User talk:Pkbwcgs/Archive/October 2018

AWB tagging issues?
See and main articles, thanks Hhkohh (talk) 16:58, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * No, because the title of the nomination is Template:2018 Asian Games men's 3-on-3 basketball game A2 so there are no issues. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:59, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * When transcluding A10, it says The template below (2018 Asian Games men's 3-on-3 basketball game A2) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus Hhkohh (talk) 17:02, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I will fix it immediately using AWB. Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:03, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I can confirm that I have now fixed them all. Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:25, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:48, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

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Happy template editing! — xaosflux  Talk 19:32, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:33, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Template:2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball Schedule
Hi Pkbwcgs. I noticed your recent nomination for deletion of Template:2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball Schedule. All the other templates in Category:2018 Commonwealth Games schedule templates are also single use. Do you have any objection to me adding all the other templates in the category to the nomination? DH85868993 (talk) 08:46, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I have no objection. Pkbwcgs (talk) 08:48, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've added the other templates to the nomination. DH85868993 (talk) 09:17, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

TFD closures
You are closing TFDs early. While technically speaking they are available for closing 168 hours after nomination, please do not close discussions until they end up on this page. Thank you. Primefac (talk) 18:03, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Understood. Next time, I won't close TfD discussions until they end up on Templates for discussion/Old unclosed discussions. However, I know that some admins are also doing closures without the discussions coming onto Templates for discussion/Old unclosed discussions. Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:04, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, XFDCloser has messed up when closing a deletion discussion just now so all the nominated pages won't be automatically tagged for speedy deletion. Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:07, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * If there is an issue with the closing script, you should provide an accurate/detailed description of what you did (or what didn't happen) so that it can be looked into. As for admins closing early - that's their prerogative. As a non-admin closer, you should wait until the pages hit the Old page. Primefac (talk) 19:01, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I was closing this discussion with XFDCloser and it managed to close the discussion, list the templates at the holding cell and tag their talk pages for deletion but it didn't tag all the templates for deletion. There were fifteen templates for deletion and XFDCloser only tagged one and didn't tag the other fourteen. Also, is it okay to close a discussion with unanimous consensus (five or more users voting for deletion of a template with zero objections) early or not? If it is not then I will stop doing that as well. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:14, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * You should not be closing discussions early. I have no idea why the other templates did not get properly tagged. You should also list the issue at the talk page for the XFD closer so that Evad can take a look. I do not maintain that script. Primefac (talk) 19:26, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Okay, there will be no more closing discussions early but this does include discussions with unanimous support to delete a template? Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:28, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes. A template could have unanimous support for 160 of the 168 hours of discussion, and denying someone the opportunity to !vote in those last 8 hours (and I'm just using that as an example obviously) would be improper. I've seen plenty of !votes that aren't even made until after the discussion hits the "old" state. Primefac (talk) 19:50, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Per WP:RELIST, would I be allowed to close a discussion that has been relisted early as a non-admin. WP:RELIST states "A relisted discussion may be closed once consensus is determined without necessarily waiting a further seven days." Pkbwcgs (talk) 15:23, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * There is one reason to close a TFD early, and that is if the creator/sole editor G7's the template. There is no rush to close TFDs. I don't know why you feel that you must close TFDs early, just wait like the rest of us. Primefac (talk) 13:48, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Most of the time, when I come in before 7am in the morning, the majority or if not, all of the TfDs are closed. What is this case? Is time zone a problem? Pkbwcgs (talk) 20:18, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Clock rolls over at 00:00 UTC, and most of our closing admins are up at that point. Primefac (talk) 16:07, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Template talk deletion
You have added aa deleteion template Db-talk to may places such as: Template_talk:South_line which do not appear appropriate. Can you explain, or remove if in error?-- S Philbrick (Talk)  18:31, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * This is because when I was closing a TfD discussion, XFDCloser tagged the talk pages for deletion but failed to tag the templates for deletion for some apparent reason. This is not my fault, it is a technical fault with XFDCloser. Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:35, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I have already commented at Templates for discussion/Holding cell about what happened regarding the templates you are referring to. Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:39, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * , Thanks for explaining. S Philbrick  (Talk)  18:41, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Kalba and AfD
Did you work out what happened? I went down that wormhole with an earlier 'Carter AfD', if you try and AfD a redirect, it AfDs the redirect target. So you either have to nominate it for redirects for discussion or remove the redirect THEN AfD the page. Agh! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:04, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

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