Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 August 30
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The result of the discussion was keep. Issues seem to have been resolved. NPASR if that is not the case (or just ping me to re-open), or there are additional reasons to delete. Primefac (talk) 16:13, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
- Template:Permanent dead link (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
- Template:Dead link (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Propose merging Template:Permanent dead link with Template:Dead link.
This is a well intentioned convenience template that is structurally flawed and little used. 149 instances in 4 years. The separation of flagging permanent dead links into multiple templates adds unneeded complications for bots other tools to support. The complications are not worth the minor convenience, arguably hardly none. 99.999% of the instances of permanent dead links {{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes}}
are added by InternetArchiveBot. The existence of this flag does not literally mean "permanent" dead, archives become available by providers that were previously blacked out for policy or technical reasons; and IABot can not check Archive.today where frequently archives can be found. The whole notion of "permanent" dead was an IABot internal flag specific to that bot. For example my bot WaybackMedic on a regular basis processes all so-called "permanent" dead links and finds archives for about 20% of them because it's better at finding archives then IABot. Overall this concept of a "permanent" dead link is flawed, from any perspective but IABot's internal logic. GreenC 18:59, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Merge per nom's structural flaw argument. Sdkb talk 21:39, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment by creator: Damn, I wish I was told about this over at VP before I went ahead with the creation of this template. Anyways, if this were to be merged into Template:Dead link, will the functionality where it says "permanent" if Template:Permanent dead link is transcluded, be kept? — AP 499D25 (talk) 02:10, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
- I can run a bot to convert them to
{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes}}
-- GreenC 22:04, 31 August 2024 (UTC)- If Template:Permanent dead link is going to be turned back into a plain redirect again, shouldn't we just delete the Template:Permanent dead link along with Template:Permanently dead link titles altogether? It's highly misleading and downright deceptive to have something at "Template:Permanent dead link" that when you transclude, the resulting output is [dead link] and not [permanent dead link], and you still have to manually specify a parameter to get the latter output, thus making it pointless and a waste of time. As you say, only about 150 or so of these transclusions, so they almost aren't used, it would be an easy task for a bot (or even a human, at that level) to convert these all to Template:Dead link with the fix-attempted parameter set to yes. — AP 499D25 (talk) 00:41, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- I can run a bot to convert them to
- Weak keep. It's a subst only template with a much better name than
|fix-attempted=
. Which incidentally I have used manually, and I am not an IABot. :) Izno (talk) 16:46, 2 September 2024 (UTC)- Izno, it is not (currently) a subst-only template. But it can be converted to one, and I think making it automatically substitute into
{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes}}
would resolve GreenC's concerns. GreenC, AP 499D25, and Sdkb: would chucking{{subst only|auto=yes}}
on the /doc subpage work? Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:19, 7 September 2024 (UTC)- You are correct in that this template isn't currently set up to be subst-only. But I think that sounds like a good solution too. — AP 499D25 (talk) 02:36, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- At a minimum how this template would survive is as a subst-only template. Izno (talk) 03:15, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Great idea. -- GreenC 06:02, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Izno, it is not (currently) a subst-only template. But it can be converted to one, and I think making it automatically substitute into
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2024 September 7. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 17:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Template:Family_Radio (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:42, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Template:WPBL teams (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Navbox with just two blue links in the body. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:31, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:40, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Navbox with just one blue link in the body. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was relisted on 2024 September 7. ✗plicit 14:40, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:36, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Template:Sons of Butcher (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Navbox with just one blue link in the body. Not useful for navigation. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:46, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. Even worse, it isn't even unequivocally clear that the one link presently in the template body needs to be a separate article from the header link either, as it isn't patently obvious that the band and the television series need two separate articles instead of being merged into one article about both things. Bearcat (talk) 21:06, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Template:Silver Apples (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Navbox with just two blue links to articles in the body. Created in 2015. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:44, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:30, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
A navbox created as an example in a 2007 conversation. It can be substed into that page and deleted. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:41, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:19, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Team roster template for a team that never played. The team has no article. No blue links for players. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:56, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:21, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
There are articles on only two member parties (sections) of this organization. A template is unnecessary. Wellington Bay (talk) 12:23, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:29, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Template:Leaders of capital cities of ASEAN member states (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
Some mayors do not have a definite source regarding their mandate from when, whether they are still in office or have already been in office. So for me please delete it because there are some mayors who don't have valid sources regarding this. – Whatsup236 (talk) 00:52, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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