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On this page, the deletion or merging of templates and modules, except as noted below, is discussed. To propose the renaming of a template or templates, use Wikipedia:Requested moves.

How to use this page[edit]

What not to propose for discussion here[edit]

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The majority of deletion and merger proposals concerning pages in the template namespace and module namespace should be listed on this page. However, there are a few exceptions:

Stub templates
Stub templates and categories should be listed at Categories for discussion, as these templates are merely containers for their categories, unless the stub template does not come with a category and is being nominated by itself.
Userboxes
Userboxes should be listed at Miscellany for deletion, regardless of the namespace in which they reside.
Speedy deletion candidates
If the template clearly satisfies a criterion for speedy deletion, tag it with a speedy deletion template. For example, if you wrote the template and request its deletion, tag it with {{Db-author}}.
Policy or guideline templates
Templates that are associated with particular Wikipedia policies or guidelines, such as the speedy deletion templates, cannot be listed at TfD separately. They should be discussed on the talk page of the relevant guideline.
Template redirects
List at Redirects for discussion.

Reasons to delete a template[edit]

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  1. The template violates some part of the template namespace guidelines, and can't be altered to be in compliance.
  2. The template is redundant to a better-designed template.
  3. The template is not used, either directly or by template substitution (the latter cannot be concluded from the absence of backlinks), and has no likelihood of being used.
  4. The template violates a policy such as Neutral point of view or Civility and it can't be fixed through normal editing.

Templates should not be nominated if the issue can be fixed by normal editing. Instead, you should edit the template to fix its problems. If the template is complex and you don't know how to fix it, WikiProject Templates may be able to help.

Templates for which none of these apply may be deleted by consensus here. If a template is being misused, consider clarifying its documentation to indicate the correct use, or informing those that misuse it, rather than nominating it for deletion. Initiate a discussion on the template talk page if the correct use itself is under debate.

Listing a template[edit]

Shortcuts

To list a template for deletion or merging, follow this three-step process. Note that the "Template:" prefix should not be included anywhere when carrying out these steps (unless otherwise specified).

Step Instructions
I: Tag the template. Add one of the following codes to the top of the template page:

Note:

  • If the template nominated is inline, do not add a newline between the Tfd notice and the code of the template.
  • If the template to be nominated for deletion is protected, make a request for the Tfd tag to be added, by posting on the template's talk page and using the {{editprotected}} template to catch the attention of administrators or Template editors.
  • For templates designed to be substituted, add <noinclude>...</noinclude> around the Tfd notice to prevent it from being substituted alongside the template.
  • Do not mark the edit as minor.
  • Use an edit summary like
    Nominated for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:name of template]]
    or
    Nominated for merging; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:name of template]].
  • Before saving your edit, preview your edit to ensure the Tfd message is displayed properly.

Multiple templates: If you are nominating multiple related templates, choose a meaningful title for the discussion (like "American films by decade templates"). Tag every template with {{subst:Tfd|heading=discussion title}} or {{subst:Tfm|name of other template|heading=discussion title}} instead of the versions given above, replacing discussion title with the title you chose (but still not changing the PAGENAME code).

Related categories: If including template-populated tracking categories in the Tfd nomination, add {{Catfd|template name}} to the top of any categories that would be deleted as a result of the Tfd, this time replacing template name with the name of the template being nominated. (If you instead chose a meaningful title for a multiple nomination, use {{Catfd|header=title of nomination}} instead.)

TemplateStyles pages: The above templates will not work on TemplateStyles pages. Instead, add a CSS comment to the top of the page:

/* This template is being discussed in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Help reach a consensus at its entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2021_October_19#Template:template_name.css */
II: List the template at Tfd. Follow this link to edit today's Tfd log.

Add this text at the top, just below the -->:

  • For deletion: {{subst:Tfd2|template name|text=Why you think the template should be deleted. ~~~~}}
  • For merging: {{subst:Tfm2|template name|other template's name|text=Why you think the templates should be merged. ~~~~}}

If the template has had previous Tfds, you can add {{Oldtfdlist|previous Tfd without brackets|result of previous Tfd}} directly after the Tfd2/Catfd2 template.

Use an edit summary such as
Adding [[Template:template name]].

Multiple templates: If this is a deletion proposal involving multiple templates, use the following:

{{subst:Tfd2|template name 1|template name 2 ...|title=meaningful discussion title|text=Why you think the templates should be deleted. ~~~~}}

You can add up to 50 template names (separated by vertical bar characters | ). Make sure to include the same meaningful discussion title that you chose before in Step 1.

If this is a merger proposal involving more than two templates, use the following:

{{subst:Tfm2|template name 1|template name 2 ...|with=main template (optional)|title=meaningful discussion title|text=Why you think the templates should be merged. ~~~~}}

You can add up to 50 template names (separated by vertical bar characters | ), plus one more in |with=. |with= does not need to be used, but should be the template that you want the other templates to be merged into. Make sure to include the same meaningful discussion title that you chose before in Step 1.

