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Template:Connected contributor multi

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The result of the discussion was redirect to Template:Connected contributor. Primefac (talk) 08:01, 19 August 2019 (UTC) The template has effectively been deprecated and all uses should be converted to Connected contributor. --Trialpears (talk) 23:47, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Connected contributor multi
 * Replace and delete. This is a great example of why I dislike "deprecation". It is meaningless in the context of Wikipedia, as can be seen by this template being deprecated 4 years ago saying yet still in-use. --Gonnym (talk) 06:18, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:Arn

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The result of the discussion was delete. Primefac (talk) 08:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC) Talk page banner for a process deprecated in 2006. 1 transclusion in a sandbox that hasn't been edited for 7 years. --Trialpears (talk) 23:09, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Arn
 * I have no objection to redirecting it to the (hopefully archived) page about the process -- but I don't see any point to limiting access to its revision history only to admins (which is what deleting would do). JesseW, the juggling janitor 02:22, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not GitHub and should not be a code repository. Templates, unlike articles, are not content, but serve a function, which this template does not, and has not for more time than most users of this site have even used it. --Gonnym (talk) 06:21, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:Old VfD

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The result of the discussion was delete after "orphaning" per the discussion below. Primefac (talk) 08:05, 19 August 2019 (UTC) One transclusion at Template talk:Old AfD. The process is deprecated since 2005 so I think it's time for it to go or be redirected. --Trialpears (talk) 23:06, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Old VfD
 * Keep Redirect to Template:Old AfD with conditions that have to be met prior to redirection. (See my comments in this discussion for details. Steel1943  (talk) 16:20, 12 August 2019 (UTC) ) As long as Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:Votes for deletion contains pages that are not redirects (which it currently does ... since I've been working on that off-and-on for a few years now), this template still serves a purpose since Template:Old AfD does not utilize the "Wikipedia:Votes for deletion" prefix by default. Once/if all of the pages on that list (that represent discussions) are properly converted to redirects, then this template should be redirected to Template:Old AfD. (Also, at the present time, Template:Old AfD does not contain a   parameter, which is a parameter Template:Old VfD utilizes in lieu of the   parameter in Template:Old AfD.)  Steel1943  (talk) 23:13, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * If I converted the 40 non-redirects listed by your link would you support this proposal? --Trialpears (talk) 23:20, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I would, but here's the thing with that and why it's taken me so gosh darn long to resolve the non-redirects. Most (but probably all) of these non-redirects are the result of a bot about a decade ago not being able to move them to their corresponding "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion" titles since there is/was already a page there (usually a 2nd nomination in the new "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion" prefix.) Also, disregarding what I have been doing extensively (such as making sure that all later discussions are moved ... such as moving "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/7388436" to "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/7388436 (2nd nomination)" before moving "Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/7388436" to "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/7388436"), when/if these pages are moved, in my opinion since I tend to be an archivist, all of the incoming links to these pages (in all namespaces) would need to be updated to ensure that talk pages and archives are not broken. Steel1943  (talk) 23:35, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I will make sure it gets done. Updating links will be essential as several of these discussions may be relevant in the future. I will have to request temporary page mover right, but that shouldn't be a problem. --Trialpears (talk) 23:53, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. The Holding Cell is here exactly for when a result needs work done before the template can be deleted. Steel1943 has explained the process that needs to happen, when it happens, this can be deleted. No reason to have this conversation again then. --Gonnym (talk) 06:25, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:Sample

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The result of the discussion was redirect to Template:Audio sample. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 22:12, 19 August 2019 (UTC) Transcluded in six pages, none of them in the mainspace. Instead, they happen to be user sandboxes and one user page, mostly by users who created their accounts and then just don't contribute afterwards. Also, it can be confused with, , , etc. The template should be substituted and then deleted. Alternatively, it can be deprecated into an error message. BTW, last year someone changed the template into some table. I recently found out, so I just reverted it back to some Wikipedia message, which is what was originally intended. George Ho (talk) 21:19, 11 August 2019 (UTC); edited, 21:33, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Sample
 * Keep. I created this as the sample template for training purposes 12 years ago. It has become a magnet for vandalism, and should be reverted where used. If watching it and the documentation for it is too much work, then I suppose it must be deleted, but I will be sad to see it go.  — Jeff G. ツ 21:49, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * In your latest version of the documentation page it says "The Sample template shows people sample results of the correct use of the Interwiki doc page pattern template. Please replace this information with how your template works. " The Interwiki doc page pattern template is now deleted. Is there still any reason to keep it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trialpears (talk • contribs) 21:54, 11 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Redirect to audio sample. JesseW, the juggling janitor 02:25, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Audio sample or delete. Jc86035 (talk) 16:50, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:Diffs

