Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Holding cell#Navigation templates

There are several tools that can help when implementing TfDs. Some of these are listed below.

• [https://templatetransclusioncheck.toolforge.org/index.php?lang=en&name= Template linking and transclusion check] – Toolforge tool to see which pages are transcluded but not linked from or to a template
• WhatLinksHereSnippets.js – user script that allows for template use to be viewed from the Special:WhatLinksHere page
• AutoWikiBrowser – semi-automatic editor that can replace or modify templates using regular expressions
• Bots – robots editing automatically. All tasks have to be approved before operating. There are currently five bots with general approval to assist with implementing TfD outcomes:
• AnomieBOT – substituting templates via User:AnomieBOT/TFDTemplateSubster
• SporkBot – general TfD implementation run by Plastikspork
• PrimeBOT – general TfD implementation run by Primefac
• BsherrAWBBOT – general TfD implementation run by Bsherr
• PearBOT II – general TfD implementation run by Trialpears

The closing procedures are outlined at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Closing instructions.

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Templates for which each transclusion requires individual attention and analysis before the template is deleted.

• {{tfdl|Infobox_tropical_cyclone|2024 March 10|section=Weather infoboxes}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_storm|2024 March 10|section=Weather infoboxes}}
• {{tfdl|WikiProject_Glass|2024 November 5|section=Template:WikiProject Glass}}
• {{tfdl|PIE|2024 December 3|section=Template:PIE}}
• Instances should be replaced with {{lang|ine-x-proto}}. If the instance contains a phrase or sentence, |proto=no should be added to suppress the asterisk. —Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 14:17, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|WCSP|2025 January 5|section=Template:WCSP}}
• {{tfdl|Cite_WS|2025 January 5|section=Template:Cite WS}}
• {{tfdl|Assumed_license|2025 February 20|section=Template:Assumed license}}
• :Can be deleted in July provided no further use has been indicated. Primefac (talk) 15:16, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|R_from_how-to_name|2025 April 14|section=Template:R from how-to name}}

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Templates to be merged into another template.

