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The result of the discussion was delete after converting existing transclusions to {{sockpuppet}}. (non-admin closure) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:45, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Puppet with Template:Sockpuppet.
The old template is not necessary as there is another template called Sockpuppet which contains similar (if not more relevant) content. I don't want this template deleted, but I would like it to be redirected to Template:Sockpuppet. Train of Knowledge (Talk) 23:22, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:12, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at this template, in its own merits, I think it should be deleted. Debussy only completed one opera in his lifetime, having such a prominent navigation to three other things, which are all incomplete sketches, is not helpful to the reader. The sidebar also takes up considerable space on the articles it's used on and is redundant to Template:Claude Debussy Aza24 (talk) 21:52, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted as G8 by Materialscientist (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT 14:06, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Banner created for a WikiProject that is now defunct. Has been removed from all Talk pages it had been applied to. PKT(alk) 17:49, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:17, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The only live link on this navbox is a mislink. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:43, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. (non-admin closure) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:46, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete after appropriate replacement. Numerically close, but policy and ACCESS concerns on the deprecation side trump "it's easy to use" (and as always, the fact that if implemented properly, nothing will be "broken"). For redundancy sake, please note the comment stating Template:Columns/styles.css should not be deleted as a subpage of Template:Columns. Primefac (talk) 04:05, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We are long past the date where there are other solutions to columned material. This should be deprecated/deleted/replaced by one of the column templates listed at the bottom.

I don't have a personal preference of which besides NOT the other table solution. FWIW, probably the most similar to this one are the CSS float solutions, but probably the optimal ones are the flex or the column solutions. Izno (talk) 20:52, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • If this is a delete, closing admin needs to be careful not to delete Template:Columns/styles.css, which is actually not used by this template. --Izno (talk) 21:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is there any concrete problem with these? I agree that usually something like div col is better since the number of columns can be made adaptive and often makes use of space better, but is there more? --Trialpears (talk) 19:43, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I think the caveat listed in the documentation is sufficiently convincing. We're up to 65% on mobile these days. We deprecated and removed fixed width column systems a long time ago in other parts of the wiki; that this template has survived is somewhat surprising for that. --Izno (talk) 21:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Alright, thanks! --Trialpears (talk) 22:59, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support While looking at quite a few of these on mobile and a very thin desktop window showed that they worked well for most cases having tons of different templates for the same purpose is sub optimal. Especially when this templates never seems to be the optimal choice. --Trialpears (talk) 22:59, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Perhaps best to notify the pump as this affects thousands of page and should be looked at by content editors that are familiar with its use......as in what is the best replacement that will not break thousands of pages.--Moxy 🍁 03:24, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    No pages should break as a result of changing these templates around. A bot should be suitable to sort this out in the general case. --Izno (talk) 21:55, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. It is a very simple and intuitive tool, and content I have posted years ago will break. Imo it is better to have more options that will do slightly different things, than to delete an entire framework and have thousands of cleanups on every corner of the site. I instead propose to link to the new options on the template page. Double Plus Ungood (talk) 20:53, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    The alternatives are all already listed on the template page. They have made little budge in whether appropriate accessible structures are used and applied in most cases. This is something of a test TFD for the more-used alternative, which is Template:Col-begin.
    The alternatives are just as intuitive. Template:Columns-start works in very much the same way as this template, though it too should probably be migrated to Template:Col-float or {{div col}}.
    As for "thousands of cleanups", this is a nonissue. These changes could probably be made today and be 1-for-1 replacements in most cases.
    content I have posted years ago will break I do not understand this objection. I anticipate that exactly 0 things will "break". --Izno (talk) 21:55, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. For the reasons Double Plus Ungood already stated. GameRCrom (talk) 19:08, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Also probably worth notifying relevant projects about this. Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility may be one relevant project.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 14:55, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Post-closure request: When this is finished, and the template deleted, please redirect it to the most obvious replacement candidate, since it is the most obvious name someone is going to look for when seeking a template for doing columns.  — SMcCandlish ¢ 😼  21:13, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:21, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redundant to {{Michael Nyman}}. Hides the image on mobile (the image should be retained in the articles when the template is removed). Readers are better served by the horizontal navbox, at the foot of articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:32, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:22, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hides the image on mobile (the image should be retained in the articles when the template is removed). Readers would be better served by a horizontal navbox, at the foot of articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:30, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was Delete; deleted by Fastily (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT 04:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unused. Redundant to {{Walter Braunfels}}. Hides the image on mobile. Readers are better served by a horizontal navbox, at the foot of articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:28, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:24, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:26, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Only four transclusions. Fails WP:NENAN. Hides the image on mobile (the image should be retained in the articles when the template is removed). Readers would be better served by a horizontal navbox, at the foot of articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:20, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:27, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:29, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:29, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:30, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Only three transclusions. Fails WP:NENAN. Hides the image on mobile (the image should be retained in the articles when the template is removed). Readers would be better served by a horizontal navbox, at the foot of articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:14, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. (non-admin closure) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:54, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This should be deleted. Never has there been a subject that is as both socially fraught and scientifically complex as gender. Researchers in fields relating to sex differences in psychology will tell you that traits that society considers gendered cannot be so simplistically divided into "masculine" and "feminine". Science has found that such traits are affected by both nature and nurture, and that there is significant overlap between men and women in the distribution of these traits. Even if it is claimed that it is merely reporting social stereotypes, this template gives the appearance of endorsing them, which is misleading in itself and would also lead to never ending controversy if kept. Information on what traits society considers masculine or feminine is already given in the leads of masculinity and femininity, so there is no need for this template on top of that. Crossroads -talk- 03:59, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2020 December 28. (non-admin closure) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:43, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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