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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Michealin (talk | contribs) at 21:30, 27 March 2020 (Template:Infobox U.S. national banks). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Unused and now useless. Historically used in the documentation of defunct templates. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 23:09, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox tram network with Template:Infobox rail network.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 22:45, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox monster truck with Template:Infobox automobile.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 22:37, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. Both templates seem appropriately scoped as designed, not seeing a strong rationale for merging. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:02, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge – My own rationale for merging the two is because monster truck is a type of automobile. --Soumyabrata wash your hands to protect from coronavirus 09:01, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Monster trucks are a specialized piece of Motorsports equipment, not a general commercially available automobile. Plus monster truck articles are really about the racing team that operates them. Most monster truck teams have multiple trucks across their life, and in the case of more popular teams multiple trucks at once. It's incorrect to treat them as merely a motor vehicle. oknazevad (talk) 20:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. These infoboxes should be kept separate. "automobile" refers to series production vehicles which are street-legal. Monster truck may have some ties to production vehicles but are essentially custom made individual vehicles for a single purpose. -- Ralf König (talk) 16:49, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge per nom - the documentation for the automobile template clearly and prominently says (emboldening added) "This template is used in articles about motor vehicles including, but not necessarily limited to, cars, buses and trucks.". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:17, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox motorcycle club with Template:Infobox organization.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 22:34, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox treaty with Template:Infobox document.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 22:29, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:New South Wales Police Force with Template:Infobox law enforcement agency.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 22:23, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox U.S. national banks with Template:Infobox company.
WP:INFOCOL. Since Template:Infobox bank redirects to Template:Infobox company. PPEMES (talk) 22:16, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox sporting event organization with Template:Infobox event.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 22:09, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't mind that as an alternative. PPEMES (talk) 11:00, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I would not have an objection for "Recurring event" for the events. The issue I brought up is the organization behind an event could be much larger. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association might be responsible for a multifaceted event that builds up to one day a year, including a parade and a football game. The NCAA or even the College Football Playoff Committee govern the game, in fact multiple games. They are organizations that are responsible for multiple recurring events. Trackinfo (talk) 00:29, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Wikimandia: Which variable in {{Infobox sporting event organization}} is unique to Goodwill Games that can absolutely not be retrieved from {{Infobox event}} or {{Infobox recurring event}}? PPEMES (talk) 13:29, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox property development with Template:Infobox building.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:53, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, lots of "buildings" are actually rather building complexes but still qualify for Template:Infobox building. In case someone actually owned a town, I guess Template:Infobox settlement would be more appropriate, though? PPEMES (talk)

Propose merging Template:Infobox shopping mall with Template:Infobox building.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:47, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox KFC with Template:Infobox company.
Is it really meaningful to create a "template of a template" like that? PPEMES (talk) 21:42, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox McDonald's with Template:Infobox company.
Is it really meaningful to create a "template of a template" like that? PPEMES (talk) 21:42, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox Burger King with Template:Infobox company.
Is it really meaningful to create a "template of a template" like that? PPEMES (talk) 21:42, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox record label with Template:Infobox brand.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:32, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox tea with Template:Infobox drink.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:25, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox theological work with Template:Infobox theologian.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:17, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox theologian. PPEMES (talk) 23:10, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A theologian infobox needs the date of birth, family members etc. and the theological work infobox is completely different. A person has very different attributes to a document. --Mullafacation (talk) 15:26, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox medical details with Template:Infobox medical person.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:11, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As for which template to merge into, I think that the 'details' template is where the real meat of the template is (and thus, where the more valuable page history is), but the 'person' template has the more logical name. So I think we should delete Template:Infobox medical person, then rename Template:Infobox medical details to "Infobox medical person". –IagoQnsi (talk) 04:59, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That was how it was before. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Infoboxes/embed. These nominations are ill-advised and should be closed. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 17:37, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox engineering career with Template:Infobox engineer.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 21:01, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand the expected outcome. This is a wrapper template which adds extra fields to {{infobox person}}. It was split precisely due to INFOCOL concerns. What do you want to happen here? If you don't understand this setup then I'd strongly advise a moratorium on similar TfDs. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 21:15, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
See Wikipedia:WikiProject Infoboxes/embed. This distinction is deliberate. This should be closed. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 17:38, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox YouTube personality with Template:Infobox presenter.
Would this be considerable per WP:INFOCOL? And also trying to keep things as commercially neutral as possible? PPEMES (talk) 20:57, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support-These internet celebrities are a major, growing and ongoing phenomenon. The template certainly needs to be kept up to date. Many of them work cross platform so we should have a means to provide directions to their various channels. So in this case a youtube celebrity would be primary but they might also have an instagram, twitch, Facebook etc etc. I also see the great possibility of these being poached with our open editing policy. I will suggest that some editing protection be applied if these get changed and send a notification to someone of a developing problem. Trackinfo (talk) 22:21, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support BUT only changed to Oppose; if the parameters specific to YouTube are kept (channel and link to the channel, channel views, subscribers, date of stats update, genre, awards). Same goes for the Twitch infobox parameters being kept (channel + link, games played, followers, total views, genre). These are vital to the infoboxes for these individuals, in the same way that an NFL player's teams, awards, and stats are vital to be included in those infoboxes. Soulbust (talk) 22:49, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. While I agree with Trackinfo and Soulbust, shouldn't the YouTube and Twitch infoboxes instead be merged into a new Template:Infobox internet personality since they are not "presenters" and share no custom parameters with Template:Infobox presenter? - Brojam (talk) 00:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I would agree with Brojam, a new, more specific for internet personality sounds much better. Don't worry about its usage, there will be plenty for this specification, without branding. Trackinfo (talk) 00:04, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I would welcome a discussion on such a solution as well. PPEMES (talk) 14:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Infobox Twitch streamer with Template:Infobox presenter.
Would this be considerable per WP:INFOCOL? And also trying to keep things as commercially neutral as possible? PPEMES (talk) 20:57, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Lists of wars by date with Template:War navbox.
WP:INFOCOL. PPEMES (talk) 20:31, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]