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On this page, deletion of templates (except as noted below) is discussed.

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[edit] What not to propose for discussion here

The majority of deletion and merger proposals concerning pages in the template namespace should be listed on this page. However, there are a few exceptions:

Speedy deletion candidates

If the template clearly satisfies a criterion for speedy deletion for general items or templates, tag it with a speedy deletion template. For example, if the template is a recreation of a template already deleted by consensus here at Tfd, tag it with {{db-repost}}. If you wrote the template and request its deletion, tag it with {{db-author}}.
Stub templates

Should be listed at Stub types for deletion.
Policy or guideline templates

Templates that are associated with particular Wikipedia policies or guidelines, such as the CSD templates, cannot be listed at Tfd separately. They should be discussed on the talk page of the relevant guideline.
Userboxes

Should be listed at Mfd, regardless of what namespace they reside in.
Template redirects

Redirects for discussion.
Renaming a template

Requested moves.

[edit] Reasons to delete a template

The template violates some part of the template namespace guidelines, and can't be altered to be in compliance
The template is redundant to a better-designed template
The template is not used, either directly or by template substitution (the latter cannot be concluded from the absence of backlinks), and has no likelihood of being used
The template violates a policy such as NPOV or CIVIL

Templates for which none of these apply may be deleted by consensus here. If a template is being misused, consider clarifying its documentation to indicate the correct use, or informing those that misuse it, rather than nominating it for deletion. Initiate a discussion on the template talk page if the correct use itself is under debate.

[edit] Listing a template

To list a template for deletion or merging, follow this three-step process (replace TemplateName, not including the namespace identifier "Template:", with the name of the template to be deleted unless otherwise noted):

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Tag the template

Add one of the following codes to the top of the template page:

For deletion {{Tfd|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}}
For deletion of an inline template {{Tfd-inline|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}}
For merging {{Tfm|ThisTemplate|OtherTemplate}}
For merging an inline template {{Tfm-inline|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}}

Do not change PAGENAME to the actual name of the page. The command "subst:" requires the text "PAGENAME".
Do not substitute either template.
If the template to be nominated for deletion is protected, either put the notice on its /doc (documentation) sub-page inside <includeonly>...</includeonly> markup; or put the notice on its talk page (without such markup); or use {{editprotected}} on the talk page to ask an admin to add the notice to the template.
If placed directly into the nominated template, use <noinclude>...</noinclude> around the Tfd notice if it is likely to be disruptive to articles that transclude that template.
Do not mark the edit as minor.
Include in the edit summary the phrase
Tfd: Nominated for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:TemplateName]] or
Tfm: Nominated for merging; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:TemplateName]]

If the template has been nominated before, use "TemplateName (2nd nomination)", "TemplateName (3rd nomination)", etc.

If you are nominating multiple related templates, replace TemplateName in the edit summary with an informative discussion title, and use {{Tfd|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|TemplateName}} or {{Tfd-inline|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|TemplateName}}, {{Tfm|ThisTemplate|OtherTemplate|TemplateName}} or {{Tfm-inline|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|TemplateName}} instead of the versions given above, using the same discussion title for TemplateName (but not for {{subst:PAGENAME}}, which must remain the name of the template being Tfd tagged). If you were nominating a lot of navboxes about American films, you might use "American films by decade", for instance, as the TemplateName.

If a template is intended to be substituted, wrap the {{Tfd}}, {{Tfd-inline}}, {{Tfm}} or {{Tfm-inline}} template in noinclude tags: <noinclude>{{Tfd|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}}</noinclude>

The Tfd template, in the form {{Tfd-inline|literal name of template|TemplateName}}<br />, should be added to the top of any categories that would be deleted as a result of the Tfd, using the same TemplateName value and edit summary as the template(s), and the actual name of the template (minus the prefix Template:). Note that it is {{Tfd-inline}} followed by a line-break; the wording of {{Tfd}} is not suitable for category use.

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List the template at Tfd

Follow this link to edit the section of Tfd for today's entries.

Add this text to the section, at the top:

For deletion {{subst:Tfd2|TemplateName|text=Your rationale for nominating the template. ~~~~}}
For merging {{subst:Tfm2|TemplateName|OtherTemplate|text=Your rationale for nominating the template. ~~~~}}

If this is a deletion proposal involving a template and a category populated solely by templates, use {{Catfd}} together with {{Catfd2}} or {{Catfd3}} (depending on the complexity of the nomination).

Make sure to replace TemplateName with the the same value as used in step 1, above (usually the template's name, excluding the "Template:" prefix).
Use an edit summary such as Creating deletion discussion entry for [[Template:TemplateName]]
replacing TemplateName as above.

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Notify users.

Consider adding

For deletion {{subst:Tfdnotice|TemplateName}} ~~~~
For merging {{subst:Tfmnotice|TemplateName|OtherTemplate}} ~~~~

on relevant talk pages to inform editors of the deletion discussion. Use an edit summary such as
Adding notification that [[Template:TemplateName]] is up for discussion.
replacing TemplateName as above.

It is considered civil to notify the creator and main contributors of the template that you are nominating the template. To find them, look in the page history or talk page of the template.

Consider adding to your watchlist any templates you nominate for Tfd. This will help ensure that the Tfd tag is not removed.

[edit] Discussion

Anyone can join the discussion, but please understand the deletion policy and explain your reasoning.

People will sometimes also recommend subst or Subst and delete and similar. This means the template text should be "merged" into the articles that use it before the template page is deleted.

Templates are rarely orphaned (made to not be in use) before the discussion is closed.

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[edit] How to use this page

[edit] What not to propose for discussion here

[edit] Reasons to delete a template

[edit] Listing a template

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