Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2025 December 3

This table was being used in only two articles, so I merged it with 2017 Hockey India League and transcluded that section into 2017 Ranchi Rays season. Frietjes (talk) 23:29, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:29, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:2024 Hockey India League table

Template:2024 Hockey India League table (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

This was only being used in one page, 2024–25 Hockey India League, so I merged it there with attribution. Frietjes (talk) 23:21, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:29, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers roster

Template:Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers roster (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Unused after this edit. If restored to article, it should be subst there anyways. Gonnym (talk) 19:15, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:29, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fails WP:FILMNAV because Jackman is not the primary creator of the films and TV shows listed; rather, he is only an executive producer among many others on the shows and a producer on the Wolverine film, but not even a producer on the Robin Hood film he stars in. That leaves his concert tours, which are not what he is primarily known for, two film soundtracks on which he is featured but not the primary creator of, and related links to his production company and his two spouses. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥^{(discuss · contribs)} 16:05, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Barely used, fails WP:BIDIRECTIONAL. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 16:07, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but trim - He is not the primary creator of the films, so these should all be removed per WP:FILMNAV. However, the concert tours, and the company he founded are valid entries. --wooden superman 13:25, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"What links here" and Category:Hugh Jackman both suffice for anyone looking for those. WP:Not everything needs a navbox. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥^{(discuss · contribs)} 16:08, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:28, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Simple link

Template:Simple link (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Created for and exclusively used by Template:Template journal (which is at TFD below). No transclusions that aren't from that template (see this search). No reason to not just use a basic wiki link. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 07:51, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Zinnober9 (talk) 08:13, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:27, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Template journal inline

Template:Template journal inline (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Redundant to {{tlx}} and/or {{para}}. The related Template:Template journal parameter (tfd) and Template:Template journal named parameter (tfd) have already been deleted. Only uses are because creator inserted it into Template:Semantic markup templates. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 07:39, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. As I've stated in the other TfD, if changes are needed, propose them at Template talk:Template link general instead of creating another set of templates. Gonnym (talk) 11:01, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we could amend {{Template link general}} too in order to match the same standard colors, but that template cannot be amended so that it meets those who prefer a colon over an escaped equals sign. --Grufo (talk) 11:43, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And for those people I'll say, c'est la vie. Gonnym (talk) 12:38, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So the reason for this template is because it uses a colon over an escaped equals sign? Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 15:49, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. No reasons for deletion. Massively used and pairs well with {{Tj}}. --Grufo (talk) 11:11, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
102 uses (mostly by you, the creator) in two and a half years is far from massive. Additionally it's supposedly high use doesn't change the fact that it is redundant to existing templates. We regularly delete/merge/redirect templates with tens of thousands of uses... Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 16:05, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep (Non-administrator comment). I agree with Grufo, there's no reason for deletion, and I use this template quite a lot myself on talk pages. I like that it provides syntax highlighting with a monospaced font, and speaking as a programmer, it feels very natural to use it when talking about or mentioning templates on talk pages. --Gurkubondinn (talk) 12:40, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Its uses can be covered by other templates, and <syntaxhighlight inline> where needed. Mr. Starfleet Command (talk) 00:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom and Gonnym. Vestrian24Bio 11:26, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Template journal

Template:Template journal (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Redundant to {{tlx}} and/or {{para}}. The related Template:Template journal parameter (tfd) and Template:Template journal named parameter (tfd) have already been deleted. Only uses are because creator inserted it into Template:Semantic markup templates. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 07:38, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. We have no alternative template-link template for vertical format (“block style”). The template is also well used in various documentation pages (e.g. Template:Speciesbox/doc, Template:Cite IUCN/doc, etc.) --Grufo (talk) 10:47, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Grufo that is what <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight> is for... Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 23:57, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's not a template-link template though, is it? --Grufo (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are making things so much more complicated. Now people have to start using : as a deliminator. You cannot simply copy and paste it, you have to manually replace every equals sign with a colon in order for you code to work. There is no reason to use a template. The ONLY thing that your code provides that syntaxhighlight does not is that the name of the template is linked. That is the ONLY benefit. Every example you have pointed to it being used is on the doc page for the very template being shown. What do you need the link for? You are already on that page... And for the benefit of a link you need to learn an entirely different syntax that is used nowhere else in wikimarkup. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 00:10, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What's more, with cases like this one you can't even use regular code, you have to escape the characters, making it even MORE difficult to maintain and edit. All this for the benefit of a link to the very page you are on? Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 00:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That is because you keep comparing it with <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight>, but you should compare it with {{Template link}} instead, because—once again—this is a template-link template. “You cannot simply copy and paste”: Exactly like you cannot simply copy and paste arbitrary wikitext inside {{Template link}} but you have to escape all equals characters. --Grufo (talk) 13:59, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There are alternatives for all uses, including block style (just use <syntaxhighlight>). Mr. Starfleet Command (talk) 00:20, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Zackmann08's (first) Dec 4th comment. I cannot support any template that is ripe for user misuse, and having to manually go back to fiddle with it to add an unexpected, nonstandard, deliminator? No thank you, especially since there's already equivalent options that work in an expected manner. Zinnober9 (talk) 08:26, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: per above. Vestrian24Bio 11:25, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Unique coins

Template:Unique coins (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

No transclusions, categories, documentation, or incoming links from discussions to explain why it exists. Created in October 2025. – Jonesey95 (talk) 06:27, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Appears to be related to Template:Coins which was deleted at TFD. I'm guessing this was used by that template? Not sure but in any event, not used and not needed. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 06:45, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per above --Lenticel ^(talk) 03:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Honduran post-coup polls

Template:Honduran post-coup polls (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

Violates Wikipedia:Template namespace. Subst on the three articles it is used on and delete. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 03:36, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:WikiCleanerMan what specifically does it violate? Not disagreeing! But which provision does it violate? Help me out... Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 04:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Templates should not normally be used to store article text, as this makes it more difficult to edit the content. They should also not be used to "collapse" or "hide" content from the reader.

Templates used in articles are designed to provide information to assist readers, such as navigation aids, formatting, or warnings that content is sub-standard.

WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:13, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WikiCleanerMan - Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 01:30, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Indoor hockey at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Template:Indoor hockey at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)

No need for this template at the moment, it connects just one page. 2021 event got cancelled and Indoor Hockey won't be on the 2026 AIMAG program. we can recreate this template if/when they include this sport in the Games once again. Sports2021 (talk) 02:03, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom. Vestrian24Bio 11:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]