Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2013 September 10



Template:Islamophobia

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

The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 00:29, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Islamophobia

Violation of policy NPOV USchick (talk) 22:13, 10 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep, pending the ongoing RfC. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:55, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The RfC is irrelevant. The template is a violation of policy. USchick (talk) 23:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Aside from the RfC, I'm going to expand on my "keep" rationale. Pretty much all of the arguments for deleting are based upon objections to what is in the "Organizations" and "Blogs" sections of the template. There is a legitimate discussion that could be had at the template talk page, about removing those parts. However, no one has really presented a reason why it is not useful to readers to have a navigation aide to the pages that are linked in the "Issues", "Specific incidents" and "Opposition" sections of the template. Many of the throw-the-whole-template-out arguments are just WP:IDONTLIKEIT (and WP:RGW), so I hope that whoever closes this discussion remembers WP:VOTE. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:57, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * We already have Category:Anti-Islam, Category:Criticism of Islam, Category:Islam-related controversies, Category:Persecution of Muslims, Category:Violence against Muslims, Template:Violence against Muslims. What does this template add that's not covered already? More importantly, what is the criteria for inclusion? The only purpose for this template is to promote hate speech. Don't forget what brought us here, an RfC on Neutral point of view/Noticeboard about "Branding individuals as bigots via Templates" explanation "In essence we are branding individuals as bigots by pigeon-holing them on these templates and then embedding the brand on their biography page." Hate mongering is against Wikipedia policy. USchick (talk) 23:53, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I think we know where you stand. I don't think you have really looked at what pages are in those other sections, if you are asking me those questions. I'm not here to promote hate speech, and I doubt that the editors who edited the template or used it on pages were here to do that, either. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:56, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Please answer the question. What is the criteria for inclusion? Is it defined somewhere or is it arbitrary? USchick (talk) 00:05, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's defined the way we define most content here: WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NOR, WP:UNDUE, and so on. There should be a preponderance of reliable sourcing to support inclusion on the template. And there can be discussion at the template talk page. Yes, I know that you think a template like this violates WP:NPOV, but that is because you haven't looked closely enough at the template to see what pages are linked in the "Issues", "Specific incidents" and "Opposition" sections. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:18, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And those sections utterly contradict your claims that the template intrinsically violates WP:SOAP and WP:NPOV. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:21, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Sources are used for articles, not templates. Where on a template can you verify that inclusion is warranted? For example, the article Southern Poverty Law Center does not even address Islam, but somehow it made its way into the Opposition section. This random cherry picking is ridiculous and needs to stop. USchick (talk) 00:43, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It's true that templates do not have inline citations, but there is no reason why anyone cannot challenge the inclusion of a particular link on the grounds that reliable sources do not support its inclusion. As for the SPLC, you could look for source material as to whether they work against discrimination against Muslims; WP:CIRCULAR applies to what the page about it says. That's a single link, and there's nothing stopping anyone from removing it from the template. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:41, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * A Phobia is a clinical disorder. Islamophobia is a Prejudice. Why does it need a template unless you want to tag people. Why not create a template Yellow badge while you're at it. USchick (talk) 20:47, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, clinical diagnosis is beyond my pay grade as an editor. { --Tryptofish (talk) 20:52, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete as I discussed in the case of the Template:Antisemitism I argue that bias templates more problematic than helpful. Jason from nyc (talk) 01:44, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * KeepAlthough I see a dislike of this template, I see no policy based argument for its wholesale deletion and while we have Templates for discussion/Log/2013 September 10 running this should not be considered for deletion. Dougweller (talk) 09:09, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view and WP:NOTSOAPBOX For an administrator to participate and endorse this kind of activity, perhaps administrator review is a good idea. USchick (talk) 16:27, 11 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete this travesty. Miacek and his crime-fighting dog (woof!) 09:34, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per Jason from nyc - Categories are better -PC-XT+ 09:53, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * delete, never have been a big fan of sidebars of this type, a navbox or a category would be better here. Frietjes (talk) 16:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per all previous attempts to delete this. The templates gives the user a convenient way to navigate a valid field of scientific study. WP:IDONTLIKEIT is still not a valid argument for deletion. // Liftarn (talk)
 * What is the criteria for inclusion? Is it defined somewhere or is it arbitrary? USchick (talk) 00:19, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It is described at Template talk:Islamophobia. Just your basic WP:V and WP:RS. // Liftarn (talk)
 * I see no sourcing and references on the template. Obviously it's merely WP:ILIKEIT and since it's a type of category precedent applies. Jason from nyc (talk)
 * Not only are there no sources, but on Neutral point of view/Noticeboard an editor complains that "almost all the individuals/groups deny being Islamophobic." So how did they get included???? USchick (talk) 15:28, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Could you give a specific example? As far as I know all inclusions are sourced with reliable sources (look in the articles). // Liftarn (talk)
 * 2011 Norway attacks is a terrorist attack. Along the same lines of thinking, let's create a template "American aggression" and tag every country ever attacked by the US. Wouldn't that be a great idea? USchick (talk) 15:14, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, an islamophobic terrorist attack. Feel free to create such a template, but that is outside the scope of this discussion. So again I ask you to give a specific example. // Liftarn (talk)
 * What source claims that it was "Islamophobic"? If an editor made that decision, then it was WP:SYNTH. USchick (talk) 02:22, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What source don't? Why don't you just read the article instead of trying to ignore obvious facts? May I recommend you reading 2011 Norway attacks. If it's in reliable sources then it's not WP:SYNTH. // Liftarn (talk)
 * It may be obvious to you, but it's not supported by sources, making it WP:SYNTH. USchick (talk) 14:54, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It should be obvious to anyone reading the article that it is indeed well supported by reliable sources. Sorry, I can point you to an article but I can't force you to read it. I can however point out that you are wrong. In any case it's a moot point since it's still not a valid argument for deletion. // Liftarn (talk)


