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Template:Periodic table legend/Block-blind has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:05, 31 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Infobox periodic table group/sandbox/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:29, 13 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 5) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:29, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (noble gases) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (halogens) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (chalcogens) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (pnictogens) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:40, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 14) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:40, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 13) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:40, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 12) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:40, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 11) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:40, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 10) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:41, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 9) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:41, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 8) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:41, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 7) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 6) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 4) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (group 3) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (alkaline earth metals) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (alkali metals) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (18 columns, detailed cells) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:49, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Extended periodic table (by Nefedov, 54 columns, detailed cells) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:54, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Element cell-large/legend has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:00, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (by crystal structure) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:07, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (by enthalpy of vaporisation) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:07, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (by platinum group) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:08, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (by refractory metals) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:08, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (electron affinities) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:24, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (term symbol) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:27, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (actinides) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:27, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (dividing line between metals and nonmetals) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:28, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:List of metallic elements has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:30, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Periodic table (metalloid border) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:31, 28 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template:Script/Hebrew/testcases/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:29, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's sad to see you get banned despite your extensive behind-the-scenes work with templates. The ANI thread didn't take into account your good contributions and whether you were a net positive. ANI is like a witch hunt. 123957a (talk) 05:17, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]