Related categories: If this is a deletion proposal involving a template and a category populated solely by templates, add this code after the Tfd2 template but before the text of your rationale:

{{subst:Catfd2|category name}}
III: Notify users. Please notify the creator of the template nominated (as well as the creator of the target template, if proposing a merger). It is helpful to also notify the main contributors of the template that you are nominating. To find them, look in the page history or talk page of the template. Then, add one of the following:

to the talk pages of the template creator (and the creator of the other template for a merger) and the talk pages of the main contributors. It is also helpful to make any interested WikiProjects aware of the discussion. To do that, make sure the template's talk page is tagged with the banners of any relevant WikiProjects; please consider notifying any of them that do not use Article alerts.

Multiple templates: There is no template for notifying an editor about a multiple-template nomination: please write a personal message in these cases.

Consider adding any templates you nominate for Tfd to your watchlist. This will help ensure that the Tfd tag is not removed.

After nominating: Notify interested projects and editors[edit]

While it is sufficient to list a template for discussion at TfD (see above), nominators and others sometimes want to attract more attention from and participation by informed editors. All such efforts must comply with Wikipedia's guideline against biased canvassing.

To encourage participation by less experienced editors, please avoid Wikipedia-specific abbreviations in the messages you leave about the discussion, link to any relevant policies or guidelines, and link to the TfD discussion page itself. If you are recommending that a template be speedily deleted, please give the criterion that it meets.

Notifying related WikiProjects[edit]

WikiProjects are groups of editors that are interested in a particular subject or type of editing. If the article is within the scope of one or more WikiProjects, they may welcome a brief, neutral note on their project's talk page(s) about the TfD. You can use {{Tfdnotice}} for this.

Tagging the nominated template's talk page with a relevant Wikiproject's banner will result in the template being listed in that project's Article Alerts automatically, if they subscribe to the system. For instance, tagging a template with {{WikiProject Physics}} will list the discussion in Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Article alerts.

Notifying substantial contributors to the template[edit]

While not required, it is generally considered courteous to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the template and its talkpage that you are nominating for discussion. To find the creator and main contributors, look in the page history or talk page.

At this point, you've done all you need to do as nominator. Sometime after seven days have passed, someone else will either close the discussion or, where needed, "relist" it for another seven days of discussion. (That "someone" may not be you, the nominator.)

Once you have submitted a template here, no further action is necessary on your part. If the nomination is successful it will be added to the Holding Cell until the change is implemented. There is no requirement for nominators to be part of the implementation process, but they are allowed to if they so wish.

Also, consider adding any templates you nominate to your watchlist. This will help ensure that your nomination tag is not mistakenly or deliberately removed.

Twinkle[edit]

Twinkle is a convenient tool that can perform many of the functions of notification automatically. Twinkle does not notify WikiProjects, although many of them have automatic alerts. It is helpful to notify any interested WikiProjects that don't receive alerts, but this has to be done manually.

Discussion[edit]

Anyone can join the discussion, but please understand the deletion policy and explain your reasoning.

People will sometimes also recommend subst or subst and delete and similar. This means the template text should be "merged" into the articles that use it. Depending on the content, the template page may then be deleted; if preserving the edit history for attribution is desirable, it may be history-merged with the target article or moved to mainspace and redirected.

Templates are rarely orphaned—that is, removed from pages that transclude them—before the discussion is closed. A list of open discussions eligible for closure can be found at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Old unclosed discussions.

Closing discussion[edit]

Administrators should read the closing instructions before closing a nomination. Note that WP:XFDCloser semi-automates this process and ensures all of the appropriate steps are taken.

Current discussions[edit]

October 19[edit]


October 18[edit]

Template:Bahujan Republican Socialist Party/meta/color[edit]

All unused. The Zac Goldsmith template is not of a political party. Just the name of a politician who lost the 2016 London Mayor's race. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:55, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Professional Go players in Japan[edit]

There are over 300 professional Go players in Japan. See here. This template is woefully incomplete, has no inbound links, and would be very unwieldy and difficult to maintain if used. There is already a list article covering Go professionals here, which includes a section on Japan.Coastside (talk) 22:30, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete Too large for navigation and will require a lot of updating. And on top of that, unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:33, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep. I updated the template (WP:HEY). The template can be maintained by normal editing. The template only needs to include players who have articles, which makes the size reasonable. Hundred of players exist but most do not have articles. Updates are manageable because new articles are written infrequently. Dan rank promotions are also infrequent (especially because players with articles are heavily skewed towards the highest possible rank). As for uses of the template, it's true that there were very few, but it's disingenuous for the nominator to say there are no incoming links when the nominator was the one who removed them (e.g. [1]). In any case, with regard to the "has no likelihood of being used" criterion, now that the template is in better shape, it can be used more. Adumbrativus (talk) 00:39, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Comment I didn't mean to be disingenuous. There were only three links out of many articles on pro Go players. I meant there were no remaining incoming links, so there wouldn't be redlinks when it was removed. Sorry for badly handling. In any case, if you think this is useful, we can keep. What is the point of a nav for this, though? Isn't the list article sufficient? Do we need this as a nav? If you feel strongly that this is a useful template, I'm ok with it, but doesn't make sense to me. Coastside (talk) 00:53, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Unused Political Party shortname templates[edit]

Over 150 unused political party shortname templates. These templates are sitting around and it's unlikely they will be used. Created a subpage for the complete listing. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:25, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Defunct go board templates[edit]

