Wikipedia:Templates for discussion

• For deletion: {{subst:Tfd}}
• For deletion of a sidebar or infobox template: {{subst:Tfd|type=sidebar}}
• For deletion of an inline template: {{subst:Tfd|type=inline}}
• For deletion of a module: {{subst:Tfd|type=module|page=name of module}} at the top of the module's /doc subpage.
• For merging: {{subst:Tfm|name of other template}}
• For merging an inline template: {{subst:Tfm|type=inline|name of other template}}
  • Other values for |type= are available, see Template:Template for discussion#Display on articles

Note:

• If the template nominated is inline, do not add a newline between the TfD notice and the code of the template.
• If the template to be nominated for deletion is protected, make a request for the TfD tag to be added, by posting on the template's talk page and using the {{editprotected}} template to catch the attention of administrators or Template editors.
• For templates designed to be substituted, add <noinclude>...</noinclude> around the TfD notice to prevent it from being substituted alongside the template.
• Do not mark the edit as minor.
• Use an edit summary like
  Nominated for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:name of template]]
  or
  Nominated for merging; see [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:name of template]].
• Before saving your edit, preview your edit to ensure the Tfd message is displayed properly.

Multiple templates: If you are nominating multiple related templates, choose a meaningful title for the discussion (like "American films by decade templates"). Tag every template with {{subst:Tfd|heading=discussion title}} or {{subst:Tfm|name of other template|heading=discussion title}} instead of the versions given above, replacing discussion title with the title you chose (but still not changing the PAGENAME code).

Related categories: If including template-populated tracking categories in the TfD nomination, add {{Catfd|template name}} to the top of any categories that would be deleted as a result of the TfD, this time replacing template name with the name of the template being nominated. (If you instead chose a meaningful title for a multiple nomination, use {{Catfd|header=title of nomination}} instead.)

TemplateStyles pages: The above templates will not work on TemplateStyles pages. Instead, add a CSS comment to the top of the page:

/* This template is being discussed in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Help reach a consensus at its entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024_Silimin gɔli December_4#Template:template_name.css */

Add this text to the top of the list:

• For deletion: {{subst:Tfd2|template name|text=Why you think the template should be deleted. ~~~~}}
• For merging: {{subst:Tfm2|template name|other template's name|text=Why you think the templates should be merged. ~~~~}}

If the template has had previous TfDs, you can add {{Oldtfdlist|previous TfD without brackets|result of previous TfD}} directly after the Tfd2/Catfd2 template.

Use an edit summary such as
Adding [[Template:template name]].

Multiple templates: If this is a deletion proposal involving multiple templates, use the following:

You can add up to 50 template names (separated by vertical bar characters | ). Make sure to include the same meaningful discussion title that you chose before in Step 1.

If this is a merger proposal involving more than two templates, use the following:

You can add up to 50 template names (separated by vertical bar characters | ), plus one more in |with=. |with= does not need to be used, but should be the template that you want the other templates to be merged into. Make sure to include the same meaningful discussion title that you chose before in Step 1.

Related categories: If this is a deletion proposal involving a template and a category populated solely by templates, add this code in the |text= field of the Tfd2 template but before the text of your rationale:

• For deletion: {{subst:Tfd notice|template name}} ~~~~
• For merging: {{subst:Tfm notice|template name|other template's name}} ~~~~

to the talk pages of the template creator (and the creator of the other template for a merger) and the talk pages of the main contributors. It is also helpful to make any interested WikiProjects aware of the discussion. To do that, make sure the template's talk page is tagged with the banners of any relevant WikiProjects; please consider notifying any of them that do not use Article alerts.

Multiple templates: There is no template for notifying an editor about a multiple-template nomination: please write a personal message in these cases.