Template talk:Delete

When would we use this instead of mission doubt? {{mission}} "Mission" has the advantage of telling the author what needs to be fixed. It's was created by us and is specific to us. Consequently I have put the mission doubt template on the delete template page. --Bob^{bing up} 06:48, 21 December 2007 (EST)

Wouldn't it be better to use the delete template? Or is that too self-referential? --AKjeldsen^Godspeed! 09:16, 21 December 2007 (EST)

This would go on vainty pages and pure trash. 204.11.191.49 10:59, 21 December 2007 (EST)

Which is why it's a perfect fit for RW. PFoster 11:00, 21 December 2007 (EST)

Every wiki has a delete template. No good wiki would be without one. --204.11.191.49 11:01, 21 December 2007 (EST)

Come now, don't be as barmy as Conservapedia. You may be an unconventional wiki, but you're not *that* unconventional as to not need a delete notice :P This would probably get more/faster attention from admins as well, no? Kirkburn 13:52, 21 December 2007 (EST)

I just made this epic phail template better - it now allows one argument {{delete|like this}} which substitutes in the reason for deletion. I think it's good - some stuff people put on here is so far from the mark it doesn't deserve to even have our mission on it. By the way, the pholks at LP need to learnt o close frickin' tags. human 22:23, 29 December 2007 (EST)

Cool thing I said gettin' saved here

"I'll probably put this article on a scaffold and yank the trapdoor release after I put my hood on later tonight." OK, I may be the only one impressed, but it was the talk page of a doomed article and I wanted to save it from the memory hole. human 18:32, 2 February 2008 (EST)

New cool namespacey thing

Does {{lc:{{SUBJECTSPACE}}}} return "article" in the mainspace? Also, isn't it going to look weird if it's in the CP space? ħuman 00:01, 17 February 2009 (EST)

Hello? ħuman 17:15, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Yes, it looks weird in Funspace for example. I can code up an if for the essays, templates and recipes (anything else?), and label everything else as page. -- Nx ^talk 17:18, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Main: "This has been nominated for deletion."

CP: "This conservapedia has been nominated for deletion"

I really don't think this was an improvement, the only place it really works is in the template (and essay) space.

RW: "This RationalWiki has been nomm...."? "This Mediawiki has been..."?

I think we should change it back. ħuman 17:22, 21 February 2009 (EST)

There, how do you like it now? -- Nx ^talk 17:33, 21 February 2009 (EST)

That ought to work. Perhaps we should even specify the "word" for all namespaces? Then "main" can be "article", fun could be "silliness" perhaps, CP could be "useless drivel"... ok, maybe not that one ;) ħuman 17:38, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Sure, just add new cases to the switch statement, e.g. | Conservapedia = useless drivel , just make sure the "| page" line remains last -- Nx ^talk 17:46, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Cool, yeah, that's what I thought. How about a second parameter that can override it, as well? ħuman 20:03, 21 February 2009 (EST)

Done -- Nx ^talk 03:30, 22 February 2009 (EST)

Cool! That works nicely. ħuman 19:25, 24 February 2009 (EST)

Suggestion for codefreaks

Could the creator of the article be automagically notified on their talk page when the {{delete}} template is added? ^{I am eating} _& honey^chat 16:28, 21 December 2009 (UTC)