 * Delete a modern politically charged WP:LABEL which can in no way be neutral. Associated Press has banned its use, similary here, it should be used with caution. Just look at the talk pages and logs of the main article and template to see how contentious the term is.--Loomspicker (talk) 21:48, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete as bias template per precedent Gun Powder Ma (talk) 23:22, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That consensus was to omit individuals and organizations from categories of this sort (and there is an ongoing RfC now about that for templates). It's not a precedent for deleting anything, and it doesn't address the sections of the template that do not deal with individuals and organizations. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:30, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That discussion is obviously a precedent because categories and templates both do categorize/label things and the Category:Islamophobia was deleted notwithstanding the fact that it too contained more things than individuals and organizations. Proponents for keeping bias templates have consistently failed to show why we should treat them any differently than we have been doing with bias categories for over two years now, that is removing them. Gun Powder Ma (talk) 23:48, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * FYI - Category:Islamophobia wasn't outright deleted, it was renamed and merged into Category:Anti-Islam. That still exists as a container category for opposition to/hatred of Islam and Muslims. Robofish (talk) 18:38, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That's because it was unacceptable according to policy, just like this template. USchick (talk) 02:18, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What polices might that be then? // Liftarn (talk)
 * The policies I already listed. Islamophobia is not a clearly defined term to begin with. To have a vague template with a title that hasn't been defined and then to argue that it can be resolved on the talk page is ridiculous. USchick (talk) 18:44, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * So far you have not managed to demonstrate in what way they apply. You can't just list some random policies and demand a template should be deleted. You have to demonstrate in what way having the template violates those policies. The template is not vague, it deals with a specific field of scientific study. // Liftarn (talk)


 * Keep - because of the reasons listed above, I have nothing new to say but just share my opinion. Yambaram (talk) 10:52, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Obvious keep; the topic is documented to exist and we have a number of articles that belong in the template. If there are neutrality problems, they must be corrected through editing. "Delete because fear of Muslims is normal and reasonable," which is really what most of the delete votes amount to, is nonsensical and not policy compliant. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:31, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The topic is covered extensively in the article Islamophobia. The only reason for the template is to promote hate speech. USchick (talk) 15:06, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * If the existence of an article obliterated the need for a template, we wouldn't have templates at all. Your personal view that the word Islamophobia is "hate speech" is, obviously, not shared by the many reliable sources which use it. –Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 15:34, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * We already have Category:Anti-Islam, Category:Criticism of Islam, Category:Islam-related controversies, Category:Persecution of Muslims, Category:Violence against Muslims, Template:Violence against Muslims. There's nothing in this template that's not already covered. The reason we're having this discussion is because editors on Neutral point of view/Noticeboard are using this template for "Branding individuals as bigots via Templates" and "In essence we are branding individuals as bigots by pigeon-holing them on these templates and then embedding the brand on their biography page." The only reason for this template is to promote hate speech. USchick (talk) 15:52, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And which editors are those, and what are the particular edits they have made? If you are going to make this sort of accusation you need to back it up. Dougweller (talk) 18:07, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Seriously? You took part in a discussion here Neutral point of view/Noticeboard. Did you happen to notice the irony of condoning "Branding individuals as bigots" on a Neutral point of view/Noticeboard? As administrator your role is to intervene, but no, you started an RfC here Village pump (policy). And now you act like you have no idea what I'm talking about. Would you kindly explain why an admin would condone "Branding individuals as bigots via Templates"? USchick (talk) 02:04, 14 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - entirely legitimate template on a legitimate topic. The term 'Islamophobia' may be controversial for some, but it's clearly a real phenomenon, and all the articles currently linked from the template have, at some stage or another, been linked with it by reliable sources. The nominator USchick seems to have issues with assuming good faith, arguing above (without any evidence) that 'The only reason for the template is to promote hate speech'. Surely that's backwards: this template isn't promoting hate speech, it's documenting it. Islamophobia is a form of hate speech (and in some cases more than that), and this template exists to record instances of it and reactions to it. Robofish (talk) 18:34, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Especially when it's used for "Branding individuals as bigots via Templates" USchick (talk) 02:04, 14 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - The reason proposed for deletion, 'violation of NPOV', would be a reason for deletion only if the template inherently violated NPOV. It clearly doesn't, so problems with individual entries in the template should be dealt with by editing, not wholesale deletion. Squiddy | (squirt ink?)  09:07, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The template inherently violates policy by including things that editors randomly decide are Islamophobic. There are only 3 items that may fit this category Islamophobic incidents, Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism, and Islamophobia Watch, and upon a closer examination, it's not clear why those are included. USchick (talk) 14:54, 14 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable subject, multiple relevant articles, and thus a useful template. Dimadick (talk) 15:46, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Well-documented term -- sometimes even self-described -- that accurately labels (not "brands") certain groups. If it makes certain groups look bad, it's a self-inflicted hurt. As for the statement [t]he template is a violation of policy: well, "because I said so" is a less-than-convincing reason. --Calton | Talk 15:58, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It's not self inflicted when editors randomly select articles and tag them with this template with no explanation. USchick (talk) 16:01, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Do you have any evidence of that happening? And even if it did it is still not a valid argument for deletion. // Liftarn (talk)


