Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2010 September 24



Filmography templates

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The result of the discussion was Delete Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 03:38, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

These templates are used on just 86 pages, primarily for the filmographies of Swedish actors (presumably they have been ported from the Swedish Wikipedia). The main problem with these are the piped links they create to "YEAR in film" or "YEAR in television" articles (e.g. ): such links are generally discouraged per the arguments at WP:EGG. Take this feature away and it doesn't leave anything of value. F can create piped links using parameters, but at no extra convenience to using normal wikitext. F2 can only create piped links to articles with a "(film)" disambiguator, which makes it of limited use anyway. TV can only create piped links using a clumsy hack. There are other issues: the names of these templates are hopelessy vague (even "TV" when used in this context), they aren't in any way intuitive, and current concensus is to format filmographies as sortable tables. Since they promote non-standard formatting and offer little if any genuine benefit, I don't see any good reason to keep them. Suggest fixing up the main problems, the substituting and deleting all three. PC78 (talk) 23:37, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and per WP:EGG. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 02:43, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per his otters.  Imzadi  1979   →  09:36, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Skizziktalk 14:22, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
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Template:Prodrive F1

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The result of the discussion was Delete Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 04:00, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Unnecessary template for a team which never ended up competing in Formula One (and which hasn't been mentioned as a possible contender in 2011). DH85868993 (talk) 15:35, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom.-- Midgrid  (talk)  16:51, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Cs-wolves  (talk)  18:44, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. A bit premature when it was created anyway, and now redundant. Bretonbanquet (talk) 10:39, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Team never really existed, plus no cars or drivers to put in the template, making it useless. - mspete  93  16:12, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
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Template:Peru sidebar

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The result of the discussion was Merge Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 01:26, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

The template is redundant to a better-designed template, in this case Peru topics. Victor12 (talk) 15:17, 24 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge in the interests of preserving various ways we've had of doing things. I'd consider a merge so folks can check it out sometime in the future. Not fussed and happy with deletion otherwise to streamline. Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:00, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... I think there's no point in merging as all links listed at Peru sidebar are already linked at Peru topics. What do you think? --Victor12 (talk) 13:17, 26 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge so you can choose presentation as a sidebar or as a footer. 76.66.200.95 (talk) 01:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
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Template:Astute class weponry

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The result of the discussion was Speedy close as wrong venue. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 02:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Mis-spelling redirecting to correct spelling; not used, and never likely to be used. Shem1805 (talk) 09:23, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
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