Wiktionary:Votes/pl-2010-01/Removing Wikisaurus-link template

Removing Wikisaurus-link template

• Voting on: Performing two actions:
  • Removing from WT:ELE the following text:

    • {{Wikisaurus-link|money}} The link to a Wikisaurus entry can now be made by using the Template {{Wikisaurus-link|headword}}. This throws up a banner with a link to the Wikisaurus entry. For example, {{Wikisaurus-link|money}}

  • Deleting the Wikisaurus-link template while keeping its talk page for the sake of documentation.
• Justification:
  • The text proposed here for removal was addeded to WT:ELE without a vote in this edit in May 2006.
  • The template creates a right-floating box with an icon, a box that resembles boxes linking to sister projects such as Wikipedia, Wikisource and Commons. However, Wikisaurus is not a sister project; it is a subproject and a namespace within Wiktionary. Wikisaurus is a lexicographical work tightly integrated into Wiktionary. It is part of Wiktionary located in a dedicated namespace for the sake of information storage convenience: having one place for collection of synonyms for each synonym-set.
  • The currently common way of linking to Wikisaurus is to add "See also [[Wikisaurus:headword]]" to synonyms section, to which readers normally come to look for synonyms.
  • The string "* See also [[Wikisaurus:cat]]" is short to type; "* {{Wikisaurus-link|cat}}" reduces the typing work insignificantly. The same is true of the alternative "* {{seeWikisaurus|cat}}". Instead of typing, the editor may choose to paste the link repeatedly for the whole synonym set.
  • The template's appearance is this:

• Note: When the text proposed for removal is removed from WT:ELE, hyperlinking from mainspace to Wikisaurus remains unregulated by WT:ELE, and is open to further adjustment.
• Vote starts: 00:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
• Vote ends: 24:00, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Vote created: Dan Polansky 10:20, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
• Discussion:

  Wiktionary:BP#Vote_on_deleting_Template:Wikisaurus-link, January 2010

  Wiktionary:Requests_for_deletion/Others#Template:Wikisaurus-link, January 2010

Support

1. Support —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 06:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
2. Support wholeheartedly. -- Prince Kassad 07:12, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
3. Support Dan Polansky 15:11, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
4. Support —Ruakh_TALK 14:38, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
5. Support.​—msh210℠ 17:07, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
7. Support Ivan Štambuk 15:12, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Decision

• Vote passes 6-0-0. ELE section has been removed. Lots of orphaning to do before the template can be deleted. --Yair rand 00:13, 3 March 2010 (UTC)