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:::How about an "it ''shouldn't'' do any harm!" comment? We shouldn't have to write articles on Wikipedia considering whether it'll be vandalized. We should just write articles and revert vandalism when it happens. My take on this TfD is '''Keep'''. The template can be immensely useful if and when more Pokémon are released. The Pokenum template is used in many articles so that when a new Pokémon is released, writers do not have to search through Wikipedia to find the old number and edit the whole article to insert the new number. A few months ago, when the new ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' species were being released, the Pokenum template was being updated frequently with new numbers. The Pokenum template is not used only in the individual Pokémon species, either. It's used in several articles such as [[Pokémon]], and oddly enough, in a lot of user namespace as well. --[[User:Brandon Dilbeck|Brandon Dilbeck]] 05:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
:::How about an "it ''shouldn't'' do any harm!" comment? We shouldn't have to write articles on Wikipedia considering whether it'll be vandalized. We should just write articles and revert vandalism when it happens. My take on this TfD is '''Keep'''. The template can be immensely useful if and when more Pokémon are released. The Pokenum template is used in many articles so that when a new Pokémon is released, writers do not have to search through Wikipedia to find the old number and edit the whole article to insert the new number. A few months ago, when the new ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' species were being released, the Pokenum template was being updated frequently with new numbers. The Pokenum template is not used only in the individual Pokémon species, either. It's used in several articles such as [[Pokémon]], and oddly enough, in a lot of user namespace as well. --[[User:Brandon Dilbeck|Brandon Dilbeck]] 05:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
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::::Excuse me please. [[uncyclopedia:AAAAAAAAA!|AAA AAAA AAA AAAAAAAA AA AAAAAAAA!]]. Now, why must everyone sidestep my question? Why must there be a number at ''all''? And if it doesn't do any help, then even a theoretical harm should suffice for deletion. -[[User:Amarkov|Amarkov]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Amarkov|blah]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/User:Amarkov|edits]]</sub></small> 05:41, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
::::Excuse me please. [[uncyclopedia:AAAAAAAAA!|AAA AAAA AAA AAAAAAAA AA AAAAAAAA!]]. Now, why must everyone sidestep my question? Why must there be a number at ''all''? And if it doesn't do any help, then even a theoretical harm should suffice for deletion. -[[User:Amarkov|Amarkov]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Amarkov|blah]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/User:Amarkov|edits]]</sub></small> 05:41, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
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:::::Keep, the template in question allows for the numbers in all the {{Pokenum}} articles to be altered at once, rather then having to go through all of them and do it by hand. It is importent to have then number, because pokemon, as an notible anime/game/etc, the pokemon are it's bread and butter. The Total number is almost mystical, if you will. it is, in some ways, symbolic of the whole 'got to catch them all'. --[[User:Honeymane|<font color="red" face="Old English Text MT, Papyrus">Honeymane</font>]]<sub>[[User_talk:Honeymane|<font face="KlingonTNG, QuigleyWiggly">Heghlu meH QaQ jajvam</font>]]</sub> 05:54, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 05:54, 28 December 2006
December 28
The theory behind this is very interesting. Templates used for forward compatability are cool, in theory. However, after a lot of waffling about how it is necessary because of reasons that assume a number is necessary, nobody at WT:PCP has come up with a reason that any number at all should be included. Thus, we just have a place for vandals to insert penises into 494 articles at once, with no good use. -Amarkov blahedits 05:25, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Comment I think we should keep the fact that it's been vandalized out of the argument. The George W. Bush article has been hit by a lot of vandalism, I'm sure, but it hasn't been deleted. It's unfortunate that people have vandalized this template, but that shouldn't be grounds for deletion. --Brandon Dilbeck 05:29, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Oh, I should have clarified that more. My rationale for deletion doesn't include vandalism, that's just there to be kinda sorta funny, and to preemptively counter any "It doesn't do any harm!" comments. -Amarkov blahedits 05:31, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- How about an "it shouldn't do any harm!" comment? We shouldn't have to write articles on Wikipedia considering whether it'll be vandalized. We should just write articles and revert vandalism when it happens. My take on this TfD is Keep. The template can be immensely useful if and when more Pokémon are released. The Pokenum template is used in many articles so that when a new Pokémon is released, writers do not have to search through Wikipedia to find the old number and edit the whole article to insert the new number. A few months ago, when the new Pokémon Diamond and Pearl species were being released, the Pokenum template was being updated frequently with new numbers. The Pokenum template is not used only in the individual Pokémon species, either. It's used in several articles such as Pokémon, and oddly enough, in a lot of user namespace as well. --Brandon Dilbeck 05:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Excuse me please. AAA AAAA AAA AAAAAAAA AA AAAAAAAA!. Now, why must everyone sidestep my question? Why must there be a number at all? And if it doesn't do any help, then even a theoretical harm should suffice for deletion. -Amarkov blahedits 05:41, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Keep, the template in question allows for the numbers in all the Template:Pokenum articles to be altered at once, rather then having to go through all of them and do it by hand. It is importent to have then number, because pokemon, as an notible anime/game/etc, the pokemon are it's bread and butter. The Total number is almost mystical, if you will. it is, in some ways, symbolic of the whole 'got to catch them all'. --HoneymaneHeghlu meH QaQ jajvam 05:54, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Excuse me please. AAA AAAA AAA AAAAAAAA AA AAAAAAAA!. Now, why must everyone sidestep my question? Why must there be a number at all? And if it doesn't do any help, then even a theoretical harm should suffice for deletion. -Amarkov blahedits 05:41, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- How about an "it shouldn't do any harm!" comment? We shouldn't have to write articles on Wikipedia considering whether it'll be vandalized. We should just write articles and revert vandalism when it happens. My take on this TfD is Keep. The template can be immensely useful if and when more Pokémon are released. The Pokenum template is used in many articles so that when a new Pokémon is released, writers do not have to search through Wikipedia to find the old number and edit the whole article to insert the new number. A few months ago, when the new Pokémon Diamond and Pearl species were being released, the Pokenum template was being updated frequently with new numbers. The Pokenum template is not used only in the individual Pokémon species, either. It's used in several articles such as Pokémon, and oddly enough, in a lot of user namespace as well. --Brandon Dilbeck 05:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Oh, I should have clarified that more. My rationale for deletion doesn't include vandalism, that's just there to be kinda sorta funny, and to preemptively counter any "It doesn't do any harm!" comments. -Amarkov blahedits 05:31, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
This is not a good idea. Templates are not meant to write articles, and we should not be encouraging a copypaste approach. See somewhat related TfD at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 December 10#Template:Pokerefs. -Amarkov blahedits 05:08, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Delete Several people have written at the Pokémon Collaborative Project and several of the individual Pokémon species articles, explaining that the template is useless and that if people really wanted to know the information in the Pokestart paragraph, they should just click the blue Pokémon wikilink and read about Pokémon there. The grammar in the Pokestart paragraph consists of very long sentences separated by many, many commas and dashes that make it difficult to read smoothly. --Brandon Dilbeck 05:15, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Template was created for a list of articles documenting results of all games for each month of the NHL season. Those articles were deleted in this AfD debate. With these articles removed, the template becomes redundant with Template:2006-07 NHL season by team, and thus is not needed. --Resolute 01:26, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Delete.
The template is only possibly useful for articles which were deleted, and for good reason.Okay, so I misunderstood there, but it is still redundant. -Amarkov blahedits 05:13, 28 December 2006 (UTC)