Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2016 April 24



Geography stubs of former Moroccan regions

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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted as G6 by AnomieBOT ⚡  02:02, 28 April 2016 (UTC) Unused stub templates without associated stub categories corresponding to former Moroccan regions abolished last year. All stubs previously tagged with these templates have been resorted into the stub categories corresponding to the new regions. Cobblet (talk) 22:37, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * GuelmimEsSemara-geo-stub
 * LaâyouneBoujdourSakiaElHamra-geo-stub
 * RabatSaléZemmourZaer-geo-stub


 * Speedy delete as G6 ("Housekeeping"). Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:05, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
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Template:4Minute singles

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) ~ RobTalk 14:05, 2 May 2016 (UTC) All 4Minute single articles were merged to album articles last year, so all the links in this template are redirects. The albums links are already in Template:4Minute, so this one is redundant. Random86 (talk) 20:41, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * 4Minute singles
 * Delete, we only use separate navboxes for singles discographies if there are so many it would make the main album navbox unwieldy. Even if all of these had their own articles still, it's not big enough to warrant being separate. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 05:02, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * delete, no useful navigation. Frietjes (talk) 16:40, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
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Template:Wave Race

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The result of the discussion was delete (non-admin closure). ~ RobTalk 14:07, 2 May 2016 (UTC) Three entries, no overall series page nor a need for one. Last entry released in 2001, no real hope for expansion. I've amended the pages so that they each contain a reference to each other, which can be tweaked if necessary but regardless serves the role of this navbox. WP:NENAN bears mentioning here. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 18:36, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Wave Race
 * Delete per the nom. --Izno (talk) 11:24, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
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Template:OnGoogleEarth

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The result of the discussion was delete both. (non-admin closure) ~ RobTalk 14:09, 2 May 2016 (UTC) Propose merging Template:OnGoogleEarth with Template:OnGoogleMaps.
 * OnGoogleEarth
 * OnGoogleMaps

Functionally identical templates with aesthetic improvements to OnGoogleMaps being the only difference. Neither are widely used, but one could be potentially useful. fredgandt 16:26, 24 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete both as redundant to Coord. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:08, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Agree with delete per Pigsonthewing (ah yes). fredgandt</b> 12:21, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete both per Pigsonthewing. Jc86035 (talk • contribs) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125; to reply to me 11:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
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Template:Mr Floppy
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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) ~ RobTalk 14:25, 2 May 2016 (UTC) Template is obsolete: all bar one of its entries have since been redirected to the article about the band, and the remaining entry is a good candidate for PROD or redirect as it is a non-notable EP by a non-notable band containing no sources whatsoever. I can't notify the template's creator as he has long since been blocked for "misogynistic and racist remarks". Richard3120 (talk) 16:14, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Mr Floppy
 * Delete per nom. There's no need for a template that only links the main article and a prodded EP (and contains four redirects and four non-links). jonkerz ♠talk 19:28, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
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Template:WikiProject SUNY
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The result of the discussion was delete. Izkala (talk) 19:11, 5 May 2016 (UTC) Deprecated template with only three transclusions from a long-since merged project. This is already a wrapper, so it makes sense to substitute the three transclusions and then delete. ~ RobTalk 16:01, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * WikiProject SUNY
 * Delete per the nom. --Izno (talk) 15:07, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Gimubrc (talk) 14:17, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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Template:WikiProject Youngstown
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The result of the discussion was delete. Izkala (talk) 19:13, 5 May 2016 (UTC) Unused and deprecated WikiProject template from a long-since merged project. ~ RobTalk 15:59, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * WikiProject Youngstown
 * Delete I created this template years ago, it's deprecated and concur with Rob. --Daysleeper47 (talk) 00:58, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
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Template:Cities and towns in Bad Doberan (district)
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The result of the discussion was delete. Izkala (talk) 00:15, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Cities and towns in Bad Doberan (district)
 * Cities and towns in Delitzsch (district)
 * Cities and towns in Demmin (district)
 * Cities and towns in Dornbirn (district)
 * Cities and towns in Feldkirch (district)
 * Cities and towns in Güstrow (district)
 * Cities and towns in Ludwigslust (district)
 * Cities and towns in Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district)
 * Cities and towns in Mittweida (district)
 * Cities and towns in Muldentalkreis
 * Cities and towns in Müritz (district)
 * Cities and towns in Nordvorpommern (district)
 * Cities and towns in Ostvorpommern (district)
 * Cities and towns in Parchim (district)
 * Cities and towns in Rügen (district)
 * Cities and towns in Uecker-Randow (district)

