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Template:ElderScrollsTimeline

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) BethNaught (talk) 07:50, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:ElderScrollsTimeline (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

There's the Template: VG timeline that allows in-article editing of the timeline and has a visual element to it. I actually preferred this one. Soetermans. T / C 07:33, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Unlike the Fallout one, this wasn't used on The Elder Scrolls article to begin with. --Soetermans. T / C 07:37, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - It seems the Template:Video_game_timeline is more useful in terms of the visual elements. Honette 07:53, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom. --Izno (talk) 13:24, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Fallout timeline

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) BethNaught (talk) 07:50, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Fallout timeline (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

There's the Template: VG timeline that allows in-article editing of the timeline and has a visual element to it. I actually preferred this one. Soetermans. T / C 07:31, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom. --Izno (talk) 13:24, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Edinburgh Crossrail

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The result of the discussion was relist at Nov 13. Primefac (talk) 07:03, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Edinburgh Crossrail (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Delete as seeing as the article was just merged with Borders Railway, it is no longer needed. Simply south ...... time, deparment skies for just 9 years 22:04, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. It actually belongs in the (sub)section Borders Railway#Edinburgh Crossrail, as it is relevant to the article, and the Edinburgh Crossrail service^{Useddenim (talk) 18:11, 29 October 2015 (UTC)} is not shown on the main diagram. Useddenim (talk) 00:22, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No longer needed. The previous service to Newcraighall has been incorporated into the Borders Railway. --Stewart^{(talk | edits)} 09:48, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Gastrointestinal surgery

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The result of the discussion was merge as proposed. (non-admin closure) BethNaught (talk) 21:06, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Gastrointestinal surgery (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Digestive system procedures (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Propose merging Template:Gastrointestinal surgery with Template:Digestive system procedures.
Duplicate scope, no need for two separate templates. Tom (LT) (talk) 23:39, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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merge per nom. --NSH002 (talk) 07:37, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide

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The result of the discussion was relist at Nov 13. Primefac (talk) 07:04, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Broad and unclear scope. See also Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2015 January 20#Template:Keelboats worldwide. Smartskaft (talk) 09:25, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep There is clear use of the template. It has value and can co-exist peacefully with any list or category fulfilling a similar function. Fiddle Faddle 09:56, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Virginia Slims of Columbus tournaments

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) BethNaught (talk) 07:50, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Virginia Slims of Columbus tournaments (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Navbox with zero links to tournaments. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 16:07, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

delete. Defunct tournament, so even if articles are created there are only two articles to navigate between, best dealt with by "See also" section. --NSH002 (talk) 07:34, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Helper

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The result of the discussion was relist at Nov 13. Primefac (talk) 07:04, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Helper (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Helper flag (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Helper infobox (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Helper inline (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Helper stub (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Template:Helper succession (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
~~Template:Helper userbox (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)~~ (Withdrawn. Steel1943 (talk) 04:27, 29 October 2015 (UTC))[reply]
Template:Helper warning (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

No transclusions, and apparently, not intended to be substituted. Confusing use, and unlikely to be used, and redundant to the functionality of several templates in Category:Wikipedia help templates. Steel1943 (talk) 14:15, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: These templates are used on thousands of templates. Yours aye, Buaidh 04:00, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Buaidh: I stand corrected, to an extent: Template:Helper has 27 transclusions (not counting itself and its doc file), and Template:Helper userbox has over 4000 transclusions. For this reason, I am withdrawing Template:Helper userbox from this nomination for now solely due to its high amount of transclusions, but change my vote for Template:Helper to "substitute and delete" due to lack of usefulness since it returns nothing but a string of text and links (sort of like a canned response hatnote). However, the rest, not counting themselves and their doc pages, have 0 transclusions total, so my "delete" stance still applies to those. Steel1943 (talk) 04:27, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all less Template:Helper and the withdrawn Template:Helper userbox, substituted as appropriate. These templates don't appear to be particularly valuable--people who need help with anything can always use another of our various help templates or even something such as edit protected to get help.
Template:Helper should redirect to Template:Help me IMO. No prejudice against deletion prior to redirection. --Izno (talk) 13:30, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
These Helper templates send questions about templates directly to WikiProject Templates with preformatted inquires. This procedure is far more likely to produce specific answers to difficult template questions than a generic inquiry via Template:Help me. Please click on the link on the last line of documentation of Template:Epi for an example. Yours aye, Buaidh 04:45, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"These Helper templates send questions directly to WikiProject Templates [...]" is a fact. "This procedure is far more likely [...]" is not, and I find it just as likely that someone using the {{help me}} scheme, which is more generic and thus more likely to get an answer quicker (another not-fact, though we can suppose it), would be able to move forward with the change they are seeking. --Izno (talk) 11:37, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

At the least, Template:Helper is too generic a name where specifically it is about templates and should regardless of any of the others be re-developed or more likely redirected, preferentially to my already-suggested target. --Izno (talk) 11:39, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Valmikism

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The result of the discussion was delete. Primefac (talk) 07:04, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Valmikism (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Irrelevant template. Claims to be with the main article as Balmiki sect which in itself is unsourced. Also, this negolism of "-ism" is not popular, if at all not a hoax. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 06:39, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No evidence that "Valmikism" is a real or notable topic. Philg88 ^♦talk 07:24, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Select

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The result of the discussion was Speedy deleted by creator request. - Nabla (talk) 09:04, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Select (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Nominating this per recommendation at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Templates#Template:Select. It's not clear how this template is intended to help improve the encyclopedia. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:15, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Right. I realized this too. Yep, remove it. I will use one in my own userspace. Sorry. Frank (User Page) (talk) 01:19, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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