These templates are redundant to a better-designed template, specifically the ones in the Goban templates category. They are old prototypes and are unused. Coastside (talk) 21:48, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Relyear[edit]

Sparsely used template (6 transclusions) that seems redundant to {{Age}}. {{u|Sdkb}} talk 21:03, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete per nom. Also sufficiently trivial that is doesn't really need to be a template in the first place. * Pppery * it has begun... 21:56, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Redirect or Replace (per expired speedy criterion T3) to/with {{Age in years}}, which appears to perform the same function without modification and is part of a family of templates that is better-supported and better-documented. Also do the same to {{relmonth}} (to/with {{Age in months}}). – Jonesey95 (talk) 23:05, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:B. Traven[edit]

Only three links within the navbox outside of the main subject. Not enough for a navbox. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:45, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:B-gone[edit]

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the template(s) or module(s) below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted as G7 by Jehochman (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT⚡ 00:04, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Unused and we don't use message templates like this on each other's talk pages as this one comes off as rude and unhelpful. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:43, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

Template:Autotestcase[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:39, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:WikiProject Globalisation barnstar/Doc[edit]

Unused, not needed. Template already contains standard documentation. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:33, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:The Martial Arts Barnstar/Usage[edit]

Unused, inaccurate subpage. Documentation page contains correct usage information. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:31, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:The Black Parade track listing[edit]

Unused. This is article content that is already in the article in a better, more complete format. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:20, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Bx6 SBS BRT RDT[edit]

Unused, maintenance burden. Last dozen or so edits have been maintenance edits by bots and human editors. The article for this route already contains a more detailed table than this RDT provides. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:15, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Delete per nom, but may I userfy this? It may come in handy for a future article about this bus route. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:57, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Bakerloo line extension via Camberwell RDT[edit]

Unused template containing possible article content; article contains many RDTs already, so this one appears to be abandoned. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:07, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete per nomination. If the template can be added to the relevant articles, then it should be substituted on there. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:50, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 21:56, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Schools in Madhya Pradesh[edit]

Only two articles. The other two are redirects. Fails navigation. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:49, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Organized crime in Chicago[edit]

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the template(s) or module(s) below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

The result of the discussion was withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 21:51, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

merging completed to template:organized crime groups in Chicago Funandtrvl (talk) 04:42, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

propose deletion. --Funandtrvl (talk) 04:43, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Funandtrvl, merging has been done. No need for a deletion Tfd. You can withdraw this nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:49, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]
deletion withdrawn, template redirected. --Funandtrvl (talk) 18:09, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

October 17[edit]

All templates in Category:Unnecessary taxonomy templates[edit]

Nominating 350 templates in Category:Unnecessary taxonomy templates, which is a temporary holding area for taxonomy templates whose deletion will be uncontroversial, because the template is both unused and unnecessary, e.g. because it is incorrectly set up, or relates to a taxon no longer used. Periodically, all templates in this category will be nominated for deletion. For more details, see this talk page thread at Wikipedia talk:Automated taxobox system, the actual category text and previous TfDs (2019 February 27, 2019 December 19, 2020 October 8, 2021 April 24, 2021 May 1).

Extended content

Gonnym (talk) 10:29, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:CGNDB link[edit]

This is a lightly used template. It can be replaced by {{Cite cgndb}} by doing this. I admit that isn't the greatest but I have asked for a fix at Template talk:Cite cgndb#Suppress ouput CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 07:53, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Go ahead and remove it. I was not aware that {{Cite cgndb}} existed, but as it does the same thing that I intended this template to do, I will be satisfied with Cite cgndb prevailing. --  Denelson83  07:57, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Inconsistent citations[edit]

Unused and There is no consensus on use of this template today. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:12, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

This used to be a useful template, but that use no longer exists. AManWithNoPlan (talk) 17:47, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]
If we don't need it and it's not useful, delete it. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 01:42, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

October 16[edit]

Template:Opening theory[edit]

Used in the user sandbox of an indefinitely blocked user and on one other article. Not enough uses to warrant keeping a separate template and module. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:59, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Archery women's individual records[edit]

Unused and we don't create templates for sports records like this or in a format like this. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:39, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:AutoMapZoom[edit]

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the template(s) or module(s) below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

The result of the discussion was speedy delete. Speedy deleted as it's no longer needed, and I'm the only one that's edited it. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 09:20, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:36, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

@WikiCleanerMan: This was replaced by Lua code in Module:Wikidata Infobox, the template can go. I'll speedy delete it. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 09:18, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

Template:Avanigadda assebly election, 2014 imagemap[edit]

Unused election map. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:36, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Australian party shading[edit]

An unused listing of used Australian political party template color coding. Templates should not be used in this format. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:36, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep We should not have templates that are subpages of nonexistent pages. Many of the subpages are used. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:59, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep: This page is actually in order, though it's not for use in articlespace; it's for recording the respective color category, for editor convenience. There are many similar templates for various countries. Curbon7 (talk) 04:07, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]
If it were converted to a navbox and used on the template space so that this template is used, would that be a better alternative? --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:16, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Cleanup title[edit]

The proper process for requesting that the title of an article be changed is Wikipedia:Requested moves. All of these template do nothing other than put to page into an evidently unmonitored maintenance category (Category:Wikipedia title cleanup) and shunt the burden of going through the requested moves process to someone else. Also, if kept, consider merging into one template rather than having five templates that all do the same thing.

