Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2009 December 21



Template:In Plain Sight

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The result of the discussion was delete. JPG-GR (talk) 03:08, 30 December 2009 (UTC)



Basically, this is a template for only two articles. Kevinbrogers (talk) 20:33, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, completely unnecessary. BOVINEBOY 2008 ) 23:49, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not enough links for a useful navbox. --RL0919 (talk) 23:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Two articles doesn't justify a whole navbox. As far as I can see, it's not even used on List of In Plain Sight episodes, Lord Spongefrog,  (I am Czar of all Russias!)  17:15, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
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Template:Nname

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The result of the discussion was delete. JPG-GR (talk) 03:09, 30 December 2009 (UTC)



Unused template that is unnecessary. It states "This template can be used for the subject of a lead in biographical articles." We do not need a template to properly embolden names and position nicknames. It is more complicated to use than placing style formatting. Wildhartlivie (talk) 18:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Template namespace: "Templates should not masquerade as article content in the main article namespace; instead, place the text directly into the article." –B LACK F ALCON  (T ALK ) 18:40, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is a template for formatting, not just outputting plain content, so I don't think the passage Black Falcon quotes is applicable. Nonetheless, I don't see this template as being useful. The users who don't know where to place a nickname, or who don't know that the first appearance of the subject's name should be bolded (the two things this template does), are not likely to know how to use a template correctly either. Better to stick with basic wiki-formatting as suggested in the nom. --RL0919 (talk) 18:57, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It is ultimately a template for displaying article text, even if its raison d'être is to order that text in a certain way. In any case, I agree that simply correcting the location of a misplaced nickname or adding a hidden comment to articles for which this is a recurring problem are better approaches. –B LACK F ALCON  (T ALK ) 19:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - I think this really just serves to complicate things, it's much easier to use the basic formatting. As RLO919 said, people who can't position nicknames correctly probably can't find or even use a template to do it for them, Lord Spongefrog,  (I am Czar of all Russias!)  17:19, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
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Template:Northwestern Wildcats Football

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The result of the discussion was Delete as redundant to the other template. RL0919 (talk) 20:51, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

There is already Template:NorthwesternWildcatsFootball, which includes more seasons than this template.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  15:53, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: If there already is one, then this is redundant and unnecessary. Kevinbrogers (talk) 22:05, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: Redundant--&#91;&#91;User: Duffy2032&#124;Duffy2032&#93;&#93; (talk) 06:05, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
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Template:AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs

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The result of the discussion was userfied to User:TheGreenMartian/AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs. JPG-GR (talk) 03:11, 30 December 2009 (UTC)



Can't see how this would ever be used in a constructive way. Ks0stm (T•C•G) 08:43, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Really unhelpful, and the joke is also totally unhelpful. Johnuniq (talk) 08:56, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete extremely unhelpful. - Spaceman  Spiff  09:16, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete No use at all. Could even by a copyright violation to use the full text in this manner (With no critical commentary, I don't see how this can be fair use. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 13:18, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Userfy Only use is as humour, and so userfication is proper. No reason for deletion from userspace at that point. Many user templates contain humour, as a point of reference.  And humour is a matter of taste - humourlessness is not.  Collect (talk) 13:46, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - While I do support the idea that humour should be often be preserved in userspace, this principle applies only in limited circumstances. Allowing editors to preserve Wikipedia-related humour for which Wikipedia editors are responsible in no way suggests that Wikipedia should become a repository for humour in general. The text of this template is available on various other websites, is unrelated to Wikipedia, and was not created by one of our editors; so, even putting aside potential non-free use issues (highlighted above by Bradjamesbrown), a userfied version of this template would fail What Wikipedia is not. –B LACK F ALCON  (T ALK ) 18:48, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not constructive, and potential copyright issues. --RL0919 (talk) 19:03, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails NFCC, not really useful. Gigs (talk) 21:24, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Userfy - I couldn't exactly put it in my user namespace. I'm kinda a new user and I would like it if every template I created was userfied instead of deleted. You see, I need those templates for a page in my namespace and if they're deleted, I'd have to delete an entire section! TheGreenMartian (talk) 03:07, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 *  Speedy Delete - Serves no purpose other than humor, though I do not get the joke.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  03:16, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * See All your base are belong to us. –B LACK F ALCON  (T ALK ) 07:00, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh I get it now. It's still not worthy of being a template though.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:03, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Can't possibly be used constructively (unless it was being used in the AYBABTU article, which it isn't and doesn't need to be) and is a potential copyvio. Lord Spongefrog,  (I am Czar of all Russias!)  17:25, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
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