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This page is for the discussion of potentially problematic templates, Lua modules, user scripts, and MediaWiki system messages (except as noted below).

How to use this page

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What not to propose for discussion here

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The majority of deletion and merger proposals concerning pages in the template namespace and module namespace should be listed on this page. However, there are a few exceptions:

Stub templates
Stub templates and categories should be listed at Categories for discussion, as these templates are merely containers for their categories, unless the stub template does not come with a category and is being nominated by itself.
Userboxes
Userboxes should be listed at Miscellany for deletion, regardless of the namespace in which they reside.
Speedy deletion candidates
If the template clearly satisfies a criterion for speedy deletion, tag it with a speedy deletion template. For example, if you wrote the template and request its deletion, tag it with {{Db-author}}.
Policy or guideline templates
Templates that are associated with particular Wikipedia policies or guidelines, such as the speedy deletion templates, cannot be listed at TfD separately. They should be discussed on the talk page of the relevant guideline.
Template redirects
List at Redirects for discussion.
Moving and renaming
Use Wikipedia:Requested moves.

Reasons to delete a template

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  1. The template violates some part of the template namespace guidelines, and can't be altered to be in compliance.
  2. The template is redundant to a better-designed template.
  3. The template is not used, either directly or by template substitution (the latter cannot be concluded from the absence of backlinks), and has no likelihood of being used.
  4. The template violates a policy such as Neutral point of view or Civility and it can't be fixed through normal editing.

Templates should not be nominated if the issue can be fixed by normal editing. Instead, you should edit the template to fix its problems. If the template is complex and you don't know how to fix it, WikiProject Templates may be able to help.

Templates for which none of these apply may be deleted by consensus here. If a template is being misused, consider clarifying its documentation to indicate the correct use, or informing those that misuse it, rather than nominating it for deletion. Initiate a discussion on the template talk page if the correct use itself is under debate.

Listing a template

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Shortcuts

To list a template for deletion or merging, follow this three-step process. The use of Twinkle (explained below) is strongly recommended, as it automates and simplifies these steps. Note that the "Template:" prefix should not be included anywhere when carrying out these steps (unless otherwise specified).

Step Instructions
I: Tag the template. Add one of the following codes to the top of the template page:

Note:

  • If the template nominated is inline, do not add a newline between the TfD notice and the code of the template.
  • If the template to be nominated for deletion is protected, make a request for the TfD tag to be added, by posting on the template's talk page and using the {{editprotected}} template to catch the attention of administrators or Template editors.
  • For templates designed to be substituted, add <noinclude>...</noinclude> around the TfD notice to prevent it from being substituted alongside the template.
  • Do not mark the edit as minor.
  • Use an edit summary like
    Nominated for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:name of template]]
    or
    Nominated for merging; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:name of template]].
  • Before saving your edit, preview your edit to ensure the Tfd message is displayed properly.

Multiple templates: If you are nominating multiple related templates, choose a meaningful title for the discussion (like "American films by decade templates"). Tag every template with {{subst:Tfd|heading=discussion title}} or {{subst:Tfm|name of other template|heading=discussion title}} instead of the versions given above, replacing discussion title with the title you chose (but still not changing the PAGENAME code).

Related categories: If including template-populated tracking categories in the TfD nomination, add {{Catfd|template name}} to the top of any categories that would be deleted as a result of the TfD, this time replacing template name with the name of the template being nominated. (If you instead chose a meaningful title for a multiple nomination, use {{Catfd|header=title of nomination}} instead.)

TemplateStyles pages: The above templates will not work on TemplateStyles pages. Instead, add a CSS comment to the top of the page:

/* This template is being discussed in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Help reach a consensus at its entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2025_April_12#Template:template_name.css */
II: List the template at TfD. Follow this link to edit today's TfD log.

Add this text to the top of the list:

  • For deletion: {{subst:Tfd2|template name|text=Why you think the template should be deleted. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome]] [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] 18:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)}}
  • For merging: {{subst:Tfm2|template name|other template's name|text=Why you think the templates should be merged. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome]] [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] 18:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)}}

If the template has had previous TfDs, you can add {{Oldtfdlist|previous TfD without brackets|result of previous TfD}} directly after the |text= before the why (or alternatively, after the }} of the Tfd2/Catfd2).

Use an edit summary such as
Adding [[Template:template name]].

Multiple templates: If this is a deletion proposal involving multiple templates, use the following:

{{subst:Tfd2|template name 1|template name 2 ...|title=meaningful discussion title|text=Why you think the templates should be deleted. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome]] [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] 18:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)}}

You can add up to 50 template names (separated by vertical bar characters | ). Make sure to include the same meaningful discussion title that you chose before in Step 1.

If this is a merger proposal involving more than two templates, use the following:

{{subst:Tfm2|template name 1|template name 2 ...|with=main template (optional)|title=meaningful discussion title|text=Why you think the templates should be merged. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome]] [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] 18:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)}}

You can add up to 50 template names (separated by vertical bar characters | ), plus one more in |with=. |with= does not need to be used, but should be the template that you want the other templates to be merged into. Make sure to include the same meaningful discussion title that you chose before in Step 1.

Related categories: If this is a deletion proposal involving a template and a category populated solely by templates, add this code in the |text= field of the Tfd2 template but before the text of your rationale:

{{subst:Catfd2|category name}}
III: Notify users. Please notify the creator of the template nominated (as well as the creator of the target template, if proposing a merger). It is helpful to also notify the main contributors of the template that you are nominating. To find them, look in the page history or talk page of the template. Then, add one of the following:
  • For deletion: {{subst:Tfd notice|template name}} [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome]] [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] 18:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
  • For merging: {{subst:Tfm notice|template name|other template's name}} [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome]] [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] 18:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

to the talk pages of the template creator (and the creator of the other template for a merger) and the talk pages of the main contributors. It is also helpful to make any interested WikiProjects aware of the discussion. To do that, make sure the template's talk page is tagged with the banners of any relevant WikiProjects; please consider notifying any of them that do not use Article alerts. Deletion sorting lists are a possible way of doing that.

Multiple templates: There is no template for notifying an editor about a multiple-template nomination: please write a personal message in these cases.

Consider adding any templates you nominate for TfD to your watchlist. This will help ensure that the TfD tag is not removed.

After nominating: Notify interested projects and editors

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While it is sufficient to list a template for discussion at TfD (see above), nominators and others sometimes want to attract more attention from and participation by informed editors. All such efforts must comply with Wikipedia's guideline against biased canvassing.

To encourage participation by less experienced editors, please avoid Wikipedia-specific abbreviations in the messages you leave about the discussion, link to any relevant policies or guidelines, and link to the TfD discussion page itself. If you are recommending that a template be speedily deleted, please give the criterion that it meets.

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WikiProjects are groups of editors that are interested in a particular subject or type of editing. If the article is within the scope of one or more WikiProjects, they may welcome a brief, neutral note on their project's talk page(s) about the TfD. You can use {{subst:Tfd notice}} for this.

Tagging the nominated template's talk page with a relevant Wikiproject's banner will result in the template being listed in that project's Article Alerts automatically, if they subscribe to the system. For instance, tagging a template with {{WikiProject Physics}} will list the discussion in Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Article alerts.

Notifying substantial contributors to the template

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While not required, it is generally considered courteous to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the template and its talkpage that you are nominating for discussion. To find the creator and main contributors, look in the page history or talk page.

At this point, you've done all you need to do as nominator. Sometime after seven days have passed, someone else will either close the discussion or, where needed, "relist" it for another seven days of discussion. (That "someone" may not be you, the nominator.)

Once you have submitted a template here, no further action is necessary on your part. If the nomination is successful it will be added to the Holding Cell until the change is implemented. There is no requirement for nominators to be part of the implementation process, but they are allowed to if they so wish.

Also, consider adding any templates you nominate to your watchlist. This will help ensure that your nomination tag is not mistakenly or deliberately removed.

