Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2026 January 4
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 15. * Pppery * it has begun... 20:53, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
- Template:Spd (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
- Template:Spaced_en_dash (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
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The result of the discussion was delete after substitution. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:43, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
- Template:Tim (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
- Template:Template links at Meta (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Propose merging Template:Tim with Template:Template links at Meta.
Both of these templates provide a link to a template on meta, not sure we need both. Primefac (talk) 22:38, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Support merging {{tim}} into {{template links at Meta}} and adding the "backlinks" link in the latter for backwards-compatibility. The two have a relatively similar display, and I don't think it would break much to merge them, although we could take the smaller link size from {{tim}} if display size is a concern. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 14:45, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
- Subst and delete both. These are lightly-used relics from the era in which Meta-Wiki's help namespace was bot-copied to other wikis, not fundamentally different from those deleted at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Meta-based Help: content templates. Enwiki pages shouldn't need to use Meta templates sufficiently often to warrant dedicated helper templates for it, and if they do they can use one of the many template link templates that have a "sister" param. * Pppery * it has begun... 20:51, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
- Subst and delete both. I agree with Pppery. I also think most of the transclusions come from Template:Template-linking templates leaving these even more underused. --Gonnym (talk) 09:57, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- Just noting I am fine with straight deletion if that's the consensus. Primefac (talk) 18:32, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 15. * Pppery * it has begun... 20:49, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 23:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
This template creates a wikilink to a country's national tug of war team. However, we don't any articles on these teams. The template is only used on one page, thereby creating a mess of unnecessary redlinks. Primefac (talk) 21:41, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Too bad there was no interest for eight years. I would not call the effect of this alone on that one page a “mess”. Redlinks are supposed to be good, but eight years … oh, well. Maybe some day the TWIF will step up its marketing. Until then, c’est la vie and so long. Jeff in CA (talk) 06:14, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- Redlinks are okay in body text, within reason. They're not okay in navigational box templates. Bearcat (talk) 14:40, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- I will concede that there would probably be redlinks whether created by template or just standard wikilink, but WP:WTAF still applies in that we have currently a template which does literally nothing other than create redlinks. Primefac (talk) 00:15, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
- Redlinks are okay in body text, within reason. They're not okay in navigational box templates. Bearcat (talk) 14:40, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:05, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) HurricaneZetaC 23:53, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
- Template:Improve videos (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Maintenance template, newly created within the past few days by a single user without any obvious attempt to establish any consensus that it's needed. There is no rule that Wikipedia articles must contain video clips, so there isn't nearly as much wiki-infrastructure in place to track video usage as there is for still images -- but the creator, a relatively new user with less than 100 edits in their entire history, appears to have just straight-up copied {{Improve images}} to create a new video equivalent. If any significant number of established Wikipedians felt that this were actually needed, however, then it would already have existed long ago, without waiting until 2026 for one random newbie to start it.
Further, the creator tried to make this file its sole carrier in a dated monthly tracking category that doesn't exist -- but the fact that maintenance templates generate process overhead like that is precisely the reason why this would require consensus to justify it, because there just may not be the editorial will or desire to establish a whole new maintenance queue for this. So the creator is free to propose this for discussion if they'd like, but is not at liberty to just implement it all by themselves without anybody else's knowledge or participation. Bearcat (talk) 17:56, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Delete, with an option to recreate it if there is consensus for it having a solid use case. Currently, the one article using it (osu!) doesn't really need "better videos", as, from my understanding, anything more accurate would require using the original CC BY-NC assets.
However, I strongly disagree that the editor's experience should be a factor here. A template from a "random newbie" could be just as helpful as one from you or me, and we shouldn't discourage newer editors from contributing to the project's technical side by dismissing them based on their age: everyone has to gain experience to become experienced, and we all had less than 100 edits one day. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 14:52, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
- I'd probably advocate for moving {{improve images}} to {{improve files}} + text adjustment or some such and then making this a redirect. Izno (talk) 06:54, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:06, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
- Original creator of the template. I apologise for the low quality of said template. It was not meant to signal to the editors that the page needs videos, but rather that the videos are low quality and need to be replaced.
- For example, in the osu! page, the videos were deemed to be low quality as using Mozart in a game heavily tied to Japanese otaku culture makes the page seem low quality.
- Maybe this template could be improved instead, as I believe it does have proper use cases. YZiv (talk) 19:15, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was keep. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 18:05, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
This template is not necessary to keep because it simply links to Template:WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography. It should just be a redirect to the base template as the terrorism parameter is more than easy enough to use. A substitution like this is harder to use than the template itself directly. Other template names Qwerty123M (talk) 07:53, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Keep, it is obviously not going to have any transclusions because it is a substitution template. People often type this in instead of WP Crime, and this has the effect of auto tagging it with the task force, which most people don't bother to do. A redirect is worse. PARAKANYAA (talk) 18:13, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- Keep – per its documentation,
Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot.
I do not see how the current setup (subst if you remember to, or otherwise a bot fixes it) is harder to use than your proposal (add a parameter if you remember to, or otherwise…?). jlwoodwa (talk) 02:24, 8 January 2026 (UTC) - The above is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template or module's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:03, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:03, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:03, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:03, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
- Template:Neighborhoods_in_Washington,_D.C. (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:02, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:02, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:02, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:02, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was merge to Template:Greenville, South Carolina. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:02, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
- Template:Grnscneighborhoods (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
- Template:Greenville, South Carolina (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Propose merging Template:Grnscneighborhoods with Template:Greenville, South Carolina.
Per precedent of Tfds on December 21. Main navbox is capable of listing neighborhoods. Easy enough to include in its own section without worrying about navbox size. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 02:07, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Support - Combine Greenville, South Carolina neighborhoods with the city itself into one template would be great. Keep it simple. I would change City of Greenville to Greenville, South Carolina though as personal preference. Chris (talk) 17:47, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Support per nom --Lenticel (talk) 00:54, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:01, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:01, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:00, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:00, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:00, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:00, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:00, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. Izno (talk) 04:08, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2026 January 11. (non-admin closure) Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 04:38, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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