Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2014 December 31

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Propose merging Template:Infobox U.S. county with Template:Infobox settlement.
I started making the US county template a wrapper for the standard settement infobox, in the former's sandbox, but there are just a few parameters missing. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:00, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please use |type=infobox with {{Tfm}}. You're disrupting literally thousands of articles. 213.7.227.83 (talk) 12:57, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment @Pigsonthewing: I echo the IP's sentiments – please only visibly tag the template that you're actually trying to get rid of. You've tagged several highly used templates for merger recently, which has caused quite a lot of annoyance. Infobox settlement has well over 400,000 transclusions, and it's really not necessary to disrupt hundreds of thousands of articles for this. Thanks, Number 57 13:03, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- This is standard procedure, and is insisted on by some editors, who object to template mergers where it is not done. If you want to change it, please raise the matter at Wikipedia talk:Templates for discussion to see whether there is consensus to do so. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:18, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - It's also "standard procedure" to use |type=infobox on infoboxes. I've pointed this out to you before. 213.7.227.83 (talk) 13:31, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - @Pigsonthewing: will you be using this parameter in the future? 213.7.227.83 (talk) 17:06, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

544 uses. Redundant with and replaceable by {{div col}} (63939 uses). Will need some cleanup as this template closes with a raw </div>. Gadget850^talk 10:41, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]