Forum:New Speedy Deletion Template

I believe that the old speedy-delete template is too old. The one with Khaled Al-Asad. This one, here: 

Does anyone else agree with me? I think we need one from Black Ops or Modern Warfare 2. How about one that has an image of Vladimir Makarov massacring the civilians?



In my opinion, if we could just make the image more square, it'd be perfect. (We need to add the thing that makes it so the template automatically puts the article in the delete category)SO. What do you guys think? 20:10, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

I like it.... Jerry WiffleWaffle :) 20:14, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

Looks good, but be bold and do it yourself. If the template page is locked, which I'm uncertain of, you can ask an admin to put it. And on a side note, it doesn't have to be from MW2 or Black Ops, the older games have pretty good quotes that could make it too. For example, I think that the "No one will ever read this!" (in the ID template) is pretty funny, yet it's from WaW, which is a little older game. 20:24, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, but we use that quote for the Improvement drive template. Secondly, it is locked. Thirdly, we had to have discussions for changes to other templates. Finally, the last time I tried to change a template with out discussion, it got reverted immediately. 20:28, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, I thought BB would cover that you could change a template. And I used the ID template quote just to showcase that they can be from older games as well. 20:31, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

We's had these for almost every single template on the wiki, and they are pointless. The look of a template is irrelevant, more so this one; few people see it as the pages which it is on are deleted. The message it conveys is infinitely more important than the paraphrased quote it displays. This is a prime example of how a template should look: a box with words, concisely describing its purpose on the page. I'm sure there are others here that would agree that a template notifying a sysop to delete a page only really needs to be like the aforementioned template.

{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"
 * class="iumb-table-container" |
 * class="iumb-table-container" |

This is all the template really needs to be (With a background, of course, but I can't do them well). 20:30, July 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * This would summarize my thoughts as well. We don't need to replace templates because they are "too old." In fact, too often I think many users get lost in the theme of the templates, and forget their purpose. I would not mind a box with words at all. 20:38, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree, there is a whole bunch of them like that here which I think look good. 20:36, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thats exactly what I'm talking about. 20:38, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * Those ones do seem pretty good. But I still think that generic templates aren't as good as these other ones. And if we do use those ones, when will they be put into place? 20:40, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

But Eltomo, Bovell, and N7, I don't wanna have to read the whole thing to know what it's about. On a page meant for vandalism, I want to look at Al-Asad and immediately know that it's up for speedy deletion. 20:43, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * I see what you mean, but is it so hard to read "This article is up for deletion" within a couple of seconds. 20:47, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * Maybe Mace can't read. 20:57, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

It keeps the wiki organised. 20:46, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * It does, but, like I said to N7, when will we ever put the "organized" templates into use? 20:52, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * If it passes in a war room vote. 20:55, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

Bovell pretty much said it all. And Mace170, reading the template takes a few seconds, at most. It's not exactly time-consuming. Sgt. S.S. 20:48, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * I just feel that the quotes, and images make the wiki seem...I don't know..."fun". They also make us seem more Call of Duty related. If we're from CALL OF DUTY, then we should have things related to CALL OF DUTY. 20:52, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * It also makes the wiki seem less formal. 20:56, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

Well, now that I look at it, it should be good to have only the plain text of what is the situation. 20:57, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

I like Eltomo's, it gets straight to the point. 21:35, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

Now that I think about it...the "straight to the point" templates, do seem to look better and have a more formal sense to them. I now oppose myself! 22:26, July 15, 2011 (UTC)