Wookieepedia:Trash compactor/Template:GG

Template:GG
This redirect represents a disturbing trend that a user, Thunderforge is trying to establish. He has been proposing the moving of several templates that are abbreviated with initials or acronyms to names spelled out at length. Not only that, but the template&mdash;, which was created in 2008, and that this redirect now replaces&mdash;was moved without first discussing it with the community. He moved the template with only a note in the Edit summary stating that he was "being bold." His reasoning was that it was "confusing" to editors. This is similar to his statements for other templates that have already had a consensus reached concerning there current existence. After having received comment rebutting his suggestions on the others, he moved this one without consensus&mdash;presumably, so that he could do it before being told "no." His reasons are suspect, however, since the GG template is not receiving new articles because the Galaxy Guides now are out of print. Therefore, no future editors are "going to be confused." In fact, since there is no reason, really, for him to currently use the template, there is no reason for him to be "confused" over it either. Moving for the sake of moving is not a license to "be bold." There has to be a constructive reason for doing so, and this act is pointing toward a disruptive trend. I am requesting that this template redirect be deleted so that the template can be restored to its former state. If there is a legitimate reason to move the template, then the the user can propose moving it in a Consensus track discussion. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 05:00, July 14, 2013 (UTC)