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Bolivian Department Election Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:14, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Propose substituting where these templates are used as these templates per the standard for the Bolivian elections articles which use non-template tables for the results. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 23:10, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Bolivian constitutional referendum, 2009

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:19, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Should be substituted per the standard used on the other Bolivian referendum articles. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:59, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Subst and delete per standard. Gonnym (talk) 18:15, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Bolivian General Election Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:23, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The mainspaces use a different table for the results. And where these templates are used, it's on the wrong page. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:54, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete as now unused. Section transclude was used where they were used on other pages. Gonnym (talk) 18:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Colombian Election Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:32, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Propose substituting the information on these templates per the standard on the election pages for Colombian elections. And the 2018 template is unused as the 2018 election article uses a different table. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:56, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Belizean Election Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:27, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

All unused and the information already exists on the respective articles. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:49, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation, 2011

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:27, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Propose substituting the template onto the 2011 referendum article per the standard on the other Ecuadorian referendum articles. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:45, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Subst and delete per standard with these tables. Gonnym (talk) 17:54, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Uruguayan Election Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:25, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

All unused and superseded by the different tables used on the respective election articles. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:42, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete per nom. Election articles use different tables. Gonnym (talk) 17:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Venezulean Election Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:25, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete the first four. I'm not sure what purpose the three Chavez Elections serve, but they aren't used on the election mainspaces for the years it was created. AS on those articles used a different table for the results. Propose substituting the Parliamentary Presidential election and 2009 Referendum templates per the standard used on the articles relating to the topics. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:36, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting rational:
  • Delete - ChavezElections1999 and ChavezElections2000. Don't subst or transclude them to the other pages they are in.
  • Subst and delete - ChavezElections2004 to 2004 Venezuelan recall referendum while converting it to a normal table then delete. Don't subst or transclude it to the other pages it is in.
  • Delete - VEbox.
  • Subst and delete - the last 5 to their election articles. Gonnym (talk) 18:03, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Chilean parliamentary election, 2005

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Propose substituting the information on these templates per the standard on articles for Chilean elections. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:12, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Subst and delete per standard with these tables. Gonnym (talk) 17:54, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:2010 Brazilian presidential election

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:05, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Propose substituting the information on these templates per the standard on articles for Brazilian elections. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:07, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Subst and delete per standard with these tables. Gonnym (talk) 17:53, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Argentine PASO 2013, Deputies

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 20:00, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The last template is unused, but for the 2013 Deputies and Senate results, they should be substituted per the standard on other election articles for the Argentina Parliament. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:02, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Subst and delete the 2013 ones; Delete the 2009 as unused. The 2009 article uses different tables. Gonnym (talk) 17:52, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Suriname parliamentary election, 2005

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Frietjes (talk) 19:58, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unused and different tables exist on the respective articles on the elections. The 2010 template should be substituted for the article. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:57, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete the two unused, subst and delete the 2010 one. Gonnym (talk) 17:48, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Uw-accessdate2

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The result of the discussion was redirect to Template:Uw-accessdate1. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 16:39, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not updating access dates isn't the type of behavior that should lead to a block. Template:Uw-accessdate1 should be a single-issue notice. Schierbecker (talk) 07:17, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • According to this template's documentation, Level 3 escalates to ((uw-vandalism4)), which does mention a block. A user who persists in not updating access dates should be steered towards mentoring. Further problematic behavior should be noted at WP:ANI. WP:AIV is an inappropriate venue for good-faith edits. Schierbecker (talk) 07:33, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    If they continue to partake in disruptive editing even after being warned, then they clearly need escalating warnings. If you took a look at "this template's documentation", you would see it has no documentation, and instead uses the default behaviour of ((Templatesnotice)), which automatically adds the vandalism template. If you want to fix that, since the "vandalism" template seems to be the only substantive issue raised here, do so yourself. -- /Alex/21 08:22, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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^Sock? Schierbecker (talk) 09:00, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Those were previous participants or interested parties in the Template:Uw-thumb2 series of deletion discussions. Schierbecker (talk) 08:45, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The mention doesn't actually notify me though; you need to use the ((u)) template for that. I just found this discussion pure by chance. ―Jochem van Hees (talk) 21:36, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not exactly. For vandalism, manual of style, delete, advert, etc.. those level 2 warnings are useful. I don't see a reason to warn a user over something like this. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:49, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Stricken this comment. Obviously not here to contribute. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:36, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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NHL Western Conference Standings Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 16:05, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

