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This template was considered for deletion in December 2005. The result of the discussion was "Not deleted".

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Contents 1 Needs talk link 2 Iceweasel 3 Weasel 4 Weasel image: Stays or goes? 5 This template uses weasel words 6 Weasel image obstructs text in safari

[edit] Needs talk link

This template needs a talk link: what's "weasel words" is not always obvious. Problem is referred to above. Now it is marked by Category:Templates needing talk links and other improvements, which implies it will probably be fixed soon. Said: Rursus ☺ ★ 09:48, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Found this: Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words. I'll insert it if nobody objects. Said: Rursus ☺ ★ 18:10, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh, darn stupid of me! Pardon! Said: Rursus ☺ ★ 18:11, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Iceweasel

Am I the only one wondering why is a browser logo being used in a template? Reinis^talk 13:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I think it should be reverted back, as I don't think it is appropriate. Danielnez1 18:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I've reverted it, since the change was done by a annon user and there reason for changing it was to match the style of Template:Peacock, which I don't think is a good enough reason. Danielnez1 18:49, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, it's much better now. Reinis^talk 21:18, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel

I'm not sure how many times this joke has been posted, but it is at least once. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 04:35, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel image: Stays or goes?

The weasel image was re-added a while ago; I'd really prefer this template to be as small and non-intrusive as possible (I'd vote for L1AM's suggestion, below). I'd revert to L1AM's design, but there's a lot of intermediate changes, and I don't want to undo things indiscriminately. Does anybody else think L1AM's suggestion is better than what we have right now? If not, I'll just leave it as is ... Gaurav 19:32, 14 April 2006 (UTC) Is this something with I.M. Weasel? 65.43.182.46 (talk) 14:05, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Kinz

[edit] This template uses weasel words

"May be compromised by weasel words"? The template, at least, should be straight with the facts. --Munchkinguy 04:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

This is an interesting point. Could "may" be removed - as the template would carry more weight and have more resonance with users - might receive higher responses. Wisdom89 (talk) 10:35, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I think that would be ill-advised, as the implementation of the template often comes up in disputes. Consider the neutrality dispute template. The purpose of the templates is to alert readers and editors to potential problems that need fixing, not to label articles. --Ryan Delaney ^talk 22:12, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel image obstructs text in safari

When looking at Template:Weasel in Safari 3.1.1 (latest version), the Weasel image is a bit too much to the right, obstructing the first 3 characters of each line. Could somebody fix that? Thanks! Paluv (talk) 11:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

I did a quick fix, maybe somebody can clean it up and make the code correct etc. Paluv (talk) 11:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Bring back the Weasel!! --293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 21:52, 24 May 2008 (UTC)