Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2020 January 2 - Wikipedia
Deletion of more old test templates
- 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).
The result of the discussion was Redirect. Since most individual templates haven't been discussed reverting for individual pages is fine if opposition arise. (non-admin closure) ‑‑Trialpears (talk) 13:42, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Template:Advert5 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-adblock}}
- Template:Badcat (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-badcat}}
- Template:Blank4alt (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-delete4}}
- → {{uw-npov1}}
- Template:Edit summary personal (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-bes2}}
- Template:Edit summary personal 3 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-bes3}}
- Template:Edit summary personal 4 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-bes4}}
- Template:Image no source last warning (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-copyright-img}}
- Template:Image1 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-image1}}
- Template:Image2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-image2}}
- Template:Image3 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-image3}}
- Template:Image4 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-image4}}
- Template:Name your images (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-nyi}}
- Template:NC0 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-nc}}
- Template:Needsource (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-unsourced1}}
- Template:Needsource2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-unsourced2}}
- Template:Nn-test (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-badlistentry}}
- Template:Notenglish0 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-english}}
- Template:Nothanks-add (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-copyright}}
- Template:Npa4im (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-npa4im}}
- Template:NPOV0 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-npov1}}
- Template:NPOV0a (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → delete
- Template:Off-sandbox (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-sandbox1}}
- Template:Off-sandbox/sandbox (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → delete
- Template:OR-note (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-unreliable}}
- Template:Resume (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-coi}}
- Template:Section blanking (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-delete1}}
- Template:Seelink (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-sl}}
- Template:Spam (good faith) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-spam1}}
- Template:Spam note (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-spam1}}
- Template:Spam-warn/sandbox (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → delete
- Template:Spam0 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-spam1}}
- Template:Spam2a (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-spam2}}
- Template:Tpv0 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-tpv1}}
- Template:Tpv1 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-tpv1}}
- Template:Tpv2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-tpv2}}
- Template:Tpv3 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-tpv3}}
- Template:Tpv4 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-tpv4}}
- Template:Userfy warning (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-socialnetwork}}
- Template:UsernameWarn (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-username}}
- Template:Wrongsummary2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-mislead2}}
- Template:Wrongsummary3 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages) → {{uw-mislead3}}
I believe that all of these templates should be redirected (except for Spam-warn/sandbox, Off-sandbox/sandbox and NPOV0a) because none of such templates are used by any user or bot on Wikipedia (who instead uses the Uw series templates to warn users of bad behaviour). Further, such templates contain deprecated language (the block templates don't even give instructions on how to get unblocked, and the final warning templates use the term 'will' instead of 'may' in regards to being blocked from editing). For these two main reasons, I think that these templates must either be deleted or redirected to uw templates. As for Spam-warn/sandbox, Off-sandbox/sandbox and NPOV0a - these templates should be deleted anyway due to their lack of use. Train of Knowledge (Talk|Contribs) 08:08, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Train of Knowledge: there are still 9 templates in the above list which are proposed for deletion rather than redirect: could you propose a redirect for these too, if possible? If no redirect can be proposed I'd suggest to withdraw them from a list that is grouped under the rationale "... all of these templates should be redirected because ...". Another idea would be to update them so that they are conforming to up-to-date uw-methodology. E.g. {{NC0}} should be rewritten into something useful rather than deleted, imho, if there's no current uw alternative for that type of message. --Francis Schonken (talk) 09:52, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Francis Schonken: I have created new templates (uw-nyi for name your images, uw-nc, uw-bes2, uw-bes1, uw-bes3, uw-bes4 and uw-sl) which will effectively create redirects rather than deleting useful pages. Other than that, NPOV0a and sandboxes related to test templates should be deleted anyways because NPOV0a is just a duplicate of NPOV0 and the sandboxes related to test templates do not have any use whatsoever. Thanks! Train of Knowledge (Talk|Contribs) 20:22, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, looks pretty much OK (although I didn't check them all), so, assuming no irreversible issues would result from the ones I didn't check, I'm prepared to support your proposal. --Francis Schonken (talk) 20:52, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Francis Schonken: I have created new templates (uw-nyi for name your images, uw-nc, uw-bes2, uw-bes1, uw-bes3, uw-bes4 and uw-sl) which will effectively create redirects rather than deleting useful pages. Other than that, NPOV0a and sandboxes related to test templates should be deleted anyways because NPOV0a is just a duplicate of NPOV0 and the sandboxes related to test templates do not have any use whatsoever. Thanks! Train of Knowledge (Talk|Contribs) 20:22, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Support proposal. These notices should be using one standard style. --Gonnym (talk) 11:28, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- 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).