For transparency, I removed {{cleanup title}} and {{disputed title}} from several articles (and did the task of starting a requested move in several cases) before starting this TfD. * Pppery * it has begun... 21:33, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Delete all per nom. If someone thinks the current title should be changed, they should RM and not make work for other editors. Gonnym (talk) 10:39, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Australian Constitutional Law[edit]

Not used on any article except linked within the Australian Constitution template. Template currently lists four Australian Supreme Court cases which won't do well for navigation if it all did was link every court case that the court decided on. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:21, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Austrade[edit]

Used on one article, but still doesn't have enough links for a navbox. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:55, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Asian Women's Volleyball Club Championship[edit]

Unused fork of Template:Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:34, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Art+Feminism User Group/Reporting/Metrics2020/Map[edit]

Unused map. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:07, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:CNBC weekday schedule history[edit]

Wikipedia is not the TV guide. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:01, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Armenian companies established in the year[edit]

Unused and we don't use templates for country-speific companies established by what year. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:39, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Actinium[edit]

Unused. Can't be substituted per the complexity of the coding but still isn't being used anywhere. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:20, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete per nom, and not needed in the WP:ELEMENTS business. -DePiep (talk) 12:54, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Zambian presidential election, 2015[edit]

Unused and not needed as the election article already features the results in this format. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:14, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Canadian Premier League 2019 table[edit]

Firstly, this is not a table, but a goalscorers list. Secondly, it has nothing to do with 2019 Canadian Premier League season, is purely fictional and experimental, also apparently not being used anywhere. Centaur271188 (talk) 08:44, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Module:Main[edit]

This module has been made redundant by replacement with Module:Labelled list hatnote. The discussions leading to this change have supported the obsolescence of this module. {{Nihiltres |talk |edits}} 02:06, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Pinging potentially interested users based on their contributions to related discussions: Pppery, Andy Dingley, Matthiaspaul, Black Falcon, MJL, Anon423, Ahecht, and Gonnym: – {{Nihiltres |talk |edits}} 02:09, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:10, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Question. This module was copied and used by numerous other projects (see QID Q16836022), so would it be more prudent to replace the module with a notice to use Module:Labelled list hatnote instead? That would make it easier for those project to know to update their {{main}} template (and if not; to credit the original authors). (responding to ping) –MJL �?Talk�?�?� 02:19, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    No, we should not keep modules around just for the sake of other wikis. Lots of other projects blindly copy things from the English Wikipedia, and if they continue to do that, they will blindly copy Nihiltres' update to Template:Main to not use the module, and all will be well. If they don't do that, they are using an out-of-date version of the code, but still no direct problems will occur for the (presumably non-technical) users of {{main}}. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:15, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:ŠK Slovan Bratislava squad list[edit]

Unused and we don't create team rosters on separate templates like this where it isn't a roster box or navbox. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:34, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

October 15[edit]

Template:Locksmith Animation[edit]

Contains only two actual links (Locksmith Animation and their one film, Ron's Gone Wrong) Trivialist (talk) 23:26, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Apostate wars[edit]

An unused fork of Template:Campaignbox Apostate Wars both of which created by the same user. But nonetheless still redundant. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:24, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:All articles with dead external links chart[edit]

Unused and don't see why a chart is needed when a category for tracking articles for dead external links already exists. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:12, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Just to clarify, this template is used by User:MusikBot/CategoryCounter approved at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MusikBot 17. The purpose is to track the size of maintenance categories over time so editors interested in those maintenance categories can get a sense of how the category size is changing over time (inspired by the chart at Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers which I believe was also made by User:MusikAnimal). It looks like I set this up intending to display it at Category:All articles with dead external links, but once the data started rolling in I forgot to follow-up. Anyway, if folks don't have a problem with this template's existence, that's my intention. Ajpolino (talk) 03:35, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
That matches my understanding. I believe the primary justification for this TfD is that the template is unused. So long as we make use of it, it should be kept. The chart is useful because it tracks the size of the category over time, which you cannot do without a bot task like this.
There may be similar unused templates created in the future. The reason for this is simply that it's preferred to wait until there's a meaningful amount of data before showing the chart on the category page (or wherever else, as desired). — MusikAnimal talk 13:45, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Altenheim Subdivision[edit]

Unused and contains only one link. Not useful. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Alberta Rural Labelled Map[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Ahmedabad Metro lines[edit]

Both unused since creation. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:40, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Andaman and Nicobar Islands elections[edit]

Unused. Full of redirects with only one link to an article. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:10, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Alaska Radio Markets[edit]

Unused and just links to other templates of radio stations in Alaska that are used. No purpose to this sticking around. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:10, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete: Per nom. Can't disagree there. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 08:59, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep — The reason the template is unused is because it was removed ([2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]) with no clear evidence that it was supported by consensus. I removed most of these templates from my watchlist (too many edit-warring SPAs unnecessarily meddling in that content area without affecting the widespread lack of substance), so all that escaped my notice. The end result are navboxes which are far more intricate than most of the articles they're transcluded to, and less functional to boot. Perhaps someone from WP:RS wishes to point me in the direction of any discussion leading to consensus that prompted this change? RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 10:21, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Airport Rail Link (Bangkok) style[edit]