• None currently

• Merge into the singular {{t|infobox ship}} (currently a redirect):
• {{tfdl|Infobox_ship_begin|2022 April 30|section=Template:Infobox ship begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_ship_career|2022 April 30|section=Template:Infobox ship begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_ship_characteristics|2022 April 30|section=Template:Infobox ship begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_ship_class_overview|2022 April 30|section=Template:Infobox ship begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_ship_image|2022 April 30|section=Template:Infobox ship begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_service_record|2022 April 30|section=Template:Infobox ship begin}}
• :I have hacked Module:Infobox ship which implements ship infoboxen without the external wikitable that the above templates require. Uses Module:Infobox; {{tlx|infobox ship begin}} is no longer required; parameter names are changed from sentence- to snake-case; section header height for career, characteristics, service record sections is normalized; custom fields are supported. I chose to retain the individual section templates as subtemplates:
• :*{{tlx|Infobox ship/image}}
• :*{{tlx|Infobox ship/career}}
• :*{{tlx|Infobox ship/characteristic}}
• :*{{tlx|Infobox ship/class}}
• :*{{tlx|Infobox ship/service record}} – Module:Infobox ship implements only the 'ship' portion of {{tlx|Infobox service record}}
• :In the main infobox these subtemplates are called with the {{para|section<{{var|n}}>}} parameters (aliases of {{para|data<{{var|n}}>}}).
• :
• :Comparisons between wikitable infoboxen and Module:Infobox ship infoboxen can bee seen at my sandbox (permalink).
• :—Trappist the monk (talk) 14:57, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
• ::Since the intent is to use Module:Infobox directly, why is Module:Infobox ship being used to generate the infobox? I can understand if there is need for a backend module to validate a value or something, but is there really a reason to have this unique code? Gonnym (talk) 17:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
• :::The original complaint was that the ship infoboxen templates are {{tq|table templates masquerading as infobox templates}}. None of those templates use Module:Infobox. Module:Infobox ship answers that complaint. Yeah, we still have subtemplates, but, in my opinion, that is a good thing because the appropriate parameters and their data are contained in each particular subtemplate. The container subtemplates make it relatively easy for an editor reading an article's wikitext to understand. The current ship infobox system allows sections in any order (except for the position of {{tlx|infobox ship begin}} – not needed with Module:Infobox ship); whatever the final outcome of this mess, that facility must not be lost.
• :::
• :::Module:Infobox ship does do some error checking (synonymous parameters {{para|ship_armor}} / {{para|ship_armour}}, {{para|ship_draft}} / {{para|ship_draught}}, {{para|ship_honors}} / {{para|ship_honours}}, and {{para|ship_stricken}} / {{para|ship_struck}}). Whether {{tld|infobox ship}} directly calls Module:Infobox or whether {{tld|infobox ship}} calls Module:Infobox ship which then calls Module:Infobox is really immaterial so long as the final rendered result is a correctly formatted infobox.
• :::—Trappist the monk (talk) 19:06, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
• ::::@Trappist the monk are you still interested in working on this Module? If not, I'd like to try to get it finished myself. The massive deviation I had in mind was to make one invocation of the module do everything. Each page will require individual attention to complete the merge into a proper infobox anyway, so I reason to go the extra mile to make it nicer in general. Repeatable parameters will have the normal n number appended to the end of the parameter. An alternative would be to have subboxes for repeating sections, which would be easier in general to replace and implement. SWinxy (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
• :::::Sure, but I don't think that this page is the proper place to discuss. Choose some place more proper and let me know where that is?
• :::::—Trappist the monk (talk) 22:58, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
• Replacement with {{t|Infobox aircraft}}:
• {{tfdl|Infobox_aircraft_type|2023 January 22|section=Template:Infobox aircraft begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_aircraft_career|2023 January 22|section=Template:Infobox aircraft begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_aircraft_program|2023 January 22|section=Template:Infobox aircraft begin}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_aircraft_begin|2023 January 22|section=Template:Infobox aircraft begin}} → {{tl|Infobox aircraft}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_aircraft_engine|2023 January 22|section=Template:Infobox aircraft begin}} → {{tl|Infobox aircraft}}
• For {{t|Infobox aircraft engine}}, There is an ongoing discussion about whether the aircraft engine Infobox should be merged with the Infobox aircraft or not. Except for the engine Infobox, other Infoboxes can be orphaned and there are no objection for that. Prarambh20 (talk) 22:39, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
• This discussion is still ongoing, so I have moved it back to the "to merge" list with the others. Primefac (talk) 10:09, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
• The discussion has now ended ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1168864094&oldid=1162846525&title=Template_talk%3AInfobox_aircraft diff]), with the consensus NOT TO MERGE {{tl|Infobox aircraft engine}} with the others. However {{tl|infobox aircraft begin}} may or may not end up being merged into {{tl|Infobox aircraft engine}}. The template pages should be updated accordingly. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 10:07, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|Infobox_climber|2024 June 29|section=Template:Infobox climber}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_mountaineer|2024 June 29|section=Template:Infobox climber}}
• Merge into {{tl|Infobox NFL biography}} and rename to {{tl|Infobox gridiron football biography}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_Canadian_Football_League_biography|2024 November 18|section=Template:Infobox Canadian Football League biography}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_NFL_biography|2024 November 18|section=Template:Infobox Canadian Football League biography}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_gridiron_football_person|2024 November 18|section=Template:Infobox Canadian Football League biography}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_Jewish_leader|2025 January 26|section=Template:Infobox Jewish leader}}
• {{tfdl|Infobox_religious_biography|2025 January 26|section=Template:Infobox Jewish leader}}

• {{tfdl|NHL_on_Versus|2025 February 2|section=Template:NHL on Versus}}
• {{tfdl|NHL_on_NBC|2025 February 2|section=Template:NHL on Versus}}
• {{tfdl|Conservatism_in_Greater_China|2025 March 2|section=Template:Conservatism in Greater China}}
• {{tfdl|Campaignbox_Mexican_drug_war|2025 March 20|section=Template:Campaignbox Mexican drug war}}
• {{tfdl|Mexican_Drug_War|2025 March 20|section=Template:Campaignbox Mexican drug war}}
• {{tfdl|Windsurfing|2025 April 3|section=Template:Windsurfing}}
• {{tfdl|England_laws|2025 April 16|section=Template:England laws}}
• {{tfdl|20th_Century_Animation|2025 April 17|section=Template:20th Century Animation}}
• {{tfdl|20th_Century_Studios_theatrical_animated_features|2025 April 17|section=Template:20th Century Animation}}
• {{tfdl|Online_remittance|2025 May 22|section=Template:Online remittance}}
• {{tfdl|Digital_payment_providers|2025 May 22|section=Template:Online remittance}}
• {{tfdl|Aristotelianism_sidebar|2025 May 26|section=Template:Aristotelianism sidebar}}
• {{tfdl|Aristotelianism|2025 May 26|section=Template:Aristotelianism sidebar}}
• {{tfdl|Wrexham_A.F.C._Player_of_the_Season|2025 May 26|section=Template:Wrexham A.F.C. Player of the Season}}
• {{tfdl|Wrexham_A.F.C._Player_of_the_Year|2025 May 26|section=Template:Wrexham A.F.C. Player of the Season}}