Twinkle

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Twinkle is a convenient tool that can perform many of the posting and notification functions automatically, with fewer errors and missed steps than manual editing. Twinkle does not notify WikiProjects, although many of them have automatic alerts. It is helpful to notify any interested WikiProjects that don't receive alerts, but this has to be done manually.

Discussion

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Anyone can join the discussion, but please understand the deletion policy and explain your reasoning.

People will sometimes also recommend subst or subst and delete and similar. This means the template text should be "merged" into the articles that use it. Depending on the content, the template page may then be deleted; if preserving the edit history for attribution is desirable, it may be history-merged with the target article or moved to mainspace and redirected.

Templates are rarely orphaned—that is, removed from pages that transclude them—before the discussion is closed. A list of open discussions eligible for closure can be found at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Old unclosed discussions.

Closing discussion

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Administrators should read the closing instructions before closing a nomination. Note that WP:XFDcloser semi-automates this process and ensures all of the appropriate steps are taken.

Current discussions

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April 12

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Template:Djiboutian Women's Championship

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All red links. WP:NENAN. –Aidan721 (talk) 14:49, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Minor league baseball halls of fame

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There navboxes for the halls of fame of Minor League Baseball leagues are a case of WP:TEMPLATECREEP and Wikipedia:Not everything needs a navbox. Election to these halls of fame are not significant enough to be mentioned in the lead of most of the bios, most who became major league players, and many of the inductees are quite accomplished with many navboxes already.—Bagumba (talk) 10:22, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

  • Keep, the minor league Hall of Fames are important to their organizations and the league. The two links above are to essays, which have nothing to do with policies or guidelines and are just opinions. An option would be to add the navboxes to just individual articles of those who never made an impact in the major leagues, and this was the height of their career. Randy Kryn (talk) 10:41, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
    There's no guideline based reason to keep either. Per the WP:NAVBOX guideline:

    The use of navigation templates is neither required nor prohibited for any article.

    So ultimately, it is "just opinions" to keep or delete. —Bagumba (talk) 10:49, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. It's unlikely that readers will navigate between these individuals via this navbox. These are rather insignificant accomplishments for players that achieved much more in the major leagues. The list articles are sufficient for readers interested in the hall of fame members. –Aidan721 (talk) 15:01, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Haven't checked, but I'd guess that not everyone listed on the navbox achieved success in the major leagues and this may be the high point of their sporting career. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:03, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete Per mostly Bagumba's reasoning. Not notable enough HOFs to justify both having templates imo. Also Southern League HOF only lasted a short time from 2014 to 2020 with most of the inductees being inducted because they were selected to the actual Baseball HOF.-- Yankees10 16:49, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Keep {{International League Hall of Fame}} It is a legit grouping of people whom a reader would benefit from using the navbox (IMO). Not every person in the template has to have the template on their article if it is trivial to that person. An example, Rogers Hornsby is on both the {{Atlanta Braves HOF}} template & the {{St. Louis Cardinals HOF}} template, but only the Cardinals HOF template is on his page. The IL template should be on Ike Boone's page but not Wade Boggs' page. The IL was triple-A and lists career minor leaguers who excelled. Rgrds. --BX (talk) 21:30, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete {{Southern League Hall of Fame}} Re: the SL template, I would only place it on ~8 articles of the 45 listed people (of which only 36 have articles). The SL was only double-A and only recognizes success at that level which IMO is trivial. --BX (talk) 21:30, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Wikidata property tracking

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It's not clear what this template is supposed to be used for. It might just be a test. Liz Read! Talk! 07:15, 12 April 2025 (UTC)


April 11

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Template:Alex Kahuam

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Only links to two films; does not meet guidelines at MOS:FILM#Navigation. DoubleCross (‡) 21:08, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

U.S. state election sidebars for those w/footers

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Discussion at former Delaware sidebar led to deletion, Alabama discussion last month led to consensus to have a larger nomination. Footers work better for election years, are used for every country rather than sidebars. I only nominated sidebars that already have a relative footer, but some of the footers likely need a decent bit of work to be brought up to the standard of other pages. Would need a decent bit of work if all deleted, moving templates to the bottom of the page for all pages that use them, and all that.

TLDR; footers are generally used over sidebars, sidebars that already have respective footers should be deleted. Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 14:18, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Will make sure to tag all pages and respective authors Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 14:18, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
I largely agree with your points. However, footers are not visible on mobile browsers or the mobile app, while sidebars are. I think we should at least consider the ramifications of that before we delete all of them. MAINEiac4434 (talk) 14:57, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Had no idea about this, although it is still important to have continuity between all election articles. Lots of other article types, especially sports, also use footers. I wonder what the situation within Wikipedia is on having footers display on mobile, I assume its somewhere on a priority list Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 15:04, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
According to Template:Sidebar, sidebars aren't visible on mobile. Gonnym (talk) 19:33, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete all footers are much better at containing large amount of links. For example several of the X President sidebars have footers with more extensive coverage. Olliefant (she/her) 15:53, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
They can be deleted as long as the footers have all the elections listed that the sidebar has. Lertaheiko (talk) 17:10, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Was thinking that the ones that need it would be updated before complete deletion, since template deletion is a process Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 17:48, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Yeah, update them first Lertaheiko (talk) 20:10, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment would this be better to post as a merge, since several of these templates are not complete on the footer side? Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 18:53, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
    Yes. If data needs to be merged, the template should be tagged with a merge. The rational here will explain what kind of merge you meant (which you did). Gonnym (talk) 19:34, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
    @Gonnym should I go through and replace the nomination for deletion templates with merge templates? Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 20:15, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete all per nomination, though it is important that all information from the sidebars gets transfered over, all articles with the sidebars get footers, and ballot measures and local elections are included, as those are political important in many states. FoamingInDenver (talk) 20:45, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OF/France (Maritime Gendarmerie)

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Unused NATO rank table templates. Gonnym (talk) 08:00, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

@Gonnym: seem to have put the same template twice (first two). Vestrian24Bio 10:45, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Thanks, removed. Gonnym (talk) 13:18, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Kentico CMS version

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Unused software version template. Gonnym (talk) 07:57, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:CHSAA Black Forest

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Unused and seems to have been replaced by the creator with new templates such as Template:Colorado Metro region schools. Gonnym (talk) 07:51, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete all as well as Template:CHSAA, which is used in the below parameter of those navboxes. Almost done with all the new region-based navboxes. Love y'all Geracruzcolusa (talk) 19:03, 11 April 2025 (UTC)


April 10

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Template:Latest stable software release/Microsoft Outlook

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This is transcluded on Microsoft Outlook, but none of the listed versions are what the article is about (which is the paid program on Windows and Mac). The first belongs to Outlook for Windows. The others belong to Microsoft Outlook (mobile app). MSMST1543 (talk) 23:32, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Rather than just transcluding it into the articles you mentioned, you thought it was quicker to nominate it for deletion? Keep it since it is now transcluded on all three articles. ―Eduardogobi (talk) 03:54, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
@Eduardogobi: It should not be transcluded into those other articles either since the template lists both Outlook for Windows and Microsoft Outlook (mobile app) even though they have separate articles. MSMST1543 (talk) 06:53, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Merrimack Valley Conference

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Unused and no main article as link is a redirect and had no notability in the first place. No need for navbox. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 23:06, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

  • Delete: no parent article to go with. Vestrian24Bio 10:53, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:OAI

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No transclusions or incoming links. Created in November 2024. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:08, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:TLAint and similar templates

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No documentation or incoming links for any of these cryptically named templates. Created in January 2025. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:04, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete or at the very least merge. Template:BCSint was previously nominated and kept after being used, but that template is used on a single article. The only difference between all of these seem to be the |region= value. That is not a reason to create dozens of the same exact template. Gonnym (talk) 07:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Also, creating a single template without documentation and using it in main space is bad. Creating dozens in mass with no documentation should land a user with a temp topic block in my opinion. Gonnym (talk) 07:42, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete all per nom and Gonnym. Vestrian24Bio 10:52, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Republic Commando series

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All but one of the links redirected to the same article (Star Wars: Republic Commando). The remaining article, Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game), doesn't have any indication that the game is part of the "Republic Commando" series. Mika1h (talk) 17:59, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete per nomination. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 07:22, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete: just two valid bluelinks. Vestrian24Bio 10:49, 11 April 2025 (UTC)


April 9

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Template:2024 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer navbox

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Per current consensus, these types of navboxes should not be made. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:2023 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer navbox

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Per current consensus, these types of navboxes should not be made. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:2022 UCLA Bruins women's soccer navbox

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Per current consensus, these types of navboxes should not be made. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer navbox

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Per current consensus, these types of navboxes should not be made. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:2020 Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer navbox

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Per current consensus, these types of navboxes should not be made. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:2019 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer navbox

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Per current consensus, these types of navboxes should not be made. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:25, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Infobox treaty/sandboxYiba

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Unused subpage. No incoming links. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:32, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:The Book of Boba Fett

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Propose merging Template:The Book of Boba Fett with Template:The Mandalorian.
Very few unique links here that aren't already in {{The Mandalorian}}, so there is substantial duplication. Seems unnecessary to have a separate navbox. --woodensuperman 11:43, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete. When Boba Fett had episode articles, having its own template was justifiable. Those articles were redirected so there isn't really any unique content here. If and when those articles are restored, I'm not opposed to these being split again. Gonnym (talk) 11:47, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
Delete per nom and Gonnym. - adamstom97 (talk) 12:01, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Latest stable software release/7-Zip

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The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more templates or modules. 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 keep. (non-admin closure) it's lio! | talk | work 11:15, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Unused release version template. Gonnym (talk) 11:45, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: relisting due to Explicit's update
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, it's lio! | talk | work 07:00, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template or module's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

Template:WiFi

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Unused template that places an icon significantly higher on the page than top icons. On Vector22 the WiFi icon appears above the Add languages dropdown. When using Vector legacy, the icon is superimposed over the Search Wikipedia field. No documentation so it is unclear to me if this was a serious attempt to create a topicon, or just purely experimental. Author is currently indeffed. DB1729talk 01:44, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete (don't subst). Created by a now block editor and only used on their pages. Gonnym (talk) 07:29, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Accessible

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Unused template that places an icon significantly higher on the page than top icons. On Vector22 the wheelchair icon appears above the Add languages dropdown. When using Vector legacy, the icon is superimposed over the Search Wikipedia field. No documentation so it is unclear to me if this was a serious attempt to create a topicon, or just purely experimental. Author is currently indeffed. DB1729talk 01:43, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete (don't subst). Created by a now block editor and only used on their pages. Gonnym (talk) 07:29, 9 April 2025 (UTC)


April 8

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Template:ASIN

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This has been discussed several times. There seems to be substantial agreement that institutionalising links to the sales pages of any company is a bad idea (and given the role Amazon has played in decimating independent retail, I would argue that it's an especially bad idea in the case of Amazon), but, equally, there hasn't been any appetite to fix it. In 2012 consensus was to keep for now but that it should be replaced wherever possible. That never got done, per the everybody / somebody / anybody / nobody problem. Arguments for keep thus far have included:

  • It's useful - not an argument we normally accept (see WP:USEFUL).
  • It's an "identifier of last resort" - but now we have Wikidata, and 5,000 transclusions of this template indicates that it's an identifier of first resort for some people and there is no Wikipedia policy mandating that we have some kind of an identifier for everything, anyway. A stylistic preference that leads to industrialised promotion of a single corporate entity would be rejected out of hand in any other area.
  • It contains more than just bare description - OK, but it's not independent, as the data is provided by the originator, and I am aware of many Amazon sales pages where the description is utterly bogus (e.g. books promoting quackery and conspiracy theories), so it is also an obvious WP:RS fail.
  • Some information has no other source - sure, and what do we normally do when some fact is not available from a reliable source? We don't include it, per WP:RS.

