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The result of the discussion was delete. Speedy delete, non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 00:28, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Good GIF (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This template gives horrible advice, giving an invalid reason why these images should be kept in GIF format instead of having them easily converted to PNG. ANDROS1337TALK 21:20, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry it comes across as horrible. I created it as discussed here with Sfan00_IMG who seems to be a prolific expert on images. The point is that some GIFs could be fairly easy be re-created from scratch (geometric shapes + letters from standard fonts), so let's go ahead and tag those for replacement with efficient storage formats, but some other websites use GIF originals for complex designs. Template:Good GIF only intended for the latter image files, uploaded here under fair use provisions, e.g. school logos; the point is to discourage editors from tagging them inappropriately. What did I get wrong, please? – Fayenatic L (talk) 23:22, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The fact is, these images can easily be converted to PNG without any loss of quality. ANDROS1337TALK 00:15, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Ballet multicolumn formatting templates

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The result of the discussion was delete the ones which are simple frontends to a "pas de" template, after replacement with one of the "pas de" templates. no consensus for the others. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 04:03, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Agon (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Allegro Brillante (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Apollo (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Barber Violin Concerto (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Concerto Barocco (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Concerto DSCH (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Diamonds (ballet) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Divertimento No. 15 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Donizetti Variations (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Emeralds (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Fancy Free (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Fearful Symmetries (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:In G Major (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:In Memory Of... (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Interplay (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:La sonnambula (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Le tombeau de Couperin (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Rubies (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Stravinsky Violin Concerto (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Tarantella (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:The Four Temperaments (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:The Steadfast Tin Soldier (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Who Cares? (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Agon2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Allegro Brillante2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Apollo (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Apollo 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Concerto Barocco2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Concerto DSCH2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Coppélia2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Diamonds (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Divertimento No. 15 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Divertimento No. 15 B (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Donizetti Variations2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Emeralds 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Emeralds (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Fancy Free2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Fearful Symmerties (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:In G Major2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:In Memory Of...2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Interplay2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:La sonnambula (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:La sonnambula 3 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Le tombeau de Couperin (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Le Tombeau de Couperin2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Ocean's Kingdom (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Ocean's Kingdom 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Ocean's Kingdom 3 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Rubies (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Rubies 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Stravinsky Violin Concerto2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Swan Lake (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Swan Lake 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Tarantella2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:The Four Temperaments 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:The Four Temperaments (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:The Steadfast Tin Soldier2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Union Jack (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Union Jack 2 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Union Jack 3 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Union Jack 4 (3 columns) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Who Cares?2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Coppélia (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Ocean's Kingdom (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Swan Lake (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

an unused and somewhat obfuscated way to format text, would be better to just expand this and not use a template given the limited number of potential uses. Frietjes (talk) 19:04, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am the author of these templates and have no objection to the deletion of any of the templates whose names end in (3 columns) nor to the deletion of any of the following:

All of the preceeding are obsolete and I had intended to mark them with {{Db-author}} eventually, but I would ask repectfully that the following be retained:

In the course of this discussion it was agreed to merge the following:

into one big list:

There are similar merged lists for 2009–2012:

One of the main concerns expressed concerning these mergers was to optimize screen space, and doing so without a set of templates — it will be finite in number — is not practical. — Robert Greer (talk) 22:24, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was Delete for multiple reasons:

AnomieBOT 08:06, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Zakouski (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Zakouski2 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

not necessary, since one can just use template:pas de deux directly. this one would have very limited use, and is overly complicated when there is a much more transparent way to achieve the same format. Frietjes (talk) 19:01, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete after replacement with a simple thumbnail image with caption. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:45, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Zvezda aft (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

gigantic and unused. it's hard to see how this could be used in an article, given the gigantic size. Frietjes (talk) 18:52, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(used in Zvezda (ISS module)#Interior) --Z 09:31, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Subst and delete: The original nomination rationales are now entirely moot (it isn't "gigantic", it's just a normal sized pic with an image map, and it is in fact used in an article). However, one-transclusion templates serve no purpose, so it should simply be WP:SUBST'd into the article that uses it. — SMcCandlish   Talk⇒〈°⌊°〉 Contribs. 07:38, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per Chris Cunningham, the links are banal, mostly not working, and the entire setup is worth less than nothing. Having it as a thumbnail is better. --Muhandes (talk) 16:58, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the discussion was delete. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 17:18, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:APS Zakynthos (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

