Template talk:altspell

Deletion debate

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Template:altspell

Clutters the page, states what should be obvious. Is this necessary? —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 22:03, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Utterly pointless. delete -- Liliana • 04:05, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Strong delete. Mglovesfun (talk) 08:46, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Obvious? How? When I see an "Alternative forms" section, I don't assume all are equally acceptable or common.​—msh210℠ (talk) 14:17, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Actually I do, but all the same, shouldn't these be treated on a case-by-case basis? Something like {{qualifier|US}} or {{qualifier|less common}} seems ideal to me; it's also what we already do. Mglovesfun (talk) 15:06, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, the template basically says, "these might be archaisms or they might be used in other dialects" which is the obvious part. It doesn't say that they are equally common. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 19:20, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

RFD failed, only a dozen transclusions, it can be deleted as soon as it is no longer used. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:46, 7 September 2011 (UTC)