Forum:SH Archive/Template consolidation

I've been meaning to bring this up for some time. I think we need to consolidate our templates. We have tons of them, many of which are never used, some which people don't know when to use, and several which mean essentially the same thing. I think we should get rid of some and try to more clearly define each one's purpose and when it should be used:

So to start off: expansion templates:

Expansion
All of these templates say, in one way or another, than an article needs to be expanded.
 * Template:attention
 * Template:doom
 * Template:Overhaul
 * Template:incomplete
 * Template:expansion
 * Template:expandsect
 * Template:stub (and its many children)

I'm not saying we should merge all those these, but perhaps some. Stubs... well, the stub templates may need reworking, but we can get to that later. But the stub tag is obviously essentially, even though it is frequently misunderstood. A stub is not a short article; it is an article which only contains the bare essential information on its subject. But what about those other templates? Also, Jorrel is working on another template (see the 3rd template, still a WIP), which I rather like, that could perhaps replace or become a more specific version of it.

Thoughts? -- Ozzel 20:19, 4 May 2007 (UTC)