Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 July 6

Unused wikidata related template. Gonnym (talk) 06:31, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, albeit a little weakly. The nominator seems to be under the misimpression that a template being unused is by itself sufficient grounds for deletion. It is not. This template was developed for potential use in a Module:Find sources template, and while it wasn't initially adopted, it might be in the future, and given that its development stage is appropriately tagged and that retaining it is cheap, that provides grounds for keeping. It is also relevant for editors looking at the history of the creation of the find sources module, and could have other uses for editors seeking for other reasons to associate a country with its newspaper(s) of record. Sdkb ^talk 06:42, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The commentor above is under the misimpression that the nominator does not know how TfD works and that hundred of templates get deleted on a weekly bases for being unused. 3 years being unused is a clear indication that either the template creator has abandoned a template or that the community does not want it. Both are valid grounds for deletion. Gonnym (talk) 08:06, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
and has no likelihood of being used isn't exactly ambiguous, and is bolded for good reason. To the extent it's not being followed, it ought to be — even when there's only a small chance they'll be used in the future, the maintenance cost of retaining templates is minimal (particularly when their documentation is clear, as here). Deletion for the sake of deletion does not benefit the encyclopedia. Sdkb ^talk 14:23, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm yet to be convinced of the value of deleting templates, merely because they are unused. Or indeed for any reason, except when they are using a valuable piece of namespace that could be better used. Even then moving is an option. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 18:36, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 02:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 14:45, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Wesleyan Cardinals quarterback navbox[edit]

Template:Wesleyan Cardinals quarterback navbox (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Navbox only contains three blue links (not including the header, which links to the general Wesleyan Cardinals football page), not enough to warrant the existence of this template for navigation purposes. There is also not an article for List of Wesleyan Cardinals starting quarterbacks. Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:07, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose: (I think this is how opposing and supporting works) Has four now, so I could see the rationale for both keeping or deleting it. Thetreesarespeakingtome (talk) 03:01, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:16, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 14:45, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Despite four links, it does provide navigation. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:45, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As a result of the recent election, the template is currently blank. 2601:249:9301:D570:B519:DC52:8298:C7B (talk) 05:55, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:45, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 July 6

July 6[edit]

Template:Newspaper of record[edit]

Template:Wesleyan Cardinals quarterback navbox[edit]

Template:Eastern Football League seasons[edit]

Template:Riddell District Football League seasons[edit]

Template:Western Region Football League seasons[edit]

Template:Wales Conservative Party MPs[edit]