Not used. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:58, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Airline codeshare[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:56, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:AircraftWelcome[edit]

Unused welcoming template. Not used by Project Aircraft. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:54, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:US table total fertility rates[edit]

single-use table which can be easily merged with the parent article Frietjes (talk) 17:53, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:S-line/ARZC left/main and 1,132 other untranscluded subpages of Template:S-line[edit]

I am nominating these 1,133 untranscluded subpages of {{S-line}} for deletion. These are all of the untranscluded subpages that have not been edited in 2021. Please see this similar discussion from 2011, and this discussion confirming that these unused templates are unlikely to be used in the future, since the project is moving from {{S-line}} to {{Adjacent stations}}. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:49, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete all All one thousand plus are unused and not needed since the project is moving to another style of formatting. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:53, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Comment: Added complete lists to a TfD subpage. --Gonnym (talk) 18:56, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    • Thanks. I wasn't sure of the best way to list them here. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:33, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete all per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Delete all per nom. Gonnym (talk) 10:40, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

October 14[edit]

Template:Aguascalientes Federal Deputies[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:44, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Afro-Asiatic Peoples[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:44, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:AfriMusic Song Contest[edit]

Unused and three redirect links. Nothing of benefit here. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:31, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Afjet Afyonspor squad[edit]

Unused and outdated. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:17, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page discussions. GiantSnowman 18:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Advisory bodies of Indonesia[edit]

Unused and only three links. Not enough for a navbox. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:13, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Administrative division (sub-district) of East Balikpapan[edit]

Unused and similar to the former West Balikpapan template that was merged with Template:Balikpapan. All the articles here are featured on the main Balikpapan template already. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:03, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:AFC Dacia Unirea Br�?ila[edit]

The first template links to two categories, an article for the team and the stadium. Really two articles. No navigational benefit. The seasons template is nothing but red and has been since its creation since 2018. It's been sitting around for no good reason. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:53, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page discussions. GiantSnowman 18:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Academic peer reviewed (main)[edit]

Both unused. The first template states it is a "Miniaturised version of Template:Academic peer reviewed". But we don't use miniaturised template versions or any kind with that description. Unless its intention is to be subpage. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:45, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:AbortionLawsIrregularMap[edit]

Unused fork of the map already used on the Abortion law article. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:48, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Abbrw[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:25, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Asseco Resovia Rzeszów team[edit]

Only one is used on one article. The rest is unused. These fall under navbox crust as there isn't a need for each team for each season to have a navbox. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:23, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete all per nom. Also note that the one that isn't unused is only used on one of the articles it links to. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:30, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:AY-3-8910[edit]

Unused. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:18, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete This was used in many arcade video game articles when they included details about the hardware. When CPU and sound chip specifics went away, so did the need for this template. Dgpop (talk) 17:09, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    @Dgpop should Template:Z80 also be removed from articles? Gonnym (talk) 10:42, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:30, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Category by decade[edit]

Unused. Izno (talk) 15:06, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Month links by quarter[edit]

This template is used to duplicate the table of contents a) immediately after the table of contents displays, b) in a section where the only section headings are in the page currently. Even if those are proper summary sections, we still don't need this template as it is duplicating the table of contents unnecessarily. Izno (talk) 15:02, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Women in Red 2021 Africa contest: February second place[edit]

The Women in Red project uses badges for users who have won the contest. Not individual templates. These are not used by the project. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:56, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

delete As the author and distributor of these awards, I can confirm there will be no problems created by deleting the templates. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 21:17, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Whatsapp group[edit]

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the template(s) or module(s) below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted as G11 by Izno (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT⚡ 16:08, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Advertising Whiteguru (talk) 10:06, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).

October 13[edit]

Template:Artsakh FC sections[edit]

Unused and only two links. Not enough for a sidebar template. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:45, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Abdul aziz molla[edit]

Unused and not a template. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:23, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Abkhazia national football team results[edit]

Unused as no articles exist for it to be used on. The mainspace article for the national football team already has a game log for results since 2012. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:21, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Hi, you don't have to delete it now. I will get this all sorted out today, just give me a day and if this issue isn't fix you can delete this template. Mwiqdoh (talk) 15:29, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Wikipedia is not a holding place, plus you are going to be creating two articles. Not enough for a sidebar template. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:54, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Hi, Ok then you can delete it and I'll create it again when I finish the articles. It's not about the number of articles, all of the national team results use this for easy navigation. Thanks Mwiqdoh (talk) 17:34, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
@WikiCleanerMan: I created both articles so this template is being used now. Thank you :) Mwiqdoh (talk) 04:26, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Delete still unused. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:37, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
@Pppery: Hi sir, I created one of the articles (Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)) and I am currently creating the other one so this template is used now. Thanks, Mwiqdoh (talk) 01:13, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]
@Pppery: I created both articles now so this template is in use. Thanks. Mwiqdoh (talk) 04:26, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:A-Class article[edit]

Not used. Articles are not assessed by a letter format. Seems like a fork of Good article. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:18, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep for now: A-class is a now mostly unused rating system (supposed to be between GA and FA I think). However, I think A-class as a whole would need to be fully phased out before we can really talk about potentially deleting this template. It would be inappropriate to jump to step 2 before we started step 1. Curbon7 (talk) 01:00, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    Curbon7, you say it should be phased out. But it's not used anywhere. Are you referring to A-Class criteria and what is supposed to be its potential usage from this? --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:23, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    WikiCleanerMan, Yes it is for A-class criteria. As far as I'm aware, this is a topicon like how FA and GA have topicons in the top-right (for example on Niels Bohr). However, as you can see from the category (Category:A-Class articles), A-class is almost never used anymore outside of the scope of WP:WikiProject Military History. However, as articles (such as Napoleon and James Cannan) are listed as A-class, this template should technically be placed on those articles. Hence the tentative keep for now. Curbon7 (talk) 01:39, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    The page has been around since 2008. Why hasn't this idea taken off or stayed in essentially what looks like a proposal after a decade? Majority of empty cats kept for tracking purposes. But the template was created in March of this year. Which kind of adds more confusion. Maybe you can explain this. But I think it's best to bring in members of the Military history project and have them give their take on this since it's mostly used on their related articles. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:47, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete—while A-class exists, no articles actually label A-class like we do FA or GA articles. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 16:21, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per David Fuchs. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:37, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Azerbaijani clubs in European football[edit]

Unused. Linked to only two articles. The rest are redirect. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 20:10, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Added the Armenian template which is similar to the Azer template. This one is unused, but mainly contains redirects. No navigational benefit is presented. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:50, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page discussions. GiantSnowman 18:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per nom. GiantSnowman 18:06, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per nom. 01:37, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Template:Arab tribes in Qatar (closely linked)[edit]

Another template fork of Template:Arab tribes in Qatar created by the same user whose previous template was deleted back on August 7. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:31, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Creator is apparently a new user. Have you tried talking to them, about what they're trying to achieve? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:29, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    Andy, I haven't. But the user has been notified of this Tfd if that counts for something. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:45, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete as unused. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:37, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:ARGint[edit]

Both unused. Not sure what the first template is to be for. But both templates don't have any informational value. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:26, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

It's a Jcttop template for Argentina. If you want to get rid of it, fine by me. Just don't salt it. I'll make it back later when I make ARGbtm and use it in some Argentina road pages. Feel free to discuss it on the Latin American Highways Task Force, they might be willing to finish it. I also might have misunderstood what was needed. Somebody on there might see that too. I am not available, as I am busy for personal and educational reasons. Feel free to delete while I'm gone within 5 hours of this post. Mr. Holup (talk) 23:02, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep, I think this discussion was way too hasty. See Template:Jcttop and similar templates. --Rschen7754 00:03, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:26 Baku Commissars[edit]

Subject doesn't warrant a navbox as the mainspace already lists all 26 individuals. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:04, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • An actually valid rationale would be that this navbox is unused. Delete accordingly. --Izno (talk) 19:30, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete as unused. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:37, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Women in Red Women Writers header[edit]

Not used by the Women in Red project or anywhere else for that matter. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:00, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Expand with relevant sources[edit]

This template only has five transclusions, and it seems redundant to many other 'needs more sources' templates.  — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs)  18:41, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete Redundant and feels like a fork of other templates. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:57, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]
@WikiCleanerMan and Mr. Guye: This template is probably redundant, since it's already possible to include links in the {{missing information}} template. Jarble (talk) 19:00, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete Every single use either doesn't pass a parameter at all or passes a basic google search as a parameter, making this redundant to {{tl|expand section]}. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:37, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Sambo[edit]

Per WP:REDNOT, Red links may be used in navboxes which also contain links to existing articles, but they cannot be excessive. Of the five blue links (out of 24), only three actually transclude it. And one of them is the daddy article, World Sambo Championships. One of the blue links is a redirect being discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 October 12 § Asian Sambo Championship. 85.67.32.244 (talk) 17:49, 13 October 2021 (UTC) WP:STRIKESOCK. -- Tavix (talk) 02:58, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete No navigational benefit is presented. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:56, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:1992 Croatia Olympic team[edit]

Unused and falls under navbox crust. Tfd's from several months ago had dealt with the same issue of these Olympic team navboxes. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:53, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:1938–39 NBL Western Division standings[edit]

Both unused and redundant as no articles exist for each team's respective season and the NBL season for 1938–39 and 1939–40. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:41, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:5TeamBracket-Byetofinal2legs[edit]

All three are unused and from what I could tell have never been used. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:29, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep Template:5TeamBracket-Byetofinal2legs and delete the other two. I have created the first one to be used in the CAF Confederation Cup seasons' articles, starting from the 2021–22 edition, since no appropriate bracket that suits the competition format existed before. It will be used there once the play-off round draw is held. For the other two, I can see that Template:9TeamBracket-AFC was created to replace two brackets currently being used in 2021 AFC Cup knockout stage, but since the tournament's knockout stage slightly changes every season, I think it would be better to keep using the current brackets instead, and therefore I'm with deleting this template. I can't think of a competition that would benefit from third bracket too, so I'm voting for deleting it. Ben5218 (talk) 16:57, 13 October 2021 (UTC).[]
    Changing my vote to delete all following Frietjes' suggestion below. Ben5218 (talk) 17:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Ben5218, I believe the first one can be replaced by something like 
    {{3RoundBracket|byes=2|legs=2|aggregate=y|seeds=no
| RD1-team1 = Team 1
| RD1-score1-1 = 1.1
| RD1-score1-2 = 1.2
| RD1-score1-agg = 1.A
| RD1-team2 = Team 2
| RD1-score2-1 = 2.1
| RD1-score2-2 = 2.2
| RD1-score2-agg = 2.A
| RD1-team3 = Team 3
| RD1-team4 = Team 4
| RD2-team1 = 12 Winner
| RD2-team2 = 34 Winner
}}
    Frietjes (talk) 16:22, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    @Frietjes: That's actually true, the exact shown example cannot be used though, but with minor changes to it can be used instead of the one I created, thanks for mentioning it. Ben5218 (talk) 17:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Anthony Braxton compositions[edit]

