Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2008 January 20
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[edit] January 20
[edit] Template:Redirect-acronym
[edit] Template:Non-free rationale
- Please note - if I pick up development of this template again i'm obviously going to recreate it - deletion review would seem pointless. Wikidemo (talk) 02:10, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Template:Flag of Europe renamed Template:Flags of Europe
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The result of the debate was to keep. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:37, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Template is redunt as it only links to another template :Template:Europe topic. Barryob (Contribs) (Talk) 19:35, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Redirect, makes more sense than trancluding the other template. --GW_SimulationsUser Page | Talk 00:00, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Strong Keep - No a redirect won't do it, it actually modifies {{Europe topic}} on all the [[Flag of X Country]] pages so that not only does the name of the template read "Flags of Europe" rather than "Europe" but all of the country links will link not to the country articles but to the "Flag of Country" articles. I've never personally used it, but as an active member of WikiProject Eastern Europe and WikiProject European history, it sure looks useful to me. It's used on over 50 pages where {{Europe topic}} would not be anywhere near as appropriate. If someone asked me to help with fixing it manually, I'd ask why they weren't using a template!--Doug.(talk • contribs) 20:56, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- And that cannot be handled directly in the articles because...? --GW_SimulationsUser Page | Talk 22:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oh it could, you'd just have to change all 60 or 70 or so of them and then make sure you updated them when ever countries changed names or split, etc.; that's my point when I say: If someone asked me to help with fixing it manually, I'd ask why they weren't using a template!. The point is it's not redundant at all, it simply uses a template inside the template - as many do. If there is a change, a fix to {{Europe topic}} fixes the flag template too. Work smarter not harder. :-) --Doug.(talk • contribs) 23:14, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- And that cannot be handled directly in the articles because...? --GW_SimulationsUser Page | Talk 22:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Redirect per GW_Simulations. A template which itself only consists of a transcluded template makes no sense at all. JPG-GR (talk) 01:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
- Keep - I can see the utility of this. Remember the primary purpose of the template namespace is to make things easier for article editors - TfD should delete only things that don't do that, or do that in a way that is inferior to another possible solution. Happy‑melon 18:49, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
- Strong Keep - It's a feature, not a bug! The Template:Europe topic is programmed so that it is easy to create sub-templates for specific topics in each European country. RTFM: Wikipedia:Continent_and_region_topic_templates. There are plenty of templates which use this technique: see Template:Languages of Europe, Template:History of Europe and many, many more. ASN (talk) 06:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
- Keep per Happymelon and ASN. This setup makes it possible (and very easy) for people to both a) insert the right navbar in the necessary articles; and b) create new navbars for new topics as the need arises. Very clever and efficient. But wouldn't it be better to rename it to "Flags of Europe"? - 52 Pickup (deal) 12:20, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- Keep and rename per 52 pickup above. Terraxos (talk) 03:06, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
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Done If you see a way you can improve the template do so - I moved the page to to Template:Flags of Europe as there was no good reason to wait for this obvious change. Fixed the {{tfd}} so that it still comes to here. Obviously it's the renamed template we're discussing not the redirect at the old name.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 17:27, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Template:Edit-top-section
[edit] Template:Shelbourne F.C. Squad 2006
[edit] Template:Shelbourne F.C. Squad 2007
[edit] Template:Free State infobox
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The result of the debate was subst and delete. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 02:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Single-use template. Subst and delete. — bd2412 T 07:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Subst and Delete A filled-in infobox masquerading as a template. JPG-GR (talk) 06:25, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Comment - This is a problem with all of the provinces of South Africa. Rather than Subst, why not suggest to WP:WikiProject South Africa that they fix all of them so they can make changes all at once. Otherwise, we might as well subst them all.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 02:06, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
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