 * Delete per nom.Alexikoua (talk) 18:45, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete The word "Islamophobia" is a highly controversial neologism. As a controversial neologism Wikipedia should not be using it in a manner that lends weight to the term thereby countering Wikipedia's neutral point of view relative to the development of the word. OmniArticleEditor (talk) 08:14, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Numerous scholars and public intellectuals (I have started a collection here) consider the very term "Islamophobia" to be ill-defined, polemical and abusive. --Ankimai (talk) 13:20, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That's an excellent point. The term is a highly controversial neologism this is in a state of flux. Having an article on the term is legitimate as it reflects the current debate. Using the term as a category or template means applying a contentious and ill-defined term for categorization. We should debate the sources in the Islamophobia article, not the templates and categories. This only distributes the debate n-fold thus depleting the manpower we so desperately need to improve our articles. Jason from nyc (talk) 14:46, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * More sources is always welcome and I haven't had time to go trough your list, but several of them appear to be either self-published or opinion pieces and that are not really reliable sources and can thus not be used in the article. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Obviously, we aren't sourcing a page here, but evaluating a template. It's not surprising that there are sources that contain statements critical of a term like this, but not only does that mean that we should not automatically assume that all the sources are reliable for our purposes, but we also need to consider whether the quotes on the user subpage are representative or picked selectively, and, most importantly, to what extent there are other sources that express the opposite view. Absent a clear indication that these "numerous" sources represent the mainstream of reliable source material, these arguments for template deletion are simply based upon WP:OR. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:12, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, Liftarn, and several are esteemed academics. As you remember we spent several months last summer reading the literature in an effort to agree on a definition and whether racism should be part of that definition. Let me refresh your memory: Benjamil (for whom I have the upmost respect) and I debated the issue for months with the help of many others. The number of books and articles were overwhelming. Finally I found a review of the literature by the preminent scholar of the field, Chris Allen that I though should put the issue to rest. . Benjamil argued that we shouldn't go by one review article. At that point, the work became overwhelming for both of us. Thus, the “or” our the definition represernts not a consensus but a failure to settle on a definition. How can we as editors apply a word when after months we can't even agree on how the experts define the world? Can we categorize on the basis of such an ill-defined word? I think not. (editing conflict with Tryptofish) Jason from nyc (talk) 20:18, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the edit conflict, but let me take a stab at answering that. You are conflating editor discussions about a page with keep/delete for a template. The template is a collection of links to pages, as a navigational aide. You don't need a single source that, by itself, sources all of the links in the template. What you need is source material justifying, one-by-one, each of the page links in the template. Yes, there will be pages where the sources conflict with one another. If the preponderance of sources indicate that the particular page falls within the subject matter of the template, then the page link can be included in the template. If there are a substantial number of sources that dispute the relationship of a person or organization to the subject, then we should be cautious about including links to that person or organization; there is less tolerance for mischaracterization of persons and organizations, and more flexibility for linking to related concepts. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:29, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * With categories, the page editor adds the page to a category. Thus, a consensus can be formed at the page level. If there were a mechanism on the page to add an article to a template I'd agree with what you said. That could trivially be achieved by making all categories into templates with possibly making sub-categories as section headers. As it is now, template editors must not only repeat the debate of page editors but they must go further and decide which of the conflicting claims on the page should be dominant. You say "preponderance of the sources." We couldn't even agree on the "preponderance of the sources" for a definition of Islamophobia. Now we have to agree if an organization is or is not Islamophobic by judging the sources quantitatively (preponderance). There is also a qualitative factor: some sources are more authoritative than others. We might need a weighted average! All of this makes the template a place for a second debate on the article. That's draining our manpower. Will all due respect, keeping organizations and people off of bias templates makes our work much easier. There is still the categories and most articles have wikilinks to anti-bias groups that will easily get you to the allegedly biased organizations. Jason from nyc (talk) 21:55, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What you are missing is that there is nothing to stop such discussions at the template talk page. That's exactly what template talk pages are for. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:38, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The word has not been clearly defined. Arguing about it on the talk page is not going to help. USchick (talk) 18:44, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * By that reasoning, every article dealing with any aspect of anti-Islamic prejudice or discrimination should be deleted, as should WP:CONSENSUS. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:32, 19 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. What kind of idiocy is this; this is a regular navigational templates. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:05, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Per Jason from nyc. I had the same thought about that. &mdash; иz нίpнόpʜᴇʟᴘ! 16:18, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per Piotrus. Silly pointy nom.  Volunteer Marek   21:40, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep I have issues with at least one point of the Runnymede Trust definition, but just because I dont agree with some aspects of a mainstream viewpoint, does not warrant removal. Irondome (talk) 21:53, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Seems like too controversial a name for a template.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 19:38, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Controversial, biased, non-neutral template. YousufMiah (talk) 21:25, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I think that it's problematic to base deletion arguments upon a subject being controversial. Wikipedia does not omit content on the basis of controversy; instead, we cover the controversy in a balanced way. And controversy on-wiki, amongst editors, can be ginned up to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Editors keep claiming that the template is inherently biased in ways that can never be fixed through the normal processes of editing the template, but no one has really shown that this is true. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:25, 21 September 2013 (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 template's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

Template:Antisemitism

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

The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 00:33, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Antisemitism