Unused, largely text with three links at the bottom that are to non-related articles. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:03, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Museum of Illusions[edit]

There is only one relevant existing article. The template has some big promo vibes. --Xurizuri (talk) 07:49, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete No navigational benefit provided. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:17, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Infobox rugby league biography/PERSONAL[edit]

Unused in mainspace. Izno (talk) 04:01, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Apple display specs[edit]

Propose merging Template:Apple display specs with Template:Infobox information appliance.
If this particular 'display specs' template has information generally necessary, it should be as part of the more general information appliance infobox, which is already reasonably detailed as is. Izno (talk) 02:53, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Herzeleid[edit]

Non-standard navbox/sidebar that is used on only one page. Izno (talk) 02:38, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete Articles already featured on the Rammstein navbox. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:16, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Shades of brown[edit]

October 12[edit]

Template:WikiProject United States presidential elections[edit]

Both unused and no longer used by the USPE WikiProject. From the previous Tfd for the main template from November 25, 2011, the result was keep for now. The nominator mentioned that it was "Deprecated, very few transclusions". And the keep votes were in favor of deletion until it was no longer used. Almost ten years later, the template is no longer used and does qualify for deletion. The editintro subpage is not used as well. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:41, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Izno (talk) 15:41, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep. As a subst-only template, it is to be expected that it has no transclusions. Further, the use of a template wrapper for WikiProject task forces is widespread and accepted. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs)  19:13, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Windows NT[edit]

If there is one thing that Wikipedia has too many, it is navboxes for Windows articles. To wit, {{Windows 7}}, {{Windows 8}}, {{Windows 10}}, {{Windows 10 version history}}, {{Windows 11}}, {{Windows 11 version history}}, {{Windows Mobile}}, {{Windows Phone}}, {{Windows tablets}}, {{Windows Vista}}, {{Windows XP}}, and of course {{Microsoft Windows family}}.

So, someone thought it is good idea to make this template too! It's bulky, ugly, and redundant; plus, it resorts to the poseur's trick of coupling the dead-and-buried "NT" designation to modern versions of Windows. Links in this template randomly go anywhere. In one case, "NT" goes to Windows Vista. In another, "NT" goes to Windows 7. And so on. "10.0.x" once goes to Windows Server 2016 and another time to Windows Server. To prevent its deletion, the creator has resorted to a dishonest trick: He added {{oldtfdfull}} to the template's talk page to dupe us into thinking that this template survived a deletion on 2021 June 28. Waysidesc (talk) 11:05, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete Redundant to a group in {{Microsoft Windows family}}. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 15:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete. Unnecessary and poorly thought out navigation box full of Easter eggs. Existing templates already provide almost all the functionality this is attempting to achieve. wjematherplease leave a message... 09:35, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep. Actually, I am not finished with the template, it's still in construction. I will fix this template as soon as possible, it in my user page. Next I will add the component pages from Windows NT. And to be honest, what you guys are saying about me is not true.VictorRocks (talk) 18:20, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Unsure. Had the links in the template been more focused on features common to most or all iterations of Windows NT, I might have said Keep. But as it stands, it is just a list of Windows NT family operating systems. That is indeed redundant to {{Microsoft Windows family}} and should be deleted. Furthermore, this template seems more like it ought to be a list article than a sidebar template. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs)  19:41, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:2014 Oakland mayoral election vote count by round[edit]

This should be substituted on the 2014 Oakland mayoral election article and removed from Libby Schaff's article. Election results are not a good use of template space. This is information that belongs on an article as part of the article. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:38, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep as a valid template used on multiple articles. I don't see a clear reason why this shouldn't be on Libby Schaaf's article, and it's not really justified to remove templates from articles just so they become single-use and can be subst- and deleted. There is no scarcity of template space. Elli (talk | contribs) 13:26, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Substitute and delete. This level of detail is excessive for anywhere but the election article itself; Schaff's biography should only contain a simple prose summary linked to the election, making this a single use template. wjematherplease leave a message... 09:45, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Old discussions[edit]