In short, I think it is long past time that we stopped endorsing and facilitating links that privilege the largest retailer in the Western world, for information which is not independent and cannot be treated as reliable. In my view, use of this template is antithetical to the project's ethos. We promote free culture: both intellectual and fiscal freedom. Amazon is pretty much the poster child for the exact opposite. Guy (help! - typo?) 19:09, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

  • Keep again, for the billionth time. Nothing changed since the last discussion. ASIN is an identifier of last resort. When you have a better identifer than ASIN, use that one. If not, ASIN is perfectly acceptable. There is zero reason to delete this template. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 21:31, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
I will note that in the last discussion, the closer remarked "Normally after three TFDs there would be a moratorium on future renominations, but if the outcome of any future RFC/discussion determines that Amazon should not be used then a renomination is perfectly acceptable." This is now the fourth TFD, again from JzG, after another discussion Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_201#ASIN_links also by JzG, that concluded that ASIN was, again, useful as an identifier of last resort. This is getting very close to WP:DEADHORSE. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 21:36, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Keep as clearly useful with no reasonable substitute in at least some cases. I went to "What links here" and clicked on a random article. I ended up at BMW#cite_note-Odin-8, where ‹See Tfd›ASIN B00ZLN91ZG is used to link to a source. That source is a Kindle book with no ISBN listed. The source does not appear to be listed in Worldcat. This appears to be an example of ASIN being used as an identifier of last resort, as intended. What does the nominator recommend that we use instead to help readers find this source? – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Also, I want to point out that, per previous discussion, this template is part of a family of templates for citation identifiers, like {{hdl}} and {{bibcode}}. Not having it is detrimental to citation style flexibility. Because this identifier would still be supported by {{cite xxx}} templates, even if we delete this template, preventing WP:CITEVAR compliance on articles that don't use {{cite xxx}} templates. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 17:41, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Keep I think there is a consistent effort to use other identifiers, which we all hereby encourage, and hence the reasoning has not changed. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 14:16, 10 April 2025 (UTC).

Women's Asia Cup squads

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Squad navboxes for a non-World Cup tournament - based on the recent discussion at the WikiProject and also these previous TfDs: 2014 December 8, 2014 December 18, 2016 December 29, 2017 July 25, 2018 February 16, 2018 March 1, 2018 August 2, and 2018 July 24. Vestrian24Bio 12:15, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Australia Cricket Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Squad navbox at Commonwealth Games??? - no need. Vestrian24Bio 12:10, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

  • Keep. Not sure what "no need" means. Is anything on Wikipedia "needed"? But it's useful for navigation, which is what navigation templates are for. StAnselm (talk) 14:37, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
    How is it useful for navigation? Vestrian24Bio 07:24, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Asia Cup squads

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Squad navboxes for a non-World Cup tournament - based on the recent discussion at the WikiProject and also these previous TfDs: 2014 December 8, 2014 December 18, 2016 December 29, 2017 July 25, 2018 February 16, 2018 March 1, 2018 August 2, and 2018 July 24. Vestrian24Bio 11:59, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

ICC Champions Trophy squads

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Squad navboxes for a non-World Cup tournament - based on the recent discussion at the WikiProject and also these previous TfDs: 2014 December 8, 2014 December 18, 2016 December 29, 2017 July 25, 2018 February 16, 2018 March 1, 2018 August 2, and 2018 July 24. Vestrian24Bio 11:31, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:2025 ICC Champions Trophy knockout stage bracket

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No need for this to be a template as its a plain article content. Vestrian24Bio 11:06, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Also nominated more templates. Vestrian24Bio 11:10, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
  • merge with the parent article, and transclude in other articles using WP:LST or equivalent, and delete we merge is completed. Frietjes (talk) 15:13, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Cra

