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The result of the discussion was delete. The correct category has been added to all the applicable pages, and the template has been removed. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 22:20, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Mathematics/Featured article template (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

pseudo-"template" which just adds a category to pages. It's therefore in the wrong namespace thrice over. I've no idea whether these "WikiProject FA" templates are commonplace or not, but even if they are there must be a more sensible way to implement them. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 16:57, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - If you want to add a page to that Cat, just add the Cat. Achowat (talk) 17:02, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - when created it added an icon to the page but that both clashed with other icons and made it seem as if MathProject FAs (i.e. articles featured on the project) were as recognised as regular GAs and FAs, which they're not, so it was removed. Without it this could easily be handled by a category.--JohnBlackburne^words_deeds 17:24, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Move to template space, or to a WikiProject subpage, or be sure to apply [[Category:Featured articles on Mathematics Portal]] to each of the 37 pages in the category. It seems like a reasonable use of categorisation, awkwardly implemented. Certainly listify the category before deleting the template and thus depopulating the category. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:32, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The sensible way of implementing this request would be to substitute the transclusions before deletion, which I agree is the right close here. That leaves the category on each page while ridding them of a weird templatey thing. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 14:12, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Agree. Substitute the template and then delete. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 05:20, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• NB I have nominated the category for deletion or moving to talk page at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 March 12#Category:Featured articles on Mathematics Portal. Further input welcome there. Bencherlite^Talk 13:31, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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