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The result of the discussion was Delete. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 20:13, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

redundant to {{Taiwan topics}}, which is the standard for country-related navigation. And the majority of the country-named templates and redirects were deleted due to confusion with the corresponding flag templates. Frietjes (talk) 20:13, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was Relisted on 2017 May 9 Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 20:14, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Two things to note regarding comments made on this discussion. @UpsandDowns1234: there's nothing inherently wrong with this template, but it appears that it isn't necessary to keep it around. @J947: I probably would have accepted this myself had I come across it at AFC, for the reasons you've given, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. Sometimes seemingly useful templates get deleted because it turns out they're not necessary. Primefac (talk) 17:24, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The template was created on 16 April 2017 and is currently used at Administrator + Signature + Sockpuppet + Vandalism on Wikipedia. At Signature, it displays:

Note: This page is not a policy or guideline. The policy page for this topic is located at Wikipedia:Signatures.

Per WP:TG, an article template should provide information to assist readers. If a template provides information only of service to editors it should not appear on article pages. A discussion occurred at WT:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid#Is "not a policy" useful? where these points were made:

  • The template subjects readers to Wikipedia process in a very confusing way.
  • WP:SELFREF includes self-references within Wikipedia articles to the Wikipedia project should be avoided.

Johnuniq (talk) 10:52, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Essays get by with {{essay}} and do not need another hatnote to add to the banner blindness. I was wondering if it would be worth clarifying whether WP:AFC (Articles for Creation) should indulge new editors seeking to use WP:AFC to create templates. Being kind to new editors is great but existing editors need help too. Johnuniq (talk) 23:01, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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The result of the discussion was Relisted on 2017 May 9 Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:05, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the discussion was delete. Primefac (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary as redundant to {{Conservative Party (New York)/meta/color}}. —GoldRingChip 17:54, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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