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Template:Censored

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The result of the debate was Speedy Delete (author request). non-admin closure by 12 Noon  00:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Censored (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

First, Wikipedia is not censored, and I fail to see the use of this template even if 'used for humor' as is mentioned on it. RichardΩ612 23:20, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Notasocialnetwork

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The result of the debate was to keep. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Notasocialnetwork (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Per my reasoning in the essay Wikipedia:Editors matter, as well as the policy WP:BITE, I think that this template (as well as the spirit which lies behind it) is fundamentally detrimental to Wikipedia, and should be deleted.

It's true that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and that all other functions are secondary to this; social networking is not the purpose of the community. No one disputes this. However, Wikipedia does need to recruit and retain contributors; editors, not webspace, are our most important resource. Censuring, or threatening to censure, those editors who spend too much time on "social networking" activities is not likely to achieve anything other than alienating them and driving them away. Provided that they are not being disruptive, and are not impeding other editors' efforts to build the encyclopedia, there is no reason to warn them or to subject them to sanctions. If you see such a user, it's fine to try and encourage them to contribute in productive areas; maybe recommend adoption or introduce them to a WikiProject. But threatening to "censure" them is unfriendly, and is not going to make them contribute.

Just think about it logically. Despite fear-mongering from those who warn of a descent into MySpace-like chaos, there's no evidence that "social networking" activities directly harm the encyclopedia. Possibly they indirectly harm it by encouraging the wrong culture - but this small danger is outweighed by the much greater danger of driving away potentially good contributors.

Yes, before anyone points it out, I realise that this template does not assume bad faith or use uncivil wording. But a polite threat is still a threat, and it contributes to the most unfriendly and hostile elements of Wikipedia's culture, and does far more harm than good. We need to end both this template, and the underlying culture of "contribute or get blocked" from which it stems.— WaltonOne 22:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • That template suffers from the same problems. WaltonOne 12:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Template:Stephen Wong's Profile

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The result of the debate was Speedy delete in accordance with WP:CSD#G2. This was likely a test page, and has been deleted as such. Acalamari 22:16, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Stephen Wong's Profile (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Seems to be a broken infobox [doesn't fit the standard one], not sure where it would be used even if it worked. RichardΩ612 19:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:User:Wolfdog1/Krypto the Superdog

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The result of the debate was Speedy Delete (author request). Non-admin closure by 12 Noon  00:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User:Wolfdog1/Krypto the Superdog (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Already exists in userspace at User:Wolfdog1/Krypto the Superdog, no need to have a dupe in Template: space.Userboxes such as this one shouldn't be there anyway. RichardΩ612 19:42, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Young Frankenstein Scenes

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The result of the debate was Snowball delete. Acalamari 22:20, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Young Frankenstein Scenes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Poorly formatted, does not need to be a template. Created by user attempting to re-add this information to the Young Frankenstein (musical) article several times. Is now unused. --omtay38 17:04, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Delete. The template has only been used to circumvent repeated requests not to add material to Young Frankenstein (musical), (and user has been blocked for doing so). The template of itself is not well-formatted, is difficult to read, and is entirely unneeded in the context of the article on Young Frankenstein (musical), as the pertinent material is already included in the extensive plot synopsis. JeanColumbia (talk) 17:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Townships of Mandalay Division

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The result of the discussion was Keep The template has been filled w/ articles since the nomination began. SkierRMH (talk) 22:52, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Townships of Mandalay Division (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Navbox in which all most links are red, and it is debatable whether they are notable enough to warrant one. RichardΩ612 16:36, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:LPR Brakes

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The result of the debate was to keep all. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:42, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:LPR Brakes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Template:SDA (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Navboxes in which a good 4/5 of the links are red, and most of the people named are listed in the articles anyway. RichardΩ612 16:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:WikiProject Anime and manga/Naruto

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The result of the debate was deletion. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:44, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:WikiProject Anime and manga/Naruto (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Project banner of an inactive WikiProject.It doesn't appear to have ever been used. --Farix (Talk) 13:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Ethiopia Squad 1962 Africa Cup

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The result of the debate was Snowball delete. Acalamari 22:22, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Ethiopia Squad 1962 Africa Cup (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Inappropriate - only world cup templates are allowed, for national teams. Been through this twenty times before. — Punkmorten (talk) 11:19, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Positive emotions footer

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The result of the debate was Delete --  jj137 02:55, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Positive emotions footer (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Firstly, very few of the items listed are emotions at all. Many of them are attitudes, actions or personality attributes. The only actual emotions listed are ecstasy (which is debatable) and happiness. Secondly, the positivity or otherwise of emotions is a matter of an individual's point of view. There are situations in which any emotion can be inappropriate or negative. Thirdly, most of the items in the template are either redirects or links to related items (for example, there is a difference between peacefulness and peace, and hopefulness and hope, yet the template links to the latter in both cases), which actually makes it misleading as a navigation template.. Waggers (talk) 11:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Christopher Guest

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The result of the debate was deletion. Recreate in a smaller form if desired, source material for new template will be provided on request. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:46, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Christopher Guest (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete subjectively defined template ("Films by Christopher Guest and his frequent co-stars"). For an actor template, this is a mess. For a director template, it's just wrong because he didn't direct every one of those movies and the article lacks objective inclusion criteria for "frequent co-stars". — Doczilla (talk) 09:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Hugh Grant filmography

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The result of the debate was deletion. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:54, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Hugh Grant filmography (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete template that is redundant to article Hugh Grant filmography. Grant is not the only actor in these films. The films are not logically connected as any sort of series. — Doczilla (talk) 08:56, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Warren Beatty Films

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The result of the debate was deletion. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Warren Beatty Films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete as redundant to Warren_Beatty_filmography per arguments in Template:Clint Eastwood Films and Template:Bale nominations below. — Doczilla (talk) 07:39, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Clint Eastwood Films

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The result of the debate was deletion. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:56, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Clint Eastwood Films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete impractical template that is not useful for navigational purposes (and also happens to be incorrectly capitalized). The films are already linked through the Clint Eastwood article. Eastwood did not have first billing on every single one of those films. Should we crowd the Absolute Power (film) article (which isn't even correctly linked by the template) with templates for Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman, E. G. Marshall, Laura Linney, and Scott Glenn? No, that serves no purpose whatsoever. — Doczilla (talk) 07:33, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Bale

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The result of the debate was deletion. RyanGerbil10(Говорить!) 01:57, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Bale (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Delete impractical template that is not useful for navigation purposes. The list of films in Christian Bale's article already links the film. Having a template for each "star" is pointless. It's not like he got first billing on every single one of those movies. Should The Prestige be crowded with templates for Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Christopher Nolan, and Jonathan Nolan? No. — Doczilla (talk) 07:24, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Naval ship

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The result of the debate was Snowball delete. Acalamari 22:27, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Naval ship (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Deprecated and replaced by ((Infobox Ship Example)). — Maralia (talk) 05:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Mario Kart series

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The result of the debate was Delete, redundant.   jj137 02:52, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Mario Kart series (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

All the links in this navbox also appear in ((Mario sports games)), which is a more detailed navbox that can replace this one. –Dream out loud (talk) 00:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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