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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted by AnomieBOT ⚡  09:06, 19 August 2019 (UTC) Unused and undocumented. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:31, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Diffs
 * delete and potentially redirect to diff. Frietjes (talk) 16:43, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - the name "diffs" seems to imply multiple diffs, which is not what the template does (it links to a single diff). – Sonicwave talk  06:22, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
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New York Central Railroad s-line templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 23:42, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
 * NYC color
 * NYC lines
 * NYC stations
 * NYC style


 * S-line/NYC left/Adirondack Division
 * S-line/NYC left/Air Line
 * S-line/NYC left/Auburn Road
 * S-line/NYC left/B&A
 * S-line/NYC left/Bay City Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Benton Harbor-South Bend
 * S-line/NYC left/CCC&ST.L Main Line
 * S-line/NYC left/Cairo Division
 * S-line/NYC left/Canada Southern
 * S-line/NYC left/Catskill
 * S-line/NYC left/Chicago-Cincinnati
 * S-line/NYC left/Cincinnati-Cleveland
 * S-line/NYC left/Cincinnati-Toledo
 * S-line/NYC left/Danville Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Detroit Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Empire State Express
 * S-line/NYC left/Falls Road
 * S-line/NYC left/Fort Wayne Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Harlem Division
 * S-line/NYC left/Highland Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Hudson Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Hudson Division
 * S-line/NYC left/Hunter
 * S-line/NYC left/Indianapolis-Springfield
 * S-line/NYC left/Jackson-Franklin
 * S-line/NYC left/Jackson Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/James Whitcomb Riley
 * S-line/NYC left/Kaaterskill
 * S-line/NYC left/Kalamazoo Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Kankakee Belt Route
 * S-line/NYC left/Lake Mahopac Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Lansing Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/MC
 * S-line/NYC left/Mackinaw City-Detroit
 * S-line/NYC left/Mercury
 * S-line/NYC left/Milford Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Niagara Falls-Buffalo
 * S-line/NYC left/Niagara Falls-Rochester
 * S-line/NYC left/North Adams Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Norwalk Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Old Road
 * S-line/NYC left/Oswego-Syracuse
 * S-line/NYC left/Oswego-Utica
 * S-line/NYC left/P&LE main
 * S-line/NYC left/Peoria-Indianapolis
 * S-line/NYC left/Phoenix Line
 * S-line/NYC left/Putnam Division
 * S-line/NYC left/Rochester-Oswego
 * S-line/NYC left/Schenectady–Troy
 * S-line/NYC left/South Haven branch
 * S-line/NYC left/St. Joseph-South Bend
 * S-line/NYC left/St. Lawrence Division
 * S-line/NYC left/St. Louis-Cleveland
 * S-line/NYC left/Syracuse-Massena
 * S-line/NYC left/Toledo-Charleston
 * S-line/NYC left/Twentieth Century Limited
 * S-line/NYC left/West Shore Route
 * S-line/NYC left/Worcester Line
 * S-line/NYC left/Youghiogheny Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/Youngstown Branch
 * S-line/NYC left/main
 * S-line/NYC left/old main
 * S-line/NYC right/Adirondack Division
 * S-line/NYC right/Air Line
 * S-line/NYC right/Auburn Road
 * S-line/NYC right/B&A
 * S-line/NYC right/Bay City Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Benton Harbor-South Bend
 * S-line/NYC right/Cairo Division
 * S-line/NYC right/Canada Southern
 * S-line/NYC right/Catskill
 * S-line/NYC right/Chicago-Cincinnati
 * S-line/NYC right/Chicago – Cairo
 * S-line/NYC right/Cincinnati-Cleveland
 * S-line/NYC right/Cincinnati-Toledo
 * S-line/NYC right/Danville Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Detroit Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Empire State Express
 * S-line/NYC right/Falls Road
 * S-line/NYC right/Fort Wayne Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Harlem Division
 * S-line/NYC right/Highland Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Hudson Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Hudson Division
 * S-line/NYC right/Hunter
 * S-line/NYC right/Indianapolis-Springfield
 * S-line/NYC right/Jackson-Franklin
 * S-line/NYC right/Jackson Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/James Whitcomb Riley
 * S-line/NYC right/Kaaterskill
 * S-line/NYC right/Kalamazoo Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Kankakee Belt Route
 * S-line/NYC right/Lake Mahopac Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Lansing Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/MC
 * S-line/NYC right/Mackinaw City-Detroit
 * S-line/NYC right/Mercury
 * S-line/NYC right/Niagara Falls-Buffalo
 * S-line/NYC right/Niagara Falls-Rochester
 * S-line/NYC right/North Adams Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Norwalk Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Oil City Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Old Road
 * S-line/NYC right/Oswego-Syracuse
 * S-line/NYC right/Oswego-Utica
 * S-line/NYC right/P&LE main
 * S-line/NYC right/Peoria-Indianapolis
 * S-line/NYC right/Pittsburgh-Brownsville
 * S-line/NYC right/Polo Grounds Shuttle
 * S-line/NYC right/Putnam Division
 * S-line/NYC right/Rochester-Oswego
 * S-line/NYC right/Schenectady–Troy
 * S-line/NYC right/South Haven branch
 * S-line/NYC right/St. Joseph-South Bend
 * S-line/NYC right/St. Lawrence Division
 * S-line/NYC right/St. Louis-Cleveland
 * S-line/NYC right/Syracuse-Massena
 * S-line/NYC right/Toledo-Charleston
 * S-line/NYC right/Toledo-Thurston
 * S-line/NYC right/Twentieth Century Limited
 * S-line/NYC right/Weehawken Ferry
 * S-line/NYC right/West Shore Route
 * S-line/NYC right/Worcester Line
 * S-line/NYC right/Youghiogheny Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/Youngstown Branch
 * S-line/NYC right/main
 * S-line/NYC right/old main

