Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2019 April 6: Difference between revisions

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*'''Keep''' While Koavf is correct that opening a section will ensure that you don't see the template I think that there is less change of seeing a notice tucked away on the talk page. I rarely look at the talk page before editing an article. [[User:CambridgeBayWeather|CambridgeBayWeather]], [[User talk:CambridgeBayWeather|Uqaqtuq (talk)]], [[Special:Contributions/CambridgeBayWeather|Sunasuttuq]] 09:59, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

**{{Ping|CambridgeBayWeather}} No one is suggesting putting anything on talk pages. What are you talking about? ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (<span style="color:grey">ko'''a'''vf</span>)]]<span style="color:red">❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯</span> 20:17, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

*'''Comment:''' I created the script which became the basis for some of these templates. The only templates named above that serve useful functions for my script and that are important to be kept are the major English code variants ({{tl|Use American English}}, {{tl|Use British English}}, {{tl|Use British English Oxford spelling}}, {{tl|Use Canadian English}}). The others, including I would say {{tl|Use British English}}, can be simply consolidated under the {{tl|EngvarB}} template (My script does this already, but to do this wholesale needs a bot). I propose therefore that's what we should do – delete all except {{tl|Use American English}}, {{tl|EngvarB}}, {{tl|Use British English Oxford spelling}}, {{tl|Use Canadian English}}. Incidentally, I don't think it's helpful to entrench language ghettoes that these other templates seem to imply. --<small><span style="background-color:#ffffff;border: 1px solid;">[[User:Ohconfucius|'''<span style="color:#000000; background-color:#EEE8AA">&nbsp;Ohc&nbsp;</span>''']]</span></small>[[User talk:Ohconfucius|^{''¡digame!''}]] 20:51, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

***The template states that it can be used on the talk page. I hope you weren't thinking of putting it at the top of an article. Sticking it in an edit notice is the same as the hidden one at the top of the page. I doubt many people read edit notices based on the number of times that people don't notify someone after opening a section at [[WP:ANI]]. Also when I open a page with an edit notice and glance away as it opens the editing area forces the notice up where I can't see it. [[User:CambridgeBayWeather|CambridgeBayWeather]], [[User talk:CambridgeBayWeather|Uqaqtuq (talk)]], [[Special:Contributions/CambridgeBayWeather|Sunasuttuq]] 21:15, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

****{{tl|American English}}, {{tl|British English}}, {{tl|Commonwealth English}} templates, destined for talk page, creates a banner about the English code used in the associated article. These should not be confused with the "Use [variant] English" templates, that have a script-based functionality. --<small><span style="background-color:#ffffff;border: 1px solid;">[[User:Ohconfucius|'''<span style="color:#000000; background-color:#EEE8AA">&nbsp;Ohc&nbsp;</span>''']]</span></small>[[User talk:Ohconfucius|^{''¡digame!''}]] 20:51, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

*'''Comment:''' I created the script which became the basis for some of these templates. The only templates named above that serve useful functions for my script and that are important to be kept are the major English code variants ({{tl|Use American English}}, {{tl|Use British English}}, {{tl|Use British English Oxford spelling}}, {{tl|Use Canadian English}}). The others, including I would say {{tl|Use British English}}, can be simply consolidated under the {{tl|EngvarB}} template (My script does this already, but to do this wholesale needs a bot). I propose therefore that's what we should do – delete all except {{tl|Use American English}}, {{tl|EngvarB}}, {{tl|Use British English Oxford spelling}}, {{tl|Use Canadian English}}. Incidentally, I don't think it's helpful to entrench language ghettoes that these other templates seem to imply. --<small><span style="background-color:#ffffff;border: 1px solid;">[[User:Ohconfucius|'''<span style="color:#000000; background-color:#EEE8AA">&nbsp;Ohc&nbsp;</span>''']]</span></small>[[User talk:Ohconfucius|^{''¡digame!''}]] 20:51, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

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