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Template:Infobox dark ride

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The result of the discussion was merge with attraction. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:48, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox dark ride (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages
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Apparent fork of {{Infobox roller coaster}}, for no obvious reason. Only three transclusions. Perhaps merge? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 23:34, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note the warning in the documentation; based on a couple of parameters, this template has the ability to transclude categories for dark rides. Using the RC infobox will also result in a "loss of information". (1) Is there any good reason we can't just add the dark-ride categories manually, since there are just three transclusions? (2) What information would be lost from these articles? This template definitely has a purpose, but I don't see why that purpose is important. Nyttend (talk) 15:50, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep temporarily, but not in the sense of continuing to use it; we should delete the template once it's not being used. After checking the parameters, I can see numerous parameters with the same name but substantially different functions; for example, manufacturer and type parameters. The roller coaster infobox has numerous parameters that are appropriate only for roller coasters, and using that infobox on anything else would cause a lot of problems. Instead, I'd suggest that we use {{Infobox attraction}} on these articles, and then delete this infobox once it's not being used. Nyttend (talk) 16:01, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • merge with {{Infobox attraction}}. Frietjes (talk) 16:13, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge and leave out the transclusion of categories, there are only four articles using this template so it won't save any meaningful amount of maintenance time.--eh bien mon prince (talk) 05:46, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:R from postal abbreviation

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The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:R from postal abbreviation (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Seems fairly unused since 2011 and doesn't offer much from {{R from abbreviation}} TeleComNasSprVen (talk • contribs) 23:27, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment
    R from shortening}}, the redirect to initialism makes no sense. So the new abbreviation template should default to "type=shortening", while "type=initialism" is not default. -- 70.50.148.122 (talk) 02:12, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Keep. Populates mother cat of Category:Redirects from US postal abbreviations. I believe this was begun as an eventually empty parent cat that would hold various international postal abbreviations until there were enough to warrant new subcats for different countries. Just another project put on hold? Whatever, it's still a good idea whose time has not yet come. – Paine Ellsworth CLIMAX! 06:16, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Characters in The Tempest

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:13, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Characters in The Tempest (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This is redundant to the main Tempest navbox, {{The Tempest}}. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:14, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • delete redundant to main template --NSH002 (talk) 23:39, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as per nomination. Bertaut (talk) 00:58, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete; separate templates can help when the main template is overwhelming in size, since it's far easier to find the characters on this kind of template than on a template that's a full page in height, but {{The Tempest}} isn't big enough to impair navigability. Nyttend (talk) 15:52, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:R from filename title

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The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:R from filename title (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages
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Unused template that appears to be duplicating information from {{R from filename}} TeleComNasSprVen (talk • contribs) 23:08, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. This needs to be completed. It has a different purpose than R from filename (was {{
    R from filename extension}}). While its use is presently minimal, it is not "unused". – Paine Ellsworth CLIMAX! 06:05, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
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Template:Infobox football biography/old

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The result of the discussion was history merge Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:39, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox football biography/old (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Deprecated; unused. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Pentax DSLR

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The result of the discussion was redirect Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:46, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Pentax DSLR (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages
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Unused, no substantive updates since 2007, topic best dealt with using categories. NSH002 (talk) 22:47, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Redirect to
    Template:Pentax DSLR cameras. Keeping the old history doesnt hurt, keeping the old name will help people viewing old revisions, and the old template code help someone who wants to build a smaller navbox. John Vandenberg (chat) 01:58, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
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Template:R from image placeholder

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:38, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:R from image placeholder (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused template since 2008 and I don't think it'll find further use in the future. TeleComNasSprVen (talk • contribs) 22:32, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment how can you tell usage? Your link shows the edit history, but no usage history is shown. Does Wikimedia even maintain a history of previous transclusions? -- 70.50.148.122 (talk) 02:17, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Check the cat to find it is definitely not unused. per Happy‑melon – Paine Ellsworth CLIMAX! 06:22, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • My first instinct is to Delete, but I'd like to hear from the people who created/used this template (@Happy-melon:).
    Re Paine's comment, I did check the category Category:Wikipedia image placeholders for image namespace, and it doesnt contain any file redirects. Besides, the images in that category are not image placeholders. They are {{Protected generic image name}}s; @Davidgothberg:, creator of that template. 'Image placeholders' were rejected by the community. John Vandenberg (chat) 01:24, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Much water under the bridge since 2008 and I don't have any strong memories about what was happening with this, but instinct says delete as being a confusion. I think the intention was to redirect generic image names to one central file and protect them like that to prevent uploading; I think we might have found that redirects didn't prevent uploads, or something like that. {{Protected generic image name}} is definitely a valid concept; this is AFAICT a misnamed attempt to achieve a similar thing with redirects, which clearly didn't work out for whatever reason. Happy‑melon 13:03, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Cleanup AfD

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The result of the discussion was no consensus Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:34, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cleanup AfD (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This template is essentially redundant to all other cleanup templates. Typically,

talk) 19:02, 10 January 2014 (UTC), revised 19:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
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The Afd-merge template works well, and it is a very useful part of AfD. This template, in my eyes, is not parallel to the merge template. AfD is a place to discuss whether or not an article should be deleted, and "merge" is a possible outcome if editors believe it's a good alternative to deletion. AfD is not used as a place to discuss how an article can be improved. There aren't many different cleanup reasons that are common in deletion discussions. It's usually {{
talk) 21:12, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
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I apologize if this is the wrong forum. This template isn't deeply engrained in the deletion process. It's an optional tag AfD closers can place on articles that have closed as "keep and improve". The problem is that this tag is inefficient and can be replaced by other tags or no tag at all.
talk) 23:26, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
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Template:Żurrieq F.C.

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:33, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Żurrieq F.C. (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unnecessary nav box only links to three articles and a category. Not a useful aid to navigation. Fenix down (talk) 17:31, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete - links between three articles and one category - not sufficient. GiantSnowman 14:01, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Sliema Wanderers F.C.

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The result of the discussion was delete Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:32, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Sliema Wanderers F.C. (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Navbox only contains four links. Not a genuine aid to navigation. Fenix down (talk) 16:56, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete - links between two articles and two categories - not sufficient. GiantSnowman 14:00, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Roman

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The result of the discussion was merge Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:09, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Roman myth (rustic) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages
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Template:Roman myth (trade) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages
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Template:Roman myth (minor) (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages
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These templates have substantial overlap in their contents. Is there any need to keep them separate? I asked the creator if he remembered why he'd created them separately, but he doesn't. Coming here because I suppose there might be a good reason for keeping them separate, so I don't want to merge without offering others the chance to give input. Nyttend (talk) 13:15, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • I was imagining that we'd merge two of these into the third and then figure out the name later; I hadn't thought of the name issue at all. Your proposal makes more sense than retaining the same name; I suppose I'll follow it if nobody objects or proposes a different course. In the mean time, I've bypassed the {{Roman myth}} transclusions in case we move the merged template to that title. Nyttend (talk) 15:34, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge, the templates are mostly identical anyway, consolidating them in
    reply 17:59, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply
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Template:Largest cities of Ceará

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The result of the discussion was delete after substitution. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 14:36, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Largest cities of Ceará (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Template used in only one article. Info can be transcluded there, no need for a template. The Banner talk 11:51, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Subst and delete because it is a single-use template that adds references and just looks more like a table that is part of an article, unlikely to be used elsewhere —PC-XT+ 19:00, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Subst and delete per nom. No need to maintain attribution since facts are not copyrightable. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:42, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Subst and delete. Article content shouldn't be hidden in templates. Maralia (talk) 02:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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