Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2016 September 17

September 17

Template:APOD

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The result of the discussion was Keep (non-admin closure) Primefac (talk) 02:59, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

• Template:APOD (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
• Template:Cite APOD (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Propose merging Template:APOD with Template:Cite APOD.
I recently made the original {{APOD}} a wrapper for {{Cite web}}. User:Tom.Reding then moved that to {{Cite APOD}}, and recreated the old {{APOD}}. Since only one template is needed, I redirected that to {{Cite APOD}}; however, Tom has reverted me.

I reiterate: only one template is needed. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:56, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

• Keep, nom has failed to read the documentation for each template. {{Cite APOD}} is only used for reference purposes, wrapped in {{Cite web}}. {{APOD}} is used for non-reference purposes and is used to simplify, and standardize, APOD external links only. Both will be populated over the next few days.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  17:12, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
  • You know nothing about what I have or have not read; desist from pretending otherwise. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:05, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
    • The templates' functions are clear from their documentation. Because, as you reiterated, "only 1 template is needed", I suggest that you re/read their documentation, which then precludes the need for this frivolous TfD.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  22:07, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
      • I have already read the documentation, which you recently wrote, and disagree with the need for it; or for more than one template. HTH. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:02, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
• Keep per Tom.Reding basically, and WP:TROUT Andy for bring this to deletion. The templates have clearly different purposes, much like {{cite sbdb}} and {{JPL small body}} have different purposes. One is for citations, the other for external links. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 00:31, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
• Obvious keep seems obvious. Clearly different functions that, I believe, could not be satisfactorily combined. — Huntster (t @ c) 20:53, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Do for every Dutch province

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The result of the discussion was move to userspace (non-admin closure) Primefac (talk) 22:57, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

• Template:Do for every Dutch province (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Overly specific reimplemnation of an old pre-lua version of Template:For loop used only in the creator's userspace. Pppery 00:58, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

• move to userspace Frietjes (talk) 14:20, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
• delete or move to userspace not used in any article. The Banner talk 21:07, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

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