All unused. On the respective team seasons articles, what's used is the division standings templates, not the specific conference. And there is no place for the Wild Card template to be used. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:20, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

They can be substituted. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:13, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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NHL Eastern Conference Standings Templates

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 16:05, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

All unused. On the respective team seasons articles, what's used is the division standings templates, not the specific conference. And if these templates are used on one page or two, they should be substituted by the respective Metropolitan standings template. And for the Wild Card template, there is no place for it to be used. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:07, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

They are not used on the team season's articles. At least not all of them. The division standings should be the standard. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:12, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Subst and delete. For those tables used on more than one page, look at how other Module:Sports table tables are transcluded. Gonnym (talk) 17:46, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Britannica

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The result of the discussion was no consensus. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:22, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:ELNO policy, Encyclopedia Britannica is not a reliable link. Frontman830 (talk) 13:20, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Frontman830 could you cite what exactly in the guideline this fails? Gonnym (talk) 15:32, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Encyclopedia Britannica is not used for links to articles. As per open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors. Mirrors or forks of Wikipedia should not be linked. --Frontman830 (talk) 15:35, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Encyclopedia Britannica is neither an open wiki nor a mirror or fork of Wikipedia. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:57, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Which one of the 19 items in elno are you saying this template violates? and how does eliminating the template achieve this goal? where there are lots of links to britannica pages throughout wikipedia. not an expert on searching, but it looks like tens of thousands of pages with britannica links vs 500 transclusions of this template.  — Chris Capoccia 💬 17:54, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe SilkTork removing external links to Britannica. --Frontman830 (talk) 22:20, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Silk should've probably gotten consensus in this case before mass-removing the template - regardless, that still doesn't back up your claim, nor inherently justify deletion. Elli (talk | contribs) 02:45, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Elli, see Wikipedia_talk:External_links#Britannica_template. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:47, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Nikkimaria: ah, thanks. I don't see a problem with his removals in that case, nor does his argument there seem to justify deletion of the template entirely. Elli (talk | contribs) 02:51, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So, considering that the template can only be used as a citation template, but we already have an adequate and widely used and updated citation template: Template:Citation, that as a citation template it is adequate because it doesn't collect the required information, and that - on the whole - we should not be encouraging use of EB as a source (preferring a reliable secondary source), then I agree - mainly per WP:TFD#REASONS#2: "The template is redundant to a better-designed template", this template should be deleted or merged with Template:Citation. SilkTork (talk) 18:52, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps reworking it to a site-specific CS1 wrapper would be a good idea? (and moving to ((Cite Britannica))). Elli (talk | contribs) 20:14, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not that familiar with template construction, so I took a look at the CS1 wrapper, and I see what you mean, Elli - that does seem possible. However, because of my unfamiliarity with template construction, could you explain to me the particular advantage of using this template in a CS1 wrapper over using the Citation template? From my less knowledgeable standpoint, I see Citation as a widely used and maintained template that most editors have learned how to use, and which is flexible enough to hold all the data that a reader would need, and would not - to seems to me - provide a lessor service than putting the Britannica template in a wrapper. Anyone wishing to use the Britannica template in a wrapper would still need to go to EB to collect information to fill the template - cite web has all the fields they would need - surely? And the advantage of familiarity of use by many users, and quality maintenance, is surely the reason why we have WP:TFD#REASONS#2: "The template is redundant to a better-designed template". SilkTork (talk) 07:52, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@SilkTork: sure. The benefit of a CS1 wrapper is to standardize citation information to a common source. I think a good example is ((Cite Dictionary.com)) - while anyone could use ((Cite web)) on the site, it spares editors from having to find the publisher is Random House, which isn't apparent unless you check their about page. Likewise with Britannica - it's not exactly clear the preferred way to cite it or what to include in the citation (((cite web)) and ((cite encyclopedia)) both seem appropriate). A wrapper solves this. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:29, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Nav book tool

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 23:04, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Deprecated along with the Book: namespace UnitedStatesian (talk) 05:03, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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