Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2011 March 27

March 27

Template:Infobox protected area of Australia

Template:Infobox protected area of Australia (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This is template is redundant to Template:Infobox protected area as it has less features than its parent. The only difference seems to be the wording/spelling. jonkerz♠ 20:41, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

• Delete as redundant. I can't see any compelling reason to keep the Australian template although I am happy to reconsider my opinion of a convincing case is made. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 01:28, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

• I certainly find it useful on my page (added by someone else) as it shows where the protected area is, GPS, closest town, the protected area's webpage etc. It doesn't hurt does it? Although I can add all these things manually if I need. See Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area JennyKS (talk) 06:01, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry about that, Template:Infobox protected area can handle all those parameters as well. The only difference between the templates I can find is spelling such as "Governing body" instead of "Managing authorities". jonkerz♠ 06:16, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:17th century in Angola

Template:17th century in Angola (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This template was only used for 4 articles, two of which I have merged into Colonial history of Angola, another which I have merged into Colonization of Angola‎, and the last which has been renamed Dutch occupation of Angola. This template is no longer needed, and has no mainspace pages that display it. NickPenguin_(contribs) 17:21, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:Embarq

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

Template only contains two links, both to pages that are already linked. WP:NENAN. oknazevad (talk) 15:53, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:Serbian White Eagles FC squad

Template:Serbian White Eagles FC squad (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Serbian White Eagles play in a league not recognized by WP as fully pro, meaning players listed in the template are presumbed to fail WP:NFOOTBALL (WP notability). In addition, the template is not kept up to date.

Template:North York Astros squad

Template:North York Astros squad (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

North York Astros play in a league not recognized by WP as fully pro, meaning players listed in the template are presumbed to fail WP:NFOOTBALL (WP notability). In addition, the template is not kept up to date. Mayumashu (talk) 15:46, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:Doctor Who robots

Template:Doctor Who robots (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Suggest deleting this template. Three of the five articles (including one I added myself) are in the much more extensive Template:Doctor Who and the other two are easily accessible through that template or any number of links. Breaking down Doctor Who articles by creature type or species is going to lead to a lot of templates consisting of only a few articles each, probably stacked one on top of the other. Brig Anderson (talk) 11:45, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:Infobox motorcycle racer

Template:Infobox motorcycle racer (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Orphan redundant of {{{Infobox motorcycle rider}} Magioladitis (talk) 10:24, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:User2a

Template:User2a (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

The shape of the bullets seems to be the only difference between this template and {{User2}}: User2's are round and User2a's are square. It is not worth having a separate template for this barely-noticeable difference. The template has 183 transclusions, of which 95%+ are from transclusions of {{User information templates}}; the handful of other transclusions can be replaced by {{User2}}. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 05:31, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:U.S. presidential election, yyyy project page link

Template:U.S. presidential election, yyyy project page link (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

I don't think we need this template. Kumioko (talk) 03:16, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

• Keep - Given that it is placed on the talk page of virtually every U.S. presidential election article, it would seem to have some usefulness. It conveniently links to the page that explains the style and layout for U.S. election articles.--JayJasper (talk) 03:37, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:Unsigned6

Template:Unsigned6 (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This template duplicates {{Unsigned}}, with two differences: it uses a larger font, which makes it difficult to distinguish the text of the signature notice from the text of the discussion, and it contains a call to "Please sign your posts!". Personally, I think that signature templates should be informational (for editors reading a discussion), not educational (for editors who forget to sign posts); the latter goal should be pursued through discussion on a user's talk page ({{Uw-sign}}), and not directly on discussion pages. In the event that there is consensus to use signature templates to educate, then {{Unsigned9}} does a much better job: it indicates how to sign one's posts.

Most of the template's transclusions are because of {{User information templates}}, and the remaining transclusions can be substed. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 03:03, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

• Delete - per nom. 203.217.85.87 (talk) 04:56, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Unnecessary, and at best, redundant.--JayJasper (talk) 13:10, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Template:Uns-ip-van

Template:Uns-ip-van (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

I can think of no situation where this template would be necessary or appropriate, and it appears to have never been used (see search results). Noting in a signature template that an IP address "has been used for vandalism" automatically casts a negative light on comments made by the IP's users. This poses a problem, particularly in the case of shared IPs, where it is possible that the person adding the comment is not the one who carried out the vandalism. If that happens to be the case, then the notice is unnecessary hostile to the commenting user.

In general, this template goes beyond what a signature template should do: indicate who added a particular unsigned comment. If a comment is vandalism, then it should be removed; if it is not, then there is no need to potentially poison the well and bite a new user; and if we're not sure, then it is better to write a comment with diffs than to use a generic notice. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 02:50, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

• Delete per nom., serves no useful purpose and potentially counter-productive.--JayJasper (talk) 13:05, 27 March 2011 (UTC)