Wikipedia:Deletion review/Template:Ifdef


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There was no support for restoration. — Encephalon 14:13, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Template:Ifdef

 * See Templates_for_deletion/Log/2006_April_18, this Tfd stated erroneously that this is a fork of, which got its own Mfd:

--&#160;Omniplex 02:37, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Unlike Qif it doesn't use named parameters, its user interface is different.
 * 2) Unlike Qif m:Template:Ifdef can be substituted, because it has no else part.
 * 3) Its code (23 bytes) is a shorthand for a technique documented on a help page.
 * 4) This technique isn't advanced, esoteric, or depending on parser functions.
 * 5) The Tfd was part of a campaign to replace everywhere by the new #if:.
 * 6) It works in certain cases where #if: fails, see 5678, Meta, and here.
 * 7) Ifdef is used to analyze problems with Qif and #if:, it has various [ backlinks].
 * 8) It was used without problems in Tlsp, Tlx, and others for several weeks.
 * 9) These templates were "upgraded" to #if: shortly before the end of the Tfd.
 * The above discussion is preserved as an Archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page, such as the current discussion page. No further edits should be made to this page.