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==== [[Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/Israel fatality rate chart]] ====

* {{Tfd links|COVID-19 pandemic data/Israel fatality rate chart}}

[[User:WikiCleanerMan|WikiCleanerMan]] ([[User talk:WikiCleanerMan|talk]]) 16:27, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

==== [[Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/Israel medical cases chart]] ====

* {{Tfd links|COVID-19 pandemic data/Israel medical cases chart}}

WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:27, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:26, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:25, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This sidebar duplicates the history section of Template:Toronto, and is serving mostly as a decoration rather than a navigational aid. As with Template:History of Ottawa, there is no need to convert this into a separate navbox, it can be safely deleted. MediaKyle (talk) 16:17, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Per precedent of two previous nominations of other covid data case templates from October 2024 and my previous nomination on December 2025.

These COVID data template pages have either no transclusions or a few and are all or mostly:

1) out of date
2) In violation of WP:NOTDATABASE
3) In Violation of WP:NOTSTATS

These templates appear to contain what is normally article content, and they are linked from the “Data” section of COVID-19 pandemic navbox, which violates our guidelines on linking from article space to other namespaces including from templates. The transclusions coming from the navbox add more than what appears to be direct transclusions with use of a template.

If any are single-use, i.e. being used only on one article, I would argue against subst and delete due to the outdated chart is no longer going to serve any purpose.

Five years ago, they were useful to have. Now, five years later, we don’t have a need for these anymore. Delete and remove transclusions.

Most editors are no longer editing this information as Covid cases and deaths are not as significant anymore to keep a tally of and the world is not in a state of pandemic anymore. We just no longer have a need for these. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:36, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Category more with Template:Further.

Maiō T. proposed redirecting {{Category more}} to {{Further}} at VPPR, but the discussion was closed as it wasn’t the appropriate venue. This was their rationale:

Essentially, both templates have the same output. Moreover, {{Category more}} has nothing to do with categories; it’s actually just a weird copy of {{Further}}. […] For a category’s main topic we have the {{Category main article}} template. […]

FaviFake (talk) 13:18, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy pings: Chaotic Enby, EurekaLott, Maiō T., Phil Bridger, The Transhumanist as participants in the VPPR discussion. FaviFake (talk) 13:22, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, FaviFake. I was a bit confused yesterday. Of course, this discussion belongs here.

And now to the point. We could also consider another option: Modifying the output of the {{Category more}} template to include some words about categories, or so. Because now it really looks like two almost identical templates. Maiō T. (talk) 13:43, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What text would you add? Gonnym (talk) 15:26, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If we want this template to match {{category main article}} and {{category explanation}}, it could begin with something like: For more information about this category, see… – Eureka Lott 15:54, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Not April Fools with Template:Not Humor.
Low use template based off Template:Not Humor. ~2026-36939-5 (talk) 12:52, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete both per nominator’s rationale. FaviFake (talk) 13:51, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete both. Every single discussion on en.wiki that is on an article talk page or project page should be relevant to the topic per WP:NOTAFORUM. The outlier is that April fool’s crap. As such, these two templates are completely unnecessary and just banner bloat (or just a backdoor way of yet again, adding April fool’s content with that link). Gonnym (talk) 15:30, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Unused table. Gonnym (talk) 09:00, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nominator’s rationale. ~2026-36939-5 (talk) 14:53, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nominator’s rationale. FaviFake (talk) 14:56, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Per precedent of two previous nominations of other covid data case templates from October 2024 and my previous nomination on December 2025.

These COVID data template pages have either no transclusions or a few and are all or mostly:

1) out of date
2) In violation of WP:NOTDATABASE
3) In Violation of WP:NOTSTATS

If any are single-use, i.e. being used only on one article, I would argue against subst and delete due to the outdated chart is no longer going to serve any purpose.

Five years ago, they were useful to have. Now, five years later, we don’t have a need for these anymore. Delete and remove transclusions.

Violates Wikipedia:Template namespace. Subst on the two articles it is used on and delete. “Templates should not normally be used to store article text, as this makes it more difficult to edit the content. They should also not be used to “collapse” or “hide” content from the reader. Templates used in articles are designed to provide information to assist readers, such as navigation aids, formatting, or warnings that content is sub-standard.” WikiCleanerMan (talk) 02:06, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Per precedent of two previous nominations of other covid data case templates from October 2024 and my previous nomination on December 2025.

These COVID data template pages have either no transclusions or a few and are all or mostly:

1) out of date
2) In violation of WP:NOTDATABASE
3) In Violation of WP:NOTSTATS

If any are single-use, i.e. being used only on one article, I would argue against subst and delete due to the outdated chart is no longer going to serve any purpose.

Five years ago, they were useful to have. Now, five years later, we don’t have a need for these anymore. Delete and remove transclusions.

Support. They aren’t adding much value at this point. Their original purpose was to be able to follow the evolution of the virus, but this isn’t something we keep track of anymore, so their use has run its course; they are outdated and will likely never be updated. Nsophiay (talk) 07:07, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:Leadsidebar. All links are found in the main navbox Template:COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. We just do not have a need for every subject to have its own sidebar. Plus, only three links. Small amount for navigation. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:55, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:Leadsidebar. All links are found in the main navbox Template:COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. We just do not have a need for every subject to have its own sidebar. Plus, only three links. Small amount for navigation. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:49, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:Leadsidebar, we don’t need a sidebar for every topic and we have redundancy when we have Template:COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, a navbox doing the same thing. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:47, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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