Violation of policy NPOV USchick (talk) 22:13, 10 September 2013 (UTC) Template:Antisemitism topics already exists and it's much better. USchick (talk) 01:21, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * How are any of the three violating NPOV? These are about three different types of prejudice.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 22:19, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Labeling something as Antisemitism is in violation of policy Neutral point of view and WP:NOTSOAPBOX USchick (talk) 22:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Do you think it's a violation of NPOV to describe Nazism as anti-Semitic?
 * All three of these nominations should be speedily closed, since there is currently an RfC about them. Formerip (talk) 22:52, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You mean the RfC that talks about "Branding individuals as bigots"? USchick (talk) 22:55, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * For all three of these templates, much of the template links to pages that do not fall within the nomination rationale, such as conceptual topics related to the form of prejudice. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:59, 10 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep, pending the ongoing RfC. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:56, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The RfC is irrelevant. The template is a violation of policy. USchick (talk) 23:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Aside from the RfC, I'm going to expand on my "keep" rationale. Pretty much all of the arguments for deleting are based upon objections to what is in the "Antisemitic publications" and "Antisemistism on the Web" sections of the template. There is a legitimate discussion that could be had at the template talk page, about removing those parts. However, no one has really presented a reason why it is not useful to readers to have a navigation aide to the pages that are linked in the "Manifestations", "Antisemitic canards", "Persecution", and "Opposition" sections of the template. Many of the throw-the-whole-template-out arguments are just WP:IDONTLIKEIT (and WP:RGW), so I hope that whoever closes this discussion remembers WP:VOTE. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:00, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And those sections contradict the claims that the template violates WP:SOAP and WP:NPOV. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:23, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There's another Template:Antisemitism topics and it's much better organized. Why do you need 2 Antisemitism templates? USchick (talk) 01:15, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The template discussed here is designed to be placed near the top right of a page, whereas that other template is designed to be placed at the bottom of the page. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Wikipedia has not deprecated the use of templates in page leads. If the issue is that this template is not as well organized as it could be, that's a reason to revise it, not to delete it. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:46, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Why is it necessary to have 2 templates on Antisemitism, 1 on top and 1 on the bottom? How about another one in the middle? lol USchick (talk) 20:52, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Editors can choose one or the other. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:55, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Why not a third then? Would give editors even more choice according to your reasoning. Gun Powder Ma (talk) 21:24, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That's hypothetical, but there is no reason why editors cannot choose one out of three. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:35, 18 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. I must admit, I wasn’t expecting to oppose this template until I took a look at it. It suffers from the same problem as all the bias templates. First of all, the article Antisemitism has a wealth of information. Just look at all the “forms” of antisemitism! The history section is full of info and the “Current situation” has a worldwide review. Most of the subsections have leading links to full articles on the topics. Finally the “See Also” gives links to many other related articles. The article on Antisemitism is a virtual launch pad for discovering wiki articles on every facet of the subject. The template just doesn’t do the subject justice and doesn’t have the nuance of the article. But worse of all it requires POV editing. Look at the section on “Antisemitic publications.” The section head links to the category Category:Antisemitic publications which has a long list. Only some of these are in the template. Obviously editing was required to choose. If find this problematic. Jason from nyc (talk) 01:41, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for saying it so eloquently. USchick (talk) 02:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per the same reasons mentioned by Jason. Also for an off-topic comment, what's with all the controversial TfDs today? [ citation needed  ] 02:29, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * KeepAlthough I see a dislike of this template, I see no policy based argument for its wholesale deletion and while we have Templates for discussion/Log/2013 September 10 running this should not be considered for deletion. Dougweller (talk) 09:10, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view and WP:NOTSOAPBOX For an administrator to participate and endorse this kind of activity, perhaps administrator review is a good idea. USchick (talk) 16:28, 11 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per Jason from nyc - Categories are better -PC-XT+ 09:53, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep and speedy close per WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Looking at Category:Social science and society navigational boxes there are several more you may nominate on the same grounds. Examples include Anti-cultural sentiment, Anti-Slavic sentiment, Discrimination, Genocide topics and Pirates. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Other stuff exists is not a good reason to keep something that goes against 2 of the Five pillars: 1. Wikipedia is not a soapbox, 2. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view. USchick (talk) 21:38, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) And how is this relevant in this case? 2) Again, in what way is this relevant in this case? // Liftarn (talk)
 * Sex and Character is a publication included in the template. It explores gender stereotypes for most of the book. Who labeled it as "Antisemitic?" Is there a source? No, an editor didn't like it's criticism of Jewish religion and put it in the template. The article has no sources at all. For My Legionaries is a book about political ideology. What reliable source claims it as antisemitic? No source, just a WK editor. The Malay Dilemma is a book about the Prime Minister of Malaysia . The article doesn't even mention Jews and the only source used in the article is where the Prime Minister claims that he's NOT antisemitic. USchick (talk) 15:03, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Remove them or challenge their inclusion on the talk page. That the template may need editing is not a valid argument for deletion. If you check the articles it may be clearer why they are included. For My Legionaries says "a set of demonised enemies, particularly, /../ the Jewish people". The Malay Dilemma is "describing Jews as hook-nosed". Sex and Character "analyzes the archetypical Jew as feminine, and thus profoundly irreligious, without true individuality (soul), and without a sense of good and evil." // Liftarn (talk)
 * None of that is mentioned in the article. USchick (talk) 15:01, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you should check the articles. The quotes I gave come straight from the respective article. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Apologies, I do see it in the article. Those are stereotypes. Where is the source that says it's antisemitic? If an editor made that decision, then it was WP:SYNTH. USchick (talk) 02:16, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you could try to use the search function in your browser. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Some articles are not sourced, so there's nothing to search. USchick (talk) 15:01, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * In this case it is sourced. Try again. Or are you just trolling us? // Liftarn (talk)
 * From the template when I click on "antisemitic publications" it takes me to Category:Antisemitic publications and the first article I opened is unsourced Sex and Character. Another one The Lightning and the Sun.USchick (talk) 21:54, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Good find. It however has nothing to do with the question if we are to have a navigation template for subjects related to antisemitism or not. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Actually a rather self defeating "find". Both works and especially their authors are cited by external sources to be anti-semitic. and or pro Nazi. Check the authors. The external references are there. Therefore their inclusions are justified. The articles themselves need additional citations. You appear to be on a whitewashing exercise. Your attempt to seperate "racial stereotyping" from anti-semitism (above) really is poor. Irondome (talk) 20:19, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * They are not sourced, there's nothing in the article to explain what makes them antisemitic, except an editor randomly decided to tag it. USchick (talk) 15:43, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * But this template is not used in any of those articles. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Those articles are linked to this template. USchick (talk) 17:07, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, this template links to another template that is listed in a category that contains a page that may not be fully sourced. And that is your best argument for deletion? // Liftarn (talk)
 * This template takes you to places that may or may not be remotely related to the subject matter and there's no way to figure out what those places are because it can be used randomly to include whatever you want with no sources. Yes, that kind of template needs to be deleted. USchick (talk) 18:53, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Six degrees of separation is still not a valid reason for deletion. // Liftarn (talk)


