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On this page, deletion of templates (except as noted below) is discussed. Templates are used to insert blocks of common material into multiple pages, often for standardization purposes.
Templates that have been listed for more than seven days are eligible for deletion when a rough consensus to do so has been reached or no objections to its deletion have been raised.
Template undeletion is not discussed on this page, but on Deletion review.
Please note that stub templates should be taken to Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion.
Deprecated and orphaned templates can be listed here.
[edit] What (and what not) to propose for deletion at Templates for Deletion (TfD)
- Speedy deletion
- If the template clearly satisfies a criterion for speedy deletion for general items or templates, tag it with a speedy deletion template. For example, if the template is a recreation of a template already deleted by consensus here at TfD, tag it with {{db-repost}}. If you wrote the template and request its deletion, tag it with {{db-author}}.
- Stub templates
- List, normally with the corresponding stub category, at Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion.
- Policy or guideline template
- If a template is part of (the functioning of) a Wikipedia policy or guideline, it cannot be listed at TfD separately. It should be discussed where the discussion for that guideline takes place.
- Userboxes
- List at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion, regardless of what namespace they reside in.
- Template redirects
- List at Wikipedia:Redirects for deletion.
- Renaming a template
- List at Wikipedia:Requested moves.
- So what's left for TfD?
- Other templates not listed above, including most templates in the template namespace. A nomination here may be appropriate whenever one or more of the following apply:
- The template is not helpful or noteworthy (encyclopaedic);
- The template is redundant to another better-designed template;
- The template is not used, either directly or with template substitution (the latter cannot be concluded from the absence of backlinks);
- The template does not satisfy Neutral Point of View (NPOV) and cannot be modified to satisfy this requirement.
- Templates for which none of these apply may be (and often are) deleted by consensus, nor do these criteria apply in all cases (for example, templates meant to be transcluded in user space, like other content there, need not meet NPOV).
- If a template is being misused, consider clarifying its documentation to indicate the correct use, or informing those that misuse it, rather than nominating it for deletion. Initiate a discussion on the template talk page if the correct use itself is under debate.
[edit] How to use this page
To list a template for deletion, follow this three-step process: (replace TemplateName (do not include the namespace identifier "Template:") & template with the name of the template to be deleted)
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Edit the template.
Enter the following text in the top of the template or inside the box (where applicable):
Please include "nominated for deletion" or similar in the edit summary, and don't mark the edit as minor. If the page is heavily in use and/or protected, consider putting the notice on its talk page instead. Also, try to minimise page disruption by using the Preview button to check the revised template, as its new look will be visible on all pages that use it. Do not blank the template. If you are nominating multiple templates, set the parameter TemplateName to the name of the header of the deletion discussion. If a template is meant to be substituted, wrap the {{tfd}} or {{tfd-inline}} in <noinclude> tags. For example, <noinclude>{{tfd|TemplateName}}</noinclude>. |
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Create its TfD subsection.
Click on THIS LINK to edit the section of TfD for today's entries. Add this text to the section, at the top:
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Give due notice.
Please consider adding on relevant talk pages to inform editors of the deletion discussion. This is especially important if the TFD notice was put on the template's talk page. |
It is generally considered civil to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the template that you are nominating the template. To find the main contributors, look in the page history or talk page of the template.
Also consider adding to your watchlist any templates you nominate for TfD. This will help ensure that the TfD tag is not removed.
See the deletion process page for instructions on how to close a TfD discussion.
[edit] Discussion
Anyone can join the discussion, but please give a reason when saying what you think should be done with the template. Please explain how, in your opinion, the template does not meet the criteria above. Comments such as "I like it," while potentially true, generally do not fulfill this requirement. It also helps if you Bold your actual action (for example, Keep or Delete).
People will sometimes also recommend subst or Subst and delete and similar. This can be roughly "translated" into merge, and means the template text should be merged into the articles that use it (done by adding the subst: prefix to the template call, hence the name) before the template page is deleted.
Keep in mind that only very rarely are templates here orphaned (made to not be in use) before nomination. It is unhelpful to vote "keep until orphaned" or similar. Please instead phrase it as "delete" or "delete after orphaning".
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