Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Σ's userspace templates

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 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was  Speedy Delete (G7) as requested by Σ. User:Merge was restored to its original version. &mdash; The Earwig   (talk)  03:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Σ's userspace templates


Σ decided that, after the TfD for support and oppose concluded that such voting templates could not exist in the template space, he would create those and more voting templates in the userspace for unsuspecting users' userpages, which I find to be absurd and a misuse of these pages in the namespace. In fact, I nominated one of these "userpages" for deletion under U2, as the user didn't exist, but Σ subsequently created that username in order to circumvent a speedy deletion. These pages, from what I have seen, have only been used for their original voting purpose, which is why they were deleted; transcluding them from the userspace instead of the template space doesn't make them any different. I propose that all of these userpages/(templates?) be deleted. Logan Talk Contributions 03:23, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I forgot to mention that User:Merge actually existed as a userpage before the current iteration, and the edit summary was "Hope he won't notice this;" Σ essentially hijacked the userpage using a clause. So that one probably should just be rolled back depending on consensus. Logan Talk Contributions 03:39, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Delete Misappropriating the user pages of other editors as templates is disruptive and inappropriate. Σ's edits to the user pages should be reverted (if there were prior edits) or deleted (if he created the page). Oppose userfication to Σ's userspace because the templates circumvent the overwhelming consensus achieved at:  Templates for deletion/Log/Deleted/June 2005 Templates for deletion/Log/Deleted/November 2005 Templates for deletion/Log/2006 July 16 Templates for deletion/Log/2007 May 3 Templates for deletion/Log/2007 June 5 Templates for deletion/Log/2007 October 30 </ol> These closures were endorsed at: <ol> <li>Deletion review/Log/2007 May 4</li> <li>Deletion review/Log/2008 July 17</li> <li>Deletion review/Log/2008 September 10</li> <li>Deletion review/Log/2009 January 14.</li> </ol> By creating these templates, Σ is circumventing a strong consensus since 2005 to delete these templates. Two editors have complained about Σ's use of these templates: <ol> <li> at User talk:Σ/Archive/2011/September <li> wrote at User talk:Σ/Archive/2011/October#pictograms on 8 October 2011: "It is not our practice to use symbols when commenting at AfD.  We're trying to maintain the polite fiction that it's not a vote. (at some other Wikipedias, such as frWP, it is very definitely a vote & therefore they use symbols.)  The net result is to make your comment stand out more than the others, but in the opposite direction, it might   possibly give the impression that you don't understand how we work here, which would lead people to unconsciously downrate your opinion.   DGG ( talk ) 03:36, 8 October 2011 (UTC)"</li> </ol> The symbols are inappropriate because they gratuitously draw attention to Σ's comments. Because the community has rejected these templates since 2005, they should be deleted. Cunard (talk) 07:06, 9 October 2011 (UTC) </li> </ul>
 * Delete or move, depending on 's opinion. If Σ wants to keep using them, move them to user:Σ/keep, user:Σ/delete, etc., or any page in Σ's userspace that he wants it moved to. In cases such as user:Merge, just copy the added text. If Σ doesn't want to keep using them, delete or remove added text. These do not belong where they are. → Dynamic&#124;cimanyD ← (contact me) 03:45, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Changed to delete all, except for user:merge of course. Revert Σ's edits to that one. Because of the existence of this script, there is no reason for those to exist, in template space or userspace. → Dynamic&#124;cimanyD ← (contact me) 19:53, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Obvious mis-use of userspace. A smack on the wrist to Sigma. — G FOLEY   F OUR!  — 03:53, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I just thought that this could work like userboxes deleted by TfD. → Σ  τ  c . 04:20, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The "German solution" of moving userboxes under user:UBX was a one-off, and was discussed extensively prior to deployment. It's nothing like appropriating existing users' userspace to turn it into a template hosting facility. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 11:27, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete or correctly userify These don't belong where they're at. User:Σ/keep, User:Σ/delete, and so on—or anywhere else under Special:PrefixIndex/User:Σ/—are the correct places if Σ wants to keep them. Anomie⚔ 04:31, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete or correctly userify - made in  GF, but  they  can't  generally be used. Icons should not  be used for !voting, they  draw too  much  attraction and could reduce the level  of seriousness of the comment on  such  pages as RfA and AfD, for example . They  also  upset  a couple of bots that  trawl  various pages for stats, based on  simple bolded comments. in  the syntax. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:13, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete All - Obvious misuse of userspace. In addition, there is consensus against using these types of templates, so any location for them would be inappropriate.  Hi 8 7 8   (Come shout at me!) 17:10, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete all. It is inappropriate to use other users' userpages as a place to put templates that someone else wants to create. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:26, 9 October 2011 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.