Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2013 August 27
August 27
Template:Infobox Tamils
- Template:Infobox Tamils (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
This shouldn't be a separate template. It's an infobox usage. —SpacemanSpiff 14:58, 27 August 2013 (UTC) What's wrong in the infobox usage? It has more details. It is easy to edit. Eg: {{Infobox Jews}}--Tamil23 (talk) 17:12, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Infobox soap character 2
- Template:Infobox soap character 2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
- Template:Infobox soap character (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Propose merging Template:Infobox soap character 2 with Template:Infobox soap character.
No need for two templates; see recent discussion. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:26, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Latest related discussion is at Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2010_April_18#Template:Infobox_soap_character_2. It explains the circumstances Template:Infobox soap character 2 was created. -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:16, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- 2010 TfD concluded
"The result of the discussion was Keep for now, with the hope that this can be merged with Template:Infobox soap character in the near future. "
. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:20, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Infobox TaiLamTunnelENG
Redundant to Template:Infobox tunnel and Template:Infobox road; not used anywhere except the (inactive) creator's sandbox. Jc86035 (talk) 12:35, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Delete as redundant. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:17, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Countries and territories of South Asia
Redundant to {{Countries of Asia}}. — Lfdder (talk) 03:17, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep South Asia =/= Asia, there's no distinction in the Asia template. This does a better job of navigation, being smaller and not crowded with too many entries, like a nav template should be, instead of too large like the Asia template. The Asia template should only be used on Asia-wide pages, and those countries that exist in multiple regions. Further, geographically, there's no clear reason why an Asia template should exist separately from a Europe template, so the larger template up from South Asia should be {{Countries of Eurasia}} Further, this is a culturally distinct region, so it makes sense to use this navigation template over the Asia one. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:09, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep for much of the same reasons as given above. However, the Countries of Asia were modified to include lists by region -- South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, etc., either in place of or in addition to a large alphabetical list, then I think the South Asia list could be safely deleted. YBG (talk) 06:16, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Comment such a reformat would result in countries listed multiple times, as some countries are considered to be in multiple regions, depending on source used. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 07:56, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Random Gender
- Template:Random Gender (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
No point having this template when only one item has an article Christopher Connor (talk) 01:24, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Delete only 3 bluelinks -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 06:09, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Countries bordering the Baltic Sea
More country article navbox clutter. — Lfdder (talk) 00:22, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Comment do you have a rationale? -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:38, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep. Seems like a useful template, although I'd only keep it in the Baltic Sea article, and perhaps the corresponding "borders of" articles (ex. borders of Poland). It would be a clutter in the corresponding countries article, I think. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:56, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Countries of North Africa
Redundant to {{Countries of Africa}}. — Lfdder (talk) 00:18, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep North Africa is a culturally distinct area, so instead of having a huge Africa-wide template, it's better to have the Mediterranean-based one. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:12, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep For above reasons Thricecube 17:01, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Countries and territories of Central Asia
- Template:Countries and territories of Central Asia (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Redundant to {{Countries of Asia}}. — Lfdder (talk) 00:16, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep Central Asia =/= Asia, there's no distinction in the Asia template. This does a better job of navigation, being smaller and not crowded with too many entries, like a nav template should be, instead of too large like the Asia template. The Asia template should only be used on Asia-wide pages, and those countries that exist in multiple regions. Further, geographically, there's no clear reason why an Asia template should exist separately from a Europe template, so the larger template up from South Asia should be {{Countries of Eurasia}} -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:10, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:States and territories of East Asia
Redundant to {{Countries of Asia}}. — Lfdder (talk) 00:14, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep East Asia =/= Asia, there's no distinction in the Asia template. This does a better job of navigation, being smaller and not crowded with too many entries, like a nav template should be, instead of too large like the Asia template. The Asia template should only be used on Asia-wide pages, and those countries that exist in multiple regions. Further, geographically, there's no clear reason why an Asia template should exist separately from a Europe template, so the larger template up from South Asia should be {{Countries of Eurasia}} Further, this is a culturally distinct region, so it makes sense to use this navigation template over the Asia one. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:09, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
East Asia =/= Asia
You don't say?This does a better job of navigation, being smaller and not crowded with too many entries
Both templates are adequately small.The Asia template should only be used on Asia-wide pages, and those countries that exist in multiple regions.
What 'Asia-wide pages'? It only links to country articles.Further, this is a culturally distinct region, so it makes sense to use this navigation template over the Asia one.
Makes no difference for navboxes; the content still is a duplication. — Lfdder (talk) 09:39, 27 August 2013 (UTC)- Of course it does, it depends entirely on how you use the templates, and whether your defined replacement is an actual replacement or not. It doesn't actually define East Asia, so it isn't a proper replacement. And it also matters if your Asia template should actually exist or not (and I don't think it should, it should be a Eurasia template if it were to exist) I wouldn't say it's adequately small, since there are many countries in Asia, and your selected replacement is inordinately jumbled. It does not navigate East Asia, since East Asia is not defined in it. Your Asia template should only be used in Asia-wide pages, and those nations that exist in multiple regions. There are a few countries that do do that. Asia wide pages exist, even if they may ore may not currently use the Asia template, most of them are list articles. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 11:00, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Template:Countries of Western Asia
Redundant to {{Countries of Asia}}. — Lfdder (talk) 00:11, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
- Keep Western Asia =/= Asia, there's no distinction in the Asia template. This does a better job of navigation, being smaller and not crowded with too many entries, like a nav template should be, instead of too large like the Asia template. The Asia template should only be used on Asia-wide pages, and those countries that exist in multiple regions. Further, geographically, there's no clear reason why an Asia template should exist separately from a Europe template, so the larger template up from South Asia should be {{Countries of Eurasia}} -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:10, 27 August 2013 (UTC)