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Aliases for Short description template

Template:Brief description (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Description (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:SHORTDESC (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Short-description (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Short desc (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Shortdesc (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Shortdescription (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

The Short description template has seven aliases, but the current template documentation is clear that none of the aliases should be used as other templates, modules and gadgets explicitly search for the "short description" template by name — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 12:56, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, to reduce clutter and confusion. MichaelMaggs (talk) 13:07, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The alternative to deletion here would be to tag the redirects with {{R from incorrect name}} so that (hopefully) a bot would come along to fix them whenever they're used. I'm not sure the complexity is worth the tradeoff, though, so I don't have a preference for that over deletion. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 15:23, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all. Editors sometimes don't realise the amount of work it takes to support redirects behind the scenes, often for very little value. This template is used once in an article. Most editors use automated tools to add it, or even none when it's added by another template, often an infobox. For the other manual uses, editors can be expected to take the time and learn the actual name of the template and use it. Gonnym (talk) 16:26, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 * '''Delete''', to reduce clutter and confusion. [[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] ([[User talk:MichaelMaggs|talk]]) 13:07, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
 * The alternative to deletion here would be to tag the redirects with {{tl|R from incorrect name}} so that (hopefully) a bot would come along to fix them whenever they're used. I'm not sure the complexity is worth the tradeoff, though, so I don't have a preference for that over deletion. <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 15:23, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
+* '''Delete all'''. Editors sometimes don't realise the amount of work it takes to support redirects behind the scenes, often for very little value. This template is used {{em|once}} in an article. Most editors use automated tools to add it, or even none when it's added by another template, often an infobox. For the other manual uses, editors can be expected to take the time and learn the actual name of the template and use it. [[User:Gonnym|Gonnym]] ([[User talk:Gonnym|talk]]) 16:26, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
-:* '''Delete all'''. Editors sometimes don't realise the amount of work it takes to support redirects behind the scenes, often for very little value. This template is used {{em|once}} in an article. Most editors use automated tools to add it, or even none when it's added by another template, often an infobox. For the other manual uses, editors can be expected to take the time and learn the actual name of the template and use it. [[User:Gonnym|Gonnym]] ([[User talk:Gonnym|talk]]) 16:26, 20 July 2021 (UTC)