templates for the New York Central Railroad. Superseded by Module:Adjacent stations/New York Central Railroad. All transclusions replaced. There are 127 dependent s-line data modules which should also be deleted. Mackensen (talk) 15:37, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete; unused and replaced. Jc86035 (talk) 16:47, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
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British Home Championship football standings templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 18:09, 17 August 2019 (UTC) no longer used after being merged with the parent article (with attribution) per consensus at WT:FOOTY. Frietjes (talk) 13:58, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * 1883–84 British Home Championship table
 * 1884–85 British Home Championship table
 * 1885–86 British Home Championship table
 * 1886–87 British Home Championship table
 * British Home Championship football standings templates
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. GiantSnowman 12:51, 12 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. GiantSnowman 12:52, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:ArchiveNotice

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The result of the discussion was merge to Template:Auto archiving notice. Plastikspork ―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 22:15, 19 August 2019 (UTC) Redundant to Auto archiving notice. Both templates have very few transclusions. --Trialpears (talk) 12:12, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * ArchiveNotice
 * Sporadic archiving notice
 * Merge, per nominator. Jc86035 (talk) 14:20, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:Notice2
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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted by AnomieBOT ⚡  09:06, 19 August 2019 (UTC) Redundant to notice. Only one transclusion. --Trialpears (talk) 12:00, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Notice2
 * Delete; redundant and basically unused. Jc86035 (talk) 12:13, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
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Template:RTA style
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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted by AnomieBOT ⚡  09:06, 19 August 2019 (UTC) Unused; replaced by Module:Adjacent stations/RTA Rapid Transit. Jc86035 (talk) 08:49, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * RTA style
 * Delete. Mackensen (talk) 15:43, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
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