be done cleanly then I see no need to keep the template under discussion. If I stumble across an article requiring expansion I'd rather see a more specific template that tells me what needs expansion (yes, that's what the talk page is for, but the template helps me make an immediate call on whether it's worth spending time reading that discussion). Simon Brady (talk) 00:01, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sympathetic to the idea that {{expand-section}} is virtually always better than {{expand}}. But we are refining vague suggestions for improving articles into more focused ones all the time. So perhaps what we really need is a campaign for more critical and attentive editors to remove {{expand}} from articles and replace with {{expand-section}} and {{empty section}}. It seems if we abolish {{expand}} we are hindering and not promoting such a hope. Wareh (talk) 01:05, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. As useful as any other maintenance template, historical details about dead Wikifunctionality aside. —chaos5023 (talk) 23:34, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • But other maintenance templates are specific, e.g. {{Cleanup-link rot}}, {{lead missing}} etc. - these templates are useful as they are added to notify editors of specifically what needs to be done, and then once it's done they are removed. Per Mr.Z-man, you could add this template to almost any article which is not a FA, and there's no defined time when it should be removed, they just stay there for ages and ages... Mhiji (talk) 00:13, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. The origins of the template or its misuse are not reasons for deletions. I use the template because I do not have unlimited time, topic knowledge or skills to create a complete article. I use it when splitting article or when creating article that should exist. It should not be overused and should only be added to a section rather that the article if possible. A quick look at the Jan 2007 articles showed that the template is not really needed on a number of them. Everyone seems to have a different idea as to how long an article should be so the stub and expand templates end up being quite freely used. We should be ruthless and remove the template from all but articles for which it is really needed. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 23:35, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • But how do we decide "for which it is really needed"? It's extremely subjective. There's no consistency at the moment as to where it's used. If we cull the number of uses, surely editors will just re-add them in a few months/years time (per Mr.Z-man, you could add it to pretty much any article which isn't a FA). We'll just end up in the same position again eventually..... and then cull them again and end up in this position again and again... Mhiji (talk) 00:23, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - One of the most pointless and overused templates. Of course an article can be expanded, this is Wikipedia. Garion96 (talk) 23:38, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. please. Shimgray | talk | 23:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - A very useful template. --ilamb94 (talk) 23:46, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment A serious question. How is it useful? I honestly can't see what possible use it serves. It is too broad to use as a coordination tool for future work, it generally states the obvious and the invitation to expand is implicit by the nature of a wiki. What purpose does it serve? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 00:12, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep To generally address a few comments above, just because an article isn't extremely long or overly detailed doesn't necessarily mean it needs to be expanded. Sometimes, an article just is what it is. Then there are times when an article needs to be expanded, and at that time, you'd place the tag for expansion. The tag is more generally directed at persons or groups (i.e. WikiProjects) which generally have an interest in some form or another of maintaining an article. In the place of where an entire article may not need to be expanded and only a section or subsection (as is common with Reception sections on a lot of media-based articles), the expand-section tag is used. On that note, I'm forced to wonder why neither the Expand section nor the Expand Further tag have been nominated for deletion as well. It seems rather close to picking your spots as of which I'd say why are we going over this once more? If the template has faced numerous deletion discussions before and has had it overturned upon deletion review before as well, then it would seem to me that there is clearly a good reason for keeping it around. I'd go so far as to say 3 deletion nominations (this present one included) this year alone seems rather frivolous. That's pretty much the gist of my argument. For all other points necessary, refer to Tothwolf above - especially regarding the stub tag. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 00:32, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Nowyouseemetalk2me 00:54, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. (canvassed by IP) As before. Not one editor that I have seen that likes this trinket has ever shown that this template is actively being used by experienced editors to actively seek out and expand articles, not least because we have at least 5 more efficient and less obtrusive ways of doing that. As such, it is frankly one of the most ridiculous, redundant templates we have, a true product of the Department of Redundancy Department, and a permanent visual stain on far too many pages that are actually quite passable otherwise. It doesn't even highlighting a 'problem' like all other such intrusive tags do. All of which is why it probably gets put up for deletion so often. 'Dude, get the message' cuts both ways. MickMacNee (talk) 01:14, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep It is very helpful to place notices about specific problems. It is perhaps not quite as useful to post notices about non-specific problems, but that does not mean it is useless. there have been hundreds of articles I have marked this way, in the hope it will draw some attention & the person responding will figure out what will be helpful. I fail to see how the effect of this will not always be positive--anyone who wishes to replace a particular instance of it with a more specific template is welcome, but it would be even more useful if they simply did the necessary once they identified it--and, in fact, that;s true of all templates for article problems. They're just stand-ins for what we really need in each case, which is the actual improvements. DGG ( talk ) 01:38, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Its almost impossible for the result of the template to not be positive because its request is so overly broad. This is a wiki, every article will eventually be expanded, whether it has this template on it or not. There are more than a thousand articles that have been tagged for nearly 4 years. Is there any evidence that articles with this tag get expanded faster than those that don't? Mr.Z-man 02:22, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep per Tothwolf. This is disruptive and not constructive. I actively use the template to find pages that need expansion. It's a great tool and is usually used on a page that needs a little help. No need to see this great template go. Outback the koala (talk) 01:58, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong delete I fail to see how this template is helpful. Literally every single instance I've seen of this template has been a drive-by templating, with the templater never bothering to explain what in the article needs expansion. Any article that isn't FA-class is inherently need of expansion, so the template states the obvious. MickMacNee has valid arguments as well. What's more, this template was originally created for the requests for expansion page, a long since obsolete piece of Wikipedia history. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 02:10, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep – Not all articles that need expansion are stubs. –MuZemike 02:54, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per ten pound hammer. I see little good in a template that only says the obvious. --Guerillero | My Talk 03:25, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment to anyone who !voted keep: Have you ever seen this tag used for anything other than a drive-by templating? If so, show me. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 03:34, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. On these articles:
and many more. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 03:58, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Does it state the obvious? Well, yeah. But so does Category:Living people. Just like that category, this tag serves a useful administrative purpose - to keep track of articles for which there has been a request for expansion. --Jtalledo (talk) 03:41, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's one thing having a category at the bottom of the page and another putting a big, coloured obtrusive box at the top... Mhiji (talk) 03:48, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • The size can be changed. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 03:58, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • That's kind of the purpose of these templates - they're huge and awful looking, so they make you want to address the issue so you can remove the box. --Jtalledo (talk) 04:10, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • I realise, and it works with most of the cleanup templates e.g. {{Cleanup-link rot}}, {{lead missing}} etc. These templates work - editors see the huge awful looking box, look at what specifically needs to be changed from the text within it, make the change and then once it's done they remove the box (hooray!). With this one though, it's so general, no-one is ever sure when they should remove it or not. Have you added enough content to remove the template? (Probably not, as the article can nearly always be expanded, unless it's FA status). So they just stay there for ages... and some might never be removed. Mhiji (talk) 04:23, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:AustralianFootballbox collapsible (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 20:58, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:ARSB (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 20:52, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:ARSH1a (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
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Template:ARSHRa (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
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Unused. Mhiji (talk) 20:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CBB seasons row (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CBB seasons conf (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CBB seasons coach (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 20:39, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox Indic names (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 17:59, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox School Formal (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Redundant to Template:Infobox school. Mhiji (talk) 17:55, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:In the news (main page) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Duplication of Template:In the news Mhiji (talk) 17:52, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:BugFixed (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Redundant to Template:Fixed. Mhiji (talk) 17:22, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not used yet. I made it for Wikipedia talk:Article alerts/Bugs together with {{NewBug}} and some to come. While not yet implemented, there was an idea to have additional field, such as, |priority=. Can move to userspace/project subpage if mainspace is a problem. —  HELLKNOWZ  ▎TALK 17:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per hold your horses. It was created yesterday for the Article Alerts. We're rebooting the project after 8 or so months of inactivity and doing a complete overhaul, if it's unused once the dust has settled, we'll send it to deletion it ourselves. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 17:35, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per headbomb --Guerillero | My Talk 03:30, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Block-reason (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Redundant to other block templates. Mhiji (talk) 16:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep It's not going to show up because it is always substed, and it seems like a perfectly valid-to-use block template. That there are other block templates is irrelevent, this one is perfectly useful and so there is no reason to delete it. --Jayron32 17:50, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep no reason for deletion; a variety of templates are needed, including non-specific ones. DGG ( talk ) 18:12, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:BlockGW (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused, unnecessary. Mhiji (talk) 16:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But genre warring is not a valid reason to block a user... The correct block templates should be used instead. Mhiji (talk) 17:08, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I recall, there have been genre wars sufficiently disruptive that the use is appropriate. Of course we could use a nonspecific disruption template and explain , but tthat's no reason not to have a standard one. I find the availability of the various templates a useful reminder when dealing with a problem user. . DGG ( talk ) 18:15, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep While I am not an admin I know of users that have been blocked for genre waring. If i was the one blocking them, this would be invaluable to get the point across. Instead of deleting the better course of action would be advertising the existence of this template. The fact that the essay is in userspace is irrelevant, the idea behind the essay is firmly rooted on many policies and is commonly enforced. --Guerillero | My Talk 03:44, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Bilateral relations task force Invitation (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 16:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Bishops of Port Elizabeth (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Red links. Mhiji (talk) 16:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Ben Affleck (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 16:01, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:BUAFLPrimaryColor (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:BUAFLSecondaryColor (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:BUAFLSecondaryColorRaw (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:53, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:American icon (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:British icon (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused, unnecessary. Redundant to Template:En icon. Mhiji (talk) 15:51, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete The purpose of these icons is to indicate the reader that the linked article is in a particular language. I doubt that anyone is going to not click on an article because they are unable to read either American (or British) English but are able to read British (or American) English. I would argue that even the use of the "en icon" on this Wikipedia is somewhat unnecessary. If you are on the English WP, do we need to warn you that the linked article is in English. Gasp! 134.253.26.6 (talk) 21:57, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose "England and America are two countries separated by a common language." (George Bernard Shaw) The purpose of this pair of icons is to distinguish between American and British usage (not mere differences in spelling) which can be considerable. — Robert Greer (talk) 00:54, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • But per 134.253.26.6, every American or Briton can also read the other language. I know there are quite a few differences between American and British (although they are all just the odd word - mostly just spelling), but I don't think the differences are considerable - the differences don't change the meaning of a website, or put off people from reading it. The reader doesn't gain anything from being warned that the web page might have a few words in it which are "missing a letter" or have an "extra" one (that's what most of the differences are). Mhiji (talk) 01:18, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. We don't need language icons for minor language variations such as American vs. British. The purpose of language icons is to identify at a glance whether or not you are likely to understand an external link, before you click on it to go there. (But there actually is a good use for {{en icon}} on English Wikipedia, and that is to identify foreign language websites that also have an English section. I've used that technique several times.) — Andrwsc (talk · contribs) 00:59, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:ACT on Campus (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:51, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:2011 North Indian Ocean cyclone season buttons (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:50, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Because the season has not started yet, it is blank. the template is hidden in the 2011 North Indian Ocean cyclone season page. --Anirudh Emani (talk) 16:30, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Netural - Whilst it isn't showing up on what links here, as Anirudh said it has already been commented into the 2011 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. So for that reason i feel the nomination isn't valid. However, we do not usually create the buttons until 1 or 2 storms have formed.Jason Rees (talk) 18:37, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete since it hasn't started yet. Button bars shouldn't be made until there is at least one storm, and it's generally useless until there are two storms with articles. --Hurricanehink (talk) 22:23, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:2010-11 Townsville Crocodiles season game log (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:50, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:2010-11 New Zealand Breakers season game log (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:50, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:2008 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:1967 in Asian Football (AFC) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. nearly all red links Mhiji (talk) 15:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:COIN notice (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CNL-Pegasus (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CNL-Berliner (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CNID Footballer of the Year Winners (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: In use per Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:CNID_Footballer_of_the_Year_Winners. Peachey88 (T · C) 00:56, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's not, there's no transclusions of it. Just realised, this is a duplicate of Template:Portuguese Footballer of the Year. Speedy delete per T3. Mhiji (talk) 02:44, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Canadian federal election, 2009 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:47, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Canadian Provinces and Territories gallery (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:46, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Canadian Federal Election Candidate List (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:46, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete but potentially userfy in creator's userspace? This doesn't belong in a template in the first place, but the layout could be useful for a list article about other elections. Resolute 20:16, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Canada at the Olympics (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:46, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Can city COA layout (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:46, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CanMilHistNotice (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:45, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campsie platform box (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:45, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio seasons (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:45, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Wars of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:45, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox References (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Naval engagements of the Korean War (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support deletion. Coverage of the Korean War is adequate in the KW campaignbox. This one is misused in that it contains material not related to the 1950-1953 Korean War.