Soyjak Wiki:The Template Question

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This page is meant to judge templates based on usecase.

What is usecase?

Usecase is a set of factors that determines the purpose of a template. Templates with a good usecase can be used on many articles, without another template being more suitable. Templates with a bad usecase can only be used on a few articles, usually because there is a competing template that has a better usecase. Sometimes, templates have a niche usecase that isn't necessarily bad. A niche usecase also applies to a few articles, but the template in question has a good reason to be on those few articles.

Gems

Very few problems, if any. Strongest usecases.

Template Name	Template Link	Reasoning
Gem	Template:Gem	+ Ubiquitous and simple: Marks good articles. - No problems
Stub	Template:Stub	+ Ubiquitous and simple: Marks stubs - Arguably there's some overlap with {{Coal}}
Template wrapper	Template:Template wrapper	+ Used to alleviate template spam, therefore really useful in that regard - Arguably a bandaid
4chan	Template:4chan	+ Very strong usecase for 4-chan related articles + Very little overlap
Caca	Template:Caca	+ Usecase to define a person/topic trough cacaspeak + Takes up very little space + bwaby spuk fooby
NotAStub	Template:NotAStub	+ Strong and specific usecase for very short articles that'd be considered stubs if there was still any info left that could be added

Iron

These templates have some problems, but they're acceptable due to a good usecase.

Template Name	Template Link	Reasoning
Coal	Template:Coal	+ Originally had no problems, due to being similar to {{Gem}} - Used to be simple and reliable, but it now has many templates stealing its usecase for denoting low quality articles
Topaz	Template:Topaz	+ Strong usecase for gemmy articles or topics written by unmedicated schizos + Nice, clean, eco-friendly, and compact. - Contributes to template spam since Template:Schizo has a similar usecase.
Vantawhite	Template:Vantawhite	+ Works really well on certain articles - Redundant with the much older and prettier Gemerald template which already filled its usecase for much longer - Visually distracting. Arguably an ugly template
Gem that saved the Party	Template:Savedtheparty, Template:Partysavingtext	+ Clean and compact + In theory it has a strong usecase for topics that have saved the Sharty from total annihilation - In practice it's too overused (it's not) diminishing its usecase and status, especially when put on pages for topics that didn't have a significant impact on the sharty in the first place, let alone a significant part in saving the Sharty - Should probably be stripped from all the articles it's on except the absolute gemmiest of events
Gegbull	Template:Gegbull	+ Versatile and simple usecase, covers all sharty bogeymen + Could hypothetically alleviate template spam on bogeymen articles - Often seen in template spam clusters - Usecase currently has some overlap with many templates
Gooner	Template:Gooner	+ Simple usecase: Subject is extremely addicted to porn - Overlaps with other "gegbull" templates
ACK!	Template:ACK!	+ Simple usecase: Subject is deceased - Somewhat sensationalist - Contributes to template spam in some cases
Religious templates	Template:Halal, Template:Haram, Template:Kosher, Template:NotKosher, Template:God	Usecase: Topic is judged by certain religions - Usecases are very similar to each other - Often spammed together on pages about the wicked, when Template:God alone would suffice - Template:God is also seen frequently in template spam clusters
Vantapurple	Template:Vantapurple	+ Used on articles/topics which are meant to be confusing - Extremely niche and vague use case, only present on 5 pages - Even then, the niche of "put this template on weird or confusing articles" is better filled by Template:Marge evendoe template:marge is a cleanup template - Generally seems like just someone's lame attempt at copying vantawhite/vantablack
Gigastub	Template:Gigastub	- Usecase: Same as Template:Stub, but more extreme stubs + Can arguably be used in specific circumstances + Despite being one of chud50002's templates, it's important enough that editors actually use it - can't be useless - Competing usecase with Stub - Usually takes up over 70% of the article, due to its massive size and the article being a "gigastub" - Frequently appears on low-quality articles that aren't going anywhere
Aspie	Template:Aspie	+ Supposedly simple usecase: Subjects that have autism or Asperger's - Usecase has some overlap with other "gegbull" style templates
Clittycel	Template:Clittycel	- Confusing usecase that seems no different from other "gegbull" templates
Connections-style templates	Template:Jarty, Template:Shemmy, Template:Discord, Template:Twitter, Template:Euro, Template:Failtrolls, Template:IFunny,	+ Have some niche usecases - Practically duplicates of each other - Often appear in template spam clusters. Their vertical size does not help at all
Nuts	Template:Nuts	+ Has a use case for absurd topics and Squirreljak-related pages - Way too fucking big. Takes up over a fifth of a screen on a standard 1920x1080 monitor, excluding browser tab/URL/bookmark bars.
GPT/AI	Template:AI	+Has a clear usecase (marking articles as written by ChatGPT or some other AI) - Overdesigned for its purpose and also attempts to use missing files - The way it's written as of addition to this list praises people for using LLMs to write articles instead of making actual quality contributions.

Coal

These templates have many problems, including a bad usecase that overlaps. They ought to be removed or overhauled if they're salvageable.

Template Name	Template Link	Reasoning
Supernova/Singularity	Template:Supernova, Template:Singularity	+ Used on articles for something which transcends even the shiniest vantawhite gemerald/light-absorbing vantablack brimstone - Way too much going on, you have to squint to read it clearly because someone was overdoing text effects - Fully redundant with Vantawhite/Antimatter, respectively. Both of which are already meant to represent the best and worst pages -Also doesn't match the mineral theme going on for the rest of the gem/coal mineral rating spectrum
Dust	Template:Dust, Template:DustShort	- Usecase is supposed to imply that the page's subject is forgettable SNCA but for it to be present someone has to care in the first place
CIANWO	Template:CIANWO	- why yes we definitely need one template to take up an entire horizontal screen and 1/6th of your screen vertically (on desktop) while being laden with bright colors and glow effects - also usecase is too weak, pretty sure there's other templates for similar subjects

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