Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2014 December 24



Template:LIN TV

 * 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 delete. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 23:53, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
 * LIN TV

The deal between LIN Media & Media General was closed on December 19. All the pages have been replaced with different templates including Media General, making this template useless, since LIN is now a defunct entity. Csworldwide1 (talk) 07:58, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Still it seems reasonable to keep the only use. Transclude it there? I don't know what the convention is for a navigational aid that has only a single use. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 11:56, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Oops, where I said transclude it there, I mean substitute it there. Our jargon is terrible. Note to closing admin, since I'm so unsure about precedent and customs in this case, please don't take this as a strong anything. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 09:37, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete as out-of-date, though the information could be included in the article as the stations affiliated with it when it became defunct, or something of that nature, if desired. (Generally, single-use templates are substituted and deleted, or merged with the article in some form. The Media General navbox navigates the current situation, and the article already summarizes the history.) —PC-XT+ 06:33, 9 January 2015 (UTC) 07:02, 9 January 2015 (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.