October 11

Template:Pandora Papers

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Unnecessary navbox, linking only Pandora Papers and List of people named in the Pandora Papers. There is a WikiQuote page, but no WikiCommons page. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:19, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Delete per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:31, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    Still support deletion, as most of the newly-added articles only mention the Pandora Papers in passing or not at all, which makess the articles too loosely affiliated to support a navbox. * Pppery * it has begun... 14:48, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep. I have updated template. This is important due to its topic. I will update it with more headings.11:18, 4 October 2021 (UTC)Ameen Akbar (talk)
  • Keep per @Ameen Akbar. ytpks896 (talk) 13:31, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep I'd advise adding the template to the relevant articles before going to a Tfd to see if its use is warranted. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 13:35, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per Pppery. This topic does not presently meet the expectations in WP:NAVBOX, particularly #3 and #5, and I do not anticipate that fact will change. Probably {{Panama Papers}} and {{Paradise Papers}} should meet the same fate as this template. There probably is a reasonable combined template for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that should exist connecting all the papers related topics and any other significant activities of the ICIJ, or maybe a generic {{Papers leaks}} or something. --Izno (talk) 15:04, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per above; does not meet guidelines number 3 and 5 in WP:NAVBOX. The linked articles do not refer to each other, because the Pandora Papers are the only thing they have in common, and they would be unlikely to appear in each other's "See also" sections if not for this navbox. I would also agree on combining all the ICIJ paper leaks into one navbox. Yeeno (talk) �? 00:10, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep - All so to save face about the current leak warranting it. -2603:9000:A703:1EFD:9541:8330:E94D:87FB (talk) 02:21, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Keep - Not based on the recent news but because it looks like the template has been improved. It looks like the template was copy and pasted from {{Panama Papers}}, so even if it was deleted today I would imagine a navbox would be created eventually. – The Grid (talk) 12:32, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 22:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Template:Alhatorah

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Used in the creator's sandbox and on one article. No good reason to maintain a custom template and module for so few uses. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:35, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep - This template links to a scholarly version of many Jewish commentaries to the Bible (and English translations of some of the commentaries). Similar to Template:Bibleverse, it provides a simple and authoritative link to use instead of a plaintext reference. Thus, it is appropriate to be used in hundreds or thousands of references currently found in various Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism articles. So far I have only used it in one place, and it is not well known so nobody else has used it, but it has the potential to be used much more widely. If I find time someday, I may do so myself. Ar2332 (talk) 13:03, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
I just added the template in two more places, and in doing so, I discovered and fixed a copyright violation (the translation linked to by the template was being used without attribution as Wikipedia text). I think that demonstrates the template's value. Ar2332 (talk) 06:34, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 22:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Comment: I'm conflicted here. I can see the potential in such a template, however after 4 months it is only used in two pages. Such low usage does not need a template and usages can be done manually. Gonnym (talk) 09:05, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]
How much usage do you think is necessary for it to remain? I have added it in some more places, now it is used in about 10 pages and about 20 times overall. In the course of making these edits I discovered and removed more plagiarism... Ar2332 (talk) 11:24, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[]
For me that's at least ok for now for a keep as the template is still less than a year old. Good job adding it to more articles. Gonnym (talk) 10:49, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[]

October 9

Template:2020 Thomas Cup Group D standings

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Content merged into 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup, the only article the template is used on. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 17:31, 9 October 2021 (UTC) Also nominating the following for the same reason:[]

October 4

Template:Historical affiliations

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Unused. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]

  • Keep - The template has potential to be used on around 258 articles (search) to standardize the "Historical affiliations" box, which are all currently directly using {{Quote box}}, which is not the intended use case of the template. I've haven't gotten around to using the template on articles yet, but I will in the future. – BrandonXLF (talk) 04:20, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 13:48, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[]
  • Delete? for slightly different reasons: I agree that quote box should not be misused, but this template fails basic WP:ACCESS as well as our general color theming. --Izno (talk) 03:42, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    I can adjust the template to use the colour that Template:Sidebar uses. Are there any other accessibility concerns with the template? – BrandonXLF (talk) 18:09, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    That would fix it. Izno (talk) 18:21, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    Well, actually, it also should not be a table probably. Given you appear to be creating a list, it should be an unordered list. Izno (talk) 18:22, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[]
    I don't think a list can be used in this case since all the flags should be in a different column than the names of the countries. It's the same reason why Template:Infobox country uses a table for the "preceded by" and "succeeded by" lists when it would be preferred to use a unordered list. – BrandonXLF (talk) 19:26, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[]

A structure like this would work I believe, fairly trivially (further evaluation at your leisure: 

<div class="historical-affiliations">
<div class="historical-affiliations-title">Historical affiliations</div>
<ul>
  <li style="display: flex">
    <img/>
    <div>Country</div>
  </li>
</ul>
</div>

--Izno (talk) 19:50, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Looking at this further, this won't work either because the text for all the rows should line up, even the ones that don't have an image. Maybe a grid layout could be used, but I don't think that'd be much better than an table. – BrandonXLF (talk) 23:14, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[]
You can wrap the image in its own div and size it directly since you're sizing the image anyway. Then without an image you still have the div hanging out providing that desired padding. --Izno (talk) 14:36, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[]
Move to Module:Sandbox/BrandonXLF/historical affiliations and User:BrandonXLF/historical affiliations since it's still under development. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 15:46, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[]
userfy or delete, not in use at the moment. Frietjes (talk) 21:43, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[]

Completed discussions[edit]

A list of completed discussions that still require action taken on the template(s) — for example, a merge between two infoboxes — can be found at the "Holding Cell".

For an index of all old and archived discussions, see Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/Archives.

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