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Unused template (except for creator's userspace); also violates WP:EASTEREGG. Vestrian24Bio 11:00, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Also nominated {{Craicon}} as well which violates MOS:FLAGS. Vestrian24Bio 11:15, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Cr-big

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Unused template; also violates MOS:DECOR. Vestrian24Bio 10:57, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey bro, are you here to improve wikipedia or remain it just traditional? See these Template:Fb-big, Template:Fba. WikiEditPS (talk) 09:36, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Infobox cricket tournament at games

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Unused and unnecessary/redundant infobox. Vestrian24Bio 10:50, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Infobox Kho Kho tournament

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Unused infobox since its creation 3 months ago. Vestrian24Bio 10:42, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Module:Adjacent stations/Proastiakos Patras (and its documentation)

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Attn: Frietjes: The module was deprecated by Module:Adjacent stations/Patras Suburban Railway in October 2023, resulting in over a year's grace period for the transition to the new module. The old title is a broken translation of Προαστιακός Πάτρας (the replacement module corrects the error). No other pages except its documentation and a userspace test page link to the module. Minoa (talk) 03:02, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. Vestrian24Bio 10:44, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
  • delete, fine with me, it was created as a direct copy of the old s-line version, but if there is something better, go for it. Frietjes (talk) 15:11, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. --Lenticel (talk) 01:34, 10 April 2025 (UTC)


April 7

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Template:SeatCountInstitutionsInEurope

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This template is fully replaced by the newer and more powerful Template:EUPP seats. All articles previously using this template now use the newer version. Julius Schwarz (talk) 14:53, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Warfaze

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Only one album has an article, the others all redirect to the band. WP:NENAN --woodensuperman 14:26, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Miles

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The only linked album redirects to the band. WP:NENAN. --woodensuperman 14:25, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Diplomatic missions of Albania

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After redirects removed. All this navbox has is 1 English entry. LibStar (talk) 07:23, 7 April 2025 (UTC)


April 6

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Template:Metra (LaSalle St. to Auburn Park)

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The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more templates or modules. 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 Delete; deleted as G7 by Izno (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT⚡ 03:03, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

(Template author) Obselete, replaced by Template:Metra (LaSalle St. to Hamilton Park). Hotdog with ketchup (talk) 18:19, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template or module's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

Template:Arizona State Sun Devils women's ice hockey navbox

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WP:NENAN. These articles are already linked in infobox and article. –Aidan721 (talk) 17:39, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Metra key

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No transclusions or incoming links to explain why it exists. Created in 2024. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:44, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Prose article needed

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No transclusions, documentation, categories, or incoming links to explain why it exists. Created in February 2025. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:40, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

This seems redundant to {{R with possibilities}}. Gonnym (talk) 08:16, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Extended periodic table (by Aufbau, 50 columns, period 8)

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No transclusions. This template appears to be redundant to the bottom row of {{Extended periodic table (by Aufbau, 50 columns, compact)}}, but there may be something I am missing. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:34, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Delete. There were many unused templates in this area such as this one. If there is no article that uses this specific table, then we don't need it. Gonnym (talk) 08:14, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
Delete (as creator). Whatever use this had in 2012 when I created it (I don't remember), it doesn't have one now. Double sharp (talk) 13:26, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Anarchic System

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Unused and most links have been redirected to main article. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:41, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

  • Delete: only one blue link. Vestrian24Bio 13:15, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. --Lenticel (talk) 01:36, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Template:Baseball Academic All-America of the Year

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Not everything needs a navbox. This has six active links and most entries are not linked because they are not articles and are highly unlikely to ever be articles. The six entries are minimally related to each other. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:26, 6 April 2025 (UTC)


April 5

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Template:Puntland ministries

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There are three existing topics in template, but some are insufficient. Absolutiva (talk) 12:05, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Keep - ministries of Puntland more than three you welcome to expand QalasQalas (talk) 17:00, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
45.94.7.115 (talk) 07:45, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Izno (talk) 16:53, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Old discussions

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Completed discussions

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