All this is is a redirect to an article, Zakynthos F.C. — Preceding signed comment added by Cymru.lass (talkcontribs) 17:59, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was Speedy delete, non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 17:03, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Ornattukunnel is the one of the main muslim family in Kerala. (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This is not a template Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:54, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:18, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Original upload date (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Personal template, which could be subst. Given specfic date unlikely to see wider usage. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 13:12, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:26, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Original caption (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Personal template , which could be subst , Not likely to see wider use. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 13:10, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, per above. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:58, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:27, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Tay-Young (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Single usage, why could this not be put as a direct link in the article? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 11:37, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Adventure games Templates

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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted as G6 by Fang Aili (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT 20:16, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:WikiProject Adventure games (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:WikiProject Adventures (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Advenproj (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

No longer relevant/in-use after associated WikiProject has been merged with WP:VG. Salvidrim! 06:45, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:28, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Symbolism (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Yet another overly specific maintenance tag. This does not seem to be a widespread enough problem to warrant a whole template. {{unreferenced}} or {{refimprove}} should do the job. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 07:41, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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The result of the discussion was merge Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:37, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Ship infobox request (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Merge to {{WikiProject Ships}}. Currently, using the needs_infobox=yes field on that template makes this template appear — but most other WikiProject templates simply put a "This article needs an infobox" field in the template, instead of spinning off a whole other template on top of that. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 07:44, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 03:55, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Additional closing comments - There is, of course, some merit to the argument that the template is useful, and should be reworded. However, there is consensus that this template is simply too vague, and that it's better to use more specific templates for tagging articles which are "not encyclopaedic". Basically, if an article is not encyclopaedic, one should give a more specific reason, which is why we have so dozens of more specific maintenance templates. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:50, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Template:NOT (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Also too vague. "May contain material not inappropriate…" okay, what material? Where? Did you discuss this on the talk page? I have never seen this template lead to talkpage discussion of what is unencyclopedic. Morover, I get the feeling that this template was sometimes confused with {{notability}}, as this template used to be called {{unencyclopedic}}. The first few uses I looked for seemed to be confusing it in such a way, and it doesn't look like the naming helped. I feel that the wording's just too vague, either way. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 01:30, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment' Previous deletion discussions
  1. Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2006_October_7#Template:Unencyclopedic
  2. Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2007_March_22#Template:Unencyclopedic
  3. Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2007_July_16#Template:Unencyclopedic
  4. Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2008_January_21#Template:Unencyclopedic

The re-naming of this template helped greatly as this template was previously a focus of much contention and drama, prior to it's rename notability was one of those problems, so perhaps if Ten Pound Hammer got the feeling it was confused with {{notability}}, then that is likely because of an historic use of the tag. That this template does not lead to talkpage discussion is true, but it also true for almost all such templates with a talk option.

Perhaps someone could go through the historic tagging. It's used on less then 500 articles. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 20:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I do think its worth noting that this template is transcluded onto quite a number of pages. Since this appears to be heading for deletion, perhaps we can organize some sort of template roundup/redirection where the current transclusions are replaced with their more specific counterparts before the actual deletion is carried out. ThemFromSpace 17:21, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've started going through the transclusions. Its easy work but will take some time to go through them all. ThemFromSpace 17:49, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've removed the rest. Some were simply a means of swapping out for another specific template. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 23:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - apparently the deed is done, but I think this was putting the cart before the horse. The template's fate should have been decided before removing it en masse. LadyofShalott 02:10, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete another useless maintenance tag. If an article is "not appropriate for Wikipedia", then AfD it. Don't just slap a drive by tag on it and leave it to rot. Resolute 16:43, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • If the topic of an article is not appropriate, or if there is no suitable content in an article, it should be nominated for AFD or PROD. A template such as this should be used where only parts of an article are unsuitable, and removing this template could result in problems being unaddressed because of lack of relevant template, or use of {{cleanup}} which is more vague than this one. Peter E. James (talk) 10:27, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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