Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Template:REDACTED

Template:REDACTED
Poorly thought out template that should never be used on any talk pages.

To start with, the formatting this template produces is ridiculously obnoxious for no good reason. There is no reason at all why a "comment removed" message needs to be in bold and italic typeface and quadruple struck out. On the few pages where this is still present it is annoying, makes the page a pain to read and makes a mess.

Secondly, the use of this template is completely pointless. If an editor wants to remove a comment then replacing the message with " (Comment removed) –(Username removed) " is pointless, because the message hasn't been removed, it's still in the page history for all to see, and will be there for all eternity. If an admin is removing content to revision delete it or suppress it then nothing should be left behind. In both these situations the only effect of this template is to Streisand effect the deleted content and make it more obvious that something has been removed.

Finally, the few uses of this template around are violations of generally accepted W:WP:Talk Page Etiquette, specifically W:WP:REDACTED. Deleting your own comments when other people have replied to them is disruptive - it makes conversations impossible to follow, it removes information that may be useful in the future (i.e. it makes archives useless) and it is just generally rude and disrespectful towards other editors who have taken the effort to respond to you. — 192.76.8.85 18:10, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Vote closes: 19:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom. ~ UDScott (talk) 23:39, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 17:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC)