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Only used on a single article List of Cadw properties, and it's broken there. I'm getting 404 error wherever it's transcluded. Original author is indefinitely blocked since October 2021, but maybe someone else can fix what's wrong with it. Otherwise we might as well delete. DB1729 talk 03:11, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
Entirely contained within Template:Law & Order franchise. (Oinkers42) ( talk) 16:42, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
These navigation templates contain only a handful of links, some to either non-notable red-links or redirects back to the topic article. Any actually useful links could be put in Template:KDE instead (which needs its own cleaning up).
(created this nom for Template:Kdepim, but edited it for other redundant KDE-related templates)
-- TappyTurtle [ talk | contribs] 17:10, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Propose merging Template:S-line/IT-Eurostar left/Frecciabianca and Template:S-line/IT-Eurostar right/Frecciabianca with Module:Adjacent stations/Trenitalia. Currently this line is handled by both the old s-line system and the module. The ~30 s-line usages should be converted to use the newer Adjacent stations module system. -- Gonnym ( talk) 15:03, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
This template has entirely redundant information copied from Template:Miami International Airport, which provides better context for this people mover within the airport as a whole. The Miami International Airport template is also the route diagram template (RDT) used in the articles for the airport's other two people mover systems. Jackdude101 talk cont 14:32, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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talk) 12:40, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Only two relevant links. Not used and very little usage in itself. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 22:51, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Over saturated template combining three navboxes. The title of this navbox implies that James May, Jeremy Clarkson, and Richard Hammond are a group that works together, which they have on the original Top Gear show, but are not a performing trio. Clarkson, Hammond & May are not a group. Just three individual people. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 22:36, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
WP:NENAN -- wooden superman 14:36, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Unnecessary intersection. We already have way too many Netflix navboxes as it is, we should not have them by genre also. -- wooden superman 13:55, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
The majority of links with articles for an election by year or in a state of India are being transcluded by their respective state election navboxes. And those navboxes are enough to link the respective election articles. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 13:37, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Just a violation of MOS:COLHEAD. ― Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 05:14, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Just a violation of MOS:COLHEAD. ― Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 05:14, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Navbox only contains two blue links, not enough to warrant the existence of this template for navigation purposes. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Izno (
talk) 20:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Any thoughts on subst/userfy?
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Toadette
Edit! 18:56, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Navbox only contains two blue links, not enough to warrant the existence of this template for navigation purposes. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Izno (
talk) 20:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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Relisting comment: Any thoughts on subst/userfy?
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Edit! 18:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Navbox only contains two blue links, not enough to warrant the existence of this template for navigation purposes. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:54, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Izno (
talk) 20:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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Relisting comment: Any thoughts on subst/userfy?
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Edit! 18:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Navbox only contains two blue links, not enough to warrant the existence of this template for navigation purposes. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:54, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Izno (
talk) 20:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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Relisting comment: Any thoughts on subst or userfy?
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Edit! 18:54, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Navbox only contains two blue links, not enough to warrant the existence of this template for navigation purposes. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Izno (
talk) 20:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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Edit! 18:53, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
No transclusions or documentation. Created in 2020. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 14:37, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
No transclusions or documentation. Created in 2014. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 14:37, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Unused /doc subpage replaced with more comprehensive shared documentation. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 14:32, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Propose merging
Template:Asian Saga with
Template:James Clavell.
Other than the characters and the video game, all articles are already at the target, so could easily merge. --
wooden
superman 14:42, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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Let's talk together!) 22:41, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
Unused. Parent template uses Navbox documentation. DrChuck68 ( talk) 16:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
No transclusions, documentation, categories, or incoming links from discussions. No English-language text. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 14:28, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Now in use. Thoughts?
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plicit 14:29, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
This is a navbox that provides navigation between zero of its relevant articles. WP:EXISTING would suggest that most of the content in this navbox be cleared in a similar vein to Template:Hololive Production, to prioritize the titles that exist on Wikipedia, but there are none that do. After such a purge, there'd be nothing left.
This template is only used on two pages: Nijisanji, and then randomly on Internet celebrity, which I'm not sure how it ended up there as Nijisanji doesn't get mentioned on that page. Utopes ( talk / cont) 07:45, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
Unsed. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 23:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Unused and only three links. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 22:58, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Unused data chart. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 22:54, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Unused. Parent template uses Navbox documentation. DrChuck68 ( talk) 18:23, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Per WP:CTOP, only officially designated templates can be used to alert an editor to a contentious topic. This unfortunately contradicts this, although I commend the effort made to attempt to be less bitey to newcomers. Awesome Aasim 16:11, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Not intended to replace, but rather give some information in plain language before the "The Arbitration Committee has authorized sanctions" legalese starts.
— User:ScottishFinnishRadish 1:59 pm, 20 November 2023, Monday (4 months, 31 days ago) (UTC−5)
The result of the discussion was speedy delete. Primefac ( talk) 16:32, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Apparent joke template that adds "i told you that" to Template:Uw-wnr4im. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 21:09, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
The result of the discussion was speedy delete. Clear vandalism. Primefac ( talk) 16:30, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
There are no warning levels 5 and 6, a level 4 warning is enough to send someone to AIV the next time. This appears made up. Chaotıċ Enby ( talk · contribs) 21:00, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
The result of the discussion was speedy delete. Clear vandalism. Primefac ( talk) 16:30, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Duplicate of Template:Uw-vandalism4im with "i told you that" added, no apparent context where this makes sense to use. Chaotıċ Enby ( talk · contribs) 20:55, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Unused. Parent template uses Navbox documentation. DrChuck68 ( talk) 16:33, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
This navigation template has only one wiklinked topic under the title, so it doesn't need to exist. Binksternet ( talk) 15:45, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Single use template. Subst to article and delete template. Gonnym ( talk) 05:29, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Single use template which is just a group of tables. Subst to article. Gonnym ( talk) 05:24, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Used only in one editor's user page. Created in 2015. Subst and delete. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 04:17, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
The articles for the albums for this band have been redirected or deleted, leaving only links to the band members. A navbox is no longer warranted. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars Talk to me 17:09, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
This template started as being one for suburbs for Hornsby Shire but somehow expanded to include "Suburbs within Hornsby Shire, North Shore, Northern Suburbs, Hills District, Sydney". This is a rather random combination. It also omits North Shore suburbs like Chatswood, Killara. Suggest deletion of template or scoping back to Hornsby Shire suburbs only. LibStar ( talk) 03:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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plicit 14:05, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
Current template mirrors Template:Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor and if these was a listing of State Awards, there would be only two articles. One for film and television. This is unused and the best actor is. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 22:40, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
Similar to the template below. This just has two links. Not enough to navigate with. WikiCleanerMan ( talk) 15:44, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
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