Template talk:Courtesy blanked

Indexing

"Wikipedia shouldn't index courtesy blanked pages (if this template was not substituted, an index could be generated by using the "Special:Whatlinkshere" function)."

And what exactly prevents me generating an index by searching for the text "this page has been blanked as a courtesy"? – 217.44.23.69 21:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Nothing. If you really want to find courtesy blanked pages, search away – but easy access is not something we particularly want. Gracenotes^T § 16:23, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Template links to itself

Why does this template link to itself? It facilitates a whatlinkshere index even when substed. --Random832 (contribs) 21:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Why subst?

What is SUBST'ing achieving? FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 02:03, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Ironically, I was just coming here to say the same thing. We need to make the template point at a more widely linked page. I'm trying to find one now. Hipocrite (talk) 15:31, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Now differently directed. When I get around to it I'll figure out how to move the links around. Hipocrite (talk) 15:32, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

And added in the prod-like error when not substed Hipocrite (talk) 15:46, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm encountering the same problem, a bit of an annoyance Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:49, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

That's a feature, not a bug. The template should be substituted, so there is not a "what links here" link. Hipocrite (talk) 19:50, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see, why is the "what links" a problem? Thanks for the speedy reply Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:51, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

It's a link to embarassing things. A whole treasure trove of things that say "We really don't want you to be able to search for this." Hipocrite (talk) 19:53, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Ah, a very good point, I mainly use the template for attack pages I tag for speedy deletion, so that didn't occur to me, all the best Spitfire^Tally-ho! 19:56, 18 June 2009 (UTC)