 * Keep per Liftarn's rationale. Irondome (talk) 17:26, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete POV problems when "Template:Antisemitism topics" already covers the subject without the POV problems.--Loomspicker (talk) 21:51, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete as bias template per precedent Gun Powder Ma (talk) 23:22, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That consensus was to omit individuals and organizations from categories of this sort (and there is an ongoing RfC now about that for templates). It's not a precedent for deleting anything, and it doesn't address the sections of the template that do not deal with individuals and organizations. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:30, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That discussion is obviously a precedent because categories and templates both do categorize/label things and the Category:Islamophobia was deleted notwithstanding the fact that it too contained more things than individuals and organizations. Proponents for keeping bias templates have consistently failed to show why we should treat them any differently than we have been doing with bias categories for over two years now, that is removing them. Gun Powder Ma (talk) 23:48, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment: An additional reason for deletion is the existence of Template:Antisemitism topics. I am not aware that WP has ever been following a policy of having two template on one subject, has it? Gun Powder Ma (talk) 21:24, 18 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. Topic is documented exhaustively in the sources and we have a large number of articles that belong in the template. Neutrality problems must be corrected through editing. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:32, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That's what the article is for. What is the template for? USchick (talk) 15:01, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You could say that about any navbox, yet we have navboxes. –Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 15:34, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * If you can show me a navbox that promotes hate speech I will nominate it as well. USchick (talk) 15:54, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There it is. I think that comment gets right to the heart of all three template discussions here. You, and other editors who are also in favor of deleting, believe that having navigational templates to pages about these subjects promotes hate speech. Now don't get me wrong, I'm opposed to hate speech too. But that comment reveals the weakness in all of the delete comments that have been made. Those of us who argue for keeping believe that Wikipedia, with its NPOV and encyclopedic content, serves to combat bad ideas with knowledge. Deleting these templates is nothing more than trying to limit knowledge. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:47, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Editors tagging things indiscriminately does not promote knowledge. It promotes WP:OR. USchick (talk) 21:01, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There's nothing inherent in the template that makes link inclusion OR. I've already explained how any links that should not be there can be removed from the template without deleting the template, and you yourself have said (sometimes) that another template about antisemitism does not attract OR. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:10, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And I already explained that it's unnecessary to have 2 templates, why not 10 or 100? USchick (talk) 21:32, 19 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - useful and doesn't violate any policies. I struggle to see anything non-NPOV about this template; the vast majority of the articles linked are undeniably related to antisemitism, with only perhaps a couple of links that could be questioned. The best argument against it is the existence of Antisemitism topics; but I don't think this template is redundant to that one, as they include different links and appear in different areas in articles. I'm somewhat confused by the arguments of User:USchick, who argues that this template is redundant to on the one hand, and against the whole idea of templates about Antisemitism on the other. These navigational templates are plainly useful to have; and if you don't have a problem with Antisemitism topics, why do you have a problem with this one? Robofish (talk) 17:31, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Antisemitism topics links to actual topics. This one is being used to randomly tag people, places and things as Antisemitic, like a Yellow badge. USchick (talk) 02:11, 14 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - The reason proposed for deletion, 'violation of NPOV', would be a reason for deletion only if the template inherently violated NPOV. It clearly doesn't, so problems with individual entries in the template should be dealt with by editing, not wholesale deletion. Squiddy | (squirt ink?)  09:08, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It inherently violates policy because it's being used to tag articles that have nothing to do with Antisemitism. Unlike this template Antisemitism topics that sticks to the topics about Antisemitism. USchick (talk) 14:59, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Prove it! What articles are you talking about? And please, no more "Lalala! I can't hear you!". Try to refrain from such childish behaviour. // Liftarn (talk)
 * Religious segregation, Le Pays Réel, Sex and Character, The Lightning and the Sun, Three Whom God Should Not Have Created: Persians, Jews, and Flies It's not clear why any of these have been tagged except that an editor wanted to, which is WP:SYNTH. USchick (talk) 21:54, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * None of those articles use this template. Try again. // Liftarn (talk)
 * From the template, I clicked on "Antisemitic publications" which it links to Category:Antisemitic publications and that's how I got to all those articles. USchick (talk) 15:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Then it perhaps is Category:Antisemitic publications you want to delete? But it looks like you have an issue with how it is used in some articles. Considering that a) this template isn't even used there, and b) it is still not a valid argument for deletion. // Liftarn (talk)


 * Keep per the reasons listed by Roscelese. Dimadick (talk) 15:42, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Other stuff exists is not a good reason to keep this template. USchick (talk) 21:37, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Well that's ironic. You've just listed several articles that don't use this template, apparently as an argument against the template. Have I missed something? Dougweller (talk) 05:54, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Not at all ironic, I used the template to get there. Click on "Antisemitic publications" inside the template and you'll get there too. USchick (talk) 15:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment - I was thinking the categories, themselves, such as Category:Antisemitic publications, would be easier to change, but since the template both links to the categories and provides a selected list that is perhaps more stable, I'm starting to have second thoughts... I may perhaps change my !vote, if the inclusion criteria looks good. I plan to look into this, more, and am watching this page for further comments. -PC-XT+ 06:38, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom.Alexikoua (talk) 18:46, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Template:Antisemitism topics already exists, why keep two? -- Ե րևանցի talk  21:55, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Then why not delete the other one? --Tryptofish (talk) 22:36, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Or both of them. USchick (talk) 17:03, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * So you don't want any Antisemitism because you don't think anything should be labeled as Antisemitism? Do you think the same about say racism - nothing should be labeled racism? I wonder how far this principle might extend. Dougweller (talk) 20:09, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There's no reason to have 2 templates. The other template is better organized. This one is being used to tag articles indiscriminately and that's what I have a problem with. USchick (talk) 20:34, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Dougweller's observation is a good one, and the reply is rationalization after the fact. This deletion nomination, like the other two on this page, isn't about the specific templates, but about a desire to remove these topics from Wikipedia. I hope that whoever closes these discussions understands WP:VOTE and can weigh the strength of the arguments. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:47, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * If that were true, I would have nominated the other template for deletion and the category as well. USchick (talk) 20:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You just said: "Or both of them." --Tryptofish (talk) 21:00, 19 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep, same rationale as my comment in related discussion above. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:06, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. The nomination is just plain stupid. And also an assholish violation of WP:POINT.  Volunteer Marek   21:41, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Racism topics
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The result of the discussion was keep Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 00:37, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Racism topics

