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It was proposed, on 17 March 2010, that this article should be deleted as it is 'just a copy of a template'.
Well, although that is true, the position is much more complicated than that.
This is a copy of the FULL template. The template is designed to be used on each station article, only showing the lines of direct relevance to that station. Template parameters are used to select which lines are visible to the user. The template title includes the word 'stations' which is a very well-hidden link to this page. Hence, from any station article using this template, with any number of lines visible, the user has a one-click link to see the entire list.
Now, this may not be the best way of achieving this effect -- for a start, I would have included a much more explicit link to this page -- but it does serve a definite purpose, and is the starting point for improving the situation.
The page is also used as a link from places where the template could not be used, such as within the table in List of metro systems where the cell showing number of stations for the Shanghai Metro is a link to this page.
If there is a real objection to using the template in this way, the only solution is to unpack the template and copy all the links on to this page to create a conventional list. I leave that as an exercise for anyone else who objects to this page!
Deletion is a backward step, which is why I have removed the PROD template.
EdJogg (talk) 10:52, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
We're up to fifteen featured List of Foo Metro/Light Rail station lists, and the Shanghai Metro is more notable than most of those. Would be nice to see the article in a table, not just a bunch of templates, but there is a bit of work to that. Clearly notable. Arsenikk (talk) 12:31, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
I'm looking at London Underground and seeing that it has a separate article London Underground infrastructure which contains its list of lines. It also has a separate template for each line. It seems to me that breaking it up this way makes more sense than making one huge template. Mangoe (talk) 15:07, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
So what? This is a notable and useful article. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 07:38, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
I've just updated the list to include the new stations on Line 13, plus changed the layout to look similar to List of London Underground stations. I'm not sure if we'll be able to get information on ridership and such, and I fear it may take a long time to find out when each station opened, but I left these columns here just in case. –Nav talk to me or sign my guestbook 01:42, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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