All completely unused, and spot-checking shows that the articles listed in these navboxes already have other navboxes to nearby cities and towns on the page. ~ RobTalk 15:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * delete, better to use categories for this type of navigation. Frietjes (talk) 16:41, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per Freitjes & Rob. At best, templates would fail WP:NENAN due to having too few links to be useful, and at worst would be so clunky that a navbox can't offer a logical progression from one included topic to the next. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 21:38, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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Template:Wikibreak Holiday
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The result of the discussion was delete. Izkala (talk) 19:10, 5 May 2016 (UTC) Completely unused. Redundant to Wikibreak and possibly Holiday. ~ RobTalk 15:38, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Wikibreak Holiday


 * Delete, nothing it says that the other templates can't be made to say. We don't need a template for every possible variation on a theme. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 02:31, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as redundant. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:14, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
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Television in the United Kingdom templates
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The result of the discussion was relist to 7 May. Primefac (talk) 18:37, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Television in Scotland
 * Television in Wales
 * Media in the United Kingdom
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Template:Trout
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The result of the discussion was WP:SNOWBALL keep. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  17:17, 27 April 2016 (UTC) (non-admin closure) This is a passive agressive tempate. Placing any kind of message on a user's page that implies they have been hit with a physical object is not funny. There are lots of people out there in the world who have been hit with things, especially women and those in vulnerable positions, and for them to get one of these is not going to be particularly funny. I think this is agreat example of the overwhelmingly male Wikipedia population of editors missing the underlying agressive nature of the message. Is it that difficult to come up with templates that connote something less violent? A pie-- I could handle a pie. Politicians get hit with pies all the time. But a giant trout? Grow up. HappyValleyEditor (talk) 05:29, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Trout
 * Comment WP:TROUTing originates from Monty Python's Flying Circus and refers to a skit where a silly person is hit with a fish to stop their silliness -- 70.51.46.195 (talk) 05:45, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * NOTE we do have another Monty Python based silliness stopper colonel

-- 70.51.46.195 (talk) 05:48, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's a popular and fairly well-known cultural reference, and the object is silly enough that I don't see much of a possibility for confusion on the intent behind this template. ~ RobTalk 05:59, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep per Rob, and also per the fact that many project pages reference this template. SST flyer 08:53, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep In use and funny. If you think it's "passive agressive", don't use it. Kleuske (talk) 09:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep Politicians get shot, punched, egged and shoed too, but that wouldn't be good for Wikipedians. This is just a bit of fish based relief and does no real harm. Pie on the other hand is outright evil and should be stopped <b style='font:1rem Arial;color:#066;text-decoration:inherit;'>f<i style='font-size:.7em;color:#0bb;'>red</i>g<i style='font-size:.7em;color:#0bb;'>andt</i></b> 16:38, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep "It offends me" is not a rationale for getting rid of something. It's humorous; if you don't like it, don't use it. Also, I suggest creating the "pie" template yourself if you really feel an alternative is needed. The community can then decide whether to keep it alongside all the other silly & lighthearted measures we use to inform others of when they make mistakes. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 18:43, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - per every other support above. It is true that being suddenly confronted by a pie coming towards your face is more scary than that of a trout going to your face. I find it is really difficult to add any sort of non-scary message of a pie either. Also, "grow up" is a bit offensive, especially when much of the population of Wikipedians are over 18, and many Wikipedians do like a bit of humor sometimes. See WP:HUMOR for more about humor in Wikipedia. Qwertyxp2000 (talk &#124; contribs) 06:54, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The WP:HUMOR page says "These pages contain material which is kept because the contents are considered humorous. They are not intended, nor should they be used, for any research or serious use". As well as this, many humorous pages and templates show "... Do not take it seriously". However, you are taking the template seriously by worrying about the unhumority and aggression to other users. Qwertyxp2000 (talk &#124; contribs) 06:58, 25 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep. Many Users, myself included, invite trout slaps if they are warranted. I just trout slapped a USer today for emptying a category at CFD....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 11:33, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep! It is very popular and funny. If you are offended by it, don't use it. Also, a pie template would be awesome and I might create that! AnAwesomeArticleEditor (talk) 23:27, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * , you may create the pie template, but make it humorous. Qwertyxp2000 (talk &#124; contribs) 06:45, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
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Template:HERC
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The result of the discussion was delete and replace with a category. (non-admin closure) ~ RobTalk 15:20, 2 May 2016 (UTC) <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * HERC
 * Delete. There is no article on the template's subject. Fails WP:NAVBOX criterion 4. Sixth of March 05:08, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Weak keepUsed see here Daniel Kenneth (talk) 16:51, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ RobTalk 00:24, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete or rename HERC refers to Higher Education Recruitment Consortium of the U.S.A. which is definitely not the topic of this template. So it is wrong. -- 70.51.46.195 (talk) 05:51, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * As someone unfamiliar with the topic and therefore having the point of view of a newbie, I say Delete and replace with category (if one is needed). Would serve about the same purpose and help to avoid WP:TEMPLATECREEP, since there is no meaningful context that would enable users to move from one entry in the navbox to another that a category cannot offer. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 18:49, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * delete, and replace with a category. Frietjes (talk) 16:42, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
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