Violation of policy NPOV USchick (talk) 22:13, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep, pending the ongoing RfC. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:56, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, this one may just need a name change. USchick (talk) 23:01, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Aside from the RfC, I'm going to expand on my "keep" rationale. Pretty much all of the arguments for deleting are based upon objections to what is in the "Racist groups" section of the template. There is a legitimate discussion that could be had at the template talk page, about removing that part, and about moving the template to a different name. However, no one has really presented a reason why it is not useful to readers to have a navigation aide to the pages that are linked in the "History of racism", "Racist ideologies", "Acts of racism" (pages about the kinds, not specific incidents), "Racial violence", "Racism against groups", and "Anti-racist groups and movements" sections of the template. Many of the throw-the-whole-template-out arguments are just WP:IDONTLIKEIT (and WP:RGW), so I hope that whoever closes this discussion remembers WP:VOTE. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And those sections contradict the claims that the template violates WP:SOAP and WP:NPOV. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:24, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Let's explore that. In the Racist ideologies section there are the obvious entries but there is also Sinocentrism. It's not clear to me why that is included. It seems that the POV of the template editor may be the standard of inclusion. Normal articles, on the other hand, have references to reliable sources but templates generally don't. I worry about the abuse of bias templates. Jason from nyc (talk) 00:41, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * That's a reasonable rationale for making an edit to the template, to remove the link to Sinocentrism, and that's just one link. It's not a reason to delete the whole template. Your worry is a reasonable one, but it can be handled by watchlisting the template, reverting inappropriate additions to it, and discussing concerns on the template talk page. Any template that contains links to pages carries the potential for some editor adding an inappropriate link. Any template. If there is a history of bad edits to this template, it can be protected. It's true that templates do not have inline citations, but there is no reason why anyone cannot challenge the inclusion of a particular link on the grounds that reliable sources do not support its inclusion. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:37, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There is no criteria for inclusion. Sources are used for articles, not templates. USchick (talk) 00:49, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It's true that templates do not have inline citations, but there is no reason why anyone cannot challenge the inclusion of a particular link on the grounds that reliable sources do not support its inclusion. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:37, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Isn't that backwards? Shouldn't there first be a reason to include it? What's the reason for even having it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by USchick (talk • contribs) 20:47, September 12, 2013‎
 * No, it's not backwards. It's true of any template. WP:BURDEN applies. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:49, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * And what's the reason for having it? USchick (talk) 20:54, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * For having what? The template, or a particular link? --Tryptofish (talk) 20:57, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The template. USchick (talk) 02:20, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Then my answer is that the purpose of this template, and the other two, is pretty much the same as the purpose of all templates of this type. It serves as a navigational aide for our readers, essentially saying that if you are interested in reading this page, you may perhaps also be interested in reading some of these other pages, and here is where to find them. The purpose is not to promote any particular point of view, nor to make the world a better place (beyond Wikipedia's role in helping the world find information). I know that you and some other editors feel that the presence of some article links in these templates is somehow pinning a pejorative label on various persons or groups, and I've argued that any such problems can be fixed by editing the templates rather than deleting them, and I know that you and some other editors disagree with me. Unless I see a factual misstatement in this discussion, and decide to correct it, I'm probably not going to continue to respond to the hectoring here, because we have reached (passed) the point of diminishing returns. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:15, 13 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Where is the NPOV violation? — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 00:59, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Just as is the case for articles, NPOV issues about templates should be addressed by editing rather than deleting them.--eh bien mon prince (talk) 01:10, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What is the criteria for inclusion? Is it defined somewhere or is it arbitrary? USchick (talk) 01:12, 11 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete as I discussed in the case of the Template:Antisemitism I argue that bias templates more problematic than helpful. Jason from nyc (talk) 01:43, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * KeepAlthough I see a dislike of this template, I see no policy based argument for its wholesale deletion and while we have Templates for discussion/Log/2013 September 10 running this should not be considered for deletion. Dougweller (talk) 09:10, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view and WP:NOTSOAPBOX For an administrator to participate and endorse this kind of activity, perhaps administrator review is a good idea. USchick (talk) 16:29, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I suggest you either take me to WP:ANI or drop the personal attacks. Dougweller (talk) 11:48, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking about it. USchick (talk) 15:03, 13 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per Jason from nyc - Categories are better <tt>-PC-XT+</tt> 09:53, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually such categories would have to go too (or have already). // Liftarn (talk)


 * Keep and speedy close per WP:IDONTLIKEIT. // Liftarn (talk)
 * It contradicts 2 of the Five pillars: 1. Wikipedia is not a soapbox, 2. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view. USchick (talk) 00:10, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No it don't. // Liftarn (talk)