• None currently

• {{tfdl|Auto_compact_TOC|2023 March 6|section=Template:Auto compact TOC}}
• {{tfdl|Compact_TOC|2023 March 6|section=Template:Auto compact TOC}}
• {{tfdl|Wikisource author|2023 July 5|section=Template:Wikisource author}}
• :I took care of the coding changes needed, and completed the merge for {{t|wikisourcehas}} (there were only ~100 pages, and many of them needed individual attention) and {{t|Wikisourcelang}} (no conversion needed). That leaves converting {{t|Wikisource author}}; a bot should go through everything in :Category:Wikisource author needing conversion and replace {{wikisource author with {{wikisource|works=or. (There are also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere?target=Template%3AWikisource+author&namespace=&hidetrans=1&hidelinks=1&limit=50 a bunch of redirects] which the regex needs to take into account.) {{yo|Primefac}} as the original proposer of the merge, are you able to use PrimeBOT for this? Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:37, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
• ::Should be able to get to it this weekend. Primefac (talk) 23:33, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|Facebook_page|2024 February 21|section=Template:Facebook page}}
• {{tfdl|Facebook|2024 February 21|section=Template:Facebook page}}
• While the result was "merge" it seems that this should be moved to "convert" as looking at Craig Kilborn, the ID used there is "The-Kilborn-File/107748632605752", while the new one is at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082874612029. The number is different. Unless I'm missing something else there is nothing here to merge. --Gonnym (talk) 10:00, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|WPBASEBALL_assessment_level_category|2024 December 8|section=Template:WPBASEBALL assessment level category}}
• {{tfdl|WPANIMATION_assessment_quality_work_group_level|2024 December 8|section=Template:WPBASEBALL assessment level category}}
• {{tfdl|WikiProject_Television_task_force_assessment_category|2024 December 8|section=Template:WPBASEBALL assessment level category}}
• {{tfdl|WPANIMATION_assessment_quality_work_group_level|2024 December 8|section=Template:WPBASEBALL assessment level category}}
• {{tfdl|*sound2|2025 January 10|section=Template:*sound2}}
• {{tfdl|*sound|2025 January 10|section=Template:*sound2}}
• {{tfdl|Cleanup_road_junction_list|2025 January 16|section=Template:Cleanup road junction list}} into {{t|Exit_list}}
• {{tfdl|Template_rating|2025 March 1|section=Template:Template rating}}
• {{tfdl|Module_rating|2025 March 1|section=Template:Template rating}}
• {{tfdl|Lang-rus|2025 April 17|section=Template:Lang-rus}}

• None currently

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Templates for which the consensus is that they ought to be converted to some other format are put here until the conversion is completed.

• {{tfdl|R to related|link=2023 October 25}} - convert to {{t|R from related word}} or {{t|R to related topic}} as appropriate
• Adding this from RfD as it's template related. --Gonnym (talk) 21:45, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
• : Started toying with this and came to the conclusion that I was very the wrong person because there are definitely cases where the appropriate template is neither of the two of interest. We need to leave this refinement on the user talk pages of some people who know what they're doing. Izno (talk) 22:20, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
• ::{{working}}. Many can use a more specific template as you note. Pinguinn 🐧 07:26, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|Rating_table|2025 April 25|section=Template:Rating table}}
• Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2025 April 15#forked citation modules - convert to {{#invoke:Cite|foo}} format
• {{Tfd links|Cite news|module=module:}}
• {{Tfd links|Cite web|module=module:}}
• {{tfdl|Ivm|2025 May 3}} - replace with Template:Ivory messagebox
• This should be done by a bot. Too many replacements and a good chunk of them are on user talk pages. Izno (talk) 05:28, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

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Templates for which the consensus is that all instances should be substituted (e.g. the template should be merged with the article or is a wrapper for a preferred template) are put here until the substitutions are completed. After this is done, the template is deleted from template space.

• None currently

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These templates are to be deleted, but may still be in use on some pages. Somebody (it doesn't need to be an administrator, anyone can do it) should fix and/or remove significant usages from pages so that the templates can be deleted. Note that simple references to them from Talk: pages should not be removed. Add on bottom and remove from top of list (oldest is on top).

• {{tfdl|Cretaceous_stratigraphy_of_the_central_Colombian_Eastern_Ranges|2025 May 21|section=Template:Cretaceous stratigraphy of the central Colombian Eastern Ranges}}
• {{tfdl|Supermarket_chains_in_Turkey|2025 May 21|section=Template:Supermarket chains in Turkey}}
• {{tfdl|Campaignbox_Portuguese_battles_in_the_Indian_Ocean|2025 May 21|section=Template:Campaignbox Portuguese battles in the Indian Ocean}}
• {{tfdl|Calm|2025 May 23|section=Template:Calm}}
• :This needs to be done by a bot with the count of transclusions. Izno (talk) 17:41, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
• {{tfdl|Fantastic_Beasts|2025 May 29|section=Template:Fantastic Beasts}}

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Templates for which consensus to delete has been reached, and for which orphaning has been completed, can be listed here for an administrator to delete. Remove from this list when an item has been deleted.

• None currently