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The result of the discussion was keep. JPG-GR (talk) 05:31, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Di-disputed fair use rationale (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Why do we have this? Such subjective proposals for deletion due to disputed rationales should be brought to the non-free content review or files for deletion. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:53, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • That might be true, but the template is simply there to coordinate with policy, and as long as we have the policy, the template has a job. I really think Amalthea is right that the place for the conversation is at WT:CSD. If the policy is changed to eliminate its job, the template would no longer be useful. At least you might want to consider proposing a caution in the policy not to use it for controversial cases? (That should be understood, with CSD, but I never assume that.) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:37, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the discussion was delete Magioladitis (talk) 09:41, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Lotd scroll (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This template moves through an awful lot of articles, transcluding them, images and all. This creates the very real problem of the use of non-free content outside the mainspace (at this template and at the main page alternative where it is transcluded, as well as anywhere else it ends up) which is clearly contrary to our non-free content criteria. This in itself would be an issue that should be dealt with through editing, not through deletion, but, basically, the author has said he has no interest in resolving the issue, and reccomended that the template should probably be deleted unless a solution can be found. J Milburn (talk) 21:30, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment What non-free content is being used? –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 03:29, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • That depends on the day. If you click "edit this page" you will see the vast number of articles this template is set to transclude; for instance, see File:2001nfldraft.png, which is currently, according to the image page, transcluded in two places it should not be. The sheer scale of the problem and the fact no one wants to deal with it suggests to me that the template should be deleted, and it can be recreated when someone is willing to deal with this issue. J Milburn (talk) 12:11, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't see a real problem right now, as the template is hardly used. Mostly, it demonstrates that transcluding lists in scrollboxes isn't a very good idea. Just remove the lists containing non-free images from rotation if the template starts getting used. Kusma (talk) 12:17, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • The template is used, and, even if it wasn't, the images shouldn't be shown in the template space anyway. I'm not going to set up some kind of system to remove lists, and I'm certainly not going to check each list. If someone else is, I will withdraw my nomination, but I will hold them responsible if I find images being abused again... J Milburn (talk) 12:32, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The LotD proposal seems pretty much dead anyway, but if this still is found useful, then I'd propose copying one list with no unfree images to WP:Today's featured list proposal/Featured List or something, and that one list can then be shown as an example in the scrollbox. For the demonstration, there is no need to cycle through actual articles, and since this is a demonstrated problem (today's list is showing a nonfree image, for example) and can't even be contained by scanning all lists once since any list might get additional non-free images at any time, this has to be solved per WP:F.
    So, either do the above, or delete. Amalthea 13:11, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - as creator. J Milburn is right. It violates copyrights and therefore must be nuked. The Transhumanist 02:54, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the discussion was snowball keep. No need to let this discussion carry on. J Milburn (talk) 11:40, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox Simpsons episode (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unnecessary series specific infobox; redundant to {{Infobox Television episode}}. Any additions in this template should either be dropped or brought up at Template talk:Infobox Television episode for possible inclusion in the main template. JPG-GR (talk) 06:07, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was withdrawn by nominator. JPG-GR (talk) 05:32, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox The Wire episode (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unnecessary series specific infobox; redundant to {{Infobox Television episode}}. Any additions in this template should either be dropped or brought up at Template talk:Infobox Television episode for possible inclusion in the main template. JPG-GR (talk) 06:07, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. JPG-GR (talk) 07:23, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Parallel discussion (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This doesn't really to be in use. Moreover, it doesn't work! (Check the 3 articles "using" it). Magioladitis (talk) 00:05, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I thought about that. I just know that parallel discussions have been held to Wikipedia for years and a template was never needed as far as I remember. Usually an editor would say: "There is a discussion being held...". -- Magioladitis (talk) 12:43, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep I see this as being very useful at one time. To respond to Magioladitis' comment, if we delete templates for the sole reason that "a user could write it out", you could pretty much delete every template on Wikipedia. :-P GrooveDog (talk) (Review) 16:39, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JPG-GR (talk) 03:36, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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