Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Template:User wikiszlsmall

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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:  Keeep. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 12:15, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Template:User wikiszlsmall


Unused, and in a foreign language. ~ Rob 13 Talk 10:51, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. en.wikipedia should not be xenophobic about the less than enthusiastic in welcoming and supporting editors proficient in other languages.  One of the most needed project tasks is the translation of articles between different language Wikipedias.  These templates are recommended for editors skilled in the Silesian language and interested in the Silesian Wikipedia.  User:Ethefor.  This userbox has been used, and the use of the foreign language is for a proper reason.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:01, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
 * WP:TFD. I'll let someone else deal with the personal attack. ~ Rob 13 Talk 23:10, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Doesn't apply, because it is likely to be used, or at least desirable that it will be used. We need to attract more Silesian bilinguals to the projects.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:18, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
 * (Hatted discussion moved to talk page)
 * Delete (or translate to English). This is not a matter of being "xenophobic" about other languages. We should, and do, welcome multilingual Wikipedians. I am one. However, this appears redundant to the "official" Babel userboxes (Template:User szl*). Other (non-Babel) userboxes should generally be in English. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 07:31, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Maybe the "official Babel userboxes" should include an English translation. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 07:47, 17 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Translate to English, or add an English translation, yes. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 07:40, 17 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Comments: It's not redundant to Babel userboxes (which by the way are not in English either); it's about contributions to non-English Wikipedias, not about language(s) spoken. Since Babel userboxes (which are ubiquitous on E-wiki) are not in English, I don't think the "foreign language" concern matters, especially since it has links that can be hovered over for translation/explanation. I think it's a fairly interesting userbox, a change from the mind-numbing routine trivia, and educational to boot. It was created 7+ years ago, by an editor who hasn't edited in 7 years, and it hasn't been used since then, so deleting it would not be out of order. However, I think the concept behind the userbox is a good one, and I'd like to see more of this type for non-English-Wikipedia contributions (with corresponding user Categories), and like Babel boxes I think they should stay in their native language -- it's more accurate and more educational. Softlavender (talk) 13:39, 17 November 2016 (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.