 * Keep and speedy close per WP:IDONTLIKEIT. No actual attempt to provide a policy basis for the deletion (throwing around of abbreviations aside). Besides, it's a navbox on an extensively documented topic on which we have many sub-articles, making it very useful. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:34, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It contradicts 2 of the Five pillars: 1. Wikipedia is not a soapbox, 2. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view. USchick (talk) 15:56, 13 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - seems entirely acceptable to me. I can see how, in principle, a template about racism could raise NPOV issues; however, the contents of this one look pretty unproblematic. Of course, it's difficult to cover the whole spectrum of racism in a single template, but I don't think anyone could question the relevance of the articles linked from the template at the moment. Robofish (talk) 17:23, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - The reason proposed for deletion, 'violation of NPOV', would be a reason for deletion only if the template inherently violated NPOV. It clearly doesn't, so problems with individual entries in the template should be dealt with by editing, not wholesale deletion. Squiddy | (squirt ink?)  09:07, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per the reasons explained by Tryptofish. Dimadick (talk) 15:39, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep This is getting more and more ridiculous.  Volunteer Marek   21:42, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Ditto Volunteer Marek. Irondome (talk) 21:55, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey roster
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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 19:55, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey roster
 * American college ice hockey roster templates

not needed after being merged with 2012–13 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season. note that the roster from the current season is transcluded using <section ></section> tags and the lst function (see Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey), which avoids duplication and moving the roster at the end of the season. Frietjes (talk) 21:15, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Ir-Crown-UK
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The result of the discussion was merged Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 00:38, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Ir-Crown-UK
 * Non-free Crown copyright

Propose merging Template:Ir-Crown-UK with Template:Non-free Crown copyright.

Two different templates for the same thing. I suggest that we get rid of one of them and convert that template into a redirect. Some text may need to be merged. Stefan2 (talk) 17:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)


 * The reason for this templates creation was so that I could tag something as a Non-free logo with the additional restriction that it had a ir-Crown-UK restriction.

I also note that sometimes images are incorrectly tagged as Non-free Crown copyright and migrating the correct uses to the new name was useful in finding the ones that were mistakenly tagged.

No objections to a merge, but would suggest merging the former Non-free Crown copyright into ir-Crown UK as it's more accurately named. There are also Cronw copyrights for Canadian, Australian and New Zealand works whose terms differ from the UK ones. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 23:50, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Both templates can be used together with non-free logo (provided that the file is a logo of course). --Stefan2 (talk) 16:20, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Merge both to Non-free Crown copyright UK since "ir" doesn't match the majority of copyright templates, and to add "UK" to explain which Crown copyright it's about. -- 70.24.244.158 (talk) 06:46, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Nonnotable content
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The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 00:39, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Nonnotable content

This template directly contradicts WP:N. It's transcluded in four articles, all of which would be better served by a template like overly detailed. DoctorKubla (talk) 11:03, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep—I proposed creating such a template, and then created it, more than a year ago, and it met with no opposition whatsoever. I even waited more than a year after posting at the talk of WP:TC to see if there would be any problems with it, and no one raised any. It is therefore strange that it comes up now. However, to the point: it doesn't contradict the notability guideline. The guideline just points out that you can include content inside an article that you wouldn't be able to have as a separate article. It does not say that you can add any information you want as long as it's inside an article (that, indeed, would be a contradiction of the WP:NOT policy). The current template talks about clearly excessive and/or unencyclopedic content inside of articles, and indeed in certain cases it can overlap with overly detailed. This is no reason to delete it, but if it is not clear what the template is about, we can work together to make it more clear. —Ynhockey (Talk) 12:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The guideline makes it clear that there's no such thing as "non-notable content". Unencyclopedic content, yes, that can be a problem, but that's adequately covered by other templates: overly detailed, undue, cleanup-list, trivia, etc. DoctorKubla (talk) 07:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I read and re-read the relevant parts of WP:N and fail to see where it says that "there's no such thing as non-notable content". It merely says that the guideline doesn't apply to content within articles, and for that you have other policies and guidelines.
 * Regarding your other argument, consider the following example: an article about a school that has a sourced list of all of its current teachers. I think we can both agree that such a list is not desirable, and even if verifiable at a certain point, is bound to be outdated quickly and won't be maintainable. However, if you look at the other templates you proposed, this is not clear at all.
 * The overly detailed template points to WP:IINFO and in general WP:NOT, which don't technically have anything against such a list. Nor does WP:UNDUE. The list is verifiable, discriminate, doesn't promote anyone in particular, and if it's short and the article is long—doesn't constitute undue weight.
 * Therefore, it is left to editorial decision whether to include this list, and common sense dictates that it shouldn't be included. Usually this happens in articles where the main author doesn't envision long-term maintenance of the list, or believes they will be able to do it by themselves. There are lots of other examples where this applies. It is therefore appropriate to place a tag that some parts obviously shouldn't be included, without alluding to existing content policies. This is usually an issue which is very easy to solve by anyone who checks the backlog.
 * So we're talking about a template that's both useful and isn't bound to create a huge backlog.
 * —Ynhockey (Talk) 09:06, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep, but consider moving to Unencyclopedic content (which is currently a redirect to this template). Strictly speaking, DoctorKubla is correct - on Wikipedia, 'notability' applies to articles as a whole, not their content. However, this template does identify a genuine problem (even if it to some extent overlaps with other existing templates). Renaming it to specify 'unencyclopedic content' should make it clearer and more acceptable. Robofish (talk) 17:19, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. The current wording is too vague and suggests ideas contradictory to current policies. Even if we address the latter somehow, I think the purpose is better served by more specific and better established templates. Using this template is just like using cleanup without giving a reason, if not worse. Template:NOT was deleted for similar reasons. Keφr 19:41, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. RL example of use of this template:
 * I wanted to use this tag on a section where it was far more relevant and less like a 'badge of shame' in order to redirect contributors to the article's talk page, but ended up substituting it with the less appropriate off-topic tag so as the redirect to this discussion wouldn't distract contributors away from the issue at hand.
 * In predominantly working with articles that attract a high number of interest group users and which, by their nature, can provoke edit wars by merely adding or subtracting a word, neutrality and consensus are of primary concern. I do my utmost to encourage discussion on the talk pages, and it's certainly a more appropriate tag for sections in such controversial articles and/or lengthy articles where vaguely related lists (which are unlikely to be expanded) with too little information for a stub, sub-page (much less a category) are tacked on by overly enthusiastic contributors. The majority of Wikipedia tags are too officious for some subjects and, I'm sure everyone is aware of their being misused as 'badges of shame'. Ynhockey makes a valid point in it being a template that "isn't bound to create a huge backlog." The list in question had already been identified as being problematic and this tag is worded in such a way as drive home the point that redressing problems with the content will be expedited (again, precisely what is intended as per my example). I disagree that it is as generic as cleanup and other tags that linger for years already proliferating entries on Wikipedia. I'm sorry, DrKubla, but your suggestion that it is interchangeable with the overly detailed template is incorrect. In fact, your suggested template is the antithesis of the issue to be discussed. The closest relevant template would be trivia which presents as being antagonistic as it doesn't allow for referral to the talk page in the string and, as a result, seems far more likely to be a candidate for being left lingering around without being addressed for years on end. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 02:47, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Governments of Turkey
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The result of the discussion was redirect Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 00:40, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Governments of Turkey

