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Wikipedia:Template namespace says "Templates that violate the guidelines on this page, have poorly defined function, are redundant, become orphaned or used on only one page, or violate any Wikipedia policies may be nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion." How does moving track layouts for a single station to a template not violate this? Most of these templates have no chance of being used on more than one page. Steelkamp (talk) 05:14, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Steelkamp: This question keeps coming up every few years, and the consensus is always the same: because of their nature (a highly technical markup language) and the fact that a single incorrect character can cause an entire page to blow up, it is best to keep them separated from the rest of the article. Wikipedia talk:Route diagram template/Archive 9#Route Diagram Templates is only one of the discussions. Useddenim (talk) 19:07, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, by being stand-alone templates, it helps with categorization by not being dependent on the parent article. Useddenim (talk) 19:08, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I agree with Useddenim. There's long-standing consensus at TfD that RDTs do not violate the guideline. Consensus can change of course, but this has actually come up several times; it's not a case of a long-standing issue flying under the radar. Mackensen (talk) 19:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I wonder if there can be a noinclude banner at the top of the template page stating this and pointing to the previous discussion(s) so that someone comes to delete these, they can see the established consensus without having to start a bunch of TfDs. Lost on  Belmont  ^3200N_1000W  (talk) 22:48, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Fremantle Line has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 13:34, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:K Line (Los Angeles Metro)/detailed has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 07:28, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Midland Line has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 09:25, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, since it seems you are the basically the only one that knows if and where these unused templates should be used. Do you want me to save the hassle of TfD and post the links here? Gonnym (talk) 09:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym: That would definitely simplify things all around. Useddenim (talk) 10:14, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Template:Joondalup Line duplicates {{Joondalup railway line map}}
• Template:Karjaa-Hanko line √
• Template:Lancaster Subdivision √
• Template:London Buses route 207
• Template:London Buses route SL8
• Template:London and Port Stanley Railway √
• Template:Mandurah Line duplicates {{Mandurah railway line map}}
• Template:Manitoba rail network √
• Template:Mayiladuthurai-Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express Route
• Template:New Brunswick rail network √
• Template:Santa Fe River map
• Template:SEQ-rail-network
• Template:Schuylkill and Lehigh Branch
• Template:Sealdah Rajdhani Express
• Template:Strymon–Kulata railway diagram
• Template:Tampere–Pori railway
• Template:Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro

Any that aren't useful let me know and I'll send them to TfD.

Thanks! Gonnym (talk) 08:45, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]