--S. Rich (talk) 17:30, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Campaignbox Mongol invasion of North China (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Mongol conquest of South China (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Indian Wars of the Southern British Colonies in North America (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Glamorgan (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. red links Mhiji (talk) 15:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Despenser wars (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:43, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Austro-Turkish War (1526-1552) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Atlantic Ocean and North Sea 1914–1918 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox Anglo–Spanish War (1625) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused Mhiji (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox American Civil War: Northern Carolina (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Nearly all red links Mhiji (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox American Civil War: John Hood's Retreat from Tennessee (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Nearly all red links Mhiji (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Campaignbox American Civil War: John Hood's March to Tennessee (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Nearly all red links Mhiji (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cairo Radio (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Nearly all red links. Mhiji (talk) 15:39, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CSU Asesoft (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:38, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CSK VVS Samara (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:38, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CKCCF (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Nearly all red links Mhiji (talk) 15:37, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cambrian ISC (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:35, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:C Jakarta (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:34, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cabinet of Albania (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:34, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CI4ElimHist (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused Mhiji (talk) 15:33, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Its in-use here Canadian Idol (season 4)#Elimination chart --Guerillero | My Talk 03:50, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
But it's been subst'd there. There's no need to keep the template too. Mhiji (talk) 03:55, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Canadian Air Force (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:32, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Canadian music quick links (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused Mhiji (talk) 15:32, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:CSI season 10 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 9 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 8 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 7 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 6 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 5 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 4 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 3 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 2 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:CSI season 1 episode list (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:26, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cardenal Caro Province (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:23, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cancelled (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused. Mhiji (talk) 15:23, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It may be unused at the moment but there are a lot of people who haven't discovered it yet. Just like the Not done template and the Doing template, anyone may simply put {{Canceled}} for various purposes. It would be helpful if the Cancelled template was to be kept. Jaguar (talk) 15:48, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
But when would anyone need to use it? Mhiji (talk) 15:56, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's just like the other templates.  Doing... can be used if a user describes that they are in the middle of doing something, and  Done is used a lot. I invented Cancelled because it would be helpful to use a template rather than the verb. It could be 'advertised' if the template were to have a template documentation. Jaguar (talk) 16:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I understand  Done can be useful (I've used it myself) and can see that  Doing... could be too (and evidently it is because people use it). But I can't think of any reason why some one would use this template. We already have  Not done, so I think this template's pretty redundant to that really. Can you give a specific example of where this might be used? Mhiji (talk) 16:17, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I got a TfD notification message but there isn't an entry of the template here. Anyway, it is used now and will be used more as soon as I start 2011 season articles. The template is just next-year continuation of the existing ones. —WiJG? 05:29, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox Gridiron football person alt (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

I don't see how this is different from {{Infobox gridiron football person}} Magioladitis (talk) 03:08, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox Early Cricketer (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Redundant to {{Infobox cricketer}} which has a bit more options. We can make the extra options optional and the two templates will be the same. Magioladitis (talk) 03:05, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It can hardly be termed "redundant" when about 50 articles use it. However, if you are proposing a merger with {{Infobox cricketer}} such that the information can be limited to that needed by these articles, then I have no objection other than to ask who is going to amend the infobox in the articles? The point about these articles given their use of this infobox is that there is little or no statistical data about the careers of the very early players. If Magioladitis can effect a seamless transition, then – fine. ----Jack | talk page 07:05, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I can't see any reason to have a separate template for this. What's wrong with using {{Infobox cricketer}}? Mhiji (talk) 02:38, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Template:New York Yankees seasons (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

I tried CSD once before as these pages are transcluded in Template:New York Yankees (all the way at the bottom), but this was denied for some reason. Maybe that user didn't see it? Muboshgu (talk) 02:52, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:WikiProject Major League Soccer (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This WikiProject seems to be dead, and no articles transclude the assessment banner. Logan Talk Contributions 01:25, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:IraqSniper (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This navigational footer template contains 2 non-redlinks. I can't see where this is a useful template. Function could easily be covered by a category. Jayron32 00:10, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's been several years since I made that, so my memory could be rusty, but I'm fairly certain that every link I made was originally valid. I have no idea why those articles no longer exist, since a Google search of their names yields enough sources to demonstrate some measure of notability for each of the gentlemen. James Gilliand, Galen Wilson, Ethan Place. I think the Wikipedia would be better served with turning those redlinks blue again. Preferably by someone who's not currently in finals week and studying for his GRE. If no one is available to step up to sort it out, I can deal with it next week. EvilCouch (talk) 01:12, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]