Delete. Orphan, less informative, and redundant to Template:Cabinets of Turkey Ithinkicahn (talk) 08:12, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * delete per nom. — Lfdder (talk) 09:47, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment There were well over 50 links to this template. But the proposer removed all links to leave the template orphan and now claims that the template is orphan. This behavior clearly contradicts with the forth pilar of WP. It would be much more wikilike if he'd take time to discuss the issue before removing everything.Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 10:50, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete as redundant to the Cabinets of Turkey template. @User:Ithinkicahn: templates should not be orphaned before they are nominated for deletion, but only after the discussion is closed as delete, merge, etc.--eh bien mon prince (talk) 17:04, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Cabinets of Turkey, clearly a useful name. -- 70.24.244.158 (talk) 06:48, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep: I am busy in creating a series of articles about the historical governments of Turkey and I always use Temp:Governments of Turkey. After the proposer has replaced Temp:Cabinets of Turkey instead of the original one, I noticed that there are some factual errors in  Temp:Cabinets of Turkey.  Even if it is preferred, it must be repaired before being used. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 10:54, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Metro Line
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The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 00:41, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Metro Line

Delete. Metro Line, currently the only article using this template, already lists all the stations, and provides links to all the articles linked to in this template. 117Avenue (talk) 05:22, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Keep. The template is part of a unified, coherent series that the nominator is attempting to disrupt. Useddenim (talk) 01:58, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What series? There is no mention on Talk:Edmonton Light Rail Transit or Talk:Metro Line about implementing a series of templates in addition to Template:ETS LRT route. 117Avenue (talk) 06:45, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Keep. If you don't need/like/want the templagte, don't use ut. There's no reason to do a smack down. 128.205.249.240 (talk) 13:58, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment if this is kept, it needs to be renamed. "Metro Line" is too close to metro line and metroline. It should be Template:Metro Line (Edmonton). -- 70.24.244.158 (talk) 06:51, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is case sensitive, which is why Metro Line and metro line link to different articles, I don't think this is an issue, especially since there is no Template:metro line. 117Avenue (talk) 06:56, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Useddenim is correct.  The series comprises more than 1,000 templates (more than 800 for the UK alone), most of which (although not this particular one) are in a subcategory of Category:Rail routemap templates. Bahnfrend (talk) 08:01, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Just because we have the tools, it doesn't mean we need to use them. It's creating overly redundant lists and templates. 117Avenue (talk) 03:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename as Template:Metro Line (Edmonton), per the anonymous IP "70.24.244.158." The same issue justified the renaming of the Baltimore Metro Subway-related works a while back. -User:DanTD (talk) 12:16, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename to Metro Line (Edmonton) or similar. Route diagram templates are ubiquitous for light and heavy rail lines, and have a standard integration in rail line infoboxes. The template name is, however, insufficiently specific and should be disambiguated in some way. VanIsaacWS Vex<sup style="margin-left:-7.0ex">contribs 12:27, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Why? For a list of stations? The article already has this, and Template:ETS LRT navbox and Template:ETS LRT route already perform the duties of this template. 117Avenue (talk) 03:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * As well as the succession boxes in the infoboxes for stations. 117Avenue (talk) 03:47, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename per above. Mjroots (talk) 16:26, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete unnecessary clutter. Thankyoubaby (talk) 02:20, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Route Diagram Templates provide an alternative way of presenting information. Lists are good, in that one may include any minute detail in them; pictures are also good, in that they convey real distances, layout and possibly correlation with other landmarks; and RDTs are good as well, in that they represent the traditional way of describing transport, in addition to navigation between articles (which is unintuitive with lists and non-existent with images). This is the same issue as with categories vs. navigational templates. In future, the template in question will be used (I guess) in MacEwan LRT Station etc. YLSS (talk) 17:03, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Template:ETS LRT route can perform the functions you have described. 117Avenue (talk) 02:59, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It could; but you nominated the present template (seemingly) on other grounds. If the question is question is whether to have a single RDT for all Edmonton light rail or to use a template per line, then I'll leave this to the concerned parties (who should discuss this peacefully on talk pages, I suppose)... YLSS (talk) 18:13, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, the concerned parties should discuss this peacefully, however Useddenim did not garner the consensus of the regular Edmonton LRT contributors before creating Template:Metro Line, Template:Capital Line, and Template:Valley Line (ETS). Could you please clarify "the present template", do you mean the one widely used? I did not nominate Template:ETS LRT route for deletion, and I would like to see it continue to be used. 117Avenue (talk) 23:47, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * was the creator of Template:Capital Line, and I created Template:ETS LRT future only because you kept removing references to future expansion  from Template:ETS LRT route. Useddenim (talk) 04:42, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Because consensus was to not include future information. If you have a disagreement talk about, don't go creating templates. 117Avenue (talk) 05:45, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * We try to avoid leaving templates unused. 117Avenue (talk) 05:09, 18 September 2013 (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 template's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.