Forum:CT Archive/Templates for ship classes?

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Recently, User:RelentlessRecusant, on the advice of User:Ugluk, created templates to be used in place of writing text like this:

Executor-class Star Dreadnought

Now, on advice from User:TopAce, I'm starting this consensus track to end this debate once and forever: Do we keep these templates and use them, or should we get rid of them altogether? Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) 15:34, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Keep these templates

 * 1) Keep them, at least for a while until we learn if people indeed use these templates.

Delete them

 * 1) Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 15:34, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Comments
If we vote to keep these, they must be substituted (i.e., not . &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 15:38, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 15:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Before I decide whether I support keeping or deleting these templates, let me give you some things to consider. First of, typing in Imperial-class Star Destroyer indeed takes more time than simply typing in (or whatever that template is named). Trying out these templates can do no harm, at most we'll have to edit out every single one if we decide it's not worth it. The problem with this is that it keeps linking to the ISD article every time the template is used, which contradicts or preference to link thins only once. Furthermore, it takes time for users to learn how the templates are named. That said, you cannot know if you want the Imperial-class Star Destroyer thing to show up, should you type in, , or  . Another minor thing for not supporting this template thing is that the copy-paste feature can be used here for duplicating Imperial-class Star Destroyer and simply make italics. - TopAce 15:43, 16 September 2006 (UTC)