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I don't see any reason why this template is needed. It isn't [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:colors|used]] at all and, like Stux said above, it seems to just be copied from the Wikipedia template. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC) | I don't see any reason why this template is needed. It isn't [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:colors|used]] at all and, like Stux said above, it seems to just be copied from the Wikipedia template. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC) | ||
::I'm '''neutral, leaning towards delete'''. The template page itself could use a lot less blatant plagiarism. I blame it's non-existent use on lack of awareness, but even then I can't think of any use for it. Especially since it doesn't display links the foreground color. Now if it did that, it'd be worth keeping. Maybe an <code>!important</code> in the style attribute would do it? {{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 02:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC) | ::I'm '''neutral, leaning towards delete'''. The template page itself could use a lot less blatant plagiarism. I blame it's non-existent use on lack of awareness, but even then I can't think of any use for it. Especially since it doesn't display links the foreground color. Now if it did that, it'd be worth keeping. Maybe an <code>!important</code> in the style attribute would do it? {{User:Soiled Bargains/sig}} 02:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC) | ||
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| + | I don't see the purpose of the <code>format</code> version of this template. I think changes {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Happy_20th_Trogday!&diff=824026&oldid=824015 like this}} obfuscate the code by hiding everything behind vertical pipes and single letters, making it harder to come back later and figure out what it does. The plain tags are way easier to understand. What's the selling point here? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:06, 3 February 2023 (UTC) | ||
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Purpose?
This seems to be taken from the english wikipedia, and it hasn't been used for anything. I'm not one to say this often, but: is it necessary? --Stux 03:12, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Keep?
I don't see any reason why this template is needed. It isn't used at all and, like Stux said above, it seems to just be copied from the Wikipedia template. Homestar-Winner (talk) 01:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'm neutral, leaning towards delete. The template page itself could use a lot less blatant plagiarism. I blame it's non-existent use on lack of awareness, but even then I can't think of any use for it. Especially since it doesn't display links the foreground color. Now if it did that, it'd be worth keeping. Maybe an
!importantin the style attribute would do it? —Soiled Bargains (talk|ctrb) 02:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm neutral, leaning towards delete. The template page itself could use a lot less blatant plagiarism. I blame it's non-existent use on lack of awareness, but even then I can't think of any use for it. Especially since it doesn't display links the foreground color. Now if it did that, it'd be worth keeping. Maybe an
Delete format template
I don't see the purpose of the format version of this template. I think changes like this obfuscate the code by hiding everything behind vertical pipes and single letters, making it harder to come back later and figure out what it does. The plain tags are way easier to understand. What's